Salisbury University - Evergreen Yearbook (Salisbury, MD)

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The Home Corner It is here that the dormitory girls con¬ gregate. For what purpose.? Mostly to learn the latest gossip, listen to the radio, write letters (there is always a special fellow, one who is first in the heart, always on the mind, and forever in the dreams) or to hear a little jazz or dream music, according to the general mood. This is the scene of laughter, serious¬ ness, joy, and gloom. We all agree that the “home corner” is characteristic of its name. LAZY LAWRENCE - Dedicated to Dr. Cariithers, who never saw “Lazy Lawrence”. When I was a young-un on the farm, we worked! You boys today have an easy life, and you girls, too! We didn’t close the school because it was zero. We didn’t sit in the shade, when there were things to do. . . . Ever hear of dancing Lazy Lawrence.? No, I’ll bet. We didn’t admit we ever saw him, either, in the hay ’Cause the old folk would tease us and we’d be Branded—and this is just what they would say, “Anybody with time to waste lookin’ at heat waves Might as well be sittin’ in the shade snoozin’.” “Let her heat,” we’d say, as we’d compete with our elders.” And the sun would burn, and the perspiration was oozin’. Oh, you young-uns don’t know what an easy time you have! Modern inventions will be the ruination of you If you don’t remember Lazy Lawrence is still about Ready to put you in the shade with nothing to do. . . . —Angela England Smith 29

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THE HOME CORNER —Left to right: Betty Richards, Betty Johnson, Miss Isabella Watters, Helen Cheezum, Ruth Cropper, Betty Brinsfield, Janice Hearne.

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DRAMATIC CLUB —Left to right: Adelyn Hopkins, Helen Cheezum, Constance Messick, Iona Marshall, Charlotte Stafford, Dick Pollitt, Dorothy Melson, Audrey Stayton, Ward Jump, Mary Wright Silvey, Hyman Crandall, Robert Riley, Francis Hopkins, Nolan Owens, Martha Lihis. The Sophanes Players Lights! Curtain! Action! The Soph¬ anes Players are “at it” again. This time the play is “The Lost Elevator”, a comical story about an elevator stuck between floors and packed with occupants of varied and sundry character. The picture above was taken just prior to the first performance and shows the cast in the make-up stage. The dramatic organization of the school received its name from the Greek drama¬ tists, Sophocles and Aristophanes. Once a month, on the first Tuesday, the Soph¬ anes Players hold their meeting at 7:30 P. M. Under the guidance of Mrs. Lucy W. Bennett, the following officers func¬ tioned during the 1944-45 year: Mary Wright Silvey, president; Iona Marshall, vice-president; and Martha Libis, secre¬ tary. In a club like the Players, many prob¬ lems arise which can be solved more easily by a small group. Such a group, known as the executive board, is composed of the following members: the president and secretary of the organization, Carlyn Merryman, Marilea Powell, Helen Chee¬ zum, Nolan Owens, and Roger Beckwith. Certain things are expected of the 30 Sophanes Players during the year includ¬ ing an assembly program, a radio pro¬ gram, a play for High-School-Seniors Day, and usually the sponsoring of a dance in the spring. Last year, due to lack of funds, the Sophanes Players joined with the Baglean-Carnean Society to sponsor the dance. With the new year came the idea of using the available funds on cos¬ tumes, scenery, and make-up to fill the depleted supplies. At the monthly meetings the members look forward to the interesting programs, such as the freshman talent program. In¬ cluded on the freshman program this year were a piano solo, a dance, and card tricks. Perhaps the most outstanding talent revealed among the freshmen were mono¬ logues given at assembly. Several rooms of the college comprise the Sophanes Players work rooms. The meetings are held in room 126. Rehearsals take place in the Little Theatre or in the main auditorium. Active members dig and delve among the properties in the property and set room in the basement. The boys hammer and saw in the work¬ shop, and several members undertook the huge task of cleaning up and putting in order the costume room. n