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The girls elected to serve on the May Court this year were (front [ Alderman, Rachel CHne, Jane Watson, Lou DavIs, Peggy^ Bonner, and (row, left to right) Betty Griffin, Bennie Jo Michael, Betty KincaicT, Monie Rowland, Ann Carrington was absent when the picture was m Lu Long Ogburn, and (back row, left to right) Betty Beal Peggy Ann I ade. Grace, Beauty, And Poise Predominate As Salemites Choose Twelve Lovely Ladies To Attend May Queen Chapel Hill Playmakers Are Praised By Catherine Birckel 1 WHS very anxious to see this plav. I fell that it was going to he a lest for (iiraudoux's work: for, onI\- if it w:is a real work of art, of universal and eternal value, could it stand the translation into another language, and the inter- I)reialion through the minds of \oung people reiircsentatives of another civilization. Has Giraudoux touched in his_ l)la> this p.irt of the human con science which is to he universal? Does Ins theme reflect one of these prohlcms which constitute a sort oi underlying bond between all men ' The positive answer a]ipearcd to me when 1 fell this heavy, intense silence filling the auditorium dur ing the iiassages of the jday where Giraudoux claims his desperate con demnation of a standarized modern business-world, in the name of human iiersonalily, through the personage of “the Ragpicker”. Definitely, the ragpicker was the fi.gure which dominated the whole play Saturday niglit. The actor had made the symbolic personage completely his own. He played "true”, and that is, in niy opinion, the best (|ualily which can be at tributed to an actor. There was a tight communion, full of intensity, between him and the audience, at least I felt it. The figure of the Madwoman of ( liaillot; which should have domi nated llie play, was far below the one oi the ra.giiicker. It seemed to me that the actress had not i|nile understood the character she IHirtraycd. She seemed to make a joke of her acting, to enjoy herself on tlie stage in a brilliant dialogue -but there was something wrong about Iier, something out of tune in her lightness: a kind of mis understanding as to the real signi- licancc ot her personage. The es sential ideas which Giraudoux did pul in his character of the Mad- ^ Twelve Salem beauties w'ere cho sen Wednesday night to appear with the Queen and Maid of Honor in the 1951 May Court. The girls, elected by the student body from a list of 30 nominees, are: Peggy Ann Alderman, Betty Beal, Peggy Bonner, Anne Carrington, Rachel Cline, Lou Davis, Betty Griffin, Betty Kincaid, Bennie Jo Michael, Lu Long Ogburn, Monie Rowdand, and Jane Watson. Peggy Ann Alderman is a sopho more from Winston-Salem. She is :i member of the Pierrettes, hav ing appeared in “Sunday Costs Five Pesos.” She also sings in the Choral Ensemble. Betty Beal, a senior from Greens boro, served as a Senior Marshal last year. She works on both the annual and the Salemite staffs. Peggy Bonner is a junior from Elizabeth City. She has helped edit Sights and Insights for three years. She was president of Can terbury Club and is a member of the Education Club. Anne Carrington, a senior, wall woman of Chaillot w'ere not pointed out. Tlie actress w’as giving us an external aspect of “Aurelia”, and not a full interiirct.ation. The same is true of the three men whom Giraudoux presents to us as the symbol of this danger wdiich threatens our world: The president. The Baron and The Broker. These actors mainly used “cliches” in their acting. While, on the con- jtrary, their partner. The Pro- ; spector was excellent, in my opin- I'on. He actually did frighten me in his very true interpretation of "—this face, you might say wdthout a face—tliese eyes empty—gelatine eyes, this expression not human.” As a matter of fact I think the second act was far superior to the ^ first one. It had more intensity, I more theatrical flight. I But it is very easy to criticize— i loo easy. And I ahvays w^onder if j we luive the right to criticize, wdien we arc sitting there—outside. ,\n(l definitely, I think this play was a success, tin interesting suc cess. .A success even in the scenery, especitilly of the second act, wdiich I the students had realized in an I original, m Oder n, perhaps even ! symbolical style, wdiich appeared to (Continued on page six) BRODT-SEPARK MUSIC CO. 620 West Fourth St. Phone 3-2241 Music of All Publishers appear on May Court for her third year. She is a primary education major from Lynchburg, Va. She is a member of the May Day Com mittee, the Salemite Staff, the Edu cation Club and the Spanish Club. Rachel Cline, a junior from Con cord, has served on the Sights and Insights Staff for tw'o years. She is a member of the Education Club. Lou Davis, a junior from Mor- ganton, appears for the second year on May Court. Lou is president of Canterbury Club and secretary oF I. R. S. She is in charge of the scrapbook for the Education Club and is a Marshal. Bett}' Griffin, who w'as also in May Court last year, is a senior from Durham. She is a member of A. A., the Education Club, and I. R. S. She serves as house presi dent of South, and is business manager of the Salemite. Betty Kincaid from Lincolnton is, another senior wdio is appearing on May^ Court for the second