The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 10, 1933, Page Page Two, Image 2
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Great Poet
Is Honored
Biographical Sketch Of Life Of
Edgar Allan Poe, Great
Southern Poet
The Palmetto Players will pay homage
to the great Southern author, Edgar
Allan Poe, by celebrating the 123rd anniversary
of the poet's birth with a new
biographical drama entitled "Edgar Allan
Poe", which will be staged in Drayton
Hall the last week in February and the
first week in March, under the direction
of William Dean. Rehearsals have already
been started for the production.
The first act of "Edgar Allan Poe"
is laid in the salon of Miss Lynch in New
York at the time when Poe was being
"lionized" after his successful poem "The
Raven". The second and fourth acts
are laid in Fordham Cottage near NewYork.
The scenes go from the garden,
through the phantamasmagoria scene in
which Poe is torn between his dead love,
Virginia, and the love of Helen, and
finishes with a crashing climax when
Griswold gives Poc "a draught of sweet
nepenthe" to give "surcease of sorrow
?for the rare and radiant maiden, nameless
here for evermore."
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k play are as follows: Nathaniel P. Willis,
Rufus Griswold, Helen Whetman, Virginia
Poe, Edgar Allan Poe, Margaret
Fuller, Charlotte Anna Lynch, Elizabeth
F. Ellet, Mrs. Maria Clcmn, Mrs. Chivers
(another poet), and William Burton.
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South Carolinians nearly a hundred
years ago believed in buying at home,
even when local prices were higher, according
to a statement recently found
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dean of the school of journalism
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national Spanish fraternity, elected the
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part of Meg; and Elizabeth Withers,
and readings in Spanish, the host served
dclicious refreshments.
Visitors were Virginia Timmons, Cccile
Richman, Jack Fishbournc and Pinckney
Walker, members of one of Professor
Timmons' classes who took part in a
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High School
Prints Sheet
The Biddy Is Title Given
New Organ Of University
High Students
A ncwcomer in the city's journalistic
field is The Biddy, otherwise known as
the Gamccock, Jr., the official student
publication of the University High
School, which was first issued on Monday,
January 23rd.
The Biddy, a four page, mimeographed
sheet, .is a project of the junior class in
connection with the study of journalism.
It contains interesting news, editorials,
original cartoons, and a school song.
The Biddy, however, is not the only
journalistic project at the University
High, as an anonymous publication entitled
The Yellow Sheet, has been appearing
from time to time. The editor, who
calls himself "Popcyc", types his paper
and distributes a limited edition of carbon
copies among the students.
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short play which they had arranged
themselves as a part of their class work.
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New Course Added In
School Of Education
A new course, the Teaching of History,
is being offered this semester by
the School of Education. The course,
known as Education 144, is being taught
by Miss Lucia Daniel, teacher of History
in the University High School at
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jacity Houses
Latest Play
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Town Theatre Production Receive*
Requests For Extra Performances
Playing to capacity houses in addition
to repeat performances, "Little Women",
which was presented to Columbia theatergoers,
at the Town Theater, January
19, 20, 21, was a dccided success. So
successfully was this show presented on
its first three nights and its two repeated
performances, that seven requests for
road performances were received.
These seven requests were from Winthrop,
which the Town players filed
February 4, Union, February 16, St.
Matthews, February 20, Veterans' Hospital,
February 22, Camden, March 3.
Cheraw has filed a request but no date
has as yet been set for a performance
there. The play was so well received
at Winthrop that Rock Hill High School
put in a request for a performance to
be given there at some later date.
The members of the entire cast of
"Little Women" acquitted themselves
commcndably. In particular, Josephine
Griffin, in the part of Beth, was exceptionally
good. Her death, in the third
act brought tears to many in the audience.
Elizabeth Withers, as Amy, the baby
of the family, with her misuse of words
and quaint primness, provided the audience
with laughs throughout the performance.
Her role was well received.
In the role of Meg, Rutli Hunt was
excellent, showing a remarkable development
from the time she portrayed the
thoughtless girl whose chief sport was
sitting on Jo until she became the settled
young matron with two babies.
Dr. James T. Penny, as Professor
Bhaer, made his part stand out above
most of the others by his charming
accent and hesitant manner whenever he
was within several feet of his dear one,
Jo.
Townsend Belser, law student, was
very effective as John Brooke, the tutor,
who eventually proposed to Meg. He,
too, was remarkable in showing character
development.
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Four Initiated
In Honor Frat
Mike Browne, Henry Willard, Frost
Walker, and Frank Durham were recently
initiated into Omicron Delta
Kappa, honorary leadership fraternity, at
services held in the Euphradian hall.
Bland Hammond, president of O.D.K.
presided. Also present were active members
of the fraternity and the following
faculty and alumni members: Edwin G.
Seibels, J. Rion McKissick, Robert L.
Sumwalt, and T. F. Ball.
Mike Browne, a Pi K. A. from Columbia,
was track captain last year.
Henry Willard, Kappa Alpha, Columbia,
is captain of the Gamecock boxing squad.
J. Frost Walker, Union, is the youngest
member of the General Assembly and
editor of the Garnet and Black. He is
a Pi Kappa Alpha also. Frank M. Durham,
Jr., Columbia, is a Sigma Nu and
ex-editor of The Carolinian.
Officers of the University chapter of
O.D.K. are the following: Bland Hammond,
Columbia, president; Lawson
Scott, Johnston, vice-president, Sanders
Guignard, Jr., Columbia, secretary; and
Thomas B. Scott, Columbia, treasurer.
Omicron Delta Kappa was founded at
Washington and Lee in 1914. To be
eligible for admission a student must
have been accorded one or more major
honors and have shown the qualities of
a leader.
Religious Club
Plans Program
A program to be prensentcd at Newberry
College on February 17, is being
planned by the Carolina Christian Service
Club.
The club is composed of about fifty
students, and meetings arc held cach
Wednesday night in Flinn Hall. Officers
of the club are the following:
President, C. W. Cox; first vice-president,
Alton Brown; second vice-president,
"Mutt" Wise; third vice-president,
"Dine" Gaines; fourth vice-president,
W. IT. T. Fairfax; fifth vice-president,
John Bolt Culbertson; secretary, Mary
Stevenson; corresponding secretary, Lucille
Grant; news reporter, Francis Lybrand;
and advisor, R. G. Bell.
The club entertains every week with
programs, which are presented by the
members at the Alms House, the Home
for the Blind, the Industrial Home, the
Confederate Home, and the jail.
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4 o'clock Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.