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THE DAILY TAR HEEL
Tuesday, May 6, 1939
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Tuesday, May. 6, 1930
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY
, There is no more justification for
being "a chaplain in the army or navy
than there is for being a chaplain in
a speakeasy.- Rev. Peter Ainsley.
Judging From
The Results i
The social activities of the
past week-end have been classed
as entirely successful. Howeyer
one may judge the success or
failure of a social affair, we be
lieve that all will agree as to
the success of the entertainment
of the last few days.
The entire plan was conceived
early during the winter quarter
and was tried as an experiment
by the organizations staging
the series of dances. Jt is likely
that the plan will be continued
vith additional affairs added
eachyear. If the success of this
year'js "Spring Frolic" is used
as aj gauge of what future af
fairs, will be, wevfavor it whole-
. hpnrtprllv
! ' .
Not only did the dances serve
as a pleasant interlude for the
work between mid-terms and
final exams,"but it also added
vhat Carolina has long needed
-a more definite arrangement
of spring dances.
Here we have the German
Club and various organizations
to give dances. But there is lit
tle orderliness to any dances giv
en with the exception of : the"
German Club, affairs. No one
denies that such an affair each
spring shortly after mid-terms
would aid in placing the social
activities for the year on a more
.definite basis. While not being
afflicted with jazz-mania still we
willingly join in -the chorus,
"On with the dance."
Experimenlal Education
A Total Failure?
An announcement has just
been made by President Glenri
Frank of the University of Wis
consin to the effect that the ex-
perimental college of that insti
tution will be closed the first of
June. This statement came as
a tremendous blow to those who
believe in the virtues of experi
mental education as practiced at
Wisconsin. The opponents of
this type of educational method
no doubt feel a certain vindi
cation in Wisconsin's failure, if
it is a failure.
Under the tutelage of Dr.
Alexander Meiklejohn, philos
opher and educator, - students
studied with a philosophical at
titude. They tried to study life
as a whole. Optional attend
ance, no examinations in our
meaning of the term, and week
ly seminars were features of the
college. - Ihese leatures gave
students many liberties, of
course, and placed students upon
their own initiative. Students
were responsible for their work
to no faculty member but to
themselves. But the experi
mental college has failed, the
cause attributed by President
Frank being "internal friction,"
whatever that may mean.
Rollins College, which has
been the co-leader with Wiscon
sin in the field of this new edu
cation, now has a greater task
ahead. Upon that institution
now rests the responsibility of
proving the practicability of the
methods which the experimental
educators have innovated. It is
a difficult undertaking for it has
the appearance of being more
theoretical than practiceable,
whether or not such is the case.
If Rollins fails, then it would
seem that there is such a thing
as too much freedom for the stu
dent.
We hope,, however, that be
cause certain elements of the
new. education seem undesirable,!
educators will not view the en
tire undertaking as a failure.
The placing of students upon in
dividual initiative, the signifi
cant thing about this new kind
of education, it seems to us,
needs much more emphasis by
our educators than has hereto
fore been given.
"Thorns and
Orange Blossoms
The famous "Imperial Stock
Company" deserves great praise
for its recent production
"Thorns and Orange Blossoms."
It certainly showed the high
calibre of professional acting of
which the members of the com
pany are so proud, arid did not
even "bring the blush of shame
to anyone's cheek." But in a
more serious vein, the play and
the inter-acts provided an ev-
ening's entertainment the equal
of which has not been seen in
Chapel Hill in a loner time. The
play pictured in a most amusing
and pleasant way the very soph
isticated melodrama of the '90's.
The audiences entered easily in
to the spirit of the play and re
sponded to its type of humor
and sentimentality. Especially
on the first night it "followed
its natural instincts to reward
villainy with disapprobation and
to applaud virtue in distress."
The members of the faculty
and their friends who produced
the play are due much credit
for the pleasurable evenings
they gave us and for the service
they have done for charity in
Orange County. We encourage
them to produce more of this
work which we are sure gave
them as much pleasure as it did
to us.
Bob House, comedian of the
"Imperial Stock Company,"
wants it announced that he ap
preciates the tremendous ap
plause he received upoh each of
his appearances on the stage. He
knew the public had as much
confidence in him as he did in
himself. Mr. MacMillan de
clares he is very much alive and
in the best of health despite
his supposed murder which oc
curred both Friday and Satur
day " evenings. Dr. McKie is
very much worried over a certain-question,
and says that his
ability and lawful right as a
preacher does not extend be
yond the stage. Although he is
accustomed to take ministerial;
parts in plays, his work does not
give mm the right to perlorm
any r particular services in ac
tual life which might run in com
petition to the usual duties of
Chapel Hill preachers.
All in "11, the production of
"Thorns and Orange Blossoms"
provided excellent entertainment
both for the audiences and the
participants, was a good service
in behalf of the poor of Orange
county, and was another tri
umph for Mr. Green and Mr.
Steele in the Little Theater
Movement. A. V. L.
TVHAT SHALL WE DO?
- -It has "been rumored, and from
very reliable sources, that the
University is facing a financial
crisis. The news has reached
the ivriters that the administra
tive officials have been called
upon to reduce the present cler
ical forces and equipment ex
penses to the minimum. It is
also hinted that a cut in the
salaries of the faculty might be
come .necessary.
It is a regretable situation
since the University has just
started towards the heights to
which those who love it, and sup
port it have been wishing to see
it attain. It has won national
recognition and is conceded to
be one of the foremost institu
tions of learning in the south.
To halt our present progressive
program would be to destroy in
a very short time what it has
taken years of toil, patience and
money to build.
