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A STUDENT PUBLICATION OF FLORA MACDONALD COLLEGE
Volume No. 7
Flora Macdonald College, October, 1958
Number 2
/yumni Return
For Homecsining
On Saturday, November 1, many
of the Flora Macdonald alumnae
will find themselves back at their
alma mater for Homecoming
Day.
The program will begin at
twelve o’clock when the presi
dent of the Alumnae Association,
Mrs. Phebe Emmons of Raleigh,
calls the meeting to order. Dr.
Marshall Scott Woodson of the
College will give the invocation.
The speaker of the day will be
Dr. A. C. Dawson, Jr. of South
ern Pines. He has served the
Southern Pines City Schools since
1937 as teacher, principal, and
at present is serving as superin
tendent.
After the business meeting
luncheon wiU be served in the
college dining hall at one o’clock.
Gustafson Heads
Gliapel Gommittee
The Chapel services here at
Flora Macdonald are planned and
•rganized by a chapel committee
made up of several faculty mem
bers and a student representative.
Mr. Robert M. Gustafson replaces
Dr. Leslie Bullock as head of
this conmiittee. The committee
is very dependent on the criti
cism and suggestions of the stu
dents.
Programs are planned with the
ideas that they are to be worship
ful, inspirational and informative.
The diapdl services are planned
around the suggestions presented]
it by both students and faculty.
Chapel programs are planned at
least a month in advance, but
subject to change or revision at
any time.
The following is a schedule of
the chapel programs for the com
ing weeks.
October
28 Malcolm Calhoun
30 Miss Bowen
31 Student Council
November
4 Mr. St. Jacques
6 Home Missions
7 Mr. Williams
11 Sara Little A.T.S.
13 Anne Corry Glade VaUey
14 Vacant
18 Societies
20 Conservatory
21 Science Club
25 Choral Club
December
2 Dr. Johnson, Jr.
4 Home Economics Club
5 Wild Life Conservation
9 Dean Vardell
11 Conservatory
12 Vacant
16 Vacant
18 Reverend Black
19 Dean Vardell- Carol Sing
Miss Margaret Bowen, professor
of Christian Educ^on, will pre
sent highlights of her trip abroad
last summer in her chapel service
The Student Council will present
a program on the honor ^stem.
In its effort at informing stu
dents about various vocations the
committee has asked'Mr. St. Jac
ques to talk on Guidance and
Psychology as a field of work.
Miss Sara Little from the As
sembly’s Training Sdiool in Rich
mond, Virginia will talk on CSuts-
tian Education as a vocation. Dr.
Johnscm, Jr. will talk on medi-
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Barter Theatre To Present
'The Reluctant Debutanle”
On Tuesday evening, October
28th, the famous Barter Theatre
of Virginia will open the Flora
Macdonald College concert lecture
series for 1958-59 with its pres
entation of “The Reluctant Debu
tante”, a play deeply rooted in
British idiom and manner. The
theme involves the annual rat-
race in which mothers of the sea
son’s debutantes o u t-maneuver
each other in a desperate effort
to land suitably select noblemen
for their daughter’s hands.
The Barter Theatre genesis
dates back to the long, lean sum
mer days of 1932. The birth of
the theatre is a saga in itself; it
is also the story of Robert Porter
field, the fertile-brained, energetic
founder.
The sting of the depression hung
over Broadway and Robert Por
terfield found himself just another
actor without a job. He could
have retreated to his oM home
place in Glade Spring, but re
treating is hardly up Mr. Porter
field’s alley. Instead of brooding,
he came up with one of the most
original ideas in show business:
a theatre for which admission
would be paid in produce, pro
duce of any kind in return for
which the actors would provide
entertainment.
The first season wound up in
the black, on hand was $4.30 in
cash and quantities of jellies and
jams.
From these humble beginnings,
the group of ex-Broadway troup
ers opened new horizons and par-
Or, Vardell Weil Khowr
Among American Gemposers
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Scene From “The Reluctant Debutante’*
layed the edible kind of box
(rffice cabbage into the more flex
ible, folding variety.
Today, the Barter Theatre of
Virginia is the largest profession
al OMnpany outside New York
City, 600 miles from the Colum
bus Circle, in the heart of the
Virginia Highlands, a tourist des
tination.
Among the distinguished alumni
who received their first training
at the Barter Theatre include
Gregory Peck, Charles Korvin,
Patricia Neal, Lisbeth Scott,
Frank Lovejoy, and Ernest Bor-
guine.
Certainly Flora Macdonald can
be proud of Dr. Charles G. Var
dell, dean of the conservatory!
Tteou^ his tremendous knowledge
(rf music, he has gained respect
and fame for both his composi
tions and performance.
