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BEHIND THE FOOTUGHTS
By MICKY BOWEN
The first play of the season
produced by the Raleigh Little
Theatre was not, by all signs, so
well received on this college
campus. This is the first time to
our knowledge that Ainslie
Pryor and company have been
subjected to any extent of ad
verse criticism. Perhaps, how
ever, the fault lay in the plaY"
selecting committee of the civic
organization, and not with the
director, since most of the objec
tion was to the script instead of
about the production as a whole.
The acting and staging for the
production was up to the high
standard maintained by this
group, but the play itself seems
to have fallen short. The offer
ing, as you know, was Moss
Hart’s “Light Up the Sky,” a
very shallow little drama on
back-stage life which concerned
itself almost completely with un
realistic characters. Perhaps this
is a case in point in the old
query of which is the more im
portant—the script or the actors.
We’re happy to note that “To
bacco Road” has been removed
from the list of future produc
tions, because we feel that the
reaction to such a play would be
identical with this first; two
such plays in one season would
contribute greatly to a reputa
tion for that kind of choice in
plays.
HYPNOTISM SHOWN FOR
PSI CHI CLUB MEMBERS
THE TWIG
TAKE A LOOK AT
CITY OF RALEIGH
November 3, 1950
We at Meredith are fortunate
in having another chance to
view the finished plays from the
Barter Theatre of Virginia. The
company is bringing their fall
tour to Pullen Hall on the cam
pus of State College on Novem
ber 18, presenting Shakespeare’s
“Comedy of Errors.” The thea
tre will have a fine week-end
around Raleigh, since the Mere
dith Little Theatre is scheduling
its fall production of “Good-bye^ o , . - +
My Fancy” for Thursday and5are workers have more to do
- - - ’ - ” than IS possible. Automobile in-
By LeGRACE GUPTON
Let’s take a look at Raleigh.
That’s the unusually well-
rounded college town in which
Meredith is situated. Why is it
interesting to so many different
types of people?
The politician sees in it the
capital of the most progressive
southern state, stamping ground
of assembly-men and lobbyists,
and heavy voting area.
The educator is impressed
with its seven colleges in excel
lent standing-throughout the na
tion, and its expanding public
school system.
The shopper is pleased with
the up-to-date stores in several
business districts.
The researcher is helped by
libraries and archives in several
state buildings and by two pub
lic libraries.
On the other hand, apartment
seekers often find what they are
looking for at Dix Hill, and wel-
Friday, November 16 and 17.
The productions were moved
back one night to give Meredith
students and townspeople ample
opportunity to take in both
plays.
If you’ve been to the library
lately, (and who hasn’t) and
have heard people tramping
around overhead, making loud
noises, rest assured that the
noise is coming from the
rehearsals nightly for the above-
mentioned fall production. Re
hearsals are progressing rapidly,
although most of the cast is los
ing an average of forty pounds
a day. We’re having it easy,
however, compared with the
girls who are working, or should
I say hammering, on the set. I
frankly think we should put in
some sort of vocational course
in college, since we can boast of
so much talent in carpentry and
such
Don’t let anybody tell you
that Marjorie Joyner can’t
count! She proved it at the Oc
tober 26 meeting of the Psi Chi
club by counting the squares
drawn on the blackboard.
Marjorie and June Short were
guinea pigs for Dr. Corder,
State College psychology pro
fessor, when he demonstrated
the powers of hypnotism.
After putting the two girls
into hypnotic sleep. Dr. Corder
drew eight squares on the black
board, placing crosses in two of
them. He then instructed Mar
jorie to count the squares, tell
ing her that she could not see
those containing crosses. “One,
two, three, four, five, six,”
she slowly counted. Everybody
knows Marjorie can count at
least to ten—or can she?
When Dr. Corder told June
that her hand was freezing, she
immediately began xhafing it as
if to warm it; she shrank from
his touch as if afraid he would
burn her when he told her his
finger was a lighted cigarette.
Every girl at the meeting had
a taste of this phenomenon in a
mild stage when Dr. Corder ex
ercized mass hypnotism.
B. S. U . CONVENTION
(Continued from page one),
Together with State College and
Shaw University, the Meredith
B.S.U. is serving as host to the
convention delegates, and girls
from the college organization
are serving on various commit
tees.
