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Vol. XXXII Nov. 16, 1923 No. 17
The Playmakers are issuing little
circulars labelled: "Six Authors in
Search of a Plot" and are asking for
ideas and incidents for possible play
material. They need not go far from
Chapel Hill in their search for dra
matic food, for they have yet to pro
duce a real college play bubbling over
with Chapel Hill and Carolina atmos
phere. We don't mean the rahrah
boy type of play with a fraternity
house background and gushing girls.
That has been tried and failed, be
cause it is not a true expression of
student life. Perhaps something
could be built around the self-help
student, the expression of co-education
here, the building boom, or the
six plot-weary authors might obtain
a wealth of ideas and inspiration on
Carolina's rich legendary past by
consulting Horace Williams, Louis
Graves, Dr. Bernard and others well
informed on former days. The pages
of Battle's History might contain
something worth while. This is not
a dig, merely a suggestion.
of recent months. sAt any. rate they
are assured of a crowded house. The
Tar Heel has delegated a young man
named "Soc" to review their perform
ance in the Tuesday issue.
The new building in the process of
construction on the lot next to Sut
ton and Alderman's is setting those
curiously inclined on edge. Mayor
Roberson refuses to commit himself
on the nature of the structure and
the workmen themselves pretend ig
norance of its future possibilities.
Some say it will be a hotel. Hardly
that with the new Inn going, up. Some
say it wiil be a series of stores. Very
unlikely with the abundance of mer
chant competition on the main stem
that discourages more stores. A gen
tle rumor circulated from unknown
sources that perhaps it will be a new
theatre. Ah! the shape of the foun
dation and the pitiful conditions of
the old "Pic" gives this rumor in
finite possibilities. How about it,
Mayor?
The Carolina Playmakers will be
with us Friday and Saturday or rath
er before us they are always with
us in their eleventh series of folk
plays. The Playmakers are now an
established institution here; they
have shown their wares in every nook
and cranny in the state; comments
on their work have crept into the
drastic columns of big northern pa
pers; they have achieved a wide
spread reputation and have get a
high standard. It is now their task
to maintain their standard and make
good the flattering. newspaper reports
THIS THING KNOWN AS
COLLEGE SPIRIT
This thing known as college spirit
is a strange creature. It is the bane
of all college presidents, student edi
tors, and cheer leaders. It furnishes
sport for satirical journalists and
cynical business men. Some call it
the soul of an institution and measure
the institution's worth by the mani
festation of its spirit. Football teams
thrive on spirit and play the game
with more deadly energy according
to the noise-making qualities of the
brass band and the yelling capacities
of the student body.
Sometimes it permeates into our
system and kicks up into university
loyalty and devotion, and other times
it droops and becomes the pitiful ob
ject of our sarcasm. At all events it
is mysterious, intangible, inconsist
ent, powerful one day and helpless the
next. When once at its fever pitch,
it stimulates constructive work and
enthusiasm in all lines of endeavor,
gives meaning to the honor system,
student government, fraternities,
scholastic averages, and faculty-student
relationships. And when it dies
it promotes friction among groups,
looseness of organization, and is very
difficult to arouse again.
This year there has been a notice
able let down in the unity and ardor
of the student .body that has charac
terized it in the past. A general leth
argy and indifference has made an
unpleasant inroad on the campus that
is plainly evident in various aspects.
Pep meetings are attended by a scat
tered, half-hearted , few, the Grail
prize offer for a new college song
has brought forth no response, the
enthusiasm at football games has been
lukewarm in intensity, the literary
societies are rather listless, students
are becoming blase, shop worn, and
afflicted with ennui.
The blame has been laid to the dis
rupting influences arising from the
University's rapid transition ?o a big
institution. This may be one of the
causes, but not a valid one for other
universities have experienced a like
growth with no lapse in spirit. Horace
Williams would say it is the lack of
inspiring leaders or individuals to
lead the rest of the pack on. The
Editor of the Magazine hinted at the
same thing directing much of his at
tack against the cheer leaders, who,
however, should not be held solely
responsible.
