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VOLUME IV, ISSUE 4
BELMONT, NORTH CAROLINA 28012
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^ Goals Set For Ten Year Program
Abbey Centennial Fund
Campaign Underway
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Left to light: Mr. E.F. Gallagher, II, of Gastonia,
Chairman - Campaign Advisory Cabinet; Mr. Robert
P. Caldwell, Chairman - Centennial Fund In Gaston
Cowty; Rev. John P. Bradley, President - Belmont
Abbey College; and Mr. James P. Cherry, President -
Goodwill Publishers, Inc., of Gastonia.
Mr. E.F. Gallagher, II,
Chairman of the Board of
Directors of Goodwill
Publishers, Inc. of
Gastonia, has announced
plans for a major fund
raising campaign at
Belmont Abbey College.
Called the Centennial
Fund, and organized to
coincide with events
marking the 100th An
niversary of the founding
of the College. The
campaign is well under
way on the campus,
where members of the
faculty, administration,
and staff pledged gifts in
excess of the announced
goal.
Mr. Gallagher will
serve as Chairman of the
Campaign Advisory
Cabinet. Known
The Abbey Players
presented “The Man Who
Came To Dinner,” a
three-act comedy play,
March 19, 20 and 21.
Written by George S.
Kaufman and Moss Hart,
the piece was directed by
J.R. Withers, a recent
Abbey graduate, (’75).
The play was originally
produced at the Music
Box Theater, New York,
in 1939, and enjoyed a
successful run on
Broadway. The story
centers around a radio
and television per
sonality, Sheridan
Whiteside, played by
Withers, who accepts an
invitation to dine with a
family of avid fans.
When leaving the house,
Whiteside slips on a piece
of ice and injures him
self. His consequent stay
with the Stanleys proves
to be a rare experience
for all. To amuse him
self, Whiteside utilizes
his facilities of sharp wit
and sarcasm to weave a
plot of conniving schemes
and character conflicts,
which prove to be a
disaster for the household
and a delight for the
audience.
This is, perhaps, the
first time in the history of
the Little Theater that
people not involved with
the school, have been
allowed to participate ir
an Abbey Players
production. The
following characters
were played by Abbey
students: Mark Howard,
as Bert Jefferson; John
Mcllmail as Banjo;
Wendy Woods as
Lorraine Sheldon; John
Queenan as Mr. Stanley;
Roselind Roy as Sarah;
Bob Breiner as John;
Jean Kilpatrick as June
Stanley; Rich Murray as
Rich Stanley;
Michael
Sandy.
and
O’Neill as
throughout the area for
his interest in community
affairs, he has also been a
long-time friend of
Belmont Abbey College
and a member of its
Board of Advisors.
Mr. James G. B^bb,
Jr., Vice-President aqd
Managing Director of
WBTV, will serve as
Chairman of the Cen
tennial Fund in
Mecklenburg County. A
graduate of Belmont
Abbey, and a member of
the Board of Advisors,
Mr. Babb has maintained
close ties with his alma
mater.
Mr. Robert P. Cald
well, President of R.P.
Caldwell & Company of
Gastonia, and an out
standing leader in this
area, will serve as
Chairman of the Cen
tennial Fund in Gaston
County. Mr. Caldwell
said, “I have satisfied
.nyself that careful
planning has formed this
campaign, and that the
College has set realistic
and attainable goals.”
Also serving on the
Centennial Fund Ad
visory Cabinet are: G.
Randolph Babcock,
President of Pelton &
Crane Company of
Charlotte; Leon G.
Alexander, President of
Wix Corporation of
Gastonia; Alan T.
Dickson, President of
Ruddick Corporation of
Charlotte; and James H.
(Continued On P. 3)
The Abbey Players Present
‘The Man Who Came To Dinner*
Debbie Rhyne, a ’71
graduate of Sacred Heart
College, played the part
of Maggie; Belmont Jr.
High drama teacher,
Wylie Goble, portrayed
Beverly Carlton, and
Gastonia Little Theater’s
Beth Sanders, assumed
the role of Miss Preen.
Also appearing were:
Pamela Henderson,
Secretary of Public
Relations at Belmont
Abbey College, as Mrs.
Stanley; and Edith
Nixon, secretary to Fr.
Francis, as Mrs. Mc-
Cutcheon.
Earlier in the year, the
Abbey Players presented
Agatha Christi’s “The
Mousetrap.” Both have
proven to be a success for
the group and a won
derful experience for the
audience. The Little
Theater is experiencing
renewed student interest,
and what all hope will be,
a permanent revival.
Beverly Carlton (Wendy Woods) gets her just
deserts at the close of “A Man Who Came to Dinner.”