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March 5, 1947 I * iBIW Although the play, "The Importance of Heing Earnest," was present ed two weeks ago, the cast has not been forgotten for their splendid per formance! of Oscar Wilde's hilarious comedy. Here Eleanor Coroeilson, left, is casting a disapproving glance as Robert Carey makes love to Jo (iorenflo.— (Photo by James Pat ton) Former Staff Head Sends Letter From Palestine (Continuetl from Page One) Or. Reinhold Neiburn the next Sun day. Once we visited the Barstows in Stamford; on another occasion we had a delightfully nice visit with Chester and Annie Evelyn Ityan in W. Orange, N. J. Jonaleen Hodgin was our enthusiastic guide on this overnight expedition. Busy little Fukiko Takano and Musician Marge Huber took off time from their Manhattan occupations to help entertain us in the Big City, and we also had Lucretia's sister Maude, effervescent Maude, as a frequent companion between trips for her I'resbyterian Home Mission Hoard. Two or three times we en joyed the hospitality of Paul and Georgenia Irwin at Union Theologi cal Seminary. After considerable difficulty, Pete got in to see most of the Columbia-Navy game as his gridiron finale for a couple of years. He also haunted the Times Square newsstand for the Greensboro Daily News to keep up with his unde feated team from Guilford. Suddenly, on October 1!5, a call came from Lansdowne, Penna., the home of Bill and Roberta Hope, keen young friends from our honey moon days at Twin Lake Villa in New Hampshire. The next day we were off again to Philadelphia and had a pleasant visit with the Hopes, whose lively young daughter cap tured Pete's fancy. Three days later we went up to Souderton, north of Philadelphia, and called on our old Seminary friends, Delpha and Ellis (South Dakota) Graber, pastors of the very active Zion Men nonite Church. Ml lis took I'ete with him on calls in this old Mennonite territory during the gorgeous fall season, lie even sent I'ete on a sight-seeing trip in a new cub plane with the handsome Mennonite un dertaker, Paul Hunsicker. They flew from Si uderton to Lancaster—about (ir> to 7f> miles —and the genial un dertaker told I'ete on the return trip to take the stick and "fly her home." These were surprising instruc tions, but Pete says il was a thrill ing experience to try. lie had en joyed the scenery immensely on the first lap, but says he had to keep his eyes constantly on the wing lips and nose to keep the little Cub level on the return. He was. almost un conscious of the scenery! Our short visit with the Grabers suddenly lengthened when their young iieople took Pete through a poison ivy patch. Ilis face was pretty well covered with ivy and salve. It fin ally disappeared during the tirst few days of the Atlantic trip. Mean time we had unexpected visits from I>ean Tertius Van Dyke, Wilhird / \ H ' lßuQgjsis3lisl ICE CKEAU Dial 2-1125 Greensboro, N. C Carter, Wesley Ewert and Dr. El mer E. S. Johnson, of Hartford; Dr. Cornelius Krahn of Bethel; and the fine people of Zion Mennonite Church. With newspapers spreading word of the newly elected Republican Congress, we made our way in crowded pier 84, North River, on November (S aboard the Marine Carp, a Kaiser-built troop ship 52;'. feet long, weighing 7,754 tons. To our surprise, we had here a fare well party consisting of Dr. John son, the Irwins, Jonaleen Ilodgin, her colorful sister, Julia Blair, who had just arrived from Panama, and their Friendly mother, Mrs. Aileen. The trip from New York lasted 17 days. The third and seventh days were listed by the navigator as rough. Lucretia was inclined to agree with him, for she went on a diet from about the third to the seventh or eighth day. She was not very interested in the Azores and didn't care much for the dim, shadowy outline of Gibraltar. But through the Mediterranean she be came actively interested in the ship, the scenery and the passengers. The rolling and tossing didn't seem to affect Pete. He thought it was like getting free rides on the midway at the county fair. Despite the inconveniences of the small boat, there were many pleas ant experiences with our favorite shipmates. Among these were Mrs. I. Q. (Mrs. James Quay), wife of the Cairo YMCA secretary; Barbara White, of Providence. It. 1., here at the Girls' School with us; Daniel Brewster, Wesleyan (Conn.) gradu ate oil his way to Beirut as a new vice consul, with his vivacious young wife, Dania ; Philip and Ila i zel Crouch, of