Salisbury University - Evergreen Yearbook (Salisbury, MD)

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owers in MUSIC THE DIST RICT 1 Rotary Club dinner was not the first occasion at which the Chorus made a successful appearance, for thev first introduced themselves at J the Freshman - Parent - Faculty Dinner, and later at the Princess Anne High School. A small group was organized to sing at the Wicomico FIigh School without ben¬ efit of pitch-pipe or piano, and then at Easton High School to the accompani¬ ment of sneezes, sniffles and sips of lemon juice. Formal clothes were first donned by the entire Chorus for the annual appearance at the Young Business Men’s meeting in the Wicomico Hotel Ball Room. The Russian “rash’’ broke out among the men after they witnessed the spectacular performance of the Don Cossack Chorus —the net result being an hilarious if slight¬ ly screwy production known as “General Totalloff’s Don Cossack Chorus.” Early in the spring, the same small group mentioned before made appearances at twenty high schools. Shirley Powell and din Bedsworth, co-presidents, were both members of this group as were also: Bradley, Johnson, Willing, Wright, New¬ comb, and Williams. June concluded a busy year for the Chorus, for, besides their numerous per¬ formances, they were featured at the Bac¬ calaureate Service at Commencement. Row 1 (left to right) — Martin, Crockett, Willing, Powell, Bedsworth, Collison, Fogwell, Tilghman, Wright. Row 2 — McVey, Young, Heath, Marvil, Christopher, Bradley, Keplinger, S ' tandiford. Row 3 — Breneman, Rencher, R. Williams, Haddaway, Deen, Slnigart, Bounds, Pennewell, Streett, Kerr, Siddons, Brandon. Row -f — Cooper, Dulin, Bowen, Appleton, Seese, D. Gross, II. Smith, Tyler, Taylor. Row 5 — Hayman, T. illiams. Speck, C. Gross, Bowman, E. Gross, Holloway, Sharp, Newcomb, Lavery.

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“DORMIES ’ (dormitory students to you), seeking activity, found ample op¬ portunity in the days that followed to expend the dash and verve they had ac¬ cumulated over the holidays. For, every year, under “Miss Ruth’s” supervision, members of the I Iome Association act as hosts and hostesses to social organizations who care to use our beautifully-paneled dining-hall. One of the first organizations to express such a desire was the Rotarv Club of Salisbury who, on November 28, were to have as guests other Rotary Clubs of this district. Squeezing in and out between pushed- back chairs, breathing in the smoke-laden air, hurrying to and fro, men and women students generously meted out equal por¬ tions of tasty food and cheery greetings. This, however, was only one of the many accomplishments of the Home Associa¬ tion. Their aim this year had been to pro¬ vide pleasant and wholesome recreation for each student, and an excellent begin¬ ning was made with the annual Septem¬ ber picnic at Ocean City. Driving on toward their aim, room 135 was opened as a recreation room where ping-pong, cards, and other games could be partici¬ pated in freelv. Everyone recognized this as a much-needed innovation. Popping corn, making fudge, talking in the Social Room — all activities featuring the Home Association — were rivaled only by the Hallowe’en Party, the im¬ pressive Candle-lighting Service, and Vespers. Annabelle Dulin, Marcella Smith, Louise Graybeal, and Florence Laws headed this thriving organization, •Sir A • 1 Sv 1 M % • 4 In the college home which this year donated an electric corn-popper and an electric water fountain to the college. 21

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DRAMA! A thrilling moment with Carroll Speck, Stokes Sharp, Donna Hoyt, Arthur Ward, in In the Shadow of the Glen” THE MUSES, indeed, could not have been disappointed this year in the inter¬ est and effort expended in dramatics, for at each bi-monthly meeting, an experi¬ mental play directed by one of the mem¬ bers of the group was presented. Two especially good productions were: Wild Hobby Horses , directed bv Georgia White, and The Bad Penny , directed by Marjorie Wright. On March 29, at “All - High - School Seniors’ Day,” the Sophanes Players went “Hindustanic” with Jack Stuart Knapp’s Command Performance. The Hindu setting of a Maharajah’s palace, and the colorful costumes, captivated the audience at the very beginning, and rightly so, for many of the properties, the property of Mrs. Beulah Allen, came directly from India. J The production of In the Shadow of the Glen, a one-act play by John Millington Synge, was proof of the fine work of this club. The ability of the playwright to capture the poetry and cadence of the Irish peasant speech, made him the most distinguished writer of the Irish Renais¬ sance. Phe Board of Directors of the Sophanes Players consisted of the officers: Wright, Newcomb, Jones, and Johnson, as well as Mrs. William Howard Bennett, ad¬ viser and director, and Speck, Keilholtz, Walsh, Clinard, and Marvil. Phe dramatic club, under the guidance of Mrs. Bennett, has continued to main¬ tain its high standards of producing only the best plays and of doing them well. 23