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MAiROON and GOL0
SATURDAY OCTOBER 4, 1947
“CIMDIA" FIRST
PRG008N GF
ELON PLAYERS
BiytTER PLAYERS
PLAN TO RETURN
ON OCTOBER 15
JAPANESE GRAD
SENDS LETTER
“Claudia,” a well-known Broadway
stage hit, \vill be presented by the
Elon Players, 2\’ovember 19, in Whit
ley a'.i ’i'orium. Casting for this first
j'roduction of the season by the Play
ers v.”ll probably start next week. In
this dpi'ghtful comedy. Rose Fracken
liH'; r'snnired the humor and sophisti-
caticr of our times in such a manner
as to set it apart from contemporary
stage productions.
Tickets for this and all ofrher Player
productions during the coming year
are now on sale and may be purchased
from any member of the Elon Players.
Student season tickets sell for $1.80.
Ad>i)t tickets are $2..40. Students are
■urged to buy season tickets and there
by save considerably on tile price of
their admission.
In addition to Claudia two other
Tr-.s Tiv ornrhietions are planned by the
Elon Players this year. A costume
play—jsrobably one of Ibsen’s dramas
—and a mystery or melodrama, will
be r evented later in the year. The
riavprs have achieved an enviable
recf'" 1 of successful production of
well-known plays during the past few
years. They hope to make this their
best year yet.
* IT’S A JOKE SON *
You sit and sing a little song and
you have a little chat,
You play a bit of music, and then
you take your hat,
Y'ou hold her hand and say good
night as sweetly as you can.
Now ain't that a helluva evening
for a great big healthy man.
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The Barter Theatre of Virginia
repertory company will present “The
Importance of Being Earnest” in
Whitley Auditorium, October 15, Mrs.
Elizabeth R. Smith, Directpr of Dra
matics, announced today. The return
of this well-known theatre group to
the Elon stage will mark the begin
ning of the entertainment season at
Elon, and is expected to be the high
spot of the college lyceum series this
year. ■ Robert Porterfield's Barter
I'layers, now on their second annual
national tour, drew a packed house
when last they played here. Their
usual performance can be expected
jgain this year.
“The Impoi’tance of Being Earnest,”
st£;ged by Owen Phillips, has been de
scribed by Bernard Sobel, eminent
Lheatre authority, as being the most
popular of the Oscar Wilde plays,
i'he success of the play wherever it
has been presented attests to this. The
itory of the play concerns Jack Worth
ing, who invents a younger orother,
i-larnest, to help him out of his dif
ficulties whenever Jack needs an alibi
e^c.,;.; for a v/eek-end holidr.y.
The lie gets out of hand when Al
gernon Orchief introduces himself a-
£/arnest to Jack’s v/ard, Cecily, who
•las become interested in this fictic
ious brother. Meanwhile, Jack has
proposed to Algy’s cousin, Gwen-
lolyn, who kHOws him as Earnest.
.The plot grts delightfully confusing
with each succeeding act, until just
jefore the final cuitain when every-
ihing is straightened ou: and every
one is happy. Zest and humor are
.dded to the play by Carroll McComas
pho plays the part of the socially con-
cious aunt. Lady Bracknenn.
The New York Daily Mirrow has
i escribed the Virginia Barter theatre
;s “the most interesting theatre in
\meiica.” It was started as a means
of helping Nev/ York actors through
a lean summer, back in 1933. This
jnique institution brought into being
■;y Virginia-born Robert Porterfield
has grown into a full, year-round, pro
fessional company , that Life maga
zine has hailed as “a booming suc
cess.”
The group consists of a permanent
u3;‘.ipany of thirty-five versatile ac-
;oi s. Newcomers are admitted only
liter they have proven their dramatic
’bility at the Abingdon, Va., “proving
grounds,” where regularly scheduled
performances are given during the
'Ummer season. When on the road
Barter moves as a complete theatri
cal unit. The cast travels by bus and
a large, specially designed truck hauls
the stage furniture, sets, costumes,
properties, lighting equipment, and
' '.:3 hundred and one other items
needed to put on a stage production
of this type.
During the 1946-47 tour the Barter
Players traveled more than 25,000
iniles through/ nine sta.tes to give 353
performances. This rscord is expect
ed to be increased by fifty per cent
chis year. A repertoire of seven plays,
which includes Broadway stage hits,
classic dramas, and original short
plays, make this versatile theatre
gi’oup welcome wherever it has ap
peared while on tour.
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The Junior varsity was defeated
27-13 by Greenbrier Military Acad
emy at Lewisbury, W. Va., Saturday
afternoon, September 27. The classy
Cadets showed a big, husky line,
which paved the way for their many
scatbacks.
Mike Kozakewich and Ed Drew
scored for Elon on pass plays from
Billy Siler, who starred for the Fight-
i.x" Christians along with Billy Cook.
Alfred O’Briant, and Jim Elkins.
The Missionary Education Move
ment sends word of a letter received
from an Elon alumnus in Japan. Mrs.
