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ART EXHIBITS
Three seniors’ art exhibits-—
expressions of three totally dif
ferent personalities; Barbara
Marshall, non-objective and
Freudian; Betty Moore with a
keen insight into people and ob
jects; Fran Williams, soft focus
semi-abstraction.
Barbara Marshall’s exhibit
showed a professional finish that
hasn’t been seen around here
since Jean Bradley’s one-man
show. Btie has made the most of
expressive shapes and excellent
textures. The realistic works
have rhythm of both form and
colors and are for the most part
excellent, but she is at her Dest
in conveying ideas or moods in
the abstract and semi-abstract.
My three favorites were
“Poem,” “Circumlocution,” and
“1 Know a Hostile World.” ihe
first is notable for smooth exe
cution and a conpositional ar
rangement well-planned for the
unbounded feeling momentarily
suspended that interpreting the
poem calls for. “Circumlocu
tion” has unusual juxtaposition
of colors and shapes plus lovely
textures. It leaves me cold emo
tionally, which Is not true of
the other works — but it is
aesthetically pleasing. The lat
ter picture needs no auxilliary
from title. The artist has put an
unmistakably Freudian idea
over with punch.
Things seem to run in threes,
for in Betty Moore’s exhibit
there were also three outstand
ing pictures, two of them por
traits and the other a pencil
drawing. As far as likeness is
concerned the portrait of Win
nie is not the best but person
ality has been protrayed with
insight and finesse. This is true
also of the portrait of Betty Jane
Hedgepeth, which incidentally
Is a good likeness. These are the
best portraits I have ever seen
at Meredith College. “I Who Am
Dead a Thousand Years” has a
delicate, oriental quality ap
preaching mysticism.
As this goes to press, Fran
Williams has not exhibited, but
a preview indicates semi-ab
stract oils in impressionistic
colors and some excellent water
colors designs.
—Legrace Gupton
THE TWIG
Shown above is a scene from the morality play, “Everyman,” to be given in the colle^ge court both tonight
and tomorrow night by the Meredith Little Theatre. Elmer Oettmger, above, plays Everyman, and Jane
Slate, on the right is cast as Everyman’s Mother.
Meredith Little Theatre Will Present
Outdoor Production of “Everyman” Twice
BEHIND THE FOOTLIGHTS
(Continued from page three)
with its facilities. The big
beautiful auditorium had to be
complimented by a big beautiful
play, which “Our Town” cer
tainly is. Our only wish is that
our production did it justice.
Our guest actors were of the
finest, and we can at least say
that an experiment is always
fun.
Of course the most positive
evidence of growth is the addi
tion of something new, which
was seen in the Speech Choir.
The liturgical dance group,
which it was also known as
when we were trying to impress
people, gave several chapel pro
grams, and guest performances
for other groups. Another inno
vation was the presentation of
student productions that were
received with genuine enthusi
asm. Also done very well, we
might add.
Society night provided ample
opportunity for the ripening
dramatists to shine; they pro-
Meredith will turn back the
clock tonight to the fifteenth
century, wnile “Everyman,” the
most famous of the morality
plays, is presented. Originating
as a form of church drama, the
morality plays gradually grew
to the size of large outdoor page
ants, though still dealing with
spiritual truths and enforcing a
moral.
“Everyman” outlasted its con
temporaries, as it portrays the
struggle between the forces of
good and of evil for the posses
sion of Everyman’s soul. This
play has for its moral a truth
still applicable today; that earth
ly life is transitory, and that
only spiritual life has real sig
nificance.
The Meredith Little Theatre
has chosen this drama for its an
nual spring production. Keep
ing the tradition of all morality
plays, “Everyman” is an out
door production, to be presented
in the court. It will appear both
tonight and tomorrow night.
May 19 and 20th.
Since such a famous play de
serves good actors, this cast
makes an imposing list with
many well-known names. A
large number of the players ap
peared in “Our Town,” the
Meredith Little Theatre’s fall
production, and at least one, Mr.
Elmer Oettinger, who plays the
role of Everyman, has appeared
on Broadway.
Other members of the cast
are: Angel, Micky Bowen;
Death, Dr. Clyde Parker; the
Lord God, Norman Acker, Paul
West, and John McAllister;
Everyman, Elmer Oettinger;
Everyman’s friend, Mr. Harry
K. Dorsett; Everyman’s mother,
Jane Slate; Paramour, Betty Jo
Smith; Thin Cousin, Dr. Edwin
Preston; Fat Cousin, Norman
Acker.
Psychology Club
Is Organized Here
vided an evening of top-grade
entertainment.
Our final endeavor for the
year, perhaps the most am
bitious, is an out-of-door per
formance. Such a performance
always takes courage, but with
a play as truly great as “Every
man,” there’s not much risk.
