Scripps College - La Semeuse Yearbook (Claremont, CA)

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ROOM CLARK HALL LIVING

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unique in the seventeenth century French Hlrniture for the sets, and in its presentation of the ballets accompanied by Lulli's musical score with instruments of the period. Claremont Col- leges students in the language department took part in the per- formance, and credit is due to individuals of the community as well as to our neighboring college. Howard Stone, Mollie Clyde, Ieannie McPl1errin, Eleanor Edwards and Elsie Alden Bakewell gave outstanding performances. Le Bourgeois Gentil- loomme was an inspiring beginning for our dramatic year. ' With the opening of the second term plans were being laid for another producftion to be given early in the spring, and the Siddons Club, a dramatic organization, looked forward to a par- ticipation in the event. Because of the widespread interest in dramatics it was deemed wise not to confine acftivities to any in- dividual group but to allow the drama to enter into the cultural life of the whole student body. In this interest the college was Fortunate in obtaining the services of Mrs. Conrad Seiler, a well-known figure in the cinema capitol. Being an acftress of no small repute and a woman of infinite charm, her sojourn at Scripps was an exceedingly pleasurable and profitable one, es- pecially fior those who had the privilege of working with her. The production in this instance was Mrs. lVlackaye's adapta- tion of Iane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice. Leads were taken by Anne Hopkins, Katherine Barr, Doris Drake, Eleanor Edwards and Ianet Wliite. The whole presentation reflected the charm of the Elmous story. These two produetions mark the highlights of our dramatic' year, but unknown to the outer world other interesting achieve- ments have been reached. Although unable to present a formal production, the Siddons Club has sponsored for its own mem- bers the infbrmal reading of plays that are not only of merit in themselves but that afford an opportunity for characfter study, hoping thus to enrich its own talent and progress. 15

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LITERATURE oU1s XIV and Scripps have both been patrons of the arts. Louis loved his poets, and so does Scripps. Qur Alma Mater loves to see the charcoal smudges upon the noses of her children which bespeak their tender attempts at draw- ing. Most dearly she loves the ink-stained Fingers which tell of the budding author. If all of our aspirants become novelists, essayists, poets and writers of plays, the country will E111 prey to a cultural Renaissance more fierce and breath-taking than that of which the Italians boasted. Scripps offers classes in composition for under-classmen, and a select group of Iuniors and Seniors are members of Miss George's Art of Writiiig. All literature and language classes stress the development of original style and thought in che writing of term papers and examinations. Even the science de- partment is fl.lSSy about sentence structure. The Literary Club which was founded this year is another source of creative writ- ing, and the masterpieces run rampant. c Those among us who are critically inclined have had an oppor- tunity to develop our powers in the'Thursday night book talks in the Balch Browsing Room. Like the swimming instructor who spent his holiday at the beach, we are partial to lectures during our leisure hours, and the book talks represent the lec- ture in its most popular form. Our ever obliging professors fife- quently shine upon these occasionsg and those students who have presided have twinkled beautifiilly. i i Scripps College belongs to the group of CaliR3rnia colleges which publishes the anthology of student verse, First the Blade, and we took our turn publishing the book' in the spring of 1930. Our students contribute poems to the anthology each year. Mrs. Crombie Allen of Ontario has helped to stimulate inter- est in this Held by the group of prizes which she has given for I7