One of Dr. Vardell’s most cele
brated works is his orchestral
arrangement of “Joe Clark Steps
Out”. Many groups have included
this on thdr pr(^am. It has been
recorded in the album, “Fiesta in
Hi-Fi”, along with works of other
contemporary American compos
ers. Tlie recording was done by
Howard Hanson cwiducting the
Eastman - RochestCT Symphony
Orchestra.
Another major wwic (rf Dr. Var-
deJl’s is “Symphony I in G Min
er (Carolinian). This has been;
performed by Eugene Ormandy
BBd the New York Philharmonic
Orchestra and other outstanding
groups. Both the original score
and the published edition of this
wt*rk appeared in display in the
F. M. C. Library the week of
Dr. Vardell’s faculty recRal. 'Oie
eatire display was of much inter-,
est to both faculty and students.
Another frequently performed
composition erf Dr. Vardell’s is
the cantata, “Song in the Wilder
ness”, a musical setting for the
poem written by Paul Green. In
this same field, he has written
“Ilie Inimitable Lovers”, a can
tata based on Alfred Noyes’ poem
Among Dr. Vardell’s choral
woriis, we are periiaps more fa
miliar with “Go, Lovely Rose”
whirfi was performed for the first
time by the F. M. C. Choral
Club at the home concert last
spring. The grwip, under the di-
rectiwi of Mr, Skinner, was par-,
ticularly proud to have this se
lection included on its spring tour
program.
At Flora Macdonald it could
easily be said that one of his
most p^j«lar wmiss is “Cookie
Jar”. This is a novelty piece for
the piano which is played with
the arms as well as the fingers.
These are only a few of Dr.
Vardell's compositions, but
through these we can begin to see|
the contribution he has made to|
the music of America. i
A. A. Plans Dance
The Athletic Association is idan-
ning to sponsor a square dance
in the gym on November 1. The
theme of the dance will be Hal-
loweMi and decorations wiU in-
chide COTn stalks, pumpkins, and
other Halloween motifs.
Mr. Robert Buckner from Fay
etteville will be caller for the
square dances and there will also
be sMne stow numbers and several
f(^ dances.
Plans are being made to round
up some stag boys and the A. A.
would like to urge all of you to
make plans to attend Oie dance.
Prospective Students
To Be Entertained
An important part of F. M. C.’s
publicity program is the annual
“House Party” or "Hospitality
Weekend,” an introduction to col
lege life, ttiis year on November
15-16. Miss Mary Ruth Matze, a
former stodent rf F. M. C. is
field rQ>resentative. In this capa
city, she visits high schools in
search of prospective students.
Five hundred invitations have
been sent to such prospective stu
dents, and one hundred acc^-
ances are anticipated.
A tentative schedule tor Satur
day’s program of the “Hospital
ity We^end” is as follows:
Gathering of the dan in the
auditOTium at 1:30, for introduc
tion of the faculty, a diMl history
of F. M. C., and Highland dances
Tour of the campus at 2:30.
Vollyball game at 3:30.
Buzz groups in the parlors at
7:00 for general information about
the college.
Societies’ entertainment of Hi^-
land Players’ play at 9:00
Rotunda prayer bands at 11:45.
Graduate FelMips
Deaine October 31
The Woodrow Wilson National
Fellowship Foundation announces
in its 1958-1959 program of 1,000
fellowships in the humanities, and
in the social and natural sciences,
to encourage undergraduates now
in their senior year to undertake
graduate work in order to enter
the coUege teaching profession.
As a new feature, a limited num
ber of graduate fellowships will
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With “Outward Bound”
On November 14-15, Highland
Players will present, “Outward
Boimd.” This outstanding play by
Sutton Vane enjoyed a distinguish
ed run on Broadway a few years
ago. Mr. Thomas Johnson will
direct the play with Phyllis Rat-
cliffe as student assistant.
The scene of the play is an
ocean liner lounge. Not one of
the passengers on this liner knows
how he got there or where he is
going. This play gives a very ef
fective study in characterization.
The cast is as follows: Ann,
Sybil Moore; Henry, George Par
is; Mrs. Midget, Faye Joyner;
Mrs. C H v e d e n-Banks, Shirley
Thomas; Stdla Prior, Nancy
Campbell; Rev. Duke, Bud John
son; Scrubby, Jimmy Guy; antf
Mr. Lingley, Mr. Clifton. A male
part the Examiner has not yet
been cast.
The Committees have been set
up with the following chairmen:
Publicity-Program, Marilyn Lay
ton; Business-U s h e r s-Costumes,
Bedcy Whetstone; Make-up, Mari
lyn McGrath and Carol Harrisa;
Property, Judy Rembert; and
Scenery, Rosaljmde Gibsoa.