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THE LANCE
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Box 757.
THURSDAY, MARCH 13,1975
Excellent “Chalk Garden”
Performances Dazzle Audiences
THE LANCE
Editorial
Helping St. Andrews
Is Aid Enough?
Recent issues of The Lance have carried stories about new
scholarships as p)art of St. Andrews’ continuing effort to secure
new students.
And well, they might! Liberal arts colleges have priced them
selves out of a large percentage of the college student market.
Thus, St. Andrews and its competitors are having to work all the
harder to locate and secure students from an ever-dwindling
pool. All of this can be pretty unsettling. Enrollment at St. An
drews presently hovers around 600. More students than ever can
be overheard wondering if the college wiU stay open until they
graduate. Just last week came N. C. Weslyan’s announcement
that it will either have to close or be taken over by the state. New
St. Andrews scholarships then, are a good thing, as far as fliey
go.
The problem lies in locating students. Juniors and seniors can
reasonably say that they’re out of touch with high sdiool studen
ts at home. The new alumni scholarship might, however,
stimulate them to search out prospective students. Un
derclassmen, on the other hand, should still know plenty of
people in hi^ school, and we suggest that they get on the ball
and start recruiting for St. Andrews. Faced by the incredible
mess involved in getting into college, most high school seniors
rarely look farther than the Mg name schools. St. Andrews and
its counterparts often get passed over, whidi is unfortunate. We
have a lot to offer here, not the least of which is smallness. All of
St. Andrews could be housed in private rooms and with
classrocms and offices to spare, in just one of the giant dorms at
Carolina or NC State.
In short, there are students out there who should be here.
Someone has to help get them. St. Andrews students are usually
pretty vocal about what St. Andrews should do for them. It’s
about time, as the shopworn cliche of the New Frontier runs, for
us to do something for St. Andrews. Find those students. Talk to
them. Give their names to Admissions. But get with it now!
Enid Bagnold’s play, “The
Chalk Garden” was presented
in the Liberal Arts
Auditorium March 6-9 under
the direction of Mr. Arthur
McDonald. And as most of the
Highland Player productions,
this play echoed the en
thusiasm and warmth of both
cast and crew alike.
The stratagem of produc
tion was somewhat contrived
with some minor problems in
diction. However, these dif
ficulties were overwhelmed
by the profound message
presented.
The play, set in Sussex,
England, involves a
mysterious Miss Madrigal
who applies for an advertised
position as paid companion to
a young girl. As fte ^ory
proceeds, the audience
discovers that the young
girl, Laurel, is not only a
precious brat but also a
deeply disturbed young girl
who delights in setting bon
fires. (Although they are
usually ignited under the
supervision of Maitland, the
man servant.) Laurel’s guar
dian i^herpandmoUia^
St. Maugham, the epitome of
the somewhat aged Engli^
madame. The threat by
Laurel’s mother, Olivia, to
remove Laurel from her
“grandloo’s ” care, along
with Miss Madrigal’s im
pressive knowledge of gar
dening (Mrs. St.Maugham’s
avocation though she can
grow nothing.) As well as her
own interest in the mysterious
are inducement enough for
Mrs. St. Maugham to hire
Miss Madrigal, despite the
latter’s lack of references.
TTie action takes place over
a period of about two months
and in this time the audience
not only witnesses Laurel’s
evolving maturation under
Miss Madrigal’s guidance but
also Miss Madrigal’s anguish
as she sees in Laurel a
mirrored image of herself at
that age.
In the climatic third act.
Miss Madrigal helps to unite
Laurel and her mother as well
as help Mrs. St. Maugham
with her garden and her life.
Thus, Miss Madrigal acts as a
catalyst for both the flowers
Friday Night Reading
To Conclude Festival
(continued from p.l)
to eat, Dawson and his friend
won the priase of the father for
having, “cleaned their
plates.” The other children
not in (HI the plan, squirmed
and complaint and dabbled
about the edges of their slices,
whidi, Dawsai said, “weren’t
little ones like my mother
whidi, Dawson siad, “weren’t
little ones like my mother
gave me at home-the piece I
got was as big as my foot!”
Calamity reigned, however,
as the dog, gorged with livo",
left a half a slice oi the floor,
where it was promptly spot
ted by the parents. Dawson’s
friend was whipped i^) the
stairs to an early -bedtime,
stopping at the head of the
stairs just long enough to in
dict Dawson, who was quickly
and unceremoniously de
posited upon front doorstep.
