Coker College - Milestone Yearbook (Hartsville, SC)

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Xl C7 First row: Sawyer, Bishop, johnson. Second i A, . 1 row: Gurleyx Ransom, Mangum, Kirk, Cothran, Fisher. Third row: Watson, Robinson Pap adantonakis, Gillam. , ALPHA PSI OMEGA--Seated: Bonnie Cone Patricia Crawford Sh' 1 L d , , ir ey an . Standing: Mr. Benjamin Bray-sponsor, Patricia Fisher. -AN 4 fn inf 101

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The QUEEN BESS PLAYERS are those students who have an interest in the theater and express this inter- est in their active par- ticipation in the dra- matic life of the college. This, of course, does not consist of only on-stage work but also those in- numerable activities which must be done for the final success of a production. Member- ship in the Queen Bess Players includes those people who have participated in any area of dramatic endeavor. Any student is eligible to try out for a play after her grades have proved satisfactory for at least one semester. An all-junior cast was selected for Blythe Spirit, produced and directed by the junior Class. This farce by Noel Coward proved to be quite successful. In November, the Queen Bess Players presented a PATRICIA CRAWFORD President group of four one-act plays. Male parts were taken by men on campus and in town for a complete break with tradition of having girls play male roles. These plays, as well as the junior play, gave a large number of students the opportunity to become eligible for initiation into Queen Bess Players. The club also sponsored trips to the Florence Little Theater. Not only the club members were invited, but also other students who were interested. Membership in ALPHA PSI OMEGA, the national honor dramatic fraternity, is the highest award given in the field of dramatics. Eligibility is limited to those who have had one major role in a play, three minor roles, or the equivalent in helping in the production of any play. Initiation is more severe and certain tests of proficiency must be passed before membership is granted. The climax of the year in drama came with the performance of The Boy Friend in late May. A large undertaking, the Queen Bess Players in cooperation with the entire drama department, under the super- vision of Mr. Benjamin Bray, sponsored the Broadway musical and the performance proved the effectiveness of these two groups. Powder and Paint First row: Cone, Land, Pennell. Second row: Roney, Strader-sec.-treas., Crawford-president, Stackhouse. Third row: Jordan, Hayward Kendall, Bray-sponsor. '-E9 100 X l

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First row: Martin, Kissane, Hart, Griflin, Pope. Second row: Roney, Bailey, Crawford, Gillam. Dawn to Dusk The Day Student on the Coker campus is a special breedkrhough outwardly not unlike dormitory stu- dents. She Cor, in some cases, heb is set apart from her on-campus sisters by a group of special charac- teristics which are all her own. the possession of a set of car keys, which for her are keys to education. occasional tardiness to Civ. lecture, not because she is lazy, but because the roads were icy. . . . frequent lunches at Boyd-Powe's, where she feeds on hot dogs and pepsi-cola Cshe has to budget her al- lowance to include food and these are cheapestb. habitation during free periods of such refuges as the library, for work, the canteen, for play, and the day student's.lounge, for a little of both. . .. a sometimes frustrating ignorance of campus go- ings-on. It is this last characteristic of the day student which the DAY STUDENT CLUB is designed to combat. It is her special organization through 'which she keeps in touch with happenings all over the campus and particularly those things which most concern her. In this way, she becomes, not a breed apart, but an inte- grated member of the Coker College community. 102 Bells on their Toes Coker's MODERN DANCE CLUB this year con- sisted of nine girls who worked especially on the com- position of dances under the able supervision of Mrs. Josephine Saunders. Pre-Classic dance forms, such as the allemande, courante, minuet and gailliard, were featured in a chapel program presented to the Coker student body by the club. In the spring the club made a two day tour giving programs at Charleston and Orangeburg high schools. On this tour they presented an educational lecture-demonstration type program along with the Pre-Classic dance forms and two nn- ished dances. The Modern Dance Club also per- formed for several Alumnae Association meetings during the school year. One of the most important functions of this club is to form the nucleus of the dancers who present the dances at the May Day fes- tivities. It is at this time that everyone can see the re- sults of long, hard hours of practice . . . results in the form of grace, poise and beautiful dances. First row: Kittrell, Eddings, Cobb, Gainey. Second row: Byrd, J., White, Goodson, Grantham, Smith. Third row: Culpepper, Byrd, P., Haynes, Sessoms, Turner. Fourth row: Walter, Nivens, Thomas, Monroe. I N. f