The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, November 14, 1952 Page: 1 of 4
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Op»r Wilde’s ‘The Importance
of Being Earnest,” which iagen-
regarded as * the wittiest
in the English language,
been selected as the first at-
traction of the Mask and Wig
Flayers at Southwestern Univer-
sity. This brilliant charade about
a foundling who invented a broth-
er and discovered him to be a real
pm will open at the Tower The-
atre in the Administration Build-
ing on Tuesday evening, .Novem-
ber 18, and continue there for
three performances through. Thurs-
day, November 20.
The ^ scrambled plot of Wilde’s
.perennially popular play it main-
ly concerned with an elegant was-
trel named John Worthing who
;|*f|cap Invented a disolute younger
brother named Ernest whom he
- impersonated when he goes on a
^ fling. His friend, Algernon fcon
be played alternately by Joe Bert
Sissom nf Corsicana and James A.
Robinson, Jr„, of Victoria. Ina
Ruth Garrison of Blooming Grove
will be seen as Mi&s Prism, the
spinster schoolma’am. Merriman,
the butler, will be played by
Charles Malesky, Jr-, of San An-
tonio.
Due to the limited seating of
the Tower Theatre, where plays
are produced “in the round,” re-
served seats must be purchased in
advance. Tables have been placed
in'the halls of the Administration
Building for this purpose. Those
holding season tickets will present
them and received their reserved
seat tickets. Individual tickets may
be purchased for 75c.
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crieff, is a thoughtful young man
who has invented a sick friend
named Bunbury on whom to blame
own
peeetdfflM. The pitfelh
' * chronic - deception
•exemplified when
polite philanderers both pre-
tend to be Ernest to please the
Indies in whom they are - inter-
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Playing the part of the bored
and languishing John Worthing is
Jimmy Balnea from Pampa. Ann
Dooley of Gladewater is playing
|»|Pf snobbish part of Lady Brack-
nell. Algernon will be portrayed
by Henry Davis of Fredericksburg
while Irma Smith of Dallas will
W Presented as Gwendolyn. Cast
rustic but attractive Cecily
Marie Reichert of Bean-
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ible, who h*» •
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Alpha Chi Iinvites
Six New Members
Wednesday evening Alpha Chi,
national honorary scholarship fra-
ternity, met for v the initiation of
six new members. David Cardwell,
president of the group, led an in-
formal portion of the program,
while Mrs. Ruth M. Ferguson con-
ducted the more formal initiation.
In charge of arrangements was
Miss Ann Wilkinson, secretary.
Following the initiation a brief
business meeting was held during
which the group discussed plans
for the carnival and for the na-
tional convention to be held on the
campus in the spring.
- New members of the group are
Beverly. Dague, Marcia Neuberger,
Colonel George Seitz, Mohammed
Asaf, and Xlenn Clapp.
Dr. Claud Howard is sponsor df
f the group.
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ATTEND THE CARNIVAL
9 While the results of the elec-
tions are being cheered or booed,/
Southwestern is continuing its
various activities. This past week-
end the Freshmen bested the Sen-
iors in the annual Freshman-Sen-
ior football game. As a result,
Freshmen are wearing their Fresh-
man beanies only during the week.
The Southwestern Mazagtfne will
be out on time again in December
much to the surprise of the Stu-
dent Body. Vincent is to be com-
mended for his conscientious work,
and time he has been putting forth.
Miss M. E. Fox was recently
elected to the vice-presidency of
the Women's Press Association,
held at the annual convention at
the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells.
Miss Fox was also elected the
delegate from Texas to the Na-
tional Women's Press Association
in Los Angeles, California, June,
1053.
The campus is still talking about
the entertaining program Miss
Stabler presented last week.
The Student Carnival will be at-
tended by most of the student
body tomorrow night. Besides the
various booths presented by the
classes, there will be a floor show,
written and directed by Jimmy
Baines.
The Independent girls won the
volleyball championship for the
third year in a row. For the girls
intermural sports comes basket-
ball ilext. The questiopi is will
Elaine LeBlonds team win the bas-
ketball championship for the
fourth year in a row? *
Cal Dickinson is to be recog-
nized for untiring work he puts in
on the Megaphone, and The South-
western Magazine.
The Cast of “The Importance of
Being Earnest” has been working
hard and promises to put on a
good show on the nights of No-
vember 28, 19, 20, and 22.
aphone
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Publication of Texas’ Oldest University
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GEORGETOWN, TEXAS
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Friday, November 14, 1952
NUMBER 8
Jo Quiz Businessmen At “College Town Hall”
TUESDAY | moderator. n
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SnnncnrpH hv thp Tayaq> Mnnu-
welcome this opportunity to dis-
cuss with the students some of
the basic issues confronting the
time wiben we must decide, once
land for all, whether we want to
go all the way down the road to
to socialism.”
The program will be opened by
the moderator who will briefly de-
d
free enterprise, Dean Ullrich ex-
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ask the audience to cut loose on
[the panels with questions they
have on their minds. Businessmen-]
will reply with facts and opin-
ions. There will be no speeches and
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bk; carnival sat-
Tomorrow night will be the big, | dance numbers. The girls’ chorus
the gigantic carnival. Come one! line in the floor consists of stu-
Come all! In the gym at 7:80 theldents at Georgetown High School.
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big event will take place! The
regular sounds anticipated of car-
nivals will be heard, with barkers
trying to get people in thefv
booths, and salesmen trying to sail
popcorn, ice cream, snow cones,
candy, cold drinks, and hot dogs.
The Senate has planned the event
this year, leaving nothing out!
