3L. 5 INO.4 r ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTRRTAw ew Highland Players how To Have leven Night Run COLLEGE. LAURmBURGf N. C, NOVEMBER 5, 1965 Orange Grave Id Be MkhGo Discodnque ■^he cast has been announced for the second Hughland Players production of the season, Aistopher Fry’s BOY WITH A t-ART AND A PHOENIX TOO [EQUENT. Planning a seven ;ht run, the plays will open on jdnesday, November 17, in the poratory threatre. Boy WITH A CART has a of eleven. Larry Mathes {ll be seen in the role of Cuth- n, the English shepherd with a ‘am to build a cathedral, Lynn I'erton plays Ms mother, aro- it country woman who chides son for his foolishness. The Ist is completed by a chorus ■ f medieval English people, who I lume individual characteriza- ois. The chorus is composed of lib,Robert Frothingham; Matt, I /id Hendricks; Bess, Jean Bo- I ;er; Mrs. Fipps, Sherry Bald- Farmer, Tray Stephenson; Bob Bercaw; Tawn's Ighter, Louise McLeod; Mil- d, Elaine Elwell; and Tawm's son-in-law, Harry Hagan. The play is being directed by Pro fessor Arthur McDonald. The student director and manager for the tour of the play during se mester break is Helen Gregory. A PHOENIX TOO FREQUENT is a comedy which takes place in the tomb of a recently deceased Roman aristocrat. His widow, Dyamene, played by Yibbett PhU- lips, accompanied i>y her maid, Doto, enacted by Kay McClana- han, stay in the tomb to mourn his death and die also. A Roman sentry, Tegius, played by John Campbell, arrives at the tomb and the romantic complications develop. Mary Hardy will direct A PHOENIX TOO FREQUENT as a Senior Directing project. Her assistant will be David Hen dricks. Costumes will be design ed by Walter Boyce; lighting by Sue Scarborough, and masks for BOY WITH A CART by Bob Bercaw, . Bonerjee To Speak On Indians ^r. Pumendu Kumar Banerjee, lister, Embassy of India, Jshlngton, D.C, will be the main laker at the next English Hap- dr. BANERJEE ling for Freshmen. ||ps s{»ech on November 16 at _ National Guard Armory will !o be the second event in the .”'66 Concert - Lecture Se- fs. He will spealc on the Con- pporary Problems of India, ^ Banerjee was bom in Cal- India and was educated at ,0 me university in Calcutta, ew York University, and Har- University, He was a Pro- ■or Of Law for a number of was an elected member University of ^•Banerjee joined the Indian ™elgn Service in 1948 and has sweral diplomatic posts it ^ present luf Sanerjee was India's ^ Charged'Affaires in ig^d was also concurrent- MongoUa. He has ^«nted India at a number of , onal conferences includ- • 4- acthlffl With all his I '^IQes, Dr, Banerjee is the author of anumber of articles and boolcs. The International Relations Club hopes to be able to have Dr, Ban* erjee as its guest for a question and answer period on November 15, An informal coffee is planned so that students may meet Dr. Banerjee on a person-to-person basis. Dean D^ker Releases Seu) Program The Admissions Office has been conducting a very agressive pro gram this year according to Dean Roger W. Decker, In addition to representing St, Andrews at various high school “College Days” programs in North Carolina, Dean Decker has been to a number of conferences - The American Association of Admissions Counselors held in Denver, Colorado; the CoU^e Scholarship Service in New York City; and The College Entrance Examination Board conference also held in New York City. Tliese meetings provide an oppoi*tunity for others to hear about St, An drews and its programs and for St. Andrews to learn about policies and procedures followed in other institutions of higher learning. It is to be noted that at the Ad missions Conference in Denver,, St. Andrews set up a booth with about 400 other colleges. Our publications were thought to be superior to those of the other col leges. Representing St, Andrews at high school “CoU^e Day” pro-, grams are Norman Foxworth in North Carolina; RobertCrawford in South Carolina; Mr, Vandersall in Virginia; and Benny Brockwell- Vocational Rehabilitation Gives St. Andrews One Year Program St. Andrews Presbyterian College has been selected for a one-year grant by the UA Vo cational Rehabilitation Admini stration in a pilot study of pro grams for handicapped students, it was announced today by Presi dent Ansley C. Moore. Notification of the grant of $30,533 as recommended by the National Advisory Council on Vo cational Rehabilitation was made by Commissioner Mary E. Swit zer to Dr. Moore. The college will add $9,025 to make up the total cost of the project, which begins November 1. Taking part in the project will be 13 St. Andrews students with physical limitations, each of whom will have a student “aide” as coimselor