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Players that quarters for them aight be avabe at either the Russell House As sembly Room or at Drayton Hall. Either place would be a poor substitute for even the limited facilities of the Warehouse Theatre. The Russell House Assembly Room with its poor acoustics, lack of proper light ing, crowded schedule (Blue Key fraternity was unable to book it two months in ad vance for its blood drive April 21, 22) and absence of dressing rooms and storage space is completely unsuitable. For the Russell House Assembly Room to have even been suggested shows a lack of knowledge of the problems involved. While Drayton Hall, admittedly, with proper lighting facilities and other changes could perhaps be adapted into a reasonably fair theatre it would still l4ave many serious limitations. One of the chief objections would be its lack of avail ability. The Players must have a building that is accessible to them when they are able to practice. Time for rehearsals has to be based upon students' availability and not upon someone else's kindness. One of the astonishing facts about the situation is that the Players themselves have not been consulted as to moving or to the suitability of other suggested locations. We To Those Carolina for the first time in recent years has not only met her blood quota but sur passed it. The Student Body deserves all the praise we are capable of mustering in these editorial columns for their wonderful response. Carolina's quota for the spring drive was 200 pints; Carolina gave 219 pints. Last spring's total was 159 pints. Gary Rhine smith, Blue Key president, is responsible for the change in the totals. By extending the hours for donating blood he insured the success of the drive. Fraternity members were then able to come to the blood center in groups to donate after their meetings. Doners on the final day of the blood drive, realizing that it was their last chance to give, turned the Russell House blood head quarters into a center of activity. A friendly Letters To The Editor . Pleas To Pr Dear Editor: it is, and nov It appears that in relation to Warehouse Th4 the University Players the ad-- essence entirell ministration has instituted a field of drama measure which would reduce, if as Drayton Hi not destroy, the activities of a satisfactory ar worth-while organization. The meet the needs Players are being evicted-from tion. Inadequate quarters to even Carolina is s1 more inadequate quarters. Since ture center of the Warehouse Theatre appar- certainly cani ently will no longer be available tain that title to the Players, the alternative rather than locations are Drayton Hall and which develop the Russell House Assembly For the afor Roorn, neither of which Is a suit- Student Council able performing area for a con- you to reconsi< scientious group of drama stu- decision in the dents. The Warehouse Theatre, the Student B( deficient as It is (the name is versity of Souti significant), does give the Play- eral. era a sort of home of their own Respec where they may study, rehearse, Bob M and perform with a modicum of Studen peace. Their displacement to the Russell House Assembly Room- Wil eSt which in reality is no auditorium Wil eSt at all, but a large, acoustically And Helple poor room with no stage or Dear Editor: dressing room facilities-or to TeUies Drayton Hall-which with the he Uiealai numerous regulations regarding theeinolel de the use of its stage closely re- traio ignl te sembles a museum--is a severe notrtio vact error. As a result, the Univer- nocetvaa sity Players would probably Theatre. Ii atrophy. In view of the recent Harvard, Yale, well-produced, well-acted, well- University of directed performances of the just to mentiori group this would be a catas- nay, even encou trophe. It is Incredible that the plans to the ex administration would sponsor the them wat da destruction of this small oasis Aniveia drama in an area that is at present a theivtert hand, cultural desert.,id the expend Sincerely, sidtancg lhesp Joseph Williams, sithatre, juste English Department th~eatre justrw It appears t Student Council semesters in Urges Reconsideration Theatre and a superb producti Editor's Note: This is a cop est literary mer of the original letter that was Players have i sent to Dean Patterson. please our the Dear Dr. Patterson: ' istration. But a It was distressing indeed for of their crim us to learn of your decision to shown lack of move the University Players out University or iti of their theater in order to pro- Have they mit vide more storage space for house or any University qpmn.property? No! Thbseulturatlwgrm at Canr- mainistration fe attba se at their Jowst ebb as Mr. Brara. tha Plyers Be surmine that the Players have not been con sulted since they are obviously against being moved. The Players realize that to be placed in either of the previously recommended locations would be catastrophic. Another remarkable fact about the Player incident is the unconventional handling of the situation. Action has not proceeded through proper channels. After an extensive investigation we learned that the head of the English Department has not yet been officially notified that one of the courses taught by his department at the Warehouse Theatre will have to be taught elsewhere next year. Neither has the professor who' teaches the course been officially notified. Both, we hopefully assume, have heard the news through other sources. The Players are probably the only group on campus that are able to boast of having done so much for so many with so little. Working against many handicaps the Play ers have nevertheless managed to present a dramatic fare that any university should be proud to support. The facilities of the Warehouse Theatre, while limited, are the best that Carolina has . presently. It should not be asking too much to let the Players- remain where they are. Who Gave game of competition prevailed as fraternity member scurried about reminding students to donate. We want to give the fraternities credit as the group most responsible for making the drive successful. Without the donations of their members Carolina would have fallen far short of her quota. Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, who donated 95 pints of blood, will receive the first place trophy. Pi Kappa Alpha not only hustled their brothers but also others to give blood. Their spirit was the kind all schools, hope to achieve. To all who gave your greatest thanks will come from someone who will never be able to thank you personally, but their thanks will be greater than any our words could possibly express. event Destruction r by taking the have been used for orgiastic atre you are in revels as is supposedly the man , eliminating the ner of immoral theatre people? from our campus But, again the answer is a re 11 is wholely un- sounding no! There is no crime; id Inadequate to their behavior is of the highest of this organiza- caliber. Whatever the reason behind this unwarrantable edict ipposedly the cul- may be, it has not been announced the state, but it by the Administration. This iot expect to re- situation has the unsavoury by eliminating, odour of those quiet liquidation adding, agencies methods so efficiently practiced tudent talents. 'by the Gestapo. e stated reasons, But the University Players vigorously urges has an ideal which forbids it to ler your previous run with its tail between its best interests of legs at the bidding of Admin dy and the Uni- istration bureaucrats. If the Carolina in gen- Players fail in this attempt to deflect the Juggernaut, what tfully, other valuable organizations will eNair, fall beneath the wheels? Is the Body President University going to stand by and ________watch the life flame of such a productive group be ruthlessly mnd Idly By snuffed out? Is the theatre and isly Watch? all that it stands for going to be replaced on the U. S. C. campus by used mattresses? ty Players have God grant that it be not so. rippling blow by Sincerely, ee of the admin- TmtyMy form of a curt TmtyMy a the Warehouse mderstand. that The Strange ReWard Amherst, and the Of The USC Players North Carolina, a few, tolerate, Dear Editor: rage young Thes- It seems strange that the Uni tent of providing versity should reward its players theatre building for their most successful season department. The by exiling them from the inade outh Carolina on quate home which they have instead of pro- occupied in the past. The Ware eted paternal as- house Theatre Is the worst home out at campus for a college drama group that is the Vandals I have ever seen or heard rumor tion upon Rome. of; nevertheless it provides the hat after many players with a place where they the Warehouse can practice at any time, with fine record of space where they can store sets, ans of the high- costumes, and properties, and it, the University with a place where it is possible iddenly failed to to stage and light an excellent omania2 Admin- show. The present plan is to hat is the nature deprive them of this and to pro s? Have they vide them nothing in return. respect for the The so-called auditoriums at i personnel? No!, Russell House and Drayton Hall used the Ware- have been suggested as possible other university homes for the Players, but both Perhaps the Ad- of these are (believe it if you mls, along with can) less adequate than the SCH( Respo ANTHONY E. BRO Facts, F We have had some very in teresting comments concerning last week's criticism of the DAR. It is the policy of this column to refrain from explaining or attempting to vin dicate its writer for any opinion rendered because we feel that all students and faculty members who are kind enough to read this column are also intelligent enough to disagree in some part with the opinions listed herein. To not have any differences of opinion at all would show gross ineptitude on the part of the readers. In this case, however, we would like to refer the dis senting parties to the Encyclo pedia Americana which explicitly states the following: "The DAR publishes a series of books con taining the record of the ances try of each member of the or ganization," and "The society has collected many historical relics." Therefore, we do not apologize for our opinion on this or any other matter .which Of Small C there is no backstage area, no storage space, no assurance that last minute meetings of the local hot-house society would not take precedence over the few rehear sals that might be permitted on that stage. In a'ddition there is no way to light the stage prop erly, to pull the curtain grace fully, or to make an actor aud ible unless he carries a micro phone in one hand while he makes love with the other. In Drayton Hall the acoustics are so bad that one might as well talk into a paper bag. There is no control panel for lights. There are