Dawson closed with his
short story “The Greatest
Story Ever Told; A Tran
sformation”, an uproarious
tale of love and sex in high
school.
According to Jargon
Festival Director Whitney
Jones, the festival will con
clude tomorrow with a jazz
band concert, a WUliams-
Dawson reading, a sale of
books produced by the Jargon
Press, and an exhibit of the
photos and books produced
this week, “all,” he said,
“happening between 7 and
7:45 so no one will miss the
senior piano recital at 8 p.m.”
Placement Office Sets Up Job Interviews
The Placement Office has seriouslv con.!idered for pm- nntonf-iai Tho —t /vir;..
The Placement Office has
been busy so far this spring,
with recruiters from summer
camps, school systems, and
businesses interviewing
students for summer and
career employment. Every
visitor this spring has ex
pressed a real interest in St.
Andrews and have especially
been impressed with the
students. They find St. An
drews students to be open,
easy to talk with, and very im
pressive as potential em
ployees. Several are being
seriously considered for em
ployment.
The current economic
recession has had a definite
impact on recruiting activities
this spring. Some have can
celled scheduled trips to St.
Andrews, while others
coming, but have no
ticular openings to fill
present. If job hunting is a
part of your post-graduation
plans, seniors are encouraged
to establish a placement file
as soon as possible and begin
now to make contacts with
are
par-
at
Summer Internships
In
State Government
Application Deadline March 20.
See:
GEORGE FOUKE
L. A. NO. 7
potential employers.
Placement activities will
continue through the spring
and summer. Some scheduled
events of special interest to
seniors are;
1) Recruiter visits from:
Burroughs - WeUcome -
March 17 and 18
Chesterfield County Schools
-April 15
Raleigh City Schools - April
17
Wachovia Bank - April 23
2) State and Federal Career
day - April 8th. Represen
tatives from N. C. State gover
nment, Federal Civil Service,
U. S. Air Force, U. S. Navy|
and U. S. Army will be in the
CU Lounge to talk with in
terested students.
3) Senior placement
seminar - April 9th. For aU
seniors interested in learning
to write resumes. This session
will be led by Mr. Hewitt
Fulton of the LOF Glass Plant,
and will meet at 3; 00 in PE
104. AU interested seniors are
asked to contact the
Placement Office in order to
get an idea of the number of
students interested.
4) Implementation
computer program
should have some jou in
formation available to seniors
by summer;
The Placement Office will
also be glad to work with any
students interested in part-
time local employment or
summer work. However, the
opportunities in both areas are
extremely limited. Anyone
needing help or having in
formation or suggestions
useful to the placement office
functioning are encouraged to
contact the coordinator, Ms.
Cathy Tilghman in her office
in the College Union buildine
or call ext. 397
and the diaracters invoiven
in “The Chalk Garden ”
Helen Halsey offered a Sim
ply magnificent performance
as Mrs. St. Maugham. After
observing grace and polish
she displayed as she
developed the character both
with her voice and her-
movements, it is difficult to
believe that she had had no
previous experience in depic
ting the elderly. A veiy dif
ficulty job was made to look
so simple by the multi
talented Ms. Halsey.
Barbara Parker portrayed
the aloof Miss Madrigal. And
as such, she gave a quick
striking performance as she
sought to develop depth in the
character.
The granddaughter, Laurel,
was played by Debbie Coffin!
She managed to capture the
character and show the
dramatic change of an ob
noxious diild into a growing
young girl in search of
meaning.
Bob Thames, as always,
was excellent. As Maitland,
he was a delight to watch as
he developed in the diaracter
warmth and vitality.
Another accomplished per
formance was seen in Gray
Eubank’s portrayal of the
judge. As Ms. Halsey, he
developed the old judge’s
character through gestures
and movements as well as
voice.
Nan Bullock offered a char
ming performance as the
mother, Olivia.
The glaring nurse was
played by Mary Bryan Mat-
ney. She lent both humor and
authenticity to the prim and
people manor house setting.
Jill Howard and Kate
Mangum offered splendid
characterizations of two other
applicants. Although they had
only small parts, they, too, of
fered humor to the play.
Denise Rabon
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