The Carolinian [April 19, 1928]

              Hear the Opera
Robin Hood THE CAROLINIAN North Carolina College for Women
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VOLUME IX.
GREENSBORO, N. C APRIL 19, 1*28 NUMBER 25
SOUTHERN REGIONAL
DRAMA CONFERENCE
MEETSINCHAPELHILL
Outstanding Men in Field of
Drama Are Present, Actors,
Critics and Directors
KOCH AND GREEN ATTEND
Creative Opportunity for Community
Theatre Llea In Production of Na-tive
Drama la Conclusion
TO PLAY SCORE FOR "ROBIN HOOD"
The Southern Regional Drama Con-ference
recently held In Chapel Hill
during the spring vacation fulfilled all
the prophecies made that it would be
the biggest and most significant drama
conference ever held in the South. Al-though
there was no startling work
accomplished by the conference, there
was much Intelligent discussion of the
problems of the Little Theatre move-ment
In all America as well as In the
South.
About 00 attendants were not so
much Interested In the Little Theatre
as they were In community and college
work which they are directing and
producing In various parts of North
Carolina. Their local and general
problems were also brought up iD the
numerous sessions, dlscusisons which
enabled North Carolina drama to get
the benefit of national Ideas. Mr. W.
R. Taylor, of this college, attended the
whole affair. Other teachers and stu-dents
who attended a part of the con-ference
were Fadean Pleasants, De
Alva 8tewart, Wllhelmlna Welland,
Janice Parker, and Mr. A. T. West.
Outstanding actors, critics, and di-rectors
of drama attended the meeting.
Professor Baker, of Yale, is one of the
weil known figures In American drama
who was there. But, of course, the
two most interesting personalities who
were present were Professor Koch and
Paul Green. Professor Koch has, ac-cording
to F. Atklsson Brooks, In the
Ketc York Times for last Sunday,
"brought Into existence a non-profes-sional
theatre with a fine Individual
tradition."
The conclusion reached by the dele-gates
seems to be that the finest cre-ative
opportunity of the community
theatre lies In the production of native
drama such as that produced by the
Playmakers In the last ten years. A
sample of the native work staged by
the Playmakers was presented in the
production of three of the more recent
plays; one of these was written by Mrs.
J. O, Bally, who, as Loretta Carroll,
was a student here last year.
The most significant fact Is that ten
years ago such a conference In Chapel
HH1 would have gone practically un-noticed
; at the present time It assumed
national Importance. Paul Green re-cently
said:
"This conference is a fine and big
thing. The fact that It is to be held
here In Chapel Hill at the request of
the National Drama Committee, which
is beaded by Professor Baker of Yale,
and Dr. Tucker of the Brooklyn Poly-technic
Institute, is a great compli-ment,
not only to the University of
North Carolina and the Carolina Play-makers,
but to the whole South. It is
recognition of fine accomplishment and
of the growing importance of the South
as a contributing force to national
education and culture."
FRESHMEN HAVE BEST
MEETING OF SEMESTER
Heated Discussion Concerning Continu-ance
of Freshmen Dorm* a Fea-ture
of Meeting
Opera Association to
Present Robin Hood
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Orchestra of Greensboro and college musicians which will play for "Robin Hood." The orchestra is trained by
H. H. Fuchs but will be directed by Wade R. Brown at the Saturday performance.
CAROLINIAN STAFF
FEASTS AT HOTEL
Workers Are Entertained With
Banquet in Ball Room of
0. Henry; March 30
HONOR GUESTS PRESENT
PRIMA DONNA SOPRANO
GIVES CONCERT MAY 21
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ROM' Ponaelle, of the Metropolitan
Opera Company, Will Appear First
Time in Greensboro
EXPECTING A LARGE AUDIENCE
MAKING PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR
Friday night, March 30, at 7:30 in
the ball room of the O. Henry Hotel
the staff of the CAROLINIAN entertained
In honor of the old and new editors.
