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Friday, February 16, 1962
THE MEGAPHONE
Remember When?
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Drama For Everyone
KITTY HALLMAN
In the wild hills and deep ravines
cr mountainous Greece the greatest
diama the world has ever known
v :*s created. In the cold, clear air
o' dawn the priests and choric
singers, assembled with the popu-
lace of the cities to celebrate the
Hkmysiac rites.
According to Herodotis, the Dion-
ysiac festival had its inception ii
Egypt and was transferred to At-
t ca. This festival is commonly con-
sidered the fountain head of the
theatre in Greece.
From primitive man many ex-
ptes.sions were inherited by Greek
dtamatists. Summing up their ac-
complishments. one finds that they
ci eated characters from the ani-
mal world, playing at hunting and
fighting, and they actually includ-
ed some scientific thinking in their
dramatic rites. As the rites assum-
ed greater complexity, the indivi-
dual became a multrifarious spe-
cialist.
Even at its best, Attic drama did
not gain the supreme heights of
Homer, or rival those of Shakes-
peare. Yet, here where past and
present, nature and art, joined
hands in a setting of sculptured
mountains, limpid air, resplend-
ent sea; where thought and action
moved, for a brief space, so fast
and brilliantly together, was surely
a fit scene for the birth of western
tragedy with its eternal theme <
The Megaphone
EDITOR Smith Ray
ASST. EDITOR.
ADV. MGR.
... Jim Croley
Judy Ledbetter
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Photographer
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SPORTS EDITOR
Staff Advisor
Horace Evans
Ray Duke
CARTOONIST ...........Tom Bell
COLUMNISTS .... Bebo Benjamin
Georgia Wynne
SPECIAL FEATURES —
Kitty Hallman
RELIGIOUS NEWS Karen Busby
Dotty Kidwell
Melinda Moses
Sue Parks
Dianne Daughtery
Lanny Naeglin
Dwight Haley
Melinda Moses
Published by the Students As-
sociation of Southwestern Univer-
sity, Georgetown, Texas. Issued
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authorized August 20, 1918.
magnificence, yet unhappiness of
man.
Many strands are woven into the
fiber of civilization’s dramatic her-
itage. In the course of some tweir-
ty-four hundred years, graced by
such masters as Sophocles, Shakes-
peare, and Moliere, the world ac-
quired a dramatic literature of stag-
gering proportions before entering
the specificaly modern period. Al-
though modern drama may have
appeared as a new phenomenon to
its first proponents, it was built
upon the firm foundation which had
been laid by earlier dramatists.
It is not difficult to link Ibsen
with Euripides, O’Neill with Aes-
chylus and Euripides, ShawT with
Moliere, Noel Coward with Roman
comedy writers. As Edmund Burke
wrote, “A history of the stage is
no trivial thing to those who wish
to study humban nature in all shapes
and positions.”
Bernard Shaw, in his delightful
comedy, FANNY’S FIRST PLAY,
pokes fun at a critic who has too
servile respect for Aristotle’s
views of the drama. But some
authorities contend that after all
the centuries that intervene, Aris-
totle’s POETICS stands solid and
essential; whoever knows that book
can not go far wrong in his liter-
ary judgments even of the latest
novel.
To be interested in drama does
not necessarily mean that a person
is a fanatic on the subject, nor
does interest in drama require an
extreme amount of enthusiasm for
the theater. An individual's not
obliged to participate in a specific
activity in order to appreciate it?
significance. Millions of people
witness ball games each year vvhU
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possibly only thousands play the
game. This does not mean that
those who do not play do not re-
ceive enjoyment from the sport.
To understand the plays adds to the
interest of the game. An under-
standing of dramatic works adds
to the enjoyment of the perform-
ances. Pleasure may be derive
from reading and studying these
works without ever seeing the per-
formance. In addition to entertain-
ment, the field of drama offers
many cultural aspects. No matter
what profession you have chosen,
you can find something to fit into
your life through an appreciation
of drama. Success without culture
is like old -fashioned strawberry
cake without whipped cream. It has
no flavor. Drama can not make
anyone a cultured person, but it
certainly has its advantages.
Continued next Week
Letter To The Editor
Dear Smith;
We wish to bring formal protest
concerning the following matter, i.
‘e.jj notice printed in the February 9
issue of the MEGAPHONE which
stated:
Anyone who is willing to take a
car to San Antonio Saturday to
see the Pirates play Tigers, is ask-
ed to contact Boogie Hanley —
LATE PERMISSION FOR GIRLS.
This last statement is what we
question. Approximately five to ten
girls, who paid their own expenses
in order to support our own Pirate
team at San Antonio, have been
campused because they were late
getting into the dorm.
From the article it was under-
stood that we would have late per-
mission from the Dean of Women.
This should not have been printed
until confirmed l"by the Dean of
Women. Because of the neglect of
the MEGAPHONE, these girls will
have to be campused for Saturday
and cancel all previously made
plans.
