The Green Room
By MARGARET TUCKER
The fall production of the Play
house, Medea, will employ dance as
well as dialogue; there is nothing
new in this combination — in the
days of Greek drama, all the action
of the plot was acted out by a
chorus. The speakers merely re
cited, while their emotions and re
actions were being danced.
Although Medea is a modern
adaptation, it is based on the tra
ditional Greek forms. In our pro
duction, the three Corinthian
women — neighbors and friends of
Medea — will fulfill the part of the
old Greek chorus. They will use
symbohc movement to show how
they, as onlookers, react to the
strange and terrible events. The
movement will be done to the
rhythm of the dialogue itself, rather
than to music.
One of the interesting points
to remember is that, although the
women will react as a group, they
must still retain individual person
alities! Perhaps one is more sym-
pothetic towards Medea than the
others; one woman might be more
paralyzed by terror than her com
panions. These variations tend to
make the task of the three girls who
portray the parts more difficult.
Everyone concerned with Medea
has been tremendously stimulated
by working on it. The speeches, as
well as the dance patterns, have
that “something different” which
makes a good show. We hope that
you, too, will find our production
exciting, and that we will see you
in the auditorium on November 11
and 12!
PRINT AND
PROPAGANDA
By ANN CASHWELL
October revealed that nothing is
quite as exciting as the fair, yet
the question arises as to what is
more intriguing — eating popcorn
upside down on a Ferris wheel or
noting the virtues of a prize sheep.
The Faust legend has inspired
many great men to compose. As the
legend grew, more devils were
omitted and the text became more
philosophic. The theme from Mar
lowe’s masterpiece. The Tragical
History of Dr. Faustus and Goethe’s
“Faust” became abstract in
Gounod’s opera Faust and Berlioz’s
more lyrical oratorio, “The Damna
tion of Faust.” More recently,
Thomas Mann adapted the legend
for his Dr. Faustus, a ponderous
work, typically German, and con
sidered a brilliant allegory.
A new addition to the library.
White America, by Ernest Cox,
published by the White America So
ciety in Richmond, Virginia, is a
book avid with argument against the
Negro and his position in America,
reminiscent of Hitler’s anti-Semitic
literature.
INSIDE, OUT
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Medea cast during rehearsal.
That “Collese Girl” Look
By PAGE SINK
“Hoo-ray,” thought I, two
months ago. “In a few short days
I’ll be a college freshman!” I closed
my eyes for a moment to meditate
on this exalted phrase. I visualized
happy hours of bridge, dates, danc
ing, and laughter. But most of all,
I would at last have that “College
girl look!”
Well, here I am, a college fresh
man at last. True, I have found
happy hours of bridge, dates, danc
ing, and laughter; or rather, sec
onds, squeezed in between long, not
quite so happy hours of writing
themes, translating French, stand
ing in lines, whipping at golf balls,
and making out study schedules.
But pray tell me, all handsome
upperclassmen, where, oh where is
that college girl look? Each time I
bravely peek into the mirror, I am
greeted by two-inch bags under my
eyes and a curious sagging at the
comers of my mouth. The bobby
pins somehow manage to slip out of
my hair at night (couldn’t be be
cause they are slipped in at twelve
o’clock in the dark), so that my
hair shghtly resembles our unused
dust-mop! Did I say slightly?
Another disturbing fact is that
when I wake up in the mornings,
which is in the breakfast line, I
glance down only to discover that
I am wearing a black watch plaid
skirt with an orange poppy-dotted
blouse. It’s quite distracting, espe
cially when I see the pretty senior in
front of me all decked out in a peri
winkle blue, dyed-to-match skirt
and cashmere sweater.
And where can the long, rose-
colored fingernails essential to a
college girl be hiding? Mine are
painted, all right, but I fear that
it’s permanent blue-black ink rather
than rose-colored fingernail polish.