The occasion marked the end of the
old staffs regime and the beginning of
the new staffs. About 60 members of
the staff and several guests were pres-ent.
The honor guests were: Dr .and
Mrs. W. C Jackson, Mrs. Durand, Mr.
and Mrs. A. C. Hall, and Mrs. Chase
Benson, former editors of the CARO-LINIAN,
and Frances G. Gibson, and
Katie Gravely.
Frances Gibson, retiring editor, pre-sided
over the banquet. While the din-ner
was being served the orchestra of
the O. Henry Hotel played. Between
courses the following program was
presented:
Toastmistress, Frances Gibson.
Welcome, Frances Gibson.
.Response, Winnie Murphy.
Selections by Frank Warner.
To the College, Dot Long.
Response, Dr. W. C. Jackson.
Violin solo by Elizabeth Hanneman.
To business staff, Margaret Walters.
Response, Sally Smith.
Vocal selections by Martha Pat
Archbell.
To the circulators, Lilly Gllly.
Response, Evelyn Bangert.
Piedmont Pippins, A. C. Hall.
To new staff, Katherine Taylor.
Response, Katie Gravely.
Goodnight, Glbby.
The menu.was: Lead Fruit Cocktail,
Feature Chicken a la King, Fillers
Roasted Potatoes and Green Peas, Staff
and Paste, Make-up Salad, Ice Cream
Sundae Edition, Cut Cake, Printer's Ink
Coffee.
The programs and menus were
cleverly printed In the form of minia-ture
CAROLINIANS, and the newspaper
motif was further emphasized by the
journalistic Jargon of the menu and
toasts.
Frances Gibson, retiring editor, was
presented with an etching by the staff,
Clara Girignafd making the presenta-tion.
The staff also sent a corsage to
Katie Gravely, incoming editor.
SOPHOMORES' INTERESTED
IN COMMENCEMENT PLANS
When Rosa Ponselle, prlma donna
soprano of the Metropolitan Opera
house, appears at the college auditorium
May 21, there will undoubtedly be a
large audience from over the state.
Miss Ponselle, although born in
America, is of Italian parentage. This
combination has given her an intense-ness
and vividness together with an
instinct to sing that has assured her
position with the Metropolitan Opera
house. Her charming personality and
beautiful, well-trained voice have made
her a favorite of the American public.
Some of the many difficult roles she
has sung triumphantly are "Gloconda,"
"Vestale," "Julve," "Fiona del Des-tlno,"
and "Norma."
TARKINGTON PLAY GIVEN
BY CORNELIAN SOCIETY
"The Try sting Place" Enjoyed by -Large
Andience on Last
Saturday
S. L S. G. A. MEETS AT
RANDOLPH-MACON
Rath Clinard and Ernestine
Welton Are Representing
N. C. College
TRY-OUTS FRIDAY NIGHT
FOR CAROLINIAN STAFF
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All students who are interested in
trying out for the Carolinian staff
for next year are requested by the
editor to see her Friday night in
the Carolinian office. Positions are
open on the reportorial, business,
and circulation staffs. Freshmen
are particularly urged to come out,
as there are none on the staff at
present.
If for any reason it is impossible
to be present at that time, appli-cants
may see Katie Gravely at 210
East for an assignment some time
before the middle of next week.
ORCHESTRA TO AID
IN "ROBIN HOOD"
Organization Trained by Mr.
Fuchs Has Worked Hard in
Effort to Add to Opera
HUNDRED IN CAST
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First Production of Local Musi-cal
Talent—Reginald De
Koven Is Composer
TO BE GIVEN APRIL 21
Fire College People Featured in Prin-cipal
Roles—College Orchestra
Will Play the Score
NOTED SPEAKERS THERE
WADE R. BROWN DIRECTOR
Saturday night, in the Students
building auditorium, the Cornelian So-ciety
presented "The Trysting-Place"
to a large audience. This play was
written by Booth Tarklngton and very
well interpreted by the cast, including
the Misses Madge Brigman, of Raleigh;
Miriam Black, ef Greensboro; Ruth
Abbott, of Greensboro; Anna McDowell,
of Waynesville; Manle Robinson, of
Morven; and Matilda Robinson, of
Greensboro.
