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The Highland Players and the
Division of Music, Art, and Dra
ma at St. Andrews are in the
process of presenting “TheCen-
c,” by Percy Bysshe Shelley,
opening night was last Wednes
day, December 9, and it will run
through Saturday, December 12.
For those who have yet to see
the play and for those who are
unfamiliar with the background
of “The Cenci,” it centers around
a legei
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vels tftl
tells oAr'
the rf
teenth ^
ci, haw
dulging irt'Ever^klnd of viHaTny,
is the epitome of a wicked noble
man. His lovely daughter, Bea
trice, the moral opposite of her
father, is the embodiment of
everything beautiful and good. By
placing these two personalities
in conflict with each other, Shel
ley has come up with an unfor
gettable classic,
Shelley’s conception of the
character of Beatrice was re
inforced by a supposed portrait
of Beatrice which he had seen
in Rome. In this portriat Shelley
could see all the qualities he
knew that Beatrice must ha^^
had. There was an air of
ness and determination abQH§|itj^^' j
however, that indicated/ti^'^%i >
ner strength that Sh
Beatrice must have possessed.
Since that time, scholars have
determined that the portrait could
not have been Beatrice, but this
fact does not diminish the power
of the drama inspired by it.
The play was overwhelmingly
received when it was first pro
duced in 1886, but puritanical
Victorian critics disapproved of
the theme and forced it out of
production for
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many drama groups have de
sired to undertake to present
“The Cenci.” Professor Carl
Von Kleist, professor of drama
at St. Andrews, has written an
adaption of Shelley's “The Cen
ci.” In this adapted version, he
attempts to solve the technical
problems by emphasizing cer
tain dramatic incidents that St
ley did not develop fully
shortening the four-hqu^^iay
to a standard length of tv®|)urs.
For th(^_^^^^you whoj^^^vjot
seen^S^lajr^ yet, l^^a'lay
is colclful anc^^^n-
sefttl *nfert^ngent. Ti'^p|sSfi
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UER 11, 106-i
Tree Trimming Party
Opens Yule Season
"Hie Christmas season at SA
ws opened by the tree trimming
given for the seniors in
Student Center, Tuesday, Dec.
The party was held from
J|30-12oo P.m. There were
fsshments and fun for every
one,
students recalle'l their
freshman orientation and the ad
monition that the people sitting
on either side of you would not
be with you your senior year.
But the mixed reveries were soon
broken as Bob Zeh, class pre
sident, displayed his exceptional
retailing tactics in the final dis
tribution of candy to be sold to
pay for the class gift.
Mr. Robert DavlSffl^eeSSwas Mas
ter of Ceremonies at the fourth
annual Miss Lamp and Shield
Pageant Saturday, December 5,
1964 at eight o’clock iri?4he LAA.'
The candidates were judged on
'appearance and presentation at
their first entrance. Each girl,
bearing a single rose, present
ed herself to the audience, turned,
and then took her place on stage.
Those entered in the pageant
were; Judi Carmines sponsored
by Orange Hall, Paula Gwyn
Coble, Linda Fishgr, Miriam
Furr, Abbie Moore, Jo Ellen
Schild, and.;,:Jjynne TeKJij!, were
alStf-',, s p, a n s o r by
Orans?®'Haii Wttiston*Salem
preseril|^\ciara Hafper, Susan
Seyy, a^' Ali(^e Sptfatt. Meck-
leralurg i^p^nsored.?2oe Ann fcaw-
y P^sv; Pearce, Elizabeth
and the ■■ ~ ■
gela Stronach,
Carol Hovis were presented by
Kings Mountain.
After deliberation by the jud
ges, the candidates were nar
rowed down to the ten semi
finalists. Those presented for a
second time were Judi Carmines,
Gwyn Coble, Clara Harper, Zoe
Ann Lawson, Patsy Pearce, Don
na Southers, Susan Sory, Alice
Spratt, Angela Stronach and
Lynne Terry. These candidates
again presented themselves to
the audience as before, and the
judges choice had to be nar
rowed 4osa to five. Then an
intermission was announced.
The five finalists were judged
on the basis of their intelligence
and poise. These candidates were
^sked two questions designed to
determine their poise in an avirk-
ward situation, and to test their
ideas of the future, phrased in
the question “What do you ex
pect to gain from your college
education?” The answers were
all very appropriate and straight
forward.
Included in t|e finalistiS were;
Judi Carmine#, Donna Southers,
Clara Harper, Gwyn Coble, and
Zoe Ann Lawson. The judges
were Mr. Barron Mills#o£;^a^i-
■%|kMiss ■ MOrrig^g^isip||il'-
tne new Miss Lamp and Shield
to be Miss Zoe Ann Lawson
from Springfield, Virginia.
Miss Lamp and Shield - 1964,
Andrea Barton, then crowned the
new Miss Lamp and Shield, who
will represent St. Andrews in
the Azelea Festival next spring,
and escorted her to the seat
of honor.
The Pageant closed with the
new Miss Lamp and Shield seat
ed with the other candidates
around her, and the two escorts,
Dave Sifford, and George Pis-
tolas standing below them.
The first Miss LampandShield,
Mary Levan Collins, was pre
sented in 1961, and was the run
ner-up in the Miss South Ca
rolina Contest. In 1962 Mar
garet Price of Elkin, N.C, was
selected, the only freshman to
gain this honor. In 1963 Andrea
Barton of Greenville, S.C. was
crowned. THE LANCE now sa
lutes Zoe Ann Lawson our new
Miss Lamp and Shield.
Open House
On Sunday, December 13. Pre
sident and Mrs. Moore will hoM
an open house honorinc: the sen
iors. The event will be held
from 3;00-5:00 P. M. at Dr,
Moore’s residence. Approxi
mately 150 seniors are expected.