University of Rhode Island - Renaissance / Grist Yearbook (Kingston, RI)

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Dress rehearsal for Stalag 1 7 is halted by director for change in stage business. The Barter ' s summer program varies from week to week — recent Broadway hits, Shakespeare, tryouts of new plays, even opera. AT BARTER THEATER Old Opera House in Abingdon is summer home of Barter, which carries on year-round activities, including touring companies. Miniature Stage set for new play is checked by designer Mack Statbam. From this model, full-scale scenery will be built. Resident company, composed of budding actors gaining experi- ence. rehearses in outdoor studio with highland backdrop. 20

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ITS EASY TO MAKE Sunburst Mats For a crafts project the whole family can join in and enjoy, why not try making these useful and decorative sunburst mats? No special skill is re- quired, and they’re inexpensive; cost is about 50 cents each. Here are the tools and materials needed : “frozen sucker” sticks (they are available at super markets or grocery stores); -inch-diameter wooden beads; linen carpet warp or heavy-duty, small diameter string; large blunt needle; long-nose pliers; A -inch twist drill. Bore two holes in each stick, one hole A -inch from one end, the other hole 2 A inches from the same end. Then follow directions at right. Tighten thread so that mat lies flat, then knot thread and dip the ends. (To make tight square knots, tie one loop and have someone hold it tightly with pliers while you finish knot.) Sunburst mats ran be used on a table or arranged deco- rativdy on a wall. Once you have the knack of mak- ing them, you may want to tty design variations. string the wooden beads, alternating sticks and heads, until you have 29 of each in your circle. (The beads can l e purchased at a hobby or crafts shop.) Thread the end holes first, keeping all sticks horizontal, until you have put on 29 sticks. Pull thread as tight as you can, and tie with a square knot. Then dip off the ends.

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THE GRIST J 8 Robert Winthrop Cummings Notice the angelic expression? That’s Patsy’s” most useful mask. He came by it honestly though ; he was born on Sunday, December 25, ’87. His cards bear the imposing legend, “R. Winthrop Cummings,” but he is widely known by the more classic name of “Patsy. ’ ’ As a Freshman he was noticeable at first by his meek air and genial manner: but more especially for the extremes of modishness to which he drove his tailor. Large coats, heavily padded on the shoulders, and trousers “pegged” till they looked “Dutch,” made him resemble the caricatures of college sports. He shed these fads as he outgrew the effects of those last years at “Orange High.” At the end of his first year at R. I. C., in attempting to merit the term, “sport, ” he imbibed the true spirit to such an extent that he threw ' away his dandy togs, even to his shoes, and dejectedly accepted the advice and guidance of those who have since become his best friends. Among us he is noted for his happy-go-lucky readiness for any and all projects that don’t sound like work, being oblivious to con- sequences. He has been of much value to athletics by his devotion to scrub teams, and his ability to originate new pla 3 ' s has kept football men studying signals overtime. Since his Freshmen j ' ear w ' as so effective in sophisticating him, he has even considered it his special duty to initiate all Freshies, and to guide them safely(?) through the intricate ways that puzzle new ' men. His versatile powers are in demand w ' hether it be as coach for class teams, in which position he is in his glory, or as guide on the broad “ Patsy ” smooth road to Wakefield, where he is most popular among the children (girls preferred,) for even a wank has been known to attract him. As an inmate of the dormitory his time was so completely taken up with affairs of under-class men, such as “bathing expeditions,” trips to Wakefield or Thirty-Acre, or just general rough-house, that his more important duties were neglected, and on the advice of higher authorities, he now resides at “Slack’s Retreat. ’ ’ He has some- how found time to establish a lively line of correspondence, as is attested by the weighty volumes received bearing the Orange postmark. “Patsy” has numerous philanthropic projects and ambitions, which few r even of his intimate friends suspect. As a side line with his other activities, he is taking the mechanical course, which he desires to master with the least possible amount of study, and he bids fair to break all records for obtaining good marks by his shrewdly assimilated knowledge. Some day he will renovate the industries of his state, and settle down to enjoy life with a certain Orange bud that has always been associated W ' ith his dreams of orange-blossoms. 26