The Stetson Reporter

w>.'r% MH mmma Wht §>ttt#tm Reporter 'Florida's Oldest College Newspaper'1 71st Year No. 19 THE STETSON REPORTER Friday February 28, 1958 Tournament Bound Hatters Meet Rollins Tonight "AND THALIA HOVERED. . ." BUT NOT FOR iONG! The Stover Theatre production of the "Taming of the Shrew" was a solid success, ;and one which demands superlatives. To fill this order,! Ijet us say that it was probably the greatest bit of slapstick!since Laurel and Hardy left the Great Silver Screen.; This is clearly a compliment, especially since no one in! "the Shrew" was even as much as smashed in the face with a cream pie. Laurel and Hardy, even in rare moments :q'f clownish absurdity, barely accomplished the heightti of rediculosity attained by the servants of Petruchio. These fellows were straight out of a Mack Sennett Variation on mass cretinism. "To Be Or . . ." After seeing last Friday night's performance we were left with this question in mind: Was the play a portrayal of Shakespearie's comedy, or, a burlesque of Shakes* peare's comedy? Then another question arose. Was the city-of Padua in Italy, or Mississippi* ' Our singular constructive com*] ment on the play might be thatj it was cast in the wrong setting.; Mardi Gras in New Orleans would! have been more in keeping withi the mood and tenor of the play.|;' ;' "Me Thinks That. . ."■ ' Let me hasten to explain that: I personally enjoyed the perform-j ance. Comedy must, after all, en-: tertain, and "The Shrew" was1! entertaining. It succeeded in doing! so in good taste1 and style. It! would seem that todays enlightened and liberated women audience could hardly accept en toto the| untouched version of the Shrew.' Petruchio's act of slowly battering! his wife (badly tempered though; she was) into a child-like sub-j mission is hardly in keeping with! today's ever rising Susan B,. Anthony-ism. "The Play's The . . ." There were any number of comical devices used to draw chuckles from the audience. Many of these were highly successful The thick, overplayed Southern accents used in certain minor characters were far more effective in drawing laughs than were the best original lines of the author. Local and affected slapstick dominated the lines. The clever adaptation of two pixie-like pages supplied a few of the plays most garrulous howls. "A Rose By . .?'» These inventions were good, and , added immeasurably to the refreshing audience participation and reaction to the play. The leading roles were excellently handled by Sue Perdue (Katha- rina) and Noel Euppert (Petruchio). The supporting cast (too numerous to mention here, unfortunately) played Veil, and collectively accomplished the difficult task of producing a very, t very, very funny burlesque. STOVER PRESENTS EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE SERIES by Connie Clark The first play in a new series ■ of experimental theatre productions will be presented at Stover 'Theatre on Friday, March 7. This series of plays is to be handled completely by students with the Stetson Player's Guild ;as the guiding hand. The object of the experimental theatre is to give students experience in directing plays as well as to give more students acting opportunities and production experience. —The play which will be presented next Friday night is directed by Tuppy Hanscom with Betty Gregg, Don Ammon, Bob Krimm, and Jim Whitmire seen in the leading roles. 1 Other members of the cast include Bill Scott, Sue Jacobs, Chuck Glore, Rod Armstrong, Grant Cole, Carole Moore, Dick Meadows, Sue Crawford, and Jeanie Gregg. ! This experimental theatre series is a good chance of Stetson students to view many Broadway i productions, free of charge, which ,they otherwise might not get a i chance to see. I In connection with the forthcoming experimental play, members of the Player's Guild journeyed to Rollins on February 24 ;t0 observe their production of '"Death of a Salesman." Notice ; There will be a Reporter Staff meeting on Monday at 10 a.m. in the Reporter office — 206 SUB. AH staff members should be there as ihis will be a very important meeting. Any persons unable to be there Monday bhould contact the Editor as soon as possible. Baroque Concert Featured Tuesday The annual concert of Baroque music, featuring the Stetson Chamber Orchestra and the Stetson Brass Choir, will be presented on March 4th at 8:00 P. M. in Elizabeth Hall Auditorium, These concerts have become increasingly popular with audiences since their inception on the Stetson campus four years ago. The chamber orchestra is under "the direction of James Perdue and the brass choir under Don Yaxley. A highlight of this concert will be the appearance of three soloists in a performance of the Brandenburg Concerto No. S by WJBS To Broadcast Tilt Play Tonight At Statesboro The Stetson Hi-Hatters, having just completed another winning season maintaining their status as the only college team to have compiled a winning basketball record in each of the past 8 years, has been chosen as one of the four teams to battle it out for the District 25 Tournament Championship to be held tonight and tomorrow night at Statesboro, Georgia (February 28 and March 1). Seeded 2nd