The play was coached by Miss Mar-garet
Beam, of Asbeville. Miss Black
was chairman of the advertisement
committee, and Miss Abbott has charge
of the properties.
The thirteenth annual conference of
the Southern Intercollegiate Student
Government Association Is being held
at Lynehburg, Va., this week with ex-cellent
speakers and outstanding stu-dent
government officers from leading
colleges in the South present.
Ruth Clinard and Ernestine Welton,
incoming and outgoing student gov-ernment
presidents, are representing
this college at the meeting which
started Wednesday and which Is to
continue until noon Saturday.
Business sessions, addresses on per-tinent
topics, and meetings of discus-sion
groups constitute the main busi-ness
of the convention. The first busi-ness
session was held this morning in
one of the main buildings of Randolpb-
Macon College, which is host to the
conference. Dr.-D. R. Anderson, presi-dent
of the college, delivered the
welcome.
Among the speakers who are to ad-dress
the convention are Mr. J. L.
Manahan, dean of education at the
University of Virginia; Miss Mary L.
Sherrill, of Mount Holyoke College;
Mrs. W. S. Harris, of Danville, Va.;
George H. Hallet, Jr., of Philadelphia,
and Mrs. Martin N. Rosenberry, of
Madison, Wisconsin.
Many events of a social nature have
been planned in honor of the visiting
representatives during the three days'
conference. The last business session
will be held Saturday morning and the
association will adjourn after lunch on
that day.
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Sarah Chrisman spent Sunday in
Greensboro with relatives.
Blue and Rainy Monday Witnesses Tragic End
of N. G. G. Students' Eventful Easter Vacation
Tuesday evening the freshman class
held Its first meeting since a quorum
of 100 had been decided upon. The
attendance was the largest of the
semester, and a great deal of Interest
was shown.
The class banner, which was designed
by Julia Davis, was presented for the
first time. The class voted to have a
sale of Inexpensive pottery at the be-ginning
of next semester. This will
give every one a chance to have a piece
or two of pottery in their rooms. With
the proceeds from {his sale several
beautiful pieces of pottery will be
purchased for the reading room in the
library. Olive Green made a report on
this project, stating that it would not
be opened this semester.
A heated discussion took place about
having separate dormitories for the
freshmen next year. When a vote was
taken, only four members voted to have
the separate dormitories, the others
present all voting against It
Girla Will Wear White and Carry Chain.
Claas Presidents Will Wear Green
and Lead Line
CLASS TO SPONSOR SCRIPT DANCE
Discussion of the role that the sopho-mores
will play In commencement this
year constituted the main business of
the sophomore class meeting which
was held Monday at chapel period. The
making of the daisy chain which the
sophomores carry was a topic of much
interest. This year the girls bearing
the chain as before will be dressed In
white while the presidents of last
year's and this year's classes will wear
green. The four presidents will stand
at either end of the line. Moreover,
the sophomores will serve at the alumni
luncheon.
An announcement was made to the
effect that the sophomore class will
sponsor a script dance to be given
sometime during May.
The '"sleep that knits up the rav-eled
sleeve of care" was indeed the
balm of tired minds and jaded
spirits after our arrival home. In
spite of a few missed trains and
MIi-li minor accidents, the majority
of our student body was tucked
snugly in their own beds the morn-ing
of April 10, blissfully at peace
with the world because they knew
for nine long days there would be
no prep bell at 6:40 announcing to
all would-be sleepy heads, "Sleep
no morel"
After the first day of meeting all
your friends and unpacking your
hat-box, the contents of the said
thing convincing mother more than
all your pleading letters home that
her daughter needed some clothes,
we swept into a whirlwind of gaiety.
