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A Man Should Have To Gripe Is Human His Football v^iarioii To Stop Divine Volume XX BREVARD COLLEGE, MARCH 7, 1953 Number 5 Doug Dewing discovers Jim Elliott hiding behind chair, Caro lyn B. Freeman looks on amazed. This action takes place in Booth Tarkington’s farce, “The Tiysting Place.” Brevard College Glee Club Is Preparing For Extensive Tour Student Has Role In Little Theater Play The Brevard Little Theater pre sented “Laura,” a three-act drama, on Friday and Satiurday night. Douglas Dewing, or if you see no point in being formal, “Sarge,” played 'the part of Danny, a New York teen-ager who is a bit gone on hot music. Doug, who comes from Williams- bxirg, Va., has played four sum mers there in “The Common Glo ry.” Then, as they say on the the ater page of more sedate newspa pers . . . “Brevard college playgo ers will remember seeing him in the lead in “Blessed Are They” and will soon have the pleasure of see ing him again in Booth Tarking ton’s immortal farce, “The Trysting Place.” In a more serious mood, Doug turned in an excellent perform ance as a New York youth, and the drama critic of this paper is in a good position to know. President Of Alumni Group Accepts Post Rev. R. Delbert Byrum, president of the Brevard College Alumni as- fiociation, has been appointed a member of the staff of the General Board of Education of the Metho dist church. At present Mr. Byrum is serving as pastor of the Methodist church at Murphy, but he and his wife will leave in April for NashvUle to —Turn to Page Seven Piedmont Section Of North Carolina To Be Hosts Of College Glee Club Plans for the 1953 Brevard col lege Glee club tour are rapidly ap proaching completion. The Glee club will leave Brevard on March 19 and tour the Piedmont section of N. C. on Thursday, Friday, Sat urday and Sunday. On Thursday the choir will appear at the First Methodist church in Lincolnton, where Rev. Cecil Heafner is pastor. The Methodist church in Gastonia will be visited on Friday and as yet, plans for Saturday are incomplete. Sunday will find the choir hav ing a full program; two morning services at Myers Park MeUiodist church in Charlotte and an evening program at Dil worth Methodist church. In addition to these church programs, various high schools will be hosts at daytime programs. Professor B. F. Livengood, head of the music department and di rector of the Glee club, has an nounced that President Stamey wUl travel with the group as will Pro fessor F. B. Price, who will assist in plans for the trip. This tour is an annual event and ordinarily features around thirty members of the dub. There will be two soloists this year: Miss WyUa Dean Duckett, freshman and Miss Elaine Walker, sophomore. Mrs. Louise Miller, piano teacher, will atcoippany the group on the piano. The program will be made up of re ligious music at the church pro grams and a comibination of sacred and popular at the high schools. Playmasters Present Two One-Act Plays; Performances May 6 And 7 5 Freshmen Elected To Phi Theta Kappa Bill Eller, president of the Delta Pi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, presided over the traditional tap ping ceremony held during fresh man chapel on January 30,1953. He delivered a short talk on the re quirements for election to this honor fraternity. After his speech five of the mem bers left the stage and tapped those who bad won this honor. An nie Lou Allison tapped her room mate Gena Dickson; Harold Black, who had some difficulty in finding him before the start of the service, tapped Wallace Honeycutt; Mary Ann Holden tapped her first semes ter roommate, Mary Frances Mea- chum, Caroline Davis tapped Celia Sherrill as Bill had to stay on the stage; and Barbara' Hansen tapped her sports editor, John Randall. Those who had been tapped came on the stage and formed a bar across the front of the stage. They were pinned with a replica of the official insignia by Melvin McIn tosh, vice president. The secretary- treasurer, Jane Bishop, assisted Bill in the reading of the pledge. Dr. Loomis, faculty advisor of Phi Theta Kappa, has announced plans to have all the members as dinner guests at his home on Mon day night, March 9. The Phi Theta Kappa annual convention will be held in Texas this year and plans are being dis cussed now about the probaibUity and advisability of a delegation from this school making the long trip there and back. It would take about a week from classes, but in spite of this (or because of) sev eral members have ejcpressed a de sire to go. Solve Your Problems With W. L. Lanier The Reverend Walter Lee Lanier of the First Methodist church in Wadesboro, North Carolina, has proven to be a very popular and in teresting speaker in recent chapel assemblies. Reverend Lanier was morning speaker on the third, fourth and fifth of March. Mr. Lanier also held evening program groups each after noon at 6:30. Many students were greatly assisted by the personal counseling and discussions on fam ily life and general social prob lems. In proiblems of social groups such as marriage, Mr. Lanier is known state-wide as a leader both in personal counseling and lectur ing. This talent has been shown at this college not only this year, but also in past years when he has appeared here. Twin Bill Provides Comedy And Tragedy Under the direction of Mr. Fran ces Price, the Brevard college Play masters presented last night and wUl present tonight, two one-act plays entitled “The Testing Place’^ and “The Running Tide.” Admis sion was charged. The setting and' lighting were under the direction of Mr. McClintock. “The Trysting Place” is a com edy with Booth Tarkington at his best in creating “the situation amusing.” Douglas Dewing and Barbara Hansen play the parts of middle-aged lovers, Jim Elliott and Elaine Walker play lovers Who acp ever threatened with the interfer ence of a domineering mother and Alex Houston and Carolyn B. Free man enact the roles of a widow dampening the fire of love of a teen-age boy. “The Running Tdie” is played by Faye Smith, Stan Hardin, June Craft and Wilson Morgan. This is a •tragedy that takes place on the Isle au Haut. Monica Parks, the lighthouse keeper, is played by Faye Smith with Wilson Morgan playing the part of the handy man. June Craft is Monica’s sister and Stan Hardin is the mysterious stranger. It is a stormy March night and sinister doings are afoot. The Brevard college Playmasters has already put on one, one-act re ligious play which met with wide spread approval, “Blessed Are They.” According to Jack Ander son, president of the dramatics club, the annual spring three-act: play should be in rehearsal soon. The club will have to meet to iron out a few minor hindrances such as not having picked out the play yet, before it goes into rehearsal,, though. The Dramatics cluib is to be com mended for its fine work in bring ing to the students such fine en tertainment. Students Elected To Language Honor Frat Sigma Pi Alpha, language honor fraternity, has elected to its organ ization members of both the fresh man and sophomore class. The fra ternity is now comprised of only four members who are Melvin Mc Intosh, president; June Craft, vice- president and who serves as secre tary since Bruce McGuire left to go to University of Carolina; Caro line Davis and Barbara Hansen-, Miss Dulcie Hayes serves as facul ty advisor. A banquet will be given in hon or of the new members on Mardi 16, in the college cafeteria. At this banquet, according to usual proce dure, the new members will be re- —^Tum to Page Seven
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