Hartford KSM, re turning to Cairo for their mission work; Joseplia May. of Tel Aviv, returning from a visit in the States; Simon liornstein, native of Haifa, returning after his veterinarian edu cation in the U. S. with his diminu tive wife, Kitty, and cooperative little son, Rodney, whom he called "Stinker"; three Mehnonites on their way to Ethiopia for relief work with our old friends, the Bish op t.elimans: Truman Diener, Mary Misehler and Ada Showalter; and (Continued on Page Eight) For Quick, Courteous Taxi Service DIAL 4185 SERVICE TAXI feARMTO (/{ TAP BALLET BALLROOM '• .ACROBATIC THE GUILFORDIAN Guilford Thespians Rate 'A'for Effort and Work Possessed of good intentions, a maximum of spirit and effort, and a minimum of stage experience, the Guilford College Dramatic Council presented "The Imi>ortance of Being Earnest," the evening of February 14 in Memorinl Hall. Although it was anniversary night for this tea and crumpet farce (the show having been first produced exactly 42 years earlier at the St. James Theater), Guilford's presen tation of Mr. Wilde's offering was not what one would expect in the way of a celebration. Credit is due, however, to the general effort which resulted in a very pleasant evening. We are sure there were none who attended the prformance who expcted any more than what they saw. There is some question as to whe ther or not the Dramatic Council was correct in choosing Wilde's adaptation of "London, Ladies and Love" as the medium of expression for a group possessing the afore mentioned minimum of stage experi ence. The first act Is a slowly written one: one which requires adept act ing and a natural response to all cues —which incidentally was lack ing throughout the evening. Bob Carey and Alan Hamilton had their work cut out for them in this act and just managed to get over the wire into the second act before los ing their audience. Eleanor Corneiison (Lady Brach nell) seemed, of all the cast, to a FREEMAN^ XI ere's the collegiate "Saddle" oxford at its $8.45 very best. Its quality leathers, sturdy soles and sound shoemaking hold the promise of a long, long life. An ideal all-purpose sport shoe for young men of all ages. ** " 111 U"'U "Jt-' fydnani 1 IHtHOUSEOFCOUHILt.y ,,L^^ have the surest grip on her lines and a self-eontident and emphatic attitude, earning her the majority of the praise. Jo Anne Gorenfio (Gwendolyn Fairfax) was the gay, young flower who seemed intent at dropping a few petals at the feet of Karnest in the hope that, eventu ally, he would catch up to her. (He finally did when she slowed down.) Bob Carey, as the bewildered suitor for Gwendolyn's hand, drew the male lead in the play and played his role with the English Quality of restraint which the jjart called for. His cohort in crime, Alan Hamilton (Algernon Moncrieff) could call the stage his home any time he had the opi>ortunity to stuff a crumi>et or cucumber sandwich into his mouth. Not that he didn't know his lines, but with a full mouth there was always' time to think of the next while the stomach absorbed its morsels—and they must have been good, for he ate continuously. Carlyle McKnugnn, Ann Itaiford, Tom Andrew and Jerry Allen com plete the cast with the exception of Bunny Graham. Miss Graham, who played the ingenue, deserves special mention for not only memorizing Make Our Store Your Headquarters for Sporting Goods COBLE SPORTING GOODS CO. 344 S. Elm St., Greensboro, N. C Page Three Mrs. Riddle in Mem. Hall Mrs. Thomas L. Kiddle, Jr., wife of the Guilford football star, has replaced Fredda Ratledge of Guil ford College as secretary to the president, according t-o an announce ment by Dr. Clyde A. Milner. Miss liatledge is now employed with the Guilford College post office. An alumnae from Mary Washing ton College, Fredericksburg, Va., Kiddle completed her education in the field of commerce in 1943. She is a native of Sanford, N. C. her own lines, but ninny of Hamil ton's, using this diversified talent to prompt him through most of the second and some of the third acts. Allen, incidentally, was deserving of a far better role. With an introduction of the direc tor, Mr. Robert Woodhouse, during acts, and songs by Itichard Spencer preceding the second act, the eve ning was novel and rather enter taining. But factual or realistic — or very funny V Well, no—but wait till next year. Make That Coke Date A Special One —at the—■ Greene Street Drug Store 124 South Greene
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