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MAROON AND GOLD
Wednesday, February, 22 1950
Players Win A pplause
For Show In Whitley
The Elon Players rang the beU
of audience appreciation time
and again with their rib-tickling
presentation of Francis . Swann’s
delightful comedy, “Out Of The
I'rying Pan,” in Whitley Auditor
ium here on Tuesday and Wed
nesday nights of last week.
The performance hit a mirth
ful tempo in the first scene, and
the Players held that pace till the
final curtain. The audience
laughed at exactly the right time,
which was virtually all the time
in this play, and the applause at
the end held through four cur
tain calls.
Veteran performers on the
Player roster were pushed hard
for honors by several less experi
enced actors as the cast portrayed
the trials and tribulations of a
group of youngsters seeking a ca
reer on the New York stage.
Nash Parker, veteran of many
roles, kept the audience in stitch
es much of the time, but he was
matched by the performance given
by Jerry Allen and Gardner Un
derhill. The latter, a freshman
playing his first role, was particu
larly effective in several scenes.
Carolyn Poythress, who cap
tured Underhill’s heart in the
end, also captured the hearts of
the crowd with her enactment of
the 'T)eautiful but dumb”ingen-
ue, and she drew able support
from Emma Jean Clayton and
Rosamond Bromley, who joined
her in the ambition for a life be
hind the footlights.
Ed Engels, as the hard-bitten
New York theatrical producer,
turned in his best performance to
date, and Anne Truitt played
the Irish landlady’s character role
in a manner that pleased the
crowd. Dick Levine and Bill Kiv-
ett did well with minor roles. Al
together, it was another bright
mark on the record of Mrs. Eliza
beth R. Smith, who directed the
show
DEBATERS HERE
TOMORROW NIGHT
The Elon debaters wiU open
their home forensic campaign
tomorrow night when the Dav
idson College speakers invade
the campus, with a possibility
that Lenoir-Rhyne may also
send a team to make the con
test a triangrular one. The de
bates will be on the Intercolle
giate topic of “Nationalization
of Basic Industries.”
Prof. William H. Strubs, who
iH directing the Christian de
baters this year, stated that
Ray Hayes and Bill Sinclair will
defend the affirmative for Elon,
while Billy Mittelstadt and Em
mett Nesbitt will argue the neg
ative. The arguments will get
underway at 7 o’clock in Socie
ty Hall and in one or more of
the classroms on the third
floor of Alamance.
Boys Enter
Ping Pong
The boys’ singles ping pong
play drew twenty-five entries, and
play is moving ahead in the early
brackets, with pre-tournament
dope establishing Pete Marshbum
and Ollie Bass as favorites to cop
the title. Six couples signed for
the boys’ doubles play.
The entries for the boys’ singles
included Henry Wentz, Charlie
Dickerson, Pete Marshburn, Bill
Winstead, R. D. Levine, Worth
Womble, Yono Mark, Charles Ly
man, Charlie Bishop, Max Little
john, Jim Parker, Walker Fes-
mire, Wayburn James, B. Devin,
Ernie Kluttz, Hank DeSimone,
Lefty Taylor, Joe Deaton, Leo
Kampman, Lincoln Shepperton,
Clint Horner, Donald Maness,
Dave Mondy, Gardner Underhill
and Ollie Bass.
The doubles entries included
Pete Marshburn-Deward Hooker,
Yono Mark-Walker Fesmire, Gro
ver Caistelloe-Charlie Dickerson,
Lefty Taylor-Lincoln Shepperton,
Worth Womble-Bill Harris, and
Ollie Bass-Dave Mondy.
Close Race Features
Campus Cage League
STANDINGS
Student Christian
Association Meet
The Student Christian Associa
tion held Its regular meeting on
Thursday, February 9th, with an
interesting program for those
present. The meeting opened
with worship service, conducted
by President Oliver Howell, with
Warren Matthews leading in re
sponsive reading. The meet con
cluded with the singing of hymns,
playing of recorded organ music
and the reading of Max Vestal’s
original poem, “1 Saw God.”
President Oliver Howell an
nounced that the membership
drive had proven very successful
and that a special dedication ser
vice would be held for new mem
bers. Plans were discussed for
future meetings and for projected
social events, and Paul Varga re
ported on the recent inter-denom
inational conference at Chapel
HiU.