year. She w'orks on the staff of the annual. She is a member of I. R. S. , the May Day Committee and the Latin Club. Bennie Jo Michael is a senior violin major from Gastonia. Ben nie Jo plays in the Winston-Salem Symphony Orchestra and serves on “Y” Cabinet. Lu Long Ogburn, the only fresh man member of May Court, comes from Smithfield. She is a piano major and sings in the Choral En semble. She also plays on the freshman hockey team. Monie Rowland from Sumpter, S. C, is a junior transfer from St. Mary’s, where she w^as on the May Court last year. She serves as a Marshal this year. Jane Watson, a junior from Clearwater, Fla., wmrks for both the Sights and Insights and the Salem ite. She is secretary of her class this year. Jane is also a Marshal and a member of A. A. Council. MORRISETTES DEPT. STORE 4th & Trade SANDWICHES WAFFLES BOB’S KITCHEN 400 S. Main Plate Lunch Home Made Pies Ice Cream Pep Rally Draws Large Crowd The A. A. pep rally, held in Bit ting Basement Thursday night, was termed a huge success by those present. The originality of the content and the costume of the junior’s skit wmn them the $5 prize. Skits, songs and refreshments all added up to an evening of fun and good spirit. After a few songs and a w’elcome by Clinky Clinkscales, the fresh men started off the evening wdth various rousing cheers. The en thusiasm displayed by the fresh men was a challenge to the other classes. Next on the agenda was the sphomore skit and cheer about ’Lil Abner and Daisy Mae in the Land of Dogpatch. Following the sophomores were the prize-winning juniors, who W'ere looking for a lost ball. The girls were clad in their yellow gym suits, had multi-colored scarves, hose, heels and crazy hats. They w'ore a great deal of make-up on both their faces and knees and much jewelry. A.fter the ball w'as found, the seniors sang tw'O songs, with catchy lyrics and plenty of spirit. While the judges, Mrs. Heidbreder, Mr. Martin, and Mr. Campbell, were making a decision, cokes, popcorn, and toasted marshmallows were served. Finally, the May Court was announced, which ended the even ing’s festivities. Twifrcixv lORY CUANlMi col Evening Dresses 612 W. Fourth St. Dial 7106 “Reznicks For Records” REZNICK’S Complete Stock of Records & Sheet Music Across From State Theatre 440 N. Liberty Dial 2-1443 A display of 17th and 18th Cen tury works of political and social significance has been put on dis play in the library by Dr. William B. Todd. This exhibition is one of several planned by Dr. Todd; the second is to be on 18th Century literature and the third is to be a miscellaneous group containing 16th to 19th Century books and an Elizabethan manuscript wdiich so far has been indecipherable. The collection on display does not represent w'hat might be found in a w'ealthy book-collector’s lib rary, but rather, significant book.s in Dr. Todd’s scholarly research. The first addition of Addison and Steele’s “Spectator” papers (1712- 15) bearing the coat of arms of Lord Harcourt, a close friend of the Pope’s, enables the scholar to determine textual variations from the method of printing used. The English Civil War tract, “The Declaration of the Commons”, is a royalist publication bearing the royal coat of arms, printed, the year before Charles I’s execution, January 30, 1649. The publisher took the precaution of remaining anonymous. “The Case of the Hanovexian Forces” represents one of the six possible “first editions” of Edmund Waller’s and Lord Chesterfield’s “Case” against employment of Han overian forces by George II in the War of the Austrian Succession. Dr, Todd had recently been' con sidering the problem of editions, as well as w'hether Lord Chesterfield actually did w’rite any of the tracts attributed to him. So far the copy, wdiich Dr. Todd describes as the fifth of the six “first” editions, is the only one of its kind in the United States or England. “The History of English Poetry” is a first edition of the first his tory of English poetry by Thomas Warton (1774-1781). Samuel Johnson’s first political tract, “The Fake Alarm” also in volves a problem: In the second edition the type was returned to the press three times; therefore there are three impressions of the second edition. “Reflections on the Revolution in France” by Edmund Brake is the first edition of Burke’s famous es say, first issued on November 1, 1790, and represents all sorts of skul-duggery at the press. The publisher was required to get enough copies for the demand stir red up by the controversial ques tion. He reset the type manj' times, added and cut pages with the result that from November 1-17 W'e have six editions. The trouble is that three of the editions look alike and could be called first edi tions ; there are two second edi tions and one third—all published within seventeen days. Dr. Todd can conclusively prove that his is sue in the library is the actual first of the controversial three. This disproves the former authority and member of the English Parli- ment, Robert E. Gathorne-Hardy, who ranked Todd’s book as first edition, second issue. FH5HDN SHOP We feature nationally famous brands for The College Miss ANCHOR compuni^ Shopping cinur- of wtNsroN-SALtM Dial 6126Fourth at Trade
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