West Chester University - Serpentine Yearbook (West Chester, PA)

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R E V I E W I. White supper, lor new building. Hindus, lecturer. Service. loore Rush committee. 5. Moore Rush program, a. Helen Jepson, vocalist. 6. Trees move across Aryan Rush program. 9. Aryan Rush committee. 4. Ground is broken campus. 7. Maurice 10. Christmas Carol Thirteen

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R E V I E W ACT THE SECOND After an intermission for the celebration of Thanksgiving the cast returned to present a second act filled with many important events. The exotic Helen Jepson thrilled the audience in a concert which reached the height of enter- tainment. Outstanding in the holiday season of festivities was the annual Candle Light Service in the chapel on the eve of the Christmas vacation. As is the custom the name of the soloist was not disclosed until she appeared on the stage. This year Louise Bolton was the honored star who sang O Holy Night . The White Supper in the dining room had preceded this climax, which was followed by the echo singing in the halls of Old Main . Returning from a period of rest and relaxation, the char- acters began a program of intensive study for the final examina- tions which marked the end of the first semester. The week of mental strain was broken by an evening of entertainment pro- vided by the Vienna Choir Boys. The beginning of the second semester was marked by a new honor for West Chester. The University of Pennsylvania brought a course to the campus, thus making graduate work possible for the first time at West Chester. Maurice Hindus ' lecture on Russia and Mr. Husband ' s illustrated talk in chapel about the cooperatives in Sweden pro- vided the balance for the second major social function of the production — the Mid-Winter Formal, which this year was known as the Eskimo Escapade . Included in the social aspect of Act H were the Rush programs of the Moore and Aryan Literary Societies. The Aryans presented Dulcy , starring Esther Morgan and Ted Williams. The Moores experimented successfully with the operetta Rosamunde with Christina Wheaton in the title role and Bob Hunt playing opposite her. Another history making episode in this drama was the Ground Breaking Exercise on February the eighteenth. The presence of State dignitaries and of many other distinguished visitors, speeches, and a half-holiday from classes all contributed to the Importance of the occasion which inaugurated the building program at West Chester. Twel

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R E V I E W ACT THE THIRD VCT III will long be remembered for the appear- ance of Lawrence Tibbett in a concert on the Philips Memorial stage. The Metropolitan opera singer completely captivated the West Chester cast with his personality as well as with his voice. A smoker which was thoroughly and uproariously enjoyed by the male population was an innovation. Not to be outdone, the women of the College held a part ' for themselves and followed it by a Better Room Campaign. With the close of basketball season, attention centered on the moving of five large trees, the excavation, and the trans- ferring of library facilities to the Old Gym and Recreation Hall, all of which indicated progress on the campus renovation project. Over a period of several weeks, various conterences were held. Among these were a Social Studies Conference and the annual Rural Day Conference. As usual, the Lenten Season was marked by Irequent musical events and by the presentation of Everyman, a fifteenth century morality play. After a beautiful Dawn Service on south campus, there was a late intermission of eleven days. On April twenty-ninth, the College was host to a bevy of high school seniors who came as prospective members of next year ' s cast. The last scene began on May the si cth with Senior Weekend, which was held on campus with the dances in the Ehinger Gymnasium transformed into a Dutch setting. Spring sports and a brilliant May Day festival prefaced a week of gruelling examinations which concluded a successful production for the understudies, who then cleared the stage tor the final appearance of the stars. Five days of class activities climaxed by the Commencement Exercises on Tuesday, May the twenty-fourth, brought the curtain down on one of the most successful productions ever witnessed at West Chester. Fourteen