The registration and home as
signment committee is composed
of Carolyn Massey, Betty Jo
Smith, Mary Evelyn Brown,
Evelyn Wilson, Sarah Coxe,
Jean Dulajtepd Elaine Saunders,
working \^(((M!iss Billie Ruth
Currin. Some of the heavy load
of registration has already been
relieved with an early registra
tion at Meredith on October 26
and 27.
Twenty other Meredith stu
dents are helping serve meals at
the church tomorrow at noon
and again at night. Many out-of-
town students will also be ac
commodated at Meredith for the
weekend.
College personalities taking
part on the convention program
from Meredith are Elaine
Saunders, Evelyn Wilson, and
Carolyn Massey, who are ap
pearing on student panels within
the discussion groups. Marjorie
Joyner is one of three students
participating in “Crystallizing
Convention Emphasis.”
surers get gray over the high
accident rate.
But what is there to interest
you, the student? We here at
Meredith have been more fortu
nate than the great number of
girls tucked away in mountain
retreats accessible only by helio
copter or pack mule. This town
is infested, overrun, surrounded
by three varieties of Joe College,
and it doesn’t overwork the Pied
Piper getting them to go your
way. Right down the street, not
too many blocks away, is State
College of the many fraternities
and Cowliseum. The latter is im
portant for basketball games, ice
skating, dances and Farm and
Home Week. You are already
familiar with the activities of
the former.
From out of the west ride (if
they can bum one) the young
Lochinvars of Chapel College—
the boys with the light blue
sweaters and rebel flags. This is
only a fairly safe bet, however,
because of the large number of
predatory females who by virtue
of being enrolled there get dibs
on whatever shows up in the
bear traps. The score is accord
ingly higher if you can land one
of this variety. Then, sixteen
miles to the northeast is our
fellow Baptist institution, by
whose courtesy we have our
water tower decorated and our
parlor enhanced with angel
statues.
Say no more. The moral of the
story is: Make hay while the sun
shines.
PHIDO SAYINGS
P-H-I Team! P-H-I
V-I-C-T-O-R-Y
Cheered on by an excited
group, the Phi hockey team
charged through the defensive
line of the Astros for a 2-1
victory on Friday, October 27,
at 5 p.m. The good defen
sive playing, which prevailed
throughout the entire game,
failed to keep the Astros from
making their single goal mid
way of the first half. However,
the Astro players, slightly con
fused by the similarity of the
left and right inners played by
the McRackan twins, allowed
the first Phi point, for which
Rebecca McRackan was re
sponsible, to get past “Salty”
Salter near the end of a hard-
fought first half. During the
shortened second half, in which
a new and easier-seen white ball
was used, Faye Nichols made
the winning goal, which set off
a loud cheer by Phi members.
The defensive line-up was led
by Sue Fitzgerald, Center Half
back; Kitty Barbehenn, Left
Halfback; Betty Yates, Right
Halfback; Sally Massey, Goalie;
Bonny Morgan, Left Fullback;
Joyce Covington, Right Full
back; and Jean Dula who played
Right Fullback during the sec
ond half. Offensive players were
Rebecca and Catherine Mc
Rackan, Right and Left Inners;
Jean Pace, Right Wing; Kitten
James, Left Wing; Faye Nichols,
Center Forward; and Joyce Cov-
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STAR GAZINGS
Interest is high among the
Astros this year. A committee of
upperclassmen have done much
serious thinking about ways to
promote the society, and plans
are now under discussion for
the compiling and printing of an
Astro handbook, which will con
tain the name, home town, and
class of every member of the
society. Just think how valuable
this little booklet will be, both at
college and in the years after
graduation. When a former class-
mate becomes renowned for her
music, writing, or painting, all
one will need to do to refresh
memories of college days to
gether will be to bring out the
Astro handbook!
Another committee, headed
by Charleen Swanzy and Barney
Schettler, has been appointed to
manage the social side of the
society. The first item on their
party agenda is a big hayride for
old and new members and their
dates, which is scheduled for to
night. This snappy fall weather
is just right for this type of fun,
and that, along with the fact that
boys are also invited, has led the
food committee to believe that
every Astro will be present, so
pull out your jeans and be on
time.
Item number two on this
party list is another one of those
wonderful spaghetti suppers, for
girls only. It is to be held in the
Hut, at a date to be announced
later. Parties such as this pro
vide wonderful opportunities to
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