Woodrow Wilson Junior College - Profile Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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But occasionally. . . It has been wisely said that all work and no play makes jack . . . but here at Wilson we employ a somewhat less grim philosophy. And we find that there are quite a number of relaxa- tion centers right in the immediate vicinity of the school. We can bring our rackets and make like Budge and Marble on our back yard tennis courts; we can organize impromptu Softball gomes at Hamilton Park; we can dance or play 1 ping-pong in the gym; and we can cool off from all these with an in- vigorating plunge into the pool. We find quite a bit of relaxation in Fouquette ' s, or Werkman ' s sitting for hours and dawdling over a stale coke, while we discuss everything from the international situation to Terry and Pirates. For just an extra nickel we can hearken to a sooth- ing juke box lullaby. Drug- store booths are favored rendezvous for conversa- tion, cokes and card games; many an ad-libbed U. of C. Round Table takes place in t h e lunchroom and, in warmer weather, on the window-sills then converted into temporary restaurants. The Co-Recreational Lounge, completely outfitted with armchairs, davenports, knitters, chaise lounges, gossipers, and footstools, is always well filled with re- laxists. Drowsier souls here are occasionally slightly over-relaxed — and usually with wide-open throttles.

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And put on plays like ' ' Escape ' Place: Dartmoor in a fog. Tune: Early even- ing, a year later. Characters: Fred Vinroot as convict, Matt Denant and Morris Schwartz as a fellow convict. Situation: Matt has been con- victed for the death of the detective. We find him in prison digging for potatoes with a fellow convict. This same convict is helping Matt with a plan of escape. In a few moments Matt will ascend the prison wall and his perilous escape will begin. Place: Parlor in a cottage of gentility. Time: Three hours later. Characters: Anamary Kirch- hoff as Miss Dora, the younger sister; Genevieve Sauris as Miss Grace, the elder; Alex Phillips as the farmer. Situation: Matt has been ap- prehended by a farmer and has escaped from him to this parlor. Miss Dora has just hidden Matt when the farmer enters in pursuit of him. The sisters deny having seen him and Matt is still safe. Place: Hyde Park in London. Time: Night. Characters: Lucille Rothblum as a girl of the town and Fred Vinroot as Captain Matt Denant. Situation: Captain Denant has just returned from a day at the races. The girl has requested a light for her cigarette. They are discussing life from their individual viewpoints. When Matt leaves a detective will attempt to arrest the girl for approaching him. In a scuffle Matt will accidentally murder the detective. Place: A bedroom in an Inn. Time: Morning, forty-three hours later. Characters: Barbara Blanchflower as the lady at the inn. Situation: So far the escape is successful. Matt has spent the night under the bed in the lady ' s room. He has fallen asleep and is about to be discovered. Matt will persuade the lady to aid him in his escape. She will provide him with old clothes which hide his prison uniform. Place: Vestry of a Village church. Time: An hour later. Main characters: Bernard Mamet, as the parson; Alex Phillips, the farmer; Fred Vinroot, the convict. Situation: We now find Matt in the vestry of a village church. The farmer and his helpers hove traced him there. The parson has concealed him behind some cassocks. The former demands the parson ' s word as a Christian gentleman that he has not seen Matt. At this Matt surrenders himself and the play ends.

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We like to relax Some of us go in for rather odd forms of amusement. You can see us cavorting about in fantastic Spring Carnival costumes; en- thusiastically playing a fast game of palm tennis across two sidewalk square; engaging in a hectic round of waste-basket ball with a paper wad; or gathering in little groups playing bunco on the street corners. The girls seem to take keen enjoyment in passing around slam books and filling in anonymous little comments about their friends. But most of us really don ' t hove to seek the un- usual to find relaxation here at Wilson. The frag- rant scent and satisfied gurgle of a convival long- stemmed pipe is enough for our more collegiate students, while others are quite content with sitting under a tree and chat- ting, leaning out the school window and watching the Packards float by, or merely strol- ling casually around the campus. But whatever our pet form of relaxation may be, it ' s right here at Wil- son ready for our use.