Flora Stone Mather College - Polychronicon Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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THE STAGE is in and around Flora Stone Mather College Campus during the year of 1938-39. The directors, the deans and faculty, and the stage hands, the office force, are behind the scenes, directing the play, man¬ aging properties—working for a smooth performance. Their force is so subtle that to the incoming freshman, they seem merely a part of the setting; but to the stale freshman and all upper classmen they are a very important part of THE CAST. Every girl in Mather is a star in the play. The Seniors and Juniors receive the most attention, each having an individual picture, because of their longer service and their dignity. The Sophomores and Fresh¬ men are shown in candid shots as they actually gather on the campus. In the index are the Seniors ' activities ' list as well as the address of each girl in school.

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DEDICATION This play we dedicate to one who was until recently a beloved actor in our midst. He endeared himself to us, his junior fellow actors, by his constant and sincere inter¬ est in us, and by a wit which, though sometimes gently chiding, was always kindly and always keen. To us he introduced those great actors of old whose roles were so important in shaping the history of religion and of mankind. They too were his friends and, as with us, he commended their virtues and made allowances for their short-comings. In the midst of classes dealing with our modern age and its complex¬ ities, a class with him was a peaceful and refreshing retreat in which we gained new perspective through his eyes. His association with our college and with our university was one of longstand¬ ing. Elis father was one of the first presidents of Western Reserve University and was instrumental in founding the College for Women. He himself attended Adelbert College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in his junior year, and where he earned his bachelor’s degree mnima cum lancle. For all those things we respected him. We loved him for his pleasant Good morn¬ ing”; those boxes of gaily wrapped chocolates on every holiday; the howlers” from his book, or an excerpt from Dickens before class was under way; and examinations completely disguised as “programs”—these little kindnesses and touches of humor made his role unique, never to be filled again in just the same way. THE EDITORS. Instructed by the antiquary times. He must, he is, he cannot but be wise.” Troilus and Cressida, II, iii.

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THE PLAY is divided into three acts. Fall includes the orientation of the freshmen, the organization of the clubs, and the planning of activities for the year. Winter is the longest act of the ploy. Studying and examinations are the principal scenes, but there is fun, too, in club activities. Stunt Night, Christmas dances, and the Martha Washington Ball. Spring is the gayest of the three acts. There are the Sophomore May Day and the Junior Prom; but the Seniors have the center of the stage for the last few weeks in the Junior-Senior Banquet, Step-Night and Commencement. BETWEEN THE ACTS. Every play has its intermissions and we have two. In the first, we present for your enter¬ tainment Spot Shots As You Like ' Em. In the second, the sororities are presented one by one. They are pleasing interludes in the lives of the upper classmen. In these organizations they form life-long friendships and find more social life than is possible in the larger organization of the school.