With Elon Players
• •
(Continued From Page Two)
STUDENT LEGISLATURE
(Continued From Page One)
to the President of the Stulent
Body to appoint a three-man com
mittee to enforce parking regula
tions previously enacted by the
Legislature.
(3) All female members of the
Honor Council, Student Council
and Legislature to be granted all
rights and privileges of members
of the Senior Class.
(4) A request and recommen
dation to the administration that
women students be allowed to
apply for off-campus permission
until 6:30 o’clock on week-days
and 1:30 o’clock on Saturdays.
people really work at it, sitting
down at every opportunity and
going over and over their parts,
only to forget when they are sup
posed to give the lines they have
so painstakingly assimilated.
Some people figure that charac
terization is the important thing.
They don|t bother to memorize
the lines, but they try to get so
immersed in the part that whatev
er they say will be right. As this
requires a good deal of imagina
tion, it is seldom successful. Then
there are those who think that if
they are around long enough they
will just pick up the lines auto
matically. Somehow, this doesn’t
turn out quite the way it is sup
posed to, and these people find
themselves knowing everyone’s
lines but their own. Finally there
are always a few who never let
go of their script and go through
all rehearsals reading their lines.
(“Don’t worry, Mrs. Smith, I’ll
know my lines by the night of the
show.”) These people are res
ponsible in the most part for the
frantic attempts to ad lib which
seem to be an integral part of
amateur theatrics.
Smoothly At Last
Suddenly, out of all the sound
and fury, there comes the day
when rehearsal goes so smooth
ly that it leaves everyone gasp
ing. This happens with so little
warning that one can only con
elude that everyone knew his lines
all along, and up until this point
the cast has been playing a game
called “Let’s see how far we can
stretch Mrs. Smith before she
breaks.”
Once the rehearsals are getting
along all right, the question of fix
ing the set Is raised again. It is
now that the conspicuous absence
of the aforementioned committees
makes itself felt. Blue flame can
be seen spurting out of the win
dows and doors of Mooney as a
special meeting of the committees
is called. Everybody curses ev
erybody else, and the actors gang
up to curse the stagehands, who
aredeliberately messing up the re
hearsals with their incessant
pounding and shouting at each
other. About this time someone
invariably sits in wet paint, steps
through a flat, or saws the wrong
thing in two.
Double Duties
Frequently some of the stage
crew are doubling as actors. Bob
Walker, who did such a fine job
as the irate father, in the last play
almost worked himself to death
trying to keep up with two jobs,
and, try as he might, he could not
help but find himself in the wrong
place at the wrong time. Dick
(Steinmetz) Levine, 6ur brilliant
and talented electrician, who can
make the lights go out better than
anyone else, also found himself
doubling this time. Before youj
accuse me of being bitter toward
Dick, please remember that dur
ing the first performance of “Kind
Lady," the lights blacked out for
fully one of the two minutes 1
was on the stage.
The smoke clears away eventu
ally, and a set is created. The fin
ishing touches are applied to the
play. Everything is ready. Much
to everyone’s surprise, the play
is actually going on. Weeks of
hard work have finally produced
their result.
It is opening night. The cur
tains part, and the play is enacted
to an audience of about forty peo
ple (and if I sound bitter about
this, it’s because I am). The sec
ond night is better, but I can’t un
derstand why the house is empty
on opening night.
After the play closes, Mrs. Smith
goes home, guzzles a couple of
liters of laudenum, takes a deep
breath, and prepares to cast an
other play.
Kappa Psi Nu ..
Won
....10
Lost
1
Ave.
.990
South “A”
fi
1
.857
North-North ....
... 9
2
.818
Sigma Phi “A”
.... 9
3
.750
I.T.K
.... 8
3
.727
Oak-Carlton ....
.... 7
4i
.636
South^North
.... 7
4
.636
East
.... 7
4
.636
East
, 7
5
.583
eVts’ Apts
.... 5
7
.416
Ce^r-Club
.... 4
6
.400
South “B”
.... 3
6
.333
Vets’ Court
.... 3
8
.272
Alpha Pi
.... 2
9
.181
Day Students .
