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Wednesday, September 13, 1933. THE SALEMITE Page Three. THE DRAMATIST LORD DUNS AY AS A CREA TOR OF MOODS Let the persor isfied with commonplace, everyday happenings wake himself up and read “If” or “Plays of Gods and Men” or any of Lord Dunsay’s delightfully fantastic and entirely unconventional plays. To me, the most in) features of their style are thi abandon, their indefinitem their impossibility. They ar which a person without a vital spirit of adventure, a vast knowlidge, a vi vid imagination, and an intense cur iosity could not have written. He who would be completely taken out oi himself should by all means refid some Lord Dunsay’s greatest power is shown in the manner in which he cre ates moods. He certainly spoke truly when he said in describing his method of writing: “I begin with anything with next to nothing. Then, suddenly, I get started and go through ' hurry. The main point is not terrupt a mood.” He begins the mood of his plays with the time, the scene, and the place, each of which in itself along with the name o play would start one to reading a hurry”. For example, the following is taken from “The Old King’s Tale”: “Place: A fair country, Scene: Any thing in the-Wide World, Time: Now or never.” Other peculiar times which he uses are: “Ten Years Ago”, “Yesterday Evening”, “June”, “Now’, “February 30th”, “Tea Time’, et Cet era. The scene may be anywhere from a monastery, a palace, a desert, a fallen statue, or an underground temple in Egypt to a “big house that Sladder has bought in the country”, a “small railway station near Lon don”, or “a room set for expensive supper in a hotel that is not too par ticular.” Or perhaps, as is the case in “The Compromise of the King of the Golden Isles,” there is neither place One of the most horrible moods that Dunsay created in any of his plays was that in “The Laughter of the Gods”. The Gods in Dunsay’s plays are merciless and fighting against them is futile. At last the day had come which the voice of the gods had prophesied would be the last of the people of King Karnos. If he had prophesied falsely he was to be exe cuted at sunset on that day. The sun had just set and the king signalled the executioner to take One II o the ^ self t The houses 3 falling are rolling towards us!" “They are coming up like “It is the laughter of the gods that hills.” Some or :oing I , theii s called Lord Dunsay using the English language”. I could give the reader long lists of names which he has never heard of and which Dunsay found very effective in ere ating his moods: I'lamaran, Zerabar- des, Moomoomos, Ximenung, Zoom- zoomarma, Khan Kharuda, Shatmeen- abdullah, Ackazarpses, Kadamandas- pes, Zophernes. May these leave my reader in a mood to read Lord Dunsay for himself! CONDITIONS IN CUBA CALL FOR ATTENTION can citizens and citizens of the foreign countries who reside in Cuba. Am bassador Willis from the United States has handled the situation with considerable tact and diplomacy. It is the wish of the present administra tion not to take an iron hand unless it is absolutely necessary. With the sending of destroyers and battle ships to Cuba and the sending of Secre tary Swanson, it is hoped that the moral effect will do good without fur ther intervention on the part of the United States. Interest In Museum Is Still Growing Much New Material Gained During the Summer During the summer, interest in the iiection with the Science Department has not failed. Old girls will remem ber that Mr. Higgins started the museum and as the collections be came more numerous, he arranged for the use of rooms in the top floor of the Science Building. Additions to the museum this sum mer have been the 30 mounted speci mens from the Smithsonian Institute, three grey squirrels, a deer head, a red fox, a sword from a sword fish, a small hawk, a collection of bird- nests, and a mammoth sponge which is approximately two feet wide and two feet high. New girls, don’t neglect to go down to the Science Building and look it over. The museum is really ■orth while and interesting. Ther o doubt in anyone’s mind that the abolishment of a dictatorship held by President Machado was a very progressive step due to the rot tenness and dishonesty that was ram pant during his administration. He made himself, as well as his friends, wealthy. Being in league with Am erican capitalist he put through mea sures that were beneficial to the cap italist and to his followers. It is well that such a government did go under. This latest change of government and the ousting of President Cespedes may leave Cuba in worse shape than it was under the dictatorship of President Machado. The world is waiting and watching the newest revolution and wondering just what the outcome will be. It is hoped that a government will be established that will win the respect of its subjects and that the inhabi tants of this island will be a happy and prosperous people! The Student Government takes this small space to wish all stude the best year ever! MR. HIGGINS HONORED BY INVITATION Mr. Charles H. Higgins, head ol the Science Deparment has been in vited to join the American Geograph ical Society, a society founded in 1851 and accepting members only by invi tation. Salem is libnored along witl Mr. Higgins. RECEPTION IS HELD FOR FACULTY On Tuesday evening after the firs Faculty Meeting of the year a recep tion was held at the home of Dr Mrs. Rondthaler for the faculti the College and the Academy. At the punch bowl were Mrs. Vardell and Mrs. Schofield. Serving ret Vardell, Geargia Hi san Calder, Rachel Carr Williams. TO MISS RIGGAN The boarders will miss Miss Riggan in her old office, but they are delight ed with her new work. She will have her office in Main Hall and will work entirely with the off campus students. Luck to you. Rig. We love you and the off campus girls too, so we’ll all be happy. College Students Co-operate With N. R. A. better conditions in this class aid to their unemployed and re ceivers of low wages. Eventually will probably provoke better con ditions for the upper class—and there is no doubt that the most out standing aid of the N. R. A. has been its capacity as a means of out- look for the energy pent up during the stagnant bank holiday weeks, and as a foundation for hope after months of dreary floundering. A reaction, whether totally successful in the long run or not, preferable to those earlier days of futile waiting, and if in tne present generation there is still that grit and determin ation of their pioneer ancestors, as I and other college students believe is, the letters N. E. A. can surely come to mean “Normalcy Returned "Mm I • 223 West 4th Street • | I The College Girls* Shop | i Welcomes You ^ “KNIT THINGS’ DRESSES COATS SUITS MILLINERY « ❖ oooo o ❖ >::o::o::o:»::o:: w IN sTo N -s ALE M owned ' FROM ANOTHER r -'-N f Always firm and fully packed —always mild and smooth One thing you can always be sure of -the Lucky Strike you buy today is identically the same in quality, in mild ness, as the Lucky Strike you buy at any future time, anywhere. The reason is — every step in the making Always thejlnest tobaccos Always the finest workmanship Always Luckies please/ toasted J FOR BETTER TASTE—FOR THROAT PROTECTION of a Lucky Strike is a step towards uniformity. 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