Toshio Kato, class of 1920. The let
ter, forwarded by Pfc. Barney R.
Strickland, USN, stationed in Japan,
v;as addressed to Lucy M. Eldredge,
secretary of the movement, and is as
follows:
Wakuya, Aug. 1, 1947
Dear Lucy:
Miss Angie Crew wrote and gave
me your address. I bet you can’t im
agine how glad and Iiappy I was to
hear from her again, and to know
ihat you still thought of me well
>,nough to ask her about me.
Well, thankful that the war is over
and I'm writing you again. It seems
like a long, horrible dream to me, but
every on^ of my family is alive and
1-ecovering from the shocks of bomb
ings.
Just before the first Christmas af
ter the war I met a soldier going back
to the States. He proniised to take
Aiessages for me, and I gave him our
address, also several more. And some
"’me after I sent you a card to let you
.now that we were alive ana working
just as hard as a donkey. During (..A
var I had to run away from Kobe tc
Tokyo to the country way up ir
Northern Japan where I was born. The
■lame of the place is Wakuya, and a.'
/ou see I'm still living at the place.
\Iy husband remained in Tokyo, and
.uter the last bombing he got a ver>
serious heart trouble, and once nc
doctor thought he could pull through.
If course, I had to work hard to take
care of my two younger boys, who ran
rway from Tokyo with me and help
him too while he was sick. He is now
almost well, but still under the doc-
or’s care.
Our oldest son—he was about
welve years when yon visited us in
:Cobe—was called up to join the army
ust one month after he entered the
Tokyo Imperial University. He mostly
tayed in Jawa and returned home
last June a year ago. He said he did
let have to fight at all, and believe
ne I'm glad of it too. He came back
,ith bad health, but now he is back
n the university, staying with his
.'ather. We are supposed to move
jack to the Tokyo home, but we lost
learly everything we had and the
house too.
The food situation in Japan is a
. ery serious one, and I ve to work
very hard to get even rice. Ice cream,
?andies, coffee, or cakes are the
dreams of the long ago past. To feed
and clothe the boys is the hardest
jurden of my life now.
Soon after the war was over, the U.
3 sol.:'iers came up to the northern
lart of Japan. At first, Japanese peo
ple were very much afraid of them,
and tried their best to, stay away from
hem. I knew better; so I volunteer
ed to help them. One of the things
:hey badly needed was a place to do
heir laundry. I knew of quite a large
;ry cleaning and laundry shop in
Sendai city (biggest city of Japan,
vhere Christian Church used to be)
and helped the work there. To go to
'.lis city takes me three hours, but I
)'.ought the time was here for me to
■;o my best to show my appreciation
or what you Americans did for me
v'hile at Elon College. I was very
■appy to have the chance. '
Last September I moved to the dry
cleaning and laundry room Hq. LX
Corps Building. From 5 a. m. to 8
0. m. every day except Sunday I am
away from home, and the two boys
help with the housework whenever
they are at home. You see, they too
20 to their school.
On a recent rainy day “Dub” Brown
sto-pped in the Grill to weigh himself
on the penny scales. While he was
waiting for his fortune to came up, a
young lady dressed in a black rain
coat. black hat, and black boots came
m and leaned over to read his fortune
which read, “Beware of a dark
stranger standing nearby.” They took
one look at each other and ran in op-
_'Osite directions. Overheard in Prof.
r'sEkin's class-room on a cold morn
ing recently, “If he comes in, takes
jIJ: his coat and sits on his desk in his
■jliirt sleeves this morning I'm leav
ing.” We want to welcome Marion
Tickle, who got a late start this quar
ter, at Elon. She thinks home and
j^ion are better than Catawba. Cold
.veather note • Dig out those winter
■voolens. We hear ttiere'll be only
,al/ as much heat this year as there
vvas last—that is until the new heal-
,ag plamt is finished. Add new mar-
L'ied couples: Leon Hinton, formei
Jay student, and Maxine Coleman on
August 29.
Among the new day students is Mrs.
..turiel Green, who is a graduate o*
viount Holyoke College. She is tak
ing an education course in prepara-
Jon for a teaching career. The' neat
.iitle hunk of feminity riding with
.vlax Ward is Mary Elizabeth Lindley.
.ace, huh? What’s the story on Bill
Jobe kicKing the door off Avent’s sta-
ion wagon? Couldn’t be he’s tick-
.i.'ih, could it? Carl (he v,'ent that-a-
A'ay) Hudgins says it isn't true that
.;e fed a dollar s worth of nickles to
a parking meter in Burlington—try
ing to hit the jackpot.
Congratulations to Tessie Ziminer-
.nan, our Day Student organieation
jtesident. Jean Fogleman’s theme
jong is still "Jack, Jack.” Descrip-
aon of an unpopular student; "Bl
.vouldn’t rate a slow walk in a Gallup
Poll.’ JLaot week was a great one foi
JootDall. Our three favorite teams
iOn: Elon, Craolina, and Burlington
digh. Students who saw the Dake-
oi,ate game last Saturday say the
.-’epsi-Cola sky-writer stole tlie show
iiore people were watching the plant-
than the football game.