.... 1
9
.100
Sigma Phi “B”
.... 0
12
.000
Art Department
Offers Exhibit
The Art Department sponsored
a special art exhibit in the Music
listening room on the first floor
of Alamance Building on Wednes
day, Thursday and Friday of last
week, with an interesting collec
tion of textiles and water color
paintings on display under the di
rection of Miss Lila Newman.
The exhibit featured the Meeta
Hills Collection of Textiles from
Guatemala, along with the Meeta
Hills Collection of paintings, all
designed to show the customs and
life of the people in Guatemala,
Mexico and Yucatan. The textile
display included blouses, dresses,
shawls, bags and antique embroid
ery.
DEBATERS SHOW WELL
((Continued From Page One)
I Nesbitt pitted against P. G. Kala-
gridis and Bruce Pruitt, another
Davidson combination. The Dav
idson team won the decision in
this contest., „
The Elon affirmative met still
another Davidson team in the sec
ond of the affirmative contests,
Sinclair and Hayes again speak
ing for Elon against Ben Dry-
man and Frank Wallace, of Dav
idson. Professor Griffin, who
judged this contest, awarded the
decision to Davidson on an unex
plained technicality.
The second contest for Elon’s
negative speakers saw Mittelstadt
and Nesbitt contesting with Fran
ces Clement and Jo White, two
girls from Randolph-Macon, in a
debate which proved one of the
best of the series. The decision
for Randolph-Macon proved a sur-
By GEORGE STANLEY
A change has taken place in the
standings of the campus cage
league, as Kappa Psi Nu took over
the leadership from South, the
team which had been on top all
he season. The South club suf
fered its lone defeat at the hands
of North-North, possibly the most
improved team in the loop.
Meanwhile, the Kappa Psis
have won three straight games
during the past two weeks to
move ahead. North-North, hold
ing third place, has lost only to
Kappa Psi by a 30-20 score and to
Sigma Phi “A” by a 30-29 mar
gin.
Tom Quackenbush paced his
North-North outfit to victory
over South “A,” hitting 14 points
in the fray. The South outfit was
playing without Ernie Kluttz, Joe
Deaton and Joe Durso in this
game, and now the impending
South-Kappa Psi battle should
prove oneo f the best of the sea
son.
Sigma Phi “A” moved into
fourth place by winning three
games without loss, forging ahead
of I.T.K. in the standings by de
feating the I.T.K. five 22 to 20 in
a hard-fought contest. Oak-Carl-
ton dropped from fourth place to
sixth by losing two games in the
past week.
Day Students won their first
game of the season recently when
they defeated Alpha Pi 28 to 24.
The Day Students were paced to
victory by Jimmy Burns, who hit
the hoops for 17 points.
East has the distinction of scor
ing the most points in a single
game when the East quintet drop
ped the hapless Sigma Phi “B”
69 to 20. Littlejohn and Reid had
20 points each in the victory,
while Gene Hardy led the Sigma
Phi outfit with ten points.
Plans are now being made for
the intramural basketball tour
nament, which is to b'fe held when
the regular season is completed.
The top eight teams will compete.
Winners of the tournament will
not receive points toward the an
nual team trophy, since those go
to the winner of the regular sea
son play.
WAA CONSTITUTION
ADOPTED BY GIRLS
The new constitution for the
Women’s Athletic Association
was adopted as written at a spe
cial meeting of all women stu
dents of Elon College, which
was held following the regular
chapel gathering- on Monday
morning, February 13th,
The new constitution was ex
plained to the students, and the
favorable vote followed brief
discussion. By this adoption the
Women’s Athletic Association
of Elon College becomles affili
ated with the women’s organiz
ation of both the state and na
tion.
The new WAA replaces the
old Women’s Intramural Coun
cil in the dii^ction of girls’
sports on the campus, and offi
cials of theg roup, under the di
rection of Miss Ruby Adams,
plan an ever-widening program
of athletics at Elon.
prise to many of the audience.
Prof. William H. Struhs ex
pressed himself as pleased with
the showing made by the inexper
ienced Elon speakers, who found
themselves contesting debaters of
much more experience in forensic
contests. He expects the Elon
debaters to show up much better
in future contests, as they gain
in training and experience.