“Why did my new, size 9, brown
skirt wrinkle across the derriere?” I
asked myself. To solve this mystery,
I took a deep breath and plunged
down the hall to the equipment
room, where a smug, self-satisfied
set of scales stared me in the face.
I jauntily hopped on, with the fa
miliar phrase “It shrunk when I sent
it to the cleaners” in the back of my
mind. But what did those nasty old
scales shout up at me? “YOU’VE
GAINED 8 POUNDS!!!”
Guess I’ll have to cut out my fourth
roll at supper and my before
bedtime chocolate-nut sundae.
I’ve also acquired a habit of clos
ing my eyes and “ske-daddling” past
the full-length mirror on the first
floor of Vann as fast as I can. I
happened to glance into it the other
day, and thought for a moment that
I was in the House of Mirrors at the
State Fair.
Perhaps the biggest blow was
when I happily asked my mother,
on my first week end home, how I
looked. “Well, uh,” she answered,
“you look, un-uh, let’s see-uh. Oh
well, honey, you always look good
to me!” Diplomatic, to say the least.
Hie thee hither, all you pretty
sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
Please have mercy on all us fresh
men and teach us how to be “Betty
Beautifeds” as you are. Give us
strength to resist that “Honey-Bun”
at 3:30. Dig up a few minutes for
us to do our nails. Teach us the
magic trick you do with combs. Or,
at least, don’t always , look so good
around us. Make our fondest
dreams come true, so that we can
at last have that “college girl look.”
It was early morning, and the
Gestapo policewoman had not slept
well; it was a most inopportune
time for the daring young student
to ask this question — “Why does
the S. G. Gestapo not make public
all the business of the underground
meetings?” The policewoman, of
course, merely stared coldly for a
second at the student and then
calmly shot her, kicked her body
under a table, and proceeded to
breakfast. I, however, overheard the
Gestapo lady sounding off at the
breakfast, and these were her rea
sons for secrecy: (1) The mass,
when penalized, do not wish their
names plastered around the coun
try like Czarnum and Czaly. Circus
bulletins (this practice might lead
to a revolution); (2) All actions
passed by the Gestapo pertaining to
rule changes, expulsions, suspen
sions, probations, or cradle roll must
go to the Supreme- Council on Sub
jection of the Mass (known in some
circles as the Faculty Committee on
S. G.) before a final decision is
made; (3) Gestapo members
themselves are not infallible and do
not wish their names posted for
penalties such as failure to let the
dogs loose on a couple saying good
night on the porch.
The policewoman, having hac
her say, slouched away with only a
slight glance at the corpse. I heard
her whistling a happy Holloween
melody called “The Gestapo’U Get
You If You Don’t Watch Out.’’
By PAM HARTSELL
There was at least one lucky
Meredith Angel this summer, for
Jackie Yates, a member of this
year’s sophomore class, was fortu
nate enough to tour Europe. As I
talked with Jackie about her trip,
I was particularly impressed by ex
citement which her story carried.
Actually the title is quite mis
leading because Jackie, along with
a family of friends from Clayton,
did not fly but sailed from New
York City, June 8, on the “Queen
Mary” ocean liner. After a five-day
cruise in this “elaborate” ship, she
and her friends landed in Cher
bourg, France. At this point, I was
so fascinated that I actually forgot
my “cub-reporter” job as I hstened,
entranced, to Jackie’s description of
gay Paris (pronounced Parie, Si’l
vous plait). There she visited the
Arc of Triumph, Notre Dame, Eif
fel Tower, Seine River, Lourve,
sidewalk cafes, and other tourists
spots of interest. I asked Jackie if
Paris really created a magic, ro
mantic atmosphere, as many
movies, songs, and novels infer. She
assured me that Paris was very
much the way she had pictured it,
but that it is also more realistic.
Jackie also remarked that she saw
few fashion-minded women in Paris
Most of them wore tailored clothes
and much make-up.
In Italy, Jackie visited Naples,
Capri, Mt. Vesuvius, and Pompeii.
