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BREVARD COLLEGE, Friday,November 7, 1975
Two
Phi Them Kappa Sponsors
Richard Wordsworth
Richard Wordsworth as Jefferson
King And I
To Be Presented
On Sunday, November 9th,
Brevard’s Resident chapter of
Phi Theta Kappa and the
Humanities Department will
sponsor a community wide
symposium featuring Richard
Wordsworth, great great grand
son of English poet William
Wordsworth. The symposium
which is made possible through
the efforts of the Lyceum com
mittee and Fine Arts Dept, also,
is part of Wordsworth’s 1975-76
Lecture Tour to American
Colleges and Universities. There
will be two performances, an
afternoon performance at 2:30
and an evening performance at
8:15.
Upon graduation from Cam
bridge University, Richard
Wordsworth went to the English
Classical Theater where he
played many major roles in the
forties, fifties, and sixties. His
career has been one of richness
and variety, not only in the
classical theater, but in modern
drama, musicals, films, and
television as well.
His transition from the
theatrical to the academic world
has been a painless one. During
the past five years there have
been five American tours, cen
tering mainlv on the universities.
The tours began in 1970 with “The
Bliss of Solitude”, a one-man
entertainment about William
Wordsworth.
Now, though, Wordsworth’s
scope has been broadened to
include a selection of eight talks.
These talks range from
Shakespeare, Dickens, and the
Wordsworth Circle, to American
Bicentennial programs, one of
which Mr. Wordsworth will
present to the Brevard Com
munity.
This particular program is “An
Interview with Thomas Jef
ferson”, with Wordsworth
enacting the part of Jefferson. It
will be a costume presentation
with several students of the
college acting as interviewers.
These students are Bill Sexton,
Suzanne Dickerson, Mike
Stinneford, Randy Helms, and
Mildred Webber. Jefferson’s
answers will be taken entirely
from his own writings.
After viewing one of Word-
sworth’s performances, one
college president recently wrote,
“His visit was the most inn-
portant event on our academic
calendar.” Most probably, the
same will hold true for Brevard.
Brevard, N.C. — Dr. James C.
Peters, Sr., Associate Director of
the Council on Ministries of the
Western North Carolina Con
ference of the United Methodist
Church, was guest speaker at
convocation at 10:00 a.m.,
Wednesday morning, October
15 in Dunham Auditorium at
Brevard College. Taking as his
text, Matthew 14: 22-23, Dr.
Peters presented a message of
personal challenge. Our
Miraculous Best. An open in
vitation was extended to mem
bers of the community.
After taking his A.D. Degree at
Rust College in Mississippi, in
1950 Reverend Peters served as
pastor and taught English in the
high school at Winona,
Mississippi for three years before
going on for the Bachelor of
Divinity Degree at Gamon
Theological Seminary in Atlanta.
His work completed there in 1956,
he was ordained an elder of The
United Methodist Church. In
ensuing years Reverend Peters
held many prominent posts in the
Church and in 1968 was the first
black District Superintendent to
be appointed to a predominantly
white district, the Winston-Salem
Forsyth District. In 1969 he was
awarded the Doctor of Divinity
Degree from Rust College.
Brevard, N.C. — The Fine Arts
Division of Brevard College is
pleased to announce that it’s fall
dramatic production will be
Rogers and Hammerstein’s
magical musical, THE KING
AND I. Rehearsals have been
underway for sometime for the
November 13, 14, and 15
production.
THE KING AND I is based on
history. In the 1860’s, the King of
Siam, as part of his plan to
prepare his country to take its
place among the great nations of
the world, hired a widowed
English schoolteacher, Anna
Leonowens, to come to Siam to
teach the royal children. Anna
and her son Louis, spent several
years in the court of the king, and
Mrs. Leonowens later chronicled
the events of her years there in
the book “An English Governness
at the Siamese Court.” This book
became a popular favorite of the
late Victorian era. A number of
years later, Margaret Landon
rewrote Mrs. Leonowens’
biography and published it as
“Anna and the King of Siam.” It
is this book which furnished the
background for THE KING AND
I- Although many of the in
cidences have been romanticized
in the musical, most of them are
based on fact.