The girls athletes of Elon Col
lege were represented at a meet
ing of the AFCW (Athletic Fed
eration of College Women) held
at Guilford College on Saturday,
February 4th, the local delegates
being Miss Ruby Adams, women’s
physical education director, and
Jeanne Pittman and Aleane Gen
try, representing the girls them
selves.
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FORTY-THREE PLEDGES
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ter, added nine pledges. The ac
tive members include Paul Cau
sey, Phil Cothran, Ira Cutrell,
Jeff Davis, Jim Elkins, Joe Erick
son, Lacy Gane, Claude Gentry,
Deward Hooker, Joe Jemigan,
Wayne King, Malcolm McCracken,
Pete Marshburn, Arnold Melvin,
Jim Murray, Alvin Pate, Bill Per-
kinson, Jimmy Parker, George
Shackleford, Jack Wayland and
Carl Woods. New pledges are
Fred Biangardi, Bill Blackstone,
Branch Bragg, Sal Gero, James
Hamrick, A1 Ludwig, Harold Mc
Rae, Billy Rakes and Bob Reece.
KAPPA PSI NU, with twenty-
one members in school, pledged
three new boys. The active mem
bers include Bill Barger, A1 Eu
bank, Lester Foster, Art Fowler,
Roger Gibbs, Jim Hailey, Speck
Harper, Wendell Isley, James
Jones, Eugene Johnson, Hal John
son, Warren Johnson, Bill John
ston, Charles Lynam, Billy John-
Larry McCauley, Bob Oldham, C.
K. Siler, Lawrence Sykes, Ed Wat
kins and Bill Williams. New
pledges are Navarre Barron,
Theron Gilliam and Bob Kirby.
SIGMA PHI BETA, with nine
teen active members, added ten
pledges. The active members are
Joe Bateman, Charles Bishop,
Herman Daniels, Charles Gibson,
Jack Hanel, Gene Hardy, Billy
Hopkins, Leroy Howell, M. J.
HoweU, Ken Jacobs, Leo Kamp
man, Claude Manzi, Clement Mo
ser, Bill Perry, Lou Savini, Bob
Smithwick, George Stanley, Car]
White and Bob Whitmore. Ne\^
pledges are Wallace Burke, Wal
ter Deal, Joe Durso, Ernie Kluttz,
Ralph Long, Dave Mondy, Bernie
Owens, Joe Spivey and OUie
Thompson.
BETA OMICRON BETA, with
nine active members, added two>
new pledges. The active members,
are Geneva Cooper, June Coop
er, Sue Edwards, Lucy Everette,.
Evelyn M. Graham, Virginia Pla,
Marion Turk, Jane Upchurch and
Martha Veazey. New pledges are
Emma Jean Clayton and Joan
Gladden.
DEL’TA UPSILON KAPPA,’
with nine active members, pledged
eight new girls. The active mem
bers are Jean Harris, Maxine
Keck, Nancy Keck, Kay Kozako-
wich, Virginia Latta, Jeanne Pitt
man, Charlotte Rothgeb, Laverne
Russell and Louise Spence. New
pledges are Rosamond Bromley,
Reita Durham, Gaynelle Dyer,
Jean Fuqua, Jane Fuqua, Jane
Peterson, Ann Strole and Doris
Taylor.
PI KAPPA TAU, with ten ac
tive members, took two new
pledges. The active tnembers are
Frankie Cassell, DoUy Ree Foster,
Zeda Grogan, Gilmer Lee Lynch,
Dorothy Parker, Beth Raines,
Joan Summers, GayneUe Sutton,
Marion Tickle and Jane Transou.
New pledges are Sharon Black
and Beverly Simpson.
TAU ZETA PHI, with ten ac-
tive members, added seven new
pledges. The active members
are Mtoine Abercrombie, Barbara
Bailey, Evelyn Booth, Flora Gilv
bert, Elna Doris Huey, Heleo
Jackson, Shirley Joyner, Fleti
Moffitt, Tessie Taylor and Nina
Wilson. New pledges are Jean
Bason, Dolores Evans, Melva Fos
ter, Sara Foster, Janie Goodman,
Mary Elizabeth King and Phyllis
Tucker.
The girls’ piilg pong tourna
ment was moving on toward the
finals this week, with Jane Up
church and Jitter Horner already
advanced to the semi-finals, and
with four other girls safely in the
quarter-final round.
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