Dances of every kind—frat, tea-dances,
parties, and sports claimed
the attention. It was a case of
"Eat, drink, and be merry, for soon
you shall diet."
Then came the orgy of buying
for that greatest of events in an
N. C. C. W. girl's heart—the Easter
parade. 'Twas the night before, and
you sat on pins and needles wonder-ing
if he would send you any flow-ers,
threatening all sorts of dire
things if he didnt, not really sleep-ing
much that night, and then the
next morning. Of course he would!
Wasn't he just the nicest person in
the world t You might have known
all the time that he would. There-fore,
you serenely paraded with the
rest of them, fully aware that for
once in your life you are according
to Hoyle.
Some were still more fortunate
and attended the Moravian services
in Winston-Salem. They heard the
impressive call to worship at sun-rise,
and perhaps if they were un-usually
lucky saw the love-feaat
in the church. Still others spent
Sunday in Charleston, and nearly
every one took some kind of motor
trip to various parts of the state.
The Sunday was over and blue
Monday had come. Even the skies
seemed to sense our sorrow and they
wept out of sympathy. .We boarded
the train loaded with gifts tending
to sweeten our disposition, discov-ered
some of our friends, and then
in the usual college manner bom-barded
each other with questions
and tried to see which one could
out-talk the other.
Late that night after you had
told everybody about your experi-ences,
beard everybody else's, and
helped eat part, if not quite the
whole, of your friends' boxes as
well as your own, you reflect back
on your vacation, wishing you were
back home. Then suddenly you re-member,
"If spring vacation comes,
can summer's be far awayt"
The musical accompaniment to
"Robin Hood" will be greatly responsi-ble
for vivid and lasting Impressions
of the opera. The orchestra is a very
important part and has been practicing
hard to. perfect their selections. . Mr.
H. H. Fuchs trained the orchestra, Mr.
B. S. Bates the principals, and Mr.
Fuchs and Dr. W. R. Brown the
choruses. The entire play and orches-tra
will be' directed by Dr. Brown Sat-urday
night.
It will be remembered that a concert
was given by this same orchestra last
fall. The personnel Includes the college
orchestra and several Greensboro peo-ple.
Officers of the college orchestra
are: President, Elizabeth Haraman;
vice-president, Margaret McConnell;
secretary, Mildred Brown; treasurer,
Elizabeth Umberger, and librarian,
Katherine Hlne. Members of the
orchestra for Saturday night are:
First violins: H. H. Fuchs, Elizabeth
Haraman, Margaret McConnell, Vir-ginia
Jackson, Elizabeth Umberger, Sue
Hunnicutt, Ha Shields.
Second violins: Catherine Loeffler,
Wllhelmlna Schutt, Mildred Brown,
Frances Wallace, Cynthia Olive, Doro-thy
Brittle.
Horn: Eleanor Pendergrass.
Tympany: Eunice Varnon.
'Celll: H. Van der Boon, Katherine
Hlne.
Violas: Helen Richards, Imogene
Boyle.
Brass: Henry Parrlsh.
Oboe: William Troxell.
Flute: E. A. Slocum.
Trumpets: T. S. George, Margaret
Hood.
Alto horn: Harris Mitchell.
Bassoon: Walter King.
Trombone: L. F. Thomas.
Clarinets: Grady Miller, Wilson
Fallow.
STATE PEACE CONTEST
WILL BE HELD AT ELON
Ray M. Moses Will Represent Elon In
Contest, Which Will Be Held at
Elon College April 27
Saturday night at 8:30 the Opera As-sociation
of N. C. C. W. will make its
first formal bow to the public- in a
comic opera, "Robin Hood."