She assured me that the island of
Capri is quite different from our
typical beaches. It is surrounded by
the deep blue of the Mediterranean,
elevated to resemble a small moun
tain, covered with beautiful homes
and shops, and cultivated by tra
dition. Here in Italy, she ate some
“first-class” Italian food (which
didn’t come from Gino’s). How
ever, in Germany, she ate her first
strawberry soup. (We must not let
the cafeteria hear of that one!)
Jackie didn’t think twice when I
asked her which group of people
most resembled and acted hke the
Americans. Her answer was that of
the Germans.
No trip to Europe would be com
plete without going to Rome. Her
JACKIE YATES
group was fortunate enough to visit
St. Paul’s Cathedral on St. Peter’s
and St. Paul’s Day, which is the sec
ond greatest celebration in the
Catholic Church, for on that day all
the chandeliers in the great Cathe
dral are lit. Also in Rome, she
visited the Colosseum and the
Fountain of Trevi, where you will
remember the “three coins,” per
haps.
It would be impossible to write
of all the stories and fascinating ex
periences which Jackie related to
me, but I should like to tell you
about one experience that she had
on board ship. Down girls! She met
Victor Mature — personally! So —
if you want to meet a movie actor,
go to Europe.
When asked about the high spot
of her tour, Jackie told me that her
visit to Geneva, Switzerland, would
always remain “dear to her heart.”
She mentioned the picturesque
Geneva Lake, surrounded by snow
capped mountains, green grass,
and red roses. In the center of the
lake is a man-made geyser which
gushes to a height of 400 feet.
Since all good things must come
to an end, the same holds true for
Jackie’s exciting summer, for the
angel “flew” home by ship,
August 2.
Sociology Club Holds Meeting
On Thursday, October 13, Dr.
Crook made use of the film. Empty
Shoes, during his course of Christian
Missions. This motion picture de
picting the life and mission work of
William Carey was directed by the
Reverend Fon Scofield, the father of
our own Ellen Scofield and the Di
rector of Visual Education for the
Foreign Mission Board of the South
ern Baptist Convention. This tech
nicolor film, an award-winning one,
was shot mainly in Hollywood and
India.
Forthcoming Events Sponsored
by the B. S. U.
COMING EVENTS
October 28 ...Corn-Husking Bee
October 29
State-Meredith B.S.U. Party
November 4. Founders’ Day
November 4
Chamber Music Concert
November 10 Civic Music
November 11 and 12
Playhouse Production
November 18.... Stunt Night
November 23-November 28
(8:30 a.m.)-Thanksgiving Recess
The Sociology Club held its first
meeting September 28, at the home
of Dr. Vaughan. The president. Sue
Wilson, welcomed the new members
and Virginia Morris presented the
new slate of officers for the year as
follows: President: Sue Wilson;
Vice-President: Elladine Johnson;
Secretary: Heather Wishart; Treas
urer: Rita Hurton; and Club Re
porter: Audrey Thompson.
The program consisted of reports
of summer jobs and experiences
from the various girls. At the close
of the meeting Dr. Vaughan served
refreshments of punch and cookies.
pieces of Chinese art, among them
several paintings done by her father.
SCIENCE CLUB
(Continued from page two)
Speak to us about the Geneva
“Atoms for Peace” conference,
which he attended.
After the business meeting. Dr.
John Yarbrough gave a very in
teresting and thought-provoking talk
about science and religion.
For An Afternoon Walk
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Oct. 29 — State-Meredith New
Student Party at 8 o’clock in Society
Hall — Theme — “Saturday Night
Country Style.”
Nov. 1 — Wake County B. S. U.
Meeting at Wake Forest.
Nov. — General Y. W. A. Meet
ing in the Hut at 7 o’clock.
Nov. 14 — Greater B. S. U.
Council Meeting.
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On October 18, Katherine King,
a Meredith student, was speaker at
the club. She told the club about
the college life in her home in For
mosa and answered many questions
about the customs of the people.
Miss King showed the club many
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