THE KING AND I was an in
stant success when it opened on
Broadway in 1951 starring
Gertrude Lawrence as Anna, and
Yul Brynner as the King of Siam.
The musical is filled with some of
Rogers and Hammerste.n s
richest, most lyrical music - I
Whistle A Happy Tune , Hello
Young Lovers”, “Something
Wonderful”, “A Puzzlement
“Shall We Dance”, “We Kiss In A
Shadow’’, and “Getting To Know
You”, to mention only a few. Tte
show is additionally highlight^
by the charming “March of th
Siamese Children’ the
colorful “Small House Of Uncle
Thomas Ballet”.
The fine cast of Brevard
College students and townspeople
is headed by Susan ToreUa as
Anna, and Bill Frazier as
fhe king. Kathi Skillen w^l
portray the part of Tuptim^ the
voung girl who is a gift to tne
Siamese King from *e Prmce o
Burma, and who tries to run
awav with her lover, Lun Tha,
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Last year many students en-
ioyed the assortmant of films
that were provided by the
library. “Library at 6:00 has
been changed to “Library at
6:30” this year.
The first program began with
slides that were provided by Mr.
Roy of Brevard College. The
program was titled, “Mas^a-
Triumph and Tragedy.” Mr. Roy
has made two trips to the area of
Masada. He gave toe presen
tation with forty slides of his
venture there. The over all idea
was about the mountain of
Masada. It is located on the
eastern fringe of the Judean
wilderness overlooking ‘^e Dea
Sea in the State of Israel. The
history of the mountam played a
children, slaves, and priests. The
show’s orchestra is composed of
Brevard College students and
townspeople.
Claire Cope is designing and
making the show’s many
costumes-exotic, colorful
Siamese court dress and Anna s
romantic, Victorian hooped
dress;
Again this year, reserve seat
tickets can be picked up at the
box office in Dunham
Center. Dates and times the box
office will be open will be an
nounced later. • ' • •
special ole in the past of all Jews.
The mountain was fortified by
King Herod the Great in the latter
part of the first century B.C. in
the first century A.D., the
mountain was captured by a
Roman Army following the
destruction of the Solomonic
Temple in the year 70. The ruins
of Masada were excavated ap-
proxim tely a decade ago and
presently serve as a national
park. Tourists are attracted from
all parts of the globe for the
historical sights of Masada. The
mountain has particular
significance and meaning to the
people of Israel today as they
struggle for survival with the
Arabs.
The second presentation will oe
given by Mr. Robert Campbell.
The title appears as “Gems of
North Carolina Mountains.” It
will be provided at the library on
November 19, 1975 at 6:30 p.m.
Leam To Ski
Those wishing to enjoy a week
of snow between semesters and
at the same time learn a new
sport should plan to register for
P E. 15-C, Snow Skiing. The
course which carries one
semester hour credit is con
ducted by the French-Swiss Ski
College at Boone, North Carolina,
during the week of December 28
through January 2.
Stalwart in the work of the
community. Dr. Peters service
has included membership on the
Ad Hoc Committee of the Human
Relations Commission at
Greensboro for the housing and
downtown renewal programs. He
has also been a member of the
Manpower Development Board
of Directors at Greensboro and
has headed that city’s In-
terrracial Ministerial Alliance.
In addition to his work with
Western North Carolina Con
ference, Dr. Peters presently
serves on the Board of Directors
of the Methodist Home at
Charlotte, North Carolina.
Instruction includes the proper
fundamentals of skiing safety,
and etiquette. Parallel skiing,
parallel turns, cristies, basic
jumps, and introductory wedeln
are included in the course.
The theme for this year is
STOPPOWER. STOPPOWER is
a simulation of ski techniques,
learning to stop and control skis
the first time you put them on. It
was developed for the U.S. Army
5th Special Forces Green Beret
Winter Training Programs.
Students who are interested in
the course should contact Mr.
Gene Lovely in the McLarty-
Goodson BuUding and plan to
attend the orientation session to
be held November 24 at 7:30 p.m.
in room 102 of Boshamer Gym
nasium. The cost is $90.00.