There’s the season, but we’re
going to have a better one next
year. Meredith will be repre
sented at the Drama Festival at
Chapel Hill next spring, we
hope, and there will be even
more done in the experimental
line. It should be a full year, but
we need the support of all our
members, and that includes
everybody.
Poor Neighbor, Annie Pearl
Brantley; Debtor, John McAl
lister; Debtor’s Wife, Dickie
Phillips; Debtor’s Children,
Vicky Martin and Tommy
Greenwood; Workman, Dr. John
Yarbrough; Steward, Bill Hoots;
Cook, Emily Pool; Mother Ser
vant, Janet Tatum; War, Dr.
Ernest Canaday; Everyman’s
Table Companions, Annie Pearl
Brantley, Emily Castelloe, Gwen
Snell, Ellen Westmoreland, Bill
Hoots, John McAllister, and
Harry K. Dorsett; Mammon,
Betsy Cannady; Singer, David
Wilmot; Good Deeds, Margaret
Dorsett; Faith, Barbara Cox.
The Musicians are Miss Rachel
Rosenberger, Dr. Dorothy Park,
Camille Turner, and Dorothy
Allen; the Court Jesters, Jerrie
Lynn Preston and Gary Lane;
the Angels, Mary Wright, Jane
Gardner, Velma Trott, Elaine
Saunders, Marjorie Stone, Eve
lyn King, Mae Williamson,
(jwen Wilson, and Winnie Fitz
gerald.
This large cast is composed of
Meredith faculty and students,
and residents of Raleigh. The
dance group of Miss Doris Peter
son and the chorus of Miss
Beatrice Donley will also ap
pear.
A new psychology club has
been organized on the Meredith
campus—on April 25 a group of
psychology students organized
the Psi Chi. These students hope
to join the national society of
Psi Chi, the honorary society, in
the near future.
All students interested in
psychology are invited to attend
the meetings, the first of which
was held yesterday. Students
who have at least three hours of
psychology are eligible to join.
Officers elected at the last
meeting to serve next year in
clude Marilyn Mills, president;
June Short, vice-president;
Sheila Knapp, secretary; Vir
ginia Henry, treasurer; and Dot
Fisher, reporter.
Some of the members of Psi
Chi are now engaged in giving
projective tests to establish
norms for college girls.
A committee has been ap
pointed to write a constitution
for the new organization; it is
hoped that with much interest
shown, and a joining with the
national society, next year will
prove a successful time for the
new club.
May 19, 1950
HOME EC CLUB
CONCLUDES WORK
As a climax to the work of
the year, the Home Economics
Club at its May meeting in the
Hut installed the new officers,
initiated the freshmen into full
membership in the club, and in
ducted the seniors into member
ship in the American Home Eco
nomics Association.
Frances Williams, President,
officiated and Betsy Jordan
Goldston, Vice-President, had
charge of the program. The
theme of the three ceremonies
centered around the Betty
Lamp, the symbol of the Home
Economics Association, the sig
nificance of which was explained
by Elaine Saunders.
The Meredith Club has a
unique record in senior mem
bership in the American Home
Economics Association, having
had almost 100 per cent of its
senior majors enrolled before
graduation, in the past three
years. Those joining their
professional organization this
year included Juanita Ballen-
ger Black, Nancy Duckworth,
Gladys Lassiter Johnson, Jane
McDaniel, Marianna Mizelle,
Frances Williams, Hazel Wil
liamson and Anne Wooten. Miss
Brewer conducted the tradition
al senior ceremony and pre
sented each with a Betty Lamp.
The officers of the club for
1950-51 are Sylvia Currin, Pres
ident; Jamie Lee Perry, Vice-
President; Janet Tatum, Secre
tary; Mary Alice Archer, Treas
urer; and Frances Lancaster,
Reporter.
A social hour concluded the
program.
Plans For Completion
Of Auditorium Mode
Annuals Scheduled
To Arrive Next Week
Everyone is eagerly awaiting
the arrival of the 1949-50 Mere
dith College Annuals. According
to Jo Snow, Editor, they will be
here between May 20 and 26.
Following the custom, the dedi
cation of the annual will not be
announced until they are ready
to be distributed.
The date for the dedication
service has not been set, but it
will take place during the week
preceeding examinations.
Attention, all music majors
and occupants of Jones dorm.
At last — our dream has come
true! Plans have been made with
A. H. Guion and Company of
Charlotte for the completion of
the new auditorium. It should
be finished by September. In
cluded in the plans are: eighteen
small practice rooms for piano,
three larger organ practice
rooms, eight faculty offices and
studios, one central office, five
classrooms, a library, three
listening rooms, and a large
workshop.
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ON SCREEN
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with
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KING COLE TRIO
JAN GARBER
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starring
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