Yours sincerely,
Clarice Coffey
Dear Clarice,
I owe an apology to the girls in-
volved in this. Newspapermen (if
I may aspire to this title) are
supposed to be skeptical; in this
case I was naive...I was had. I
was informed that late permission
meant late permission without qual-
ifications or hairsplitting. Evident-
ly it does not. In the future such
notices will be treated .with proper
skepticism. I hope that this inci-
dent will not kill that school spirit
which we have all been trying to
build. The MEGPHONE, and I am
sure, the entire student body, ap-
preciate your support of our team
and regret this occurance.
Smith Ray
LANNY NAEGELIN
With the second semester un-
derway, it might be fun at this
point to look back and reminisce
about some of the things that have
passed.
See if you can remember when
Mood Hall was new!
Skinny was skinny!
The Phi’s didn’t ring their bell!
Sarge had something nice to say!
Going steady meant going steady
The Pike’s weren’t pikers!
Girl’s wore skirts at least to
their knees! (Not that the new
style isn’t more interesting!)
Clifford gave an easy test!
People didn’t fall asleep during
assemblies!
DZ’s had an over - all chapter
average of 90 plus!
Kurth Hall was supposed to be
finished!
Martha and Sofie didn’t giggle
all the time !
Trinity went off next year’s bas-
ketball schedule!
The Sigs had the largest pledge
class on campus!
Southwestern had a football team
that beat Texas!
The old Tavern was across from
the Ad Building!
The Phi Delt’s gave the Tri
Delt’s a friendship pine tree !
Coffee cost 5c!
The KA s had the smallest house
on campus!
Rushees didn’t play both ends
against the middle!
Everybody knew the Alma Ma-
ter!
Ruter Dorm was last invaded by
kittens!
Your date was ready on timel
Alpha Delta Pi pledges didn't
change hair color every week!
tui-
tion!
All people paid due respect to
God in Chapel! — Come to think
about it, neither can we!
SEMINAR
The Student Personnel Council
has planned a seminar on Student
Personnel relationships for Feb. 20
in the SUB. The program will be-
gin at 2:30 p.m. with a presentation
by Dean Nowotny of the Univer-
sity of Texas. A coffee and dis,
cussion period will complete the
2 hour program. Dean Nowotny’s
topic is ‘‘Responsibilities and Re-
lationships of students, administra-
tion, and faculty in the government
of student affairs.”
Participating in the Seminar will
be House Mothers and residence
hall directors, Student Life Com-
mittee, Student Personnel Council,
Seif Study Steering Committee and
other interested persons.
Cry Dawn
Continued from Page 1
For as in Adam all die, even so in
Christ shall all be made alive.’ ”
In introducing the drama, Dr.
Springer gave an excellent descrip-
tion of the play and of Mr. Turn-
er. He said, “It is an unusual play
by an unusual playwright.” Tihs
is almost an understatement, for
indeed the diama was most un-
usual. It was frank, satirical, and
always realistic.
The simple plot centers around
Mr. and Mrs. Jones, average peo-
ple who lead a decent, godless life.
Suddenly, out of the placid, welfare
heaven, the lightning strikes. Their
child is dead. What does all the
Christian talk about the Resurrec-
tion, what does faith mean here and
now to this couple? When one
stands by the bed and the child
dies, despite prayer, despite medi-
cine, then one is tempted to agree
with Ivan in THE BROTHERS KA-
RAMAZOV: if this is what creation
means, then I hand God back my
entrance ticket. Or as the late
Charles Williams is said to have
remarked: he was prepared to be-
lieve as an article of revealed
truth that creation is good, thought
he never would have discovered it
for himself.
This leaves us with one thing:
this curious and despised, crippled
and ineffective body, the Christian
Church. A body which in face of
all the evidence to the contrary
still proclaims that “God is love,’*
and that the resurrection is true.
On the credit side stand the faith,
hope, and charity of very ordinary,
sinful people within the fellowship
of the visible Church. These quali-
ties and these people, however im-
perfectly, still proclaim in the face
of some opposition, much apathy
and vilification, that Christ is in-
deed risen and present; that thero
is a dawn, even in dark Babylon.
An extra offering by the Mask
and Wig Players, the produc-
tion was presented in the Alma
Thomas Theatre Thursday eve-
ning. his Saturday evening the
play will be performed in the
iMoody Center Theatre in Galves-
ton before the Convocation of Meth-
odist Church School Workers. .
THE DAIRY
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How To Organize for a Political
Campaign is the topic on which
Mrs. Malcolm Milburn, representa-
tive Chairwoman from the Seven-
teenth District of Texas will speak
to the Young Republicans Club
February 22 at 6 p.m. in the Fa-
culty Lounge.
Mrs. Milburn, who is from Aus-
tin, is active in Republican Party
activities in Texas.
After Mrs. Milburn’s talk, the
group will put into effect their
own plans for organization.
This is a new club on campus
and anyone interested is invited to
join, says Smith Ray, president.
FRANK HAYS, O.D.
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SCENE FROM CRY DAWN IN DARK BABYLON
Pictured above kneeling is Alan Share, and Nancy
Stephenson who have roles as John and Mary in the
Mask and Wig Players presentation of the religious
drama, “Cry Dawn in Dark Babylon”.
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