Swarthmore College - Halcyon Yearbook (Swarthmore, PA)

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MR. SORBER MUSIC IID ilRT Music and art, although not Swarthmore specializations, are always available, and pro- vide added depth and color to college life. The informally combined Sketch and Sculp- ture Club, taken over by Mrs. Wilcox upon Mr. Cortezas ' advent into the armed services, meets weekly. Here, from ten to thirty stu- dents work with clay or any preferred medium, from live or ideal models. With the urge to sing its only requisite, the chorus this year has attained a membership of 125. Under the able direction of Mr. Sorber, the group sings informal songs, madrigals, spirituals and classics. Credit is due to the men, for their part in the Hamburg Show, to the group for the beautiful Christmas vespers and to the Madrigal Chorus for its Student Network programs. The band, directed by Mr. Lafford, has blos- somed forth with new zest and new appeal in their drum-majorette, Nancy Garver. Memor- able at pep rallies and athletic contests is that cornet solo ending in a resounding FIGHT. The combined bands of Swarthmore and Hav- erford presented a great show at the football classic between their alma maters. To round out the musical program a college orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Lafford, assisted by Mr. Sorber, tunes its violins on a more classical note and contributes its tone to the harmony of cultural activities which enrich life at Swarthmore. 22

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LITTLE theatre: first row — Millls, Ouslej ' (President), Kehoe, Ross- back, Galloway; second row — Lum, Kline, Blanchard, Williams; third row — Beye. LITTLE THUTRE Little Theatre, despite the draft, which took Keith Chalmers, their former director, and which is making serious inroads on its supply of potential male leads, is still striving toward the ideal of a more ambitious and finished pro- duction, and with each successive performance is proving itself nearer to this goal. The group inaugurated the summer season with a gala show to celebrate the fourth of July. This consisted of original songs and skits, written and enacted by those undergraduates possessing the talent and fortitude to display their respective arts. Adopting a more serious mien, the group, under the direction of Robert Breen, adapted Stephen Vincent Benet ' s story, The Devil and Daniel Webster, and, al- though rain spoiled their plans for an outdoor performance, the drama proved an outstanding success. Paul Ousley, Diana Rodman, George Delaney and Robert Gilkey took the leading roles. This was followed by two one-act plays: in the first, Noel Coward ' s Ways and Means, Paul Ousley again starred, this time supported by Elizabeth Darbishire and Michele Marechal; PRESIDENT OUSLEY 24