This is undoubtedly tne main
source of trouble the upper classmen
unconsciously have fallen into an in
different attitude due to the scarcity
of strong men to furnish the spark
of leadership. It is deplorable, but
nevertheless true, that the upperclass
men feel themselves above outward
demonstrations of college spirit.
They beliee that the freshmen should
furnish all the fireworks at football
games and attend pep meetings. They
have outgrown that barbarous stage
of college life which lowers their dig
nity and reflects on their social status.
Of course they have a sincere regard
for the University but it is distaste
ful to them to parade it. The fresh
men, on the other hand, looking to
the upperclassmen as patterns, find
no encouragement and are themselves
discouraged, and fall into the same
apathetic rut, .
It is a noteworthy fact that the
senior committee that drew up ar
rangements for handling the Virginia
game crowd, segregated the classes
into respective sections with the sen
iors in the middle, juniors next, etc.
A closer organization of classes with
the class officers taking the lead in
pounding more life and feeling into
their respective groups will bring
back our waning heritage. The cam
pus isn't going to the bow wows ex
actly, but it does need a series of
swift jolts delivered by men who
know how to land them effectively.
portrayal.' ,C Rose, the young country
girl, is getting ready for colloge. Her
little brother is much interested and
brings in his black rooster to show
her that his leg is "plumb well."
George Whisnant, the proud posses
sor of a new Ford, proposes and is
refused. He is dumfounded, and
Jack, the boy whom Rose had sent
away from the country to work on his
law, comes back to see her. They
plan their future home down on his
father's farm which Jack has decided
to manage. Suddenly, there is a
flapping of wings and the light goes
out. As Rose screams, the whole
family troops in and her father tries
to send Jack away, since he had for
merly "up and left Rosie a-settin'."
Little Tommie rushes in looking for
his rooster, which had flown in the
window, just as Jack explains to
Mark that he and Rose are to be
married, and as George stalks out
disgustedly to "his new Ford." The
cas of characters:
Mark Dellinger, a farmer Bob
Pickens.
Jack t "I thought short skirts had gone
out of style."
Mac: "Oh, that's only Bud Jones in
his Fincbley 'Plus-fours'."
(Apologies to Boll Weevil)
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lieving that he has swollen up so
that his clothes will not fit. Dr. Fos
ter conies in and allows the old man
to think that he is dying. He makes
nm sign a paper allowing Gaius Jr.,
to marry Betty and agreeing to stop
all Sunday work. Gaius finally dis
covers that he is not ill, but that he
is merely wearing his son's suit. The
old-fashioned costumes and settings,
combined with the delightfully por
trayed character of the irascible and
hot-headed old gentleman, and his
tactful wife make a charming play.
The Cast of Characters:
Mrs. Mayfiald Margaret Jones.
Gaius Mayfield George Denny.
Gaius Jr. Ted Livingston.
Dr. Foster Bob Pickens.
Ben T. C. Quickel.
Tom William Cox.
"The Black Rooster," by Miss Pearl
Setzer of Hickory is a comedy of farm
folk, perfect in its natural character
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"Nat Macon's Game," is a romance
of a North Carolina Revolutionary
patriot,. by, J. Osier Bailey of Raleigh.
John Carleton, a Tory, and Nat Ma
con vie for the favor of Hannah
Plummer, the daughter of a Tory.
When Nat comes in one night and
finds out that old man Plummer has
promised her to Carleton, he asks
him to play a game of cards with him
for Hannah's hand. They play, Carle
ton cheats and Macon loses. Throw
ing down his cards, Macon declares
that he has "lost her fairly," but
that his love is superior to honesty
and he will not give her up. Mr.
and Mrs. Plummer leave Hannah
with Carleton who tries to make her
see that he would be all that a hus
band should be. She resists his ap
proaches, and then Macon bursts into
the room suddenly, ties Carleton to
a chairs and takes Hannah away to
the preacher. The atmosphere is
well conveyed in the setting. The
play is a good picture of the North
Carolina Patriot, often called "the
last of the Romans."
The Cast of Characters:
Nat Macon James Hawkins.
John Carleton Ted Livingston.
Mr. Plummer Osier Bailey.
Hannah Plummer Daisey Cooper.
Mrs. Plummer Kitty Lee Frazier.
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