There are already to those
who are intimately connected
with the University, evidences
of the slowing up of our pro
gress. Already, we have wit
nessed the departure of some of
our most eminent professors
who have found better positions
elsewhere- This comes as a
blow to the school.
These men will be . sorely
missed, and it will take years to
replace them. Can we be so in
considerate of our future and the
vouth of North Carolina as to
not awaken to these facts and
try by every conceivable means
to remedy this situation which
imperils the future welfare of
our state.
In casting about for an imme-
diate means of relief, we find
that it is impossible to legislate
for an increase in the existing
tax rate under our present eco
nomical conditions. Then we
examine the items of expense
of the University for the pur
pose of detecting some possible
place where the expense may be
reduced at the injury to all con
cerned. We find that the Uni
versity spends several thousands
of dollars on entertainment, fac
ulty dinners, commencement
programs, and various other
forms of social activities which
add little to the intellectual at-
, tainments.
While these activities are
quite important and have a def
inite value, we cannot compare
them with the importance of
academic work. We would sug
gest that the expenses be cut in
these activities and not in the
all important academic depart
ments. '
We know that every senior
looks forward with pride, hope
and longing to the day on which
he will receive his or her di
ploma. This day is usually one
of pomp and celebrity. Although
this adds nothing to his general
knowledge or education it gives
him a few hours of pleasure at
the expense of the school.
We believe that there are few
seniors at the University who
would not be willing to sacrifice
a few moments of pleasure in
order to help their Alma Mater
Readers' Opinions
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Thorns and Orange Blossoms' 9
(By Robert G. Dawes) y
When the firm of Morley and
Throckmorton leased the old
Rialto Theatre in Hoboken back
in 1928, they little "recked"
what deeds were to be perpetrat
ed in their names. These gentle
men started the proverbial ball
a-r oiling, and the passion for
Victorian revivals took its place
with those for "antique furniture
and longer skirts.
Chapel Hill was treated to a
presentation of the fifty-year
old melodrama. "Thorns and
Orange Blossoms" Friday and
Saturday nights of last week.
The -local production played to
capacity houses both evenings.
It is doubtful that the nurturing
theatre of the folk, drama has
ever contained such a riotously
appreciative and enthusiastic
audience. They came to watch,
but remained to cheer. Vocifer
ous, sincere applause, righteous
ly indignant hisses for Hhe vil
lain, and & constant roar of mer
riment marked this epochal en
tertainment from curtain to cur
tain. Spectators, many of them
stolid and staid faculty mem
bers, wrere somewhat hesitant
and retricent at first. Inhibi
tions engendered bythe modern
theatre prevented them from ex
pressing their real feelings. But
some well-paced and competent
instigators soon dispelled all
tendencies toward self conscious
ness, and a splendid and un-in-hibited
time was had by all.
Mr. Robert Sellers, a talented
young technician of the profes
sional theatre, imported especi
ally from New York for the pro
duction, displayed in his settings
a fine conception of the spirit of
the Victorian theatre. To any
one conversant with stage his
tory, Mr. Sellers' use of wing
pieces, back-drops, and leaf
borders gave ample testimony
of that gentleman's painstaking
research7 and untiring r labor.
With both settings and costumes
of, such excellence, the produc
tion was virtually assured suc
cess from the . beginning.
Madame Prouty," modiste, de
signed and executed with con
summate artistry the costumes
for the female characters, an
element which went far to pro
duce the desired atmosphere of
the period with such accuracy.
The men's costumes and the pro
perties were also more than
satisfactory, and gave evidence
that those able producers, Mes
sers Green and Steele, were well
acquainted wih stage arts and
artists when they engaged the
' various individuals who were re
sponsible for the staging of the
play. The appropriate inciden
tal music which adcTed so ma
terially to the flavor of The rjlay,
was prepared and rendered un
der the direction of Mrs. McCall.
And now for the difficult and
dangerous part of any criticism :
the acting and the direction. The
casting was admirable, with
strict regard for "type" in the
majority of characters. Com
parisons are impossible. There
was -s.uch a wealth of variety jn
the characterizations and each
character so admirably por
trayed, that to single out one or
two for special commendation
would be ooth fool-hardy and
perilous. The gentle love of :
Violet and Randolph was made
pathetically real by Mr. and
Mrs. Russell. If the approba
tion of the audience is a cri
terion of artistic value the work
of the first leading lady was
among the finest ever seen on
the Playmaker stage. The
haughty, fierce movements of
Lady Ryvvers were a joy to be
hold. Tommy Swift and his fas
to endure and continue its use
fulness to the state and nation.
To do away entirely with these
functions is not our proposal,
but to merely cut them to the
minimum. R.W.P. and D.A.K.
cinating Monica, portrayed by!
Mr. House and Miss Stratton,
provided many delightful -and
humorous moments, while in the
field of character parts, Messrs.
Potter and McCoy gave to their
small but important roles com
plete understanding and finished
performance.
To H. M. Jones must be given
much of the credit for the suc
cess of the whole enterprise. His
villainous villain wTas a master
piece. ' His direction too was,
for the most part, exceptionally
good, but it is to be feared that
because of his proximity to the
play, he failed, to have always
that sense of perspective, so es
sential to a director. A play of
this nature does not need to be
burlesqued. Christopher Mor
ley showed his wisdom in play
ing "After Dark" absolutely
"straight," that is, seriously.
Mention might be made in this
connection of the gospel hymns,
which smacked too decidedly of
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This was a "technical error. If
authenticity to period is sought
after and, as in this case, fol
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scenery it should certainly be
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Of gesture and stage move
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serious acting, but the burlesque
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