Pacific University - Heart of Oak Yearbook (Forest Grove, OR)

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Egglgggefefoezeiooo HEART OF OAK '24 ooeieimoeimggg e 51 g 3 H CAST OF CHARACTERS! E E Bob Bennett. .................. ..... C leo Howell Q B. M. Ralston. . . ..... 1. . .iWatt Long Q Q Bishop Doran ..... ..... W illiam Harrison Q Q Clarence Van Dusen. . .... Frank Brodersen Q E Dick Donnelly .... .... M elvin Johnston E H Gwen ......... ....... A gnes Fenenga E E Mrs. Ralston. . ..... Maxine Schannep Q Z5 Ethel Clark ..... ...... E dith Samuel Q, E Mable ........ .... N ancy lVIoore E C53 Sable ...... .... E iv.. Dibble 55 Q Martha .. .... Florence Bates H C55 H 3 Ei . . E Told m a Chinese Garden 3 Q Saturday night, January thirteenth, the Theta Nu Society presented the E Q clever playlet, Told in a Chinese Garden. The play, written by Constance E Wilcox, has its setting in the garden of a wealthy Chinese, Wang Chu Mo, E Q who is about to give his only daughter in marriage to Poa Ting Fang, a crafty, E Q unscrupulous old man. The unromatic life of a wealthy Chinese maiden is E E shown, and her daily lessons with governesses who are little more human than E Q the green eyed god himself. Worst of all is prospective marriage with a E Q man whom she holds only in contempt. Then in the midst of her studies enters H Q a young gardener, who sings songs of his childhood home, of the bees, and of the Q Q flower fairies. Q E A very valuable ring belonging to Poa Ting Fang is lost in the garden, Q E and the house of Wang is in the compromising position of losing a well-made Q E match. Later, when the ring is produced, the alleged gardener proves himself H Q to be the nephew of Poa Ting Fang, and lawful owner of the estate confis- Q E cated by him. Q Q Poa Ting Fang, gracefully escapes from the situation, leaving his nephew Q Q to lead the girl he had pretended to love, into a new life of love and happiness, Q E in a garden' where there are plenty of bees. E Q Much success of the play was due to the clever staging and artistic color Q combinations. The stage, decorated in Wisteria and plum blossoms, with a E Q miniature fountain, and wealth of potted plants, gave an ideal setting for the E Q characters, while the real costumes added that touch of oriental beauty that H E made the play so effective. H Q ez Q ez Q 3 v Om' hundred lhree BQSIEQQQQQQQQoreganoeieimmmzamomzeieoraooomzameggg

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,mooooezoogezg HEART OF OAK '24 ooooooeioigg E 3 E E2 E - E31 E T A Y A A E C53 Q9 E 1 N' E Q 6 DQUX E E . j S E CQ Y Q1 E 9 tx Q e at 5 , , . at 552' -.1 Q E E g r E C9 X E55 E 5 I RAJM' E E 'i T J T i T 3 E Nothing But the Truth 3 E Q5 E HE junior Class presented the play Nothing But the Truth, on No- Q E vember 18th under the direction of Professor and Mrs. Story. The Q purely professional manner in which the play was given insured its success. V The story of the play is centered around a ten thousand dollar bet be- E tween Mr. Ralston, a New York broker, and Bob Bennett, a young man in E Gil E92 E Mr. Ralston's office. Bob must tell the absolute truth for twenty-four hours, or Q H he will lose the bet to Mr. Ralston, father of Gwen. Bob, who spends a E E great part of his time at the Ralston country home, is engaged to Gwen. Dick Q Q Donnelly, another young man employed in the office of Ralston, visits at E E their country home much of the time. Q Q Mable and Sable, chorus girls, and friends of Dick, come to the Ralston Q Q home in search of him. Mrs. Ralston ineets them but does not believe they are Q E in search of Dick, but rather of her husband. She promises to pay them well Q Q if they will tell the truth about her husband. Mable relates an infamous story E Q that she had learned in a play some time previous. Mr. Ralston, having had QQ Q a Hitting affair with Mable in his office, denies all knowledge of her. Bob Q E admits Mr. Ralston knows Mable and the peace of the Ralston home is Q E broken. Bob has insulted Ethel, who is Dick's fiance. Bishop Doran threat- Q H ened to expose Mr. -'Ralston for swindling him in business transactions and Q Q Gwen threatens to break 'her engagement with Bob. The clock strikes four Q Q and the bet is off. He explains all the difficulties and takes Gwen for his own. Q IE s E95 C53 Q95 E Om' hundred ttwo Q Gi E93 has igggiaoozaoooooooooooooooozaoozaoooooozoooogggg I i

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Qgggoooooo HEART OF OAK '24 oooooooezigg E CAST OF CHARACTERS! E Li To, Leading Lady .................. Naomi Van Groos Q2 E Tai Lo, the Gardener ....... ..... P auline Brown Q E Wang Chu Mo, the Father ............ . .... Nellie Walker Q E Poa Ting Fang, the Villain ................. Reatha Parcell E E Governesscs ..... . ...... g ...... ,.Grace Hansen, Opal Stewart S1 E ' The Man . ......... ............... - . . .Hilda Blum Q E Scribe . . . ................. Mabel Johnson H Q Runners .... Lucille Goodrich and Ilo Brown Q H U ' 3, Q E As You L1ke lt 3 Q After consideration of several of the modern plays, the Kappa Delta Liter- Q E ary Sociaty finally decided to attempt As You Like lt . As it had been Q Q several years since a Shakespearean play had been staged by Pacific students El Q the choice seemed particularly felicitous. Q H An out-of-door presentation was inevitable, for the wonderful oaks and Hrs Q E of the campus seem designed to lend their charm to such scenes. With such E E massive trunks and graceful boughs, it required no stretch of the imagination E to believe in the Forest of Arden. Miss Le Cerf made a fascinating Rosalind, H ably supported by Miss Lanning as Celiag while Miss Tupper played very Q E acceptably the part of Orlando, and lVIiss Taylor's Jaques deserves special E Q commendation. E E Duke Senior .... ......,.... . ......Agnes Fenenga Q Duke Frederick fVillainJ .... ......Harriet Smith E Amiens .................. ....... B eulah Wilson Q E 4 The Melancholy Jaques.. ..... Margaret Taylor Q Le Beau ............. ,. . . ..... Ernestine Brown E Charles, the Wrestler .... ...... N ancy Moore Q E Oliver De Boys ....... .......... G retta Ross H Jaques De Boys ....... ..... E lizabeth Tucker H Orlando De Boys ..... ........ E thel Tupper H H Adam ........ . ....... ........ L ois Allen Q E Dennis ............ . .......... Lyla Short Touchstone ........ ....,. E llen Anderson Q Q Sir Oliver Matext ..... ..... M ary Bremner E E Corin .................... .... , .Svea Anderson Q Silvius . .................... ,.... . Dorothy Jones E William ................. ,.... .... Ce I ia Bernards Q E A person representing Hymen. .. ........ Eloise'Barker Q Rosalind .............. ' .... .... . . .Mana Le Cerf Q Celia ...................... Gertrude Lanning H Q Phebe ...... ............ ........ J e an McLean Q Audrey ....... ....... E lva Dibble Q First Lord ....... ......... E mma Smith El E Second Lord ..... ........ I ...,..Lyla Short Q Forenc Bate E Two Pages - Margarit Mueiray Q 3 3 E One hundred four E sawed fe