behind" the Georgia J.S. Bach. The soloists are Lenoir Almand, piano; Frances Buxton, violin; and Diana Gill, flute. Other works to be performed by the orchestra include' the Symphony No. 5 by William Boyce, and the "Don Quixote" Suite by Teleman. CAMPUS RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES OFFER INTERESTING VARIETY WESLEY FOUNDATION Dr A. M. Winchester, Head of the Stetson Biology Department and an international authority on human genetics, will be the first speaker in a series of programs of the Stetson Wesley Foundation devoted to crucial issues in the world today. Dr. Winchester's topic will be "Atomic Radiation and Human Genetics." This talk, followed by a discussion period, will be held in the Allen Hall Conference Room on Sunday March 2nd at 6:15 p.m. About fifteen members of the Wesley Foundation will go to the Florida Children's Home in Enterprise, Florida Saturdaj- night March 1st, to conduct a recreational progi'am for three age groups. It is hoped that this will become a regular twice-a-month series. Later this will be expanded to include Saturday afternoon sports and other activities as well as occasional help with the Sunday evening worship service. Plans are now being made to attend the 1958 Florida Methodist Student Conference at Lees- burg, Fla., March 14-1 . Students from at least eleven Florida colleges will attend. This year's vice- president of the Florida MSM is Kerry Robb of Stetson. Kerry is in charge of registration for the conference. Application blanks may be picked up at the Wesley Foundation office — 211 SUB. CANTERBURY CLUB On February 23, the Canterbury Club heard Father Gaskel speak on modern warfare and the effect trat it has on us as Christians. Father Gaskel is not only a priest of the church, but also an engineer working with the missile program at Cape Canaveral. This coming Sunday, after the usual evening meal, Miss Tommye Yates of the physical education department will speak to the group on "Dance in the Church." Everyone is cordially invited to go and join in the fellowship for the evening. During Lent, Holy Communion will be celebrated every weekend at 7:00 A. M. at the church. Following this will be coffee and do- nuts in the parish hail. WESTMINSTER FELLOWSHIP Dr. John A. Hague was acting teacher of the University Sunday School class on February 23 at the Presbyterian church. There followed at 9:20 a Coffee Club and at 9:45 there was a discussion. Westminster Fellowship vespers were led by Dr. Luther Price, who spoke on "Meeting Life's Crisis Experiences." This Sunday's vespers will revolve around the theme of "I Do". The Rev. Arch L. MacNair of the First Presbyterian church will be in charge of th eprogram. LUTHERAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION Last Sunday, Dr. Eugene Schettner spoke to the L. S. A. on the advantages and opportunities as a christian social worker employed by the government of the national church council. Dr. Schettner is a past missionary to China and is now director of the Lutheran Retirement Center in DeLand. Next Sunday afternoon, the Stetson Lutherans will play host to the L. S. A.'ers from the University of Florida. There will be a hamburger fry at the church at 5:00 followed by a devotional program. State Teachers College "Profs", the Hatters go against 3rd ranked Rollins, while G. T. will face 4th Seeded Mercer — arrangements courtesy of Dunkel. The two winners of tonight's action will tangle tomorrow night to decide the Dis- trirt representative to the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) Tournament to be held at Kansas City. Last year the Hi-Hats copped the District 25 honors by beating Piedmont 72-57 and Georgia Teachers 100-79 and brought back to Stetson the hugh trophy emblematic of the occasion now on display in the lobby of the Stetson Union Building. Traveling to K.C., the Hats won their first round action, besting Nebraska State Teachers College (Wayne) 100-84, but were eliminated in the proceeding game, in the battle of the battle of the sects, by Pacific Lutheran 105-83. The hope for a winning year at the beginning of the season was doubtful. Gone from last years fine quintet were four starters — Frank Siskovic, Mac Stones Rich Layer, and Dave Howard, and two front line reserves — (Continued on Page Four) Stetson Reaches Semi-Finals in Discussion Contest Stetson's entry in the National Discussion Contest has moved into the semi-final round, Dr. Mary L. Gehring, director of forensics, was informed today by Wayne N. Thompson, of the University of Illinois, contest director. The tape recording of "How Can Colleges and Universities Best Meet the Increasing Demands of Higher Education" was selected along with one from Notre Dame University for the semifinal judging. Eliminated were Ohio University and Modesto College. The Stetson entry is now in competition at the University of Michigan with Los Angeles State, St. Mary's of Texas and Mundelein College for the finals. The Notre Dame tape was sent to semi-finals at Louisiana State University. The Stetson panel included Joe Crankshaw, chairman, and Patricia Hanscom, Raymond Delgado, James Parkhurst, and Robert S. Thompson. '