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South Pacific Scheduled
Here by Chowan Players
REHEARSING LEADING ROLES—The Rev. Nathaniel Hynson reviews the
script of “South Pacific” vnth Choivan freshman Susan Leah Pittman, one
of the coeds double-cast as the nurse. Rev. Mr. Hynson will play the part
of Emile DuBeck, a French planter on a Pacific island during World War II.
Chowanians Attend Annual BSU
Convention in Winston-Salem
Twenty-eight students, accompan
ied by Chaplain Hargus Taylor, were
in attendance at the North Carolina
Baptist Student Union Convention,
held on the campus of Wake Forest
College, November 4-6. The Conven
tion theme, “Faith and Learning”,
was explored through worship, lec
ture, and discussion. Worship lead
ers for the 600-plus students in at
tendance at the Convention were Dr.
Warren Carr, Pastor, Wake Forest
Baptist Church, Winston-Salem; and
Dr. Robert Seymour, Pastor, Brink
ley Memorial Baptist Church, Chap
el Hill.
Dr. John D. Maguire, Professor
of Religion, Wesleyan College, Mid
dleton, Connecticut, delivered two
lectures, which paved the way for
the student-led discussion sessions.
Guest speaker on Sunday morning
was Mr. Ben C. Fisher, Secretary,
Council on Christian Education, Bap
tist State Convention of North Caro
lina.
Special features of the week-end
Convention included a production
of the play “Inherit the Wind,”
under the direction of Mr. John
Chappell, campus minister, North
The distinguished and world-fam-
ous musical play, “South Pacific,” is
being presented at the Chowan Col
lege Auditorium for the three-night
run beginning Thursday, Nov. 17 the
first time that this musical dramati
zation of war-time encounters of
Eastern races and uprooted Ameri
can servicemen and women has been
given here.
Scene in South Seas
Set on two islands in the south
seas, this Pulitzer Prize-winning
musical has a double romantic theme
as it examines the love affair of En
sign Nellie Forbush, a Navy nurse
from Arkansas (to be played here by
Leah Pittman and Terry Gallagher)
and Emile de Becque, an exiled
Frenchmen turned planter in the is
lands (to be portrayed by Bob Cole)
who meet and become attached de
spite the disparity of their ages, as
the islands begin to hum as a war
base.
A sub-plot deals with the ro
mance of a Marine lieutenant (to
be acted by Doug Price and Rudy
Morton) for a Tonkinese girl (Bon
nie Zom). Both romances, set a-
gainst the dislocations and boredom
of war, are touched with rueful
heartbreak resulting from preju
dices brought from home to this
exotic island.
Sheila McCraw and Ellen Jones
will play the Tonkinese girl’s rowdy,
souvenir-selling mother and William
DeLucia and Wesley Summer the
quick-witted, scheming Seabee with
an irrepressible penchant for big
deals. Others in the cast will include
Jim Robinson, Becky O’Neal, John
Ward and Jack Williams.
Minister to Star
An Episcopal minister will star in
the musical comedy which is under
the direction of Mrs. Edith Larson.
The only non-student in a starring
role, the Reverend Nathaniel “Bud”
Hynson of Murfreesboro sees his role
as “ a very important part of rny
ministry to the college, community
and students.”
He is acting as Emile DuBeck,
French planter on a Pacific island
during World War II, who falls in
love with a much younger Navy nurse
from Arkansas. In the role made
famous by the late Ezio Pinza, his
singing of “Some Enchanted Eve
ning” is among production high
lights. He is alternating in this role,
during the three production nights,
with a Chowan student.
He has sung before the public all
his life, being a member of the Ca
thedral Choir as a young boy, but
lists himself as “not a trained voca
list. My singing has been all for fun,
nothing serious at all.”
“All for fun” singing experience
includes roles in several operas, f>er-
forming with groups in military
service and years with the Winston-
Salem Choral Society.
Carolina College; presentations of
their work by the LISTEN teams,
working at Cherokee and Durham
during the summer of 1966; and
attendance at the Wake Forest-
VPl football game.
Those BSUers from Chowan who
participated in the Convention were:
C. P. Brinkley, Whale^ille, Virgin
ia: Susan Bruffey, Kinston; Julia
Carpenter, Wadesboro; Stanley
Clark, FYanklin; Harold Conner,
Charlotte; Patricia Conner, Windsor;
Bobby English, Drewryville, Virgin
ia; Gertie Ezzell, Rocky Mount;
Linda Ferrone, Falls Church, Vir
ginia; Lynette Finch, Merry Hill;
Betty Holleman, Hampton, Virginia;
Vicki Jordan, Roanoke Rapids; and
Freida Kemp, Clarkton.
Also, Orrie Lee Kemp, Clarkton;
Billy Limer, Weldon; Lloyd Long,
Aylett, Virginia; Rudy Morton,
Swansboro; Herman Murray, Virgi-
lina, Virginia; Becky O’Neal,
Roanoke Rapids; Hugh Payne, Bur-
lin^on; Mary Frances Pennington,
Yale, Virginia; Lynda Ryland, South
Hill, Virginia; Judy Winborne, Hol
land, Virginia; and Mamie Wooten,
Norfolk, Virginia.
By BECKY O’NEAL
Just a brief summary of Campus
Evangelism Week, held Oct. 1^21
with Rev. Monroe Ashley, Chaplain
from UNCG, as our guest speaker.
He spoke at Chapel and Assembly,
had nightly discussions on “Situation
Ethics” and the theme “Love—And
Do As You Please,” and held some
dorm “bull sessions.”
Some students comments were as
follows; “I especially liked the wide
open dorm discussions, where
we could be so free and talk about
anything.” “What I heard in chapel
I liked, but it was so noisy that
everything wasn’t understood.” “I
don’t think enough students partici
pated to make it as meaningful as it
could have been. The nightly sessions
in the BSU Center had to be attend
ed more than the first night to get
the true meaning and understand
the topic.” “The first night was bor
ing and seemed way over my head,
yet later I realized this was an “in
tro” and was necessary.
Other comments by students and
professors were offered, but I hope
this gives you a picture of some of
the reactions!
A total of 28, including Dr. Taylor,
attended the BSU convention, held at
Wake Forest (Allege on Nov. 4, 5, 6.
New and old aquaintances, challeng
ing speakers and a great football
game were just a few of the high
lights—more details about this in a
later issue!
BSU members “get around” as
you’ll see when you attend “South
Pacific” on Nov. 17, 18, 19th! Some
of our BSU’ers who are starring in
this great production are our Presi
dent, Ruby Morton as Lt. Cable; Bob
Cole as Emile De Becque; Linda
Ferrone, BSU Secretary, a nurse,
Leah Pittman as Nellie Forbush, and
Ellen Jones and Sylvia McCraw as
Bloody Mary. We’re proud of these
and others who have minor parts and
who are working so hard “behind
the scenes.” The music and drama
departments are to be commended
on such a fine production.
Once again, each of you are invit
ed to attend Vespers each Monday
and Thursday at 6:30 at the BSU
Center—
See you next year , Go! Go! Go!
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