To say nothing of the many,
many varieties of special events,
there will be a cake walk spon-
sored by the faculty. The faculty
is even baking the cakes. Among
the many booths sponsored by the
various classes there will be: An
African Dip, Marriage Bureau,
Basketball throw, baseball throw,
House of Horror, ex-student booth,
a dart through booth, and a dane-
ing booth.
The main feature of the program
will be a floor show produced by
Jimmy Baines, and the theme win
be “Dream.” Mary Marshall Hig-
gins and Tommy Bently will take
the starring roles in the show,
and will do numerous song and
The boys’ chorus line consists of
Southwestern’s own students. Mrs.
Frances Hausenfluke will be the
accompanist for the show.
Fine Arts
Frat Elects
Six Members *
Elected into Sigma Phi Alpha,
national honorary fine arts fra-
ternity, for this semester were Ann
Dooley, Hal Kennedy, Hazen Lew-
is, Chuck Malesky and Joe Bert
Sissom. These announcements were
made in asembly Tsuesday* by
Margie Zimmerman, president ot
the organization.
A junior or senior standing, plus
an overall average of 85 is a requi-
site for membership in the organi-
zation. In addition to this, a stu-
dent must have done outstanding
creative work in the fields of
music, literature, drama, or art.
JONES DIRECTS S.U. BAND
IN SPLENDID PERFORMANCE
The Southwestern Band under
the direction of Mr. Ralph Jones
presented its first program of the
year in the assembly pall of the
main auditorium last Tuesday
morning.
The musical program presented
was composed of the following
numbers:
A. Invercaizill’s '
1. Pirates Come Marching
Home”
2. “Ain’t She Sweet”
8. Horsey Keep Your Tail Up”
B. “Finale” — Ibut.
The Southwestern University
Band has been organized for a
two-fold purpose this year. That
is to play for all the games and
also to present concerts through-
out the year. -
At a recent meeting of the band
Dick Thomas was elected presi-
dent and Hill Winfrey, vice-presi-
dent; Marjorie Zimmerman was
Barbs Win First
In Stunt Night
Receiving first place prize for
their participation on Stunt Night
was the Independent Organiza-
tion. The Zeta Tau Alpha’s placed
second with the Phi Delta Thetas
taking third place. The awards
were made in assembly Tuesday.
The Independents presented a
skit entitled "Instant’ 'Postum,'
which was a take-off on radio
commercials. The skit cast in-
cluded: Chuck Malesky, Jamye
Whatley, Jerry Smith, Jackie Sal-
mon, Shirley Davis, Jimmy Rid-
dle, Evelyn Bunk, Ann Truog, Jo-
dy Morgan, Charles Tanner, Al-
bert Jasperson, Walter Langham,
Claude McClelland, and Harry Da-
vis, MC.
The Zeta’s jtresented their orig-
inal radio skit, and had take-offs
op soAp operas and commercials.
The, Phi’s had a mock political
rally, Irven Devore and Geo^fc
Holcomb being the two speaker*.
Also on the program were: The
Phi Mu’s, who gave a clever radio
program stressing the new rules
of LK Hall and rules for the girls.
The Delta Zetas gave a take-off
on what the Freshmen firs!
thought of the Seniors when ar-
riving on the campus. Kappa Sig-
ma presented tfieir radio program
entitled, “People Are Nauseating.-*
-f The Kappa Alpha’s presented a
mystery, and the Tri-Delts gave
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The PI KA’s presented a radio
program, And the AD Pi’s pre-
sented a monologue portrayed by
Janie Smith.
—Ll.
elected secretary-treasurer and
Ellsworth Peterson became the
student director. On the manag-
ing end of this organization John
Brigman is the equipment man-
ager and Albert McCullin is the
business manager.
The students comprising the
woodwind section are Ellsworth
Peterson, oboe; Bill Engvall, clar-
inet; Betty Blalock, clarinet; Sara
Hawkins, clarinet; and Betty Da-
vis, bass clarinet.
The brass players are Marybert
Hewitt, flute; Marjorie Zimmer-
man, flute; George Holcombe, alto
sax; Glenn Eads, alto sax; John
Douglas, baritone sax; Hill Win-
fry, cornet; Charles Malesky, cor-
net; Victor Manning, cornet; Bob
Chapman, cornet; Jimmy Green,
ebrnet; Betty Corn, french horn;
Pat Shirley, french horn; Dick
Thomas, french horn; Ken Gar-
rett, baritone trombone; David
Lehmberk, trombone; George Lew-
is, trombone; Thomas Beaver and
Eugene Raker, bass. Dick Thomas
also plays the drums and Connie
Powell the tympani.
Lewis Presents
Junior Recital
Presenting her junior voice re-
cital in the Main Auditorium of
Southwestern University Sunday
was Miss Hazen Lewis, soprano.
Ellsworth Peterson, sophomore at
the university, accompanied her.
Miss Lewis sang ten numbers
and Mr. Peterson played one solo.
On the program were the fol-
lowing selections: Mozart’s “Non
so Piu”; Smart’s “The Forsaken
Maid”; Amo’s "The Plague of
Love”; and an anonymous compo-
sition, “The Sailor’s Life.”
Also on the program were “Mi
Chamano Mimi” by Puccini, “A
Cycle of Life” by Ronald; and the
piano number “Adagio, from Son-
ata in D Manor” by Beethoven.
TWPA Ejects Two
Junior Members
During the state convention of
the Texas Women’s Press Asso-
ciation held recently in Mineral
Wells, Miss Belva Jean Young and
Miss Elinor Wyatt were elected
junior members.
Both Miss Young, a junior, and
Miss Wyatt, a senior, are major-
a take-off on “ftVIn the Book.” mg -m journalism and phur to
make a career of it upon their
graduation-
Miss Mary Elizabeth Fox was
elected vice-president of the group.
The next convention will be held
in Corpus Chriati next October.:,,
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