James Madison University - Bluestone Schoolmaam Yearbook (Harrisonburg, VA)

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Stratford Dramatic Club Did you know that Stratford Dramatic Club was once a literary society? The change in organization, from a group interested in drama only as literature to one of Madison ' s most interesting and ambitious clubs, was made about 1918, when the club be- came a dramatic society, with its main interest in production. At first the music department cooperated with the club in presenting operettas downtown in the Assembly Hall of the Court House. As the school has grown, plays have been presented in the dining hall, in Sheldon, in the two gyms, and finally in the place of honor in Wilson. Stratford ' s aim throughout the years has been to promote the highest type of dramatic leadership and entertainment possible. The eighteen members and thirty-two associate mem- bers are selected according to their ability as actors, electricians, stage managers, directors, make-up artists, and business managers. All types of dramatic interests are represented. The club selects its own plays to be presented and, though they are usually for women ' s groups, some mixed casts are given to insure art ' s being for art ' s sake. Plays produced this year include Sorority Phantom, an original play written by the director of the club, Dr. Argus Tresidder, and The Fortune Teller, also by Dr. Tresidder. Xoel Coward ' s I ' ll Leave It to You was the Home-Coming attraction on March seventeenth. Mary Elizabeth Stewart President Cora Mae Fitzgerald ' ice-President Mary Flanagan Secretary Anita Wise Business Manager Alice Gilliam Stage Manager Dr. Tresidder Advisor Mr. Logan Honorary Member

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x G» First rmc: Dorothy Allen, Tharon Barham, Evelyn Baggett. Helen Hounchell, Margaret Weil. Willie Liggett, Julia Ann Flohr, Alice Griffith, Yern Wilkerson, Margaret Dawson, Dorothy Grubbs, Marjorie Hill Second rote. Gladys Walker, Ruth Kiser, Jane Dingledine. Juanita Rhodes, Clarice Logan Back row: Martha Jane Draper, Frances Wright. Lucille Webb, Madelon Jessee, Cora Reams, Marguerite Buck, Martha McGavock, Mary Alice Moore, Martha Beth Newcomb, Genevieve Baker. Vivian Fauver, Mary John- son Wright, Martha Burroughs, Marjorie Pitts Sigma Phi Lambda Julia Ann Flohb President Vern Wilkerson Vice-President Dorothy Grubbs Secretary Margaret Weil Treasurer Margaret Derrick Historian Miss Lanier Sponsor If the progress of Sigma Phi Lambda were measured from the standpoint of the fulfillment of what it signifies — scholarship, fellowship, and leadership — the society has certainly attained new heights in the past year. Although a requirement for entrance is a B average on all past work or an A average for first-quarter fresh- men, the membership doubled last year. Under able leadership and sponsorship, these freshmen and sophomores embarked upon a three-point plan of study as their objective for the year. The first quarter was devoted to a study of new developments in science and literature, and to the discus- sion of world news topics. Faculty friends and students contributed much to the project. Early in the year Mr. Chappelear gave a general survey of the progress in science. Later Mrs. Ruebush reviewed the best current books. Mr. Slaughter gave a clear analysis of the Chinese situation at one of the bi-monthly meetings. During the second quarter the value and variety of hobbies invoked primary consideration. Eh . Phillips convinced the society of the intrinsic pleasures of photography, one of her many hobbies. Dr. Frederikson, Dr. Sawhill, and Miss Lanier discussed news clippings, coins, and glass, respectively. College problems were studied during the third quarter. Responsible committees corresponded with other colleges to obtain a broader insight into curricula, housing, and leisure time expenditure, which were examined by round-table discussions. Besides expanding into purely intellectual endeavors, the society fulfilled an additional social objective by entertaining the Men ' s Glee Club of Bridgewater College at a luncheon, after a concert on the Sigma Phi Lambda chapel program on February first. [125]

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Stratford Dramatic Club ACTIVE MEMBERS First row, seated. Shirley Ma- j.ir, Margaret I a is. Mary Flanagan Second row, seated: Evelyn Murrell, Judith Brothers, Mary Clark. Mary Elizabeth Stewart. Cora Mae Fitzgerald, Virginia Gordon I [all Third row, standing: Kay i mi- liar, M i lcl rid t larnett, niia Wise, Dori s In ecoat . Alice ( iilliam, Dr. Argus Tresidder Fourth row, standing: Aileen Brillhart, Ruth Peterson, Vir- ginia Doering ASSOC] VTE MEMBERS First row. Nell Long, Hetty Wise, Mice Clark. Carrie Mae Stewart, Byrdie Kidd, Jimmie Beth Morrison, M.irilee 1 tenkle Second row: Tony Eastham, Polly Barfield, Hazel Dunkerke, Evelyn Heflin, Sara Thomason, Margaret Baylor, Marie Smith Third row: Alice Kent, Patricia Johns, Jeanette Furman, Virginia Ferebee, Lucy Dick, Mary rlobbs, Jane Ellen Beery, Eleanor Kash, D0II3 Burchard, Elsie Junes Fourth row Shirley Harrison, Alice Lewis Tucker, Nancy Bailey, Polly Maniates, Faye Mitchell. Mary Hunter Lupton, Jeannette Woodward, Kathleen Rhea, Elaine Harrison