and helper. Major aim of the project is to discover what academic pro grams, sociological factors, and admissions requirements will enable the student to plan for a rewarding longevity after col lege. The St. Andrews study will also make use of aptitude and per sonality te sts, interviews, regu lar counseling periods, and con ferences weekly with a college in Georgia. When the regular “College Day” programs are completed, tte staff will be visiting other states on the Eastern seaboard. The work of the admissions staff is done mainly through the Presby terian Churches and school guid ance counselors. In a typical day, 12 different hi^ schools are visited and this goes on for 40 weeks. Unis many people in many different areas are reached by the St. Andrews Admissions staff. nurse and monthly with a ^aff physician. Data from these and other phases of the program will be used to develop case studies on individual adjustments to college life. The first annual report on the entire project will be prepar ed during 1966. Project director is Dr. Ralph Hester, dean of students at St. Andrews. On a recent tour he studied programs for handicap' ped students at the Unirersity of Missouri and the University of Illinois, which have also used VRA. grants in this field. Robert A. Lassiter, director of the North Carolina Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, will be a consultant to the program. Serving as medical consultants will be Dr. L. L.Schurter, medi cal consultant for the state’s Division of Vocational Rehabili tation, and Dr. Robert Gregg, head of the Department of Phy sical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Duke University. Four faculty and staff members at St. Andrews will assist with the project: Rodger W. Decker, assistant dean of the college and dean of admissions; Dr, David B. Hawk, professor of sociology; Dr. Alvin H. Smith, associate professor of psychology; and Robert M. Urie, vocational guid ance counselor at the Presby terian Guidnce Center. Local medical consultants will be the two college physicians. Dr. Hugh McArn, Jr., and Dr. David Williaihs, as well as Dr. George Shannon, urologist. St. Andrews has two staff nurses - Mrs. Selah Stephens and Mrs. Ruth Eidson. “Orange Grove has the po tential of being one of the most unusual and sophisticated school- sponsored events of the year,” feels Lynne Pou, Orange Dorm- itary social chairman. This year’s theme for the event which has been sponsored an nually by Orange Dormitory, is Orange Grove A-Go-Go. Set for November 13, the event wll be held at Southern Pines in a home belonging to a large estate, which was once a Catholic school. The house has the capacity to set 175 people comfortably for diiuier. This year. Orange Grove will last from 6:30 until approximate ly 11:30 depending on the length of permission granted. Dress is semi-formal with special Orange Grove corsages available at the local florist. A dinner, show, and dance will highlight the event. The buffet spaghetti supper will be served from a central location to six different dining rooms. There is a spacious ballroom which will be the scene of this year’s entertainment. Mr. Rob ert F. Davenport will be the Master of Ceremonies. One of the mifdn features wUl be a “jug’ band, one of the country's newest rages, consisting of jugs, wash- tutis, guitars, kazoos and anything that can be used to produce a mukcal note. Robert Frothlng- hairt will be the “band leader.” I^e to the excellence of last yeaf’s-entertainment, this year’s OraW Grove will bring back somb of the enjoyable talent, In- clud^ the Orange Grove chorus girls^ that were the highlight of last 5»ear’s performance. Foiowing the entertainment, a disco^eque dance is scheduled, featur^ 45 records played on a complex stereo with speakers in all corners of the ballroom. Thei^ are only 85 couple tick ets avE^able at four dollars per couple due to the amount of space available in the house. The tickets will be sold in the main lounge of Orange dorm to members of Orange first. Early next week, they will be opened campus-wide. Watch for further announce ments concerning this year’s Orange Grove A-Go-Go. WlndEnAAtnML GivtA.CoruMt Friday, November 5, the Wind Ensemble will present a concert in ttie LAA at 8 p.m. nie Student Center Board will present a movie “Roman Holi day” on Saturday, November 13. No’.^ember 16 is the date for Oie fourth English 101 Happening, Dr. P.K. Banerjee will lecture at the Armory at 8 p.m. The Highland Players will pre sent two one-act plays nightly at 8 in the LAA from November 17- 20. lliesepresentationsare “Hie Boy With A Cart” and “A Phoenix, Too Frequent.”

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