This organization, which is the
youngest on the campus, is composed of
those college students who sing un-usually
well and prominent singers in
town. Since Christmas it has been
working to make this a finished produc-tion.
The opera chosen is the most suc-cessful
one written by the American
composer, Reginal de Koven. Colorful,
melodious, and dramatic the adventures
and loves of Robin Hood's merry men
enthrall the audience. It is from
"Robin Hood" that the well known "O,
Promise Me" is taken.
In Act I the old town of Nottingham
is dressed for the May Day Fair. A
May-pole adorns the market square, and
around it dance the villagers. Hither
come Little John and his companion,
outlaws, both to dispose of their "tak-ings"
and to take part in the archery
contests. Robert, Earl of Huntingdon,
wins' the admiration of the outlaws by
his marksmanship, the Sheriff of Not-tingham
repudiates his claims to the
Earldom and declares Guy of Gisborne
the real heir, Robert joins the outlaws
and becomes the celebrated Robin Hood.
Meanwhile, Lady Marian, who has been
commanded by the King to wed the
Earl of Huntington, comes in disguise
to see what sort of man he may be.
With Robert she is well pleased, and
they plight their troth, but when the
wily- Sheriff substitutes Gay as the Earl,
Lady Marian conceals the King's de-cree
commanding her to marry him.
In Act II the scene shifts to Sher-wood
Forest, where Robin Hood and his
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FAMOUS HUMORIST
DELIGHTS AUDIENCE
Mrs. Ida Clyde Clark Discusses
the History of Women in
Search for Freedom .
ASKS FOR CO-OPERATION
PRIZES OFFERED BEST SPEAKERS
Elon College, April 19.—The state-wide
Peace Contest will be held at
Elon April 27, 1028. The winner of the
first place will receive a prize of $00.
The winner of the second place will be
awarded $40.
Ray K. Moses was judged winner In
the preliminary try-out of the Peace
Contest held In Elon chapel Friday
afternoon, April 15, for the purpose of
selecting a representative for the state
contest. The subject on which he
spoke was "A Foundation for World
Peace."
Other students competing for the
position of representing Elon In the
finals were: P. G. Hook, N. A. Weston,
and Edward Isley. All speeches were
exceptionally good and each denoted
genuine ability. Mr. Isley showed re-markable
talent and proved himself
worthy of high praise.
It i» with great pleasure that the
students welcome their beloved presi-dent.
Dr. J. I. roust, back to the
campus.
A real treat to those who came out
to hear her was the lecture made by
Mrs. Ida Clarke, author and humorist,
in the college auditorium Tuesday
night, April 10, on the subject, "From
Plymouth Rock to Congress—Three Cen-turies
of Woman's Progress."
The talk, which was a number of the
annual lecture course, proved to be in-teresting
and entertaining because of
the unaffected manner of the speaker,
the subtle wit of her remarks, and the
keen logic of her argument.
Beginning with the woman who was
the first person to step ashore at Ply-mouth
Rock, Mrs. Clarke discussed
womau in her struggle for freedom
through three centuries, naming the
outstanding women of each age. The
main point of her discussion was that
woman has as yet accomplished little
towards attaining freedom and that she
would continue to accomplish little so
long as she tried to follow the methods
of man. More femininity was her plea
because, said she, "that is the only way
we can get anywhere."
Mrs. Clarke also emphasized the need
to put the world on a co-operative
basis. She advocated co-educational
schools and co-clubs as the means to
accomplish things. She made many
humorous thrusts at the men, saying
that they were the most amusing crea-tures
she knew. Woman, said she, is
a valuable creature because of her in-genuity
in providing for things she
needs. The speaker's wit was such that
many would place her above Will
Rogers.
L. B. Hurley, head of the lecture com-mittee,
presented the speaker in a com-plimentary
way.
The next and final lecture of the year
will be given by James Boyd, the author
of "Drums," and "Marching On," in tho
college auditorium on the evening of
April 26.