We would like to see the day stu
dents become more interested in ex-
tra-curricular activities at Elon. (We
don't mean THAT kind.) There’s
icarcely an representation in the Elon
'layers, the I. R. C., and other stu
dent organizations. It is a little in
convenient for us, it’s true, but we
could find the time if we really want-
>.-d to. Speaking of extra—(I can t
ipell that ward again)—activiiies \\t
-iear tell sonw aluinae, alumui,
aJumnus (one of them is bouad to bt-
light) of the class of 1940 were visit
ing the campus the othei' day. Tiiej
say there's no life in the place. 'V»"hat i
ehe matter? Is trhe newer ge^ieraiio,
slipping? More likely it just seems
iuore exciting in retrospect. That i';
often llie case. Things can’t have
-"•ave changed that much in seven
j'eais. Some things are still exciting
and are jast as much fun now as they
•.ere then. Take football games foi
example. (Ghost: naive chap, isn';
aeV) We would like bo leave you wicn
this thought for the day: “Be it ever
so humble, there’s no base like
home.”
Have you ever wondered what hap
pens to May Queens after they leave
Elon College?. It is this signal hon
or which had been bestowed on them
by their classmates a help or hindr
ance v.'hen they go out into life? Alas
time is so fleeting. This ephemeral
existance as queen of all they survey
is of little help to them in public life.
The important thing is, though that
the same qualities of leadership
nharm and personality v.'hich gave
the title of Queen of May helps
hem to be sucessful in life after they
^eave school.
Let's take Edna Fitch for example.
She was May Queen in 1940. The
Phi Psi Cli describes the activities
of this auburn-haired day student as
"ollows: Pi Gamma Mu 3 and 4: Day
Student Association 1, 2, 3 and 4;
Seeretary 3; Student Council 4; S.C.A.
1, 2, 3, and 4: Education CIuIj 3 and
i: treasure of the sophomore class;
treasure of the junior class; and
treasure of the senior class.
Edna sums ker philospy of life in
simple but eloquent terms. She admits
■he had rather be with people than
alon; she v^ould rather laugh than
cry; rather play than study. What
i.he students hough about her is con
tained in these words, “No one of us
will ever forget her or fail to value
ler friendship highly”.
Now let us take a look at this erst
while May Queen seven years later,
and find out what’s happe^ned in the
intervening years. After leaving Elon,
Edna taught school for a year. Fol-^
'owing this, she returned to Elon
to take a business course then went
o v/ork at the Fairchild plant in
Burlington. When the plant closed
lovra, she became secretary to Dennis
W. Madry, city attourney for Bur-
^ton.
Her confession that she would rat-
ner be with people than alone seemi
to hold true for she still has a lot
of friends and continues to make
lew ones. She is a member of the
also indicates her gregarious nature.
Her infectious laughter is ample proof
ttiat she would rather laugh than
BLIND VETERAN
TAKES PRE-LAW
This story is a salute to Welker O.
Shue. blind veteran, of Burlington,
who is a member of the freshman
class here at Elon. Shue, as a mem
ber of the U. S. Navy, served aboard
a destroyer as a fire controlman. In
October, 1944, while his ship was on
picket duty off the Philippine Islands,
he received shrapnel wounds which
cost him the sight of both eyes. Af
ter brief hospitalization in Pearl Har
bor he was sent to the Naval Hospital
in Pliiladelphia, where he received
' is discharge in April, 1945.
Welker first enrolled at Elon in March
of this year for the Spring quar
ter. He is a pre-law student at Elon
and after finishing his study here ex
pects to enter law school at the Uni
versity of North Carolina. Welker
v/as married this past summer to Miss
Doris Gerringer. of Burlington. They
reside on Ava street in that city.
cry. As for playing, her work doesn’t
allow too much time for that, but
she still likes to play whenever she
has timfe.
At present Edna is kept pretty
busy with Burlington’s Little Theatres
production of “Hay Fever”, which will
be presented next Thursday and Fri
day in Burlington. She agrees with
the cast that rehearsing isn’t all fun,
but she enjoys it as well as other rela
ted phases of am.atuer theatre work.
She also likes sports and is very fond
of baseball and football.
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Now I must close
write you again.
With lots of love,
this time and
Yours,
Toshio.
My adress is:
Shirayama, Wakuya-mura, Tota-gun,
liyagi-Ken, Japan.
Any readers who may care to send
letters or food packages to Mrs. Kato
should use both her address and that
of Pfc. Strickland, which is:
Pfc. Barney R. Strickland,
USN 28445980,
28th FC Car Co.,
APO 309, Ga.re of Postmaster,
San Francisco, Calif.
The second address is necessary, as
in some cases, packages cannot be de
livered to Japanese nationals.
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