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Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
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Vol. XLII
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., MARCH 21, 1968
No. 11
Drama Tells Story of Henry VIII and Six Wives
Cast Readies‘Royal Gambit’
By CATHEY RODGERS
The production of the dramatics
department March 29-30 in Jones
auditorium promises to be colorful,
exciting and timely.
“Royal Gambit” by Hermann
Gressieker is the story of Henry
VIII and his six wives. But, as one
character in the play states, “facts
don’t always tell the story.” The
story itself is a point of departure
for the author. Henry VIII may
Kappa Nu Sigma
Recognizes Three
At Annual Lecture
Three juniors were recognized as
associate members of the Kappa Nu
Sigma, Meredith honor society, at
the society’s annual spring lecture,
Tuesday, March 19 in Jones audi
torium.
Linda Sears, Donna Soyars, and
Cathy Walston were recognized as
as associate members by Carole
Evans, president of the society.
Also recognized were Lisa Oates
and Paula Tudor, sophomores with
the highest scholastic average.
Paula also holds the Helen Price
Scholarship given by the Kappa Nu
Sigma to the freshman with the
highest average.
Dean Edwin Graves Wilson of
Wake Forest University spoke on
“The Rainbow and the Hapless
Faun.” The lecture was preceded
by a banquet for Kappa Nu Sigma
members and their guests. After the
lecture, faculty members and seniors
attended a reception in the blue
parlor.
Members of the Kappa Nu Sigma
include Beth Porter, vice-president;
Ginny Sutton, secretary; Theresa
Ayers, treasurer; and Brenda Car
ole Jones, reporter.
Other members are Judith Alex
ander, Barbara Bailey, Nancy K.
Boyd, Ann Hill Daniel, Beth Smith,
and Jane Waller Smith. Dr. Norma
Rose is sponsor.
have really had no wife, for as
this play implies, none of his wives
ever understood or satisfied him.
Nor was Henry ever pleased with
any of his accomplishments.
His struggles with his first wife
symbolize the eternal clash between
the old and the new. Henry, repre
senting the spirit of modern man,
sees the dawn of a new age.
The trend of modernization ush
ered in at the Renaissance is ap
parent to Henry. The new ways of
thinking are logically justifiable but
generally unacceptable because no
one wants change or departure from
the familiar.
The author takes interesting lib
erties with the time factor. To indi
cate the timeliness of the play,
Gressieker’s characters are aware of
the modern world, for the play is set
in “Sixteenth Century to the Pres
ent Day.” They refer to the fact
that in spite of many advances, we
have not learned how to prevent
senseless war and economic depri
vation.
The author suggests, that like
Henry, modern man is on the verge
of a new age. Katarina says of our
own past as well as that of the
sixteenth century, “It was the force
ful, restless surge of a mighty age.
But that age is now near its end.
A new one approaches. It must be
different, or there’ll never be an
other for the creatures of this earth.”
A message so appropriate and
timely is added to the play’s deftly
dispersed humor, excellent plot, and
colorful period costumes.
The play will be staged impres
sionistically with a minimum of
props and scenery. The effect will
depend upon unique lighting ar
rangements and sixteenth century
costumes, especially ordered from
a Broadway costumer. Recorded
sound effects will lend an air of
credibility, and songs that were
composed by King Henry VIII may
be used.
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Garrett, Price, Odiers Win
In Second Slate Elections
Eighty-five members o* the Nc^h American Air Defense band will present a concert in the Elva Bryan Mclver AmDhi
th^ter on March 26 at 3;30 p.m. In case of rain, the “Commanders,” a part of (he NORAD band shown above will
li® *?’■ the nor AD band’s primary duty Is to play at military ceremonies and greet dJgni-
tories at the headquarter m Colorado Springs, Colorado, they also have extensive road tours. In the more than eieht vears
band has loured most of North and Central America, and has given concert in CaS
Hall, the Hollyw^ Bowl, Disneyland, the New York World’s Fair, and the Canadian EXPO 67. The croup is comoosed
^nunfArmy, Navy, Air Force, and the Canadian Armed Forces. The musiciSns^^R into sTpS2
ga Kr musicians
(See related story, page 3)
An actress and a religion major
were among those chosen in second
slate elections on March 14 to
hold campus positions.
Bet Garrett, a Raleigh resident
soon to be seen in the Meredith
Playhouse production of “Royal
Gambit,” was elected chairman of
the Student Activities Board. Carol
Two Candidates
For Public Office
Appear On Campus
The two political organizations on
campus have recently invited politi
cal candidates to speak to the stu
dent body.
Mrs. Margaret Harper, Demo
cratic candidate for lieutenant-gov
ernor, will speak in Chapel March
28, according to Julianne Parham,
president of the Young Democrats
Club. Mrs. Harper of Southport,
who “decided to practice what 1
preach,” is a former president of
the North Carolina Woman’s Club.
