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Walston Wins Chapbook
By Tabbie Nance
Communications
Abe Walston III, a junior at
St. Andrews, has been named
the college's 1990 Memorial
Ciiapbooi Award Winner.
Ttie Durham, N.C. native
received the award based
upon his collection of poems
titled "Smoke Heart-Twenty-
tour Poems by Abe Walston
111" Based on the award
guidelines, Walston's
collection were published by
the St. Andrews Press, the
college's interantionally
recognized press. Each year
St. Andrews College Press
publishes two magazines and
an average of 10 books of
poetry, non-fiction and fiction.
The mennorial chapbook
Award honors literary
accomplishments of
St.Andrews students. It was
established in memory of
Jeanette McClelland and Alan
Bunn, two individuals who,
while students at the college,
showed great promise as
writers of verse and fiction.
Walston's poems were
chosen by literary critic and
judge Charleen Swansea of
Red Clay Press,Charleston,
S.C. "Abe Walston's book is
a kick. Such energy he has,
the raw nerves of youth, and
an exceptional talent to see
with fresh eyes," she
continued. "He also has a gift
for making metaphors,
ambushing us with thoughts
and feelings we had not
suspected there."
"This award gives the
individual a concrete step into
the literary world at a very
early age," said St. Andrews
College Press founder Ron
Bayes. "The student is listed
in Books in Print and his or
her book is reviewed by many
literary critics."
A graduate of Jordan High
School in Durham, N.C.,
Walston is majoring in
philosophy with a minor in
politics. Playing guitar and
enjoying outdoor athletics are
among his favorite activities.
He is the son of Dr. Abe
Walston and Mary Robb
Walston, both of Durham.
Copies of Smoke Heart-
Twenty-Four Poems by Abe
Walston III" are available for
$5 each and can be ordered
by writing St. Andrews College
Press.
WCC Sponsors
International Week
Chapbook winner Abe Walston
Bloch Directs
Theater Finale
By Saikat Chatterjee
Contributing
The World Culture Society
celebrated International
Week 1990 from April 1-8.
International Week is a week
of intercultural events from
difierent countries to display
their customs and cultures.
The week consisted of
various interantional issues
and their relation to today's
society.
Most of this year's events
showed good turnouts and
greater participation than in
previous years. Club
member Bobby Musengwa,
commenting on International
Week, said "The week was a
cause celebre', that is, a
cause tor celebration. It has
teen nicely done , with
difierent events to round up
•te cultural issues. St.
Andrews tradition should
continue with this week to
enhance the global issues
3nd cultural diversity among
people."
Events of world culture
included an
WCC members serve an international dinner with
dislies they made themselves
international dinner, a soccer
match, a cricket exhibition,
an evening of jazz, and a
Japanese movie entitled
"Rite of Love and Death." An
International Vespers was
also held. The speakers, Dr.
Carl Walters, Mr. Latif Khalil,
and Saikat Chatterjee,
discussed the diversity of
different religions.
Due to the success of
International Week, club
members hope to continue
the tradition, and feel the
popularity of International
Week will continue to grow.
By Krys Wood
Contributing
A production of Bertoit
Brecht's "The Good Person
of Setzuan" will be performed
at St. Andrews from May 1 -4.
"The Good Person of
Setzuan," set in a mythical
Chinese town which has been
partially Westernized, relays
the story of the gods who
come to earth to find a good
person. The person whom
they find is also the town
prostitute.
The problems of trying to be
a good person is a bad world
are contemplated. The
audeince comes to a surpris
ing conclusion aboutthe state
of our political and economic
business ethics.
Beverle Bloch, chair of St.
Andrews'theatre department
and director of this produc
tion, chose Brecht for his ideas
and emotions in the script as
well as the Oriental flavor of
the show.
The first sight of the Orien
tal flavor is in the set design
and concept. Directed by
Alan Abrams, a senior phi
losophy major and English
major from Spartanbu rg, S .C.,
the set includes the landscape
of a small-town street which
is well balanced with various
Oriental and Westernized
buildings like atobacco shop,
a carpet store, a factory, and
a restaurant.
Purples and yellows domi
nate the set colors. Although
the colors sound unrealistic,
they ae believably Chinese.
Utilization of people's bod
ies as walls, trees and a door
is an Oriental staging techin-
ique which receives much
attention in the production.
The non-person status of
these actors and actresses is
enhanced by several actors
and actresses who carry more
than one role.
Masks and extremely white
faces which are traditionally
associated with Oriental the
atre are also a part of the
colorful production.
The production of "The
Good Person of Setzuan" runs
through Friday.