For many years she has advocated
more female participation in poli
tics, and her candidacy as first
woman to run for lieutenant-gov
ernor in North Carolina is the re
sult.
The Young Republicans Club
headed by Linda Hollingsworth ar
ranged for the Charlotte business
man and Republican gubernatorial
candidate John Stickley to speak at
Meredith on March 11. An active
Republican for many years, Stickley
discussed the value of the two-party
system in North Carolina.
Price, Vann president from High
Point and a religion major, will
serve as chairman of the Legisla
tive Board.
Brucie Starkey, freshman hall
proctor, will be the chief counselor
for next year, and Anne Bryan, Na
tional Merit scholar, will be secre
tary of the Legislative Board. Betty
Alligood, a freshman representative
to the Judicial Board, will serve
as its secretary.
Other officers include Sandra
Hamill, treasurer of the student
government association; Eva Neal,
worship chairman of Meredith
Christian Association; Cathy Wal
ston, Poteat president; and Jeanne
-Spach and Ann Carroll, upperclass
dorm presidents.
Poteat hall proctors will be Kelly
Knott, Judy Wright, and Bea Riv
ers. Upperclassmen hall proctors
include Margaret Whitlow, Mary Jo
Jewell, Patsy Peacock, Paula Tudor,
Dwan Thomas, Ryliis Miller, and
Paula Rogers.
Other offices named who ran un
opposed are Susan Fletcher, MCA
vice-president; Mary Turner, MRA
vice - president; Barbara Pilloud,
business manager of Oak Leaves;
Barbara Pritchard, business man
ager of the Twig, Libby Mangum,
business manager of the Acorn; and
Carol Lemley, secretary-treasurer
of Non-resident Students.
RESCHEDULED EVENTS
Senator Sam Ervin has rescheduled
his leclurc on “Tiie Credibiliiy Gap”
for April 10.
“Alice in Wonderland” is scheduled
for April 4, not April 6 as previously
reported.
"Alice" Production Includes
Traditional Secret Casting
Playhouse cast prepares for “Royal Gambit.” Pictured above are Ann McCarty,
Rachael Blanton, Gordon Fields, Mrs. Ruth Baker Phillips, Jane Brookshire, Bet
Garrett, and Carole Evans.
For almost fifty years, the Mere
dith faculty and administration
have entertained students with the
production of A lice in Wonderland,
the first performance being held
when Meredith was located in
downtown Raleigh. Each student
has the opportunity to see Alice in
Wonderland once during her col
lege career, since the production is
given once every four years. This
year on April 4, the faculty will
again share its talent with the Mere
dith student body.
The production has gradually
expanded through the years, as acts
were added to the original play.
Such expansion allows for more hu
morous entertainment and a wider
variety of characters.
The parts of the characters, how
ever, cannot be revealed. Students
will recognize the characters by
the sound of their voices. The fol
lowing are clues to charactcrs:
A dignified Ph.D. will play the
role of a queen who likes to de
populate dominions. Her husband,
the king, a sweet, mild, and gentle
soul, is the intellectual head of the
faculty.
The Cheshsire cat is really much
stronger than she looks. Her sweet
smile should not fool anyone.
Humpty Dumpty will, of course,
be present. Chemistry, however, will
meet the following day despite all
accidents.
The smallest character on stage,
the mouse, will be head of one of
the largest departments next year.
Students on April 4 will not be
too alarmed when the dining room
does not serve much lunch. This
lack of service will result from
fact that tlie busy kitchen staff will
be preparing cherry tarts for Alice
in Wonderkmd.
Alumnae Will Hold
March 23 Seminar
Meredith alumnae will gather at
the college on Saturday morning,
March 23, for then- twenty-sixth an
nual alumnae seminar. The topic
for this year's seminar is “New Di
rections for Education.”
The key speaker for the morning
session will be Dr. J. Steele Gow,
Jr., vice-president of planning and
development of Bucknell Univer
sity, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
The afternoon session will be a
panel discussion, of which Dr. Lx»is
Edinger, Meredith graduate and
former president of the National
Education Association, will be mod
erator. Taking part on this panel,
which will also carry out the theme,
“New Directions," will be Dr. Mar
garet Ball, dean of the Woman’s
College of Duke University, discuss
ing “Education of Women”; Dr.
Robert O'Kane. dean of School of
Education, University of North
Carolina, speaking on “Public Edu
cation.”
The seminar is being sponsored
by the education department of
which Dr. David Reveley is chair
man. Otlier faculty consultants in
the department are Mr. Harry Dor-
sett. Miss Lila Bell, and Mr. R. G.
Fracker.