no dimmers; there Is not even a way of producing a blackout on stage unless an oc topus is available to flip several switches simultaneously. In ad dition to these difficulties, the players would not be permitted to nail anything to the floor of the stage, and no one seems pre pared to appropriate the money for the equipment needed for sandbagging scenery. There would be neither storage space nor a place to build sets. Like Russell House, Drayton Hall provides no place for rehearsals. The obvious solution to the warehouse problem is to build a Fine Arts Center with an ade quate theater. The least that can be done for the Players is to leave them in possession of their warehouse. Sincerely, Hugh Pendexter III All For The Best In' Best Universities Dear Editor: Concerning mattresses, you must be reminded that all is for the best in the best of possible universities. The administration is actually giving subtle support to your Thespians. Mattresses belong in the Warehouse Theatre for the obvious reason: Your administration is sensi tively aware of the fact that the University Players have not in cluded Seneca In their repertory. The tragedies o'f Roman Seneca were declaimed at banquets. The spectators reclined. These mate. tresses will service the practical purpose and at the same time add not a littl, atmo.phe.ic OOL SPIRIT IN ACT ise to Blood Drive Cited. See Et }WN... riends And Mz pleases us to discuss. Turning now to matters of more widespread interest, we would like to agree with one of our fellow columnists in backing Mr. Donald Russell for Governor of South Carolina. We all re member Mr. Russell's very ex cellent service while he was President of our University, and we should not have the least doubt that he would perform equally as well, if not better, in the governor's office. It is fully realized that all students are not eligible to vote, and, of course, many would not vote if they were able. Eligible or not, however, we can talk to friends and rela tives who may vote but who are probably not as well acquainted with Mr. Russell's policies and record of excellent service as we here at Carolina are. In doing this we would not only help Mr. Russell and ourselves, but we would indeed do our state a serv ice of inestimable value. We are very glad to see mem bers of the faculty joining the )asis In O truth. Emollit mores etcetera. Philosophically, Pangloss Higher Education's Insidious Enemies Dear Editor: One hears talk of the dangers to higher education from Comn mnunists and other ideological extremists. Yet there are others, perhaps as vicious and at least as insidious, evident in the kind of thinking, the set of values, which coldly dispossess the Uni versity Players from their quarters without regard for their important role In the cul tural life of the campus. This act is of a blatant order of bar barism. That it should be found in a university at all is incred ible, and in our own, a sad mat ter for all of us. The short sighted crudeness which knows the price of everything and the value .of nothing cannot exist where there is real education, and doubtless the converse is true enough. Genuine education will, in time, dest1roy such un enlightened attitudes, but at Carolina the opposite may well be brought about first. At least, in the present decision on the University Players, a beginning step has been taken. -Sincerely, Edward Krickel From Warehouse To No Theatre Editor's Note: This is an open letter to the faculty of USC forwarded through The Ga mecock. Dear Editor: Modern education has been under the knife constantly since the age of Dewey. I can recall when I left high school, students were whispering to each other, 'The big money- now is in the engineering field; that's what we should study in college." The next day It was the arts, and the next it was medicine. Today the race is to keep up with the Sputniks. Hasn't anyone the brains to see that it is your duty to turn out men as well?' Speakers of the United Fundandidates. for [ON 1torial. ittresses students in protesting the dis placement of actors by mat tresses. This shows, we believe, the consensus of almost every one connected with the Univer sity, except, obviously, a few, and these few had better think of something soon teeause the last of this matter will not be seen until some definite an nouncement is made outlining the plans for either new facili ties for the Players or the re noval of excess bedding to build ings other than the Warehouse Theater. The students who have on ex hibit in the Russell House their very fine works of art are to be heartily congratulated. Each painting and mosaic is done well and shows the meticulous labor involved in their construction. We should indeed be very proud that there Is still some area of art thriving on our campus. We sincerely hope that no one will want to grudge us this one last outlet of student creativity. ir Cultural [ mayor, civic leaders throughout Columbia constantly point out that businesses seeking new loca tions investigate first a city's attitude toward community res ponsibility and their cultural arts. Are you as educators going to continue rushing with the wind to keep ah'ead of the de mand for artisans, or are you some day going to think of the man? Several weeks ago a critique of the last production of the University Players' turned from a review into an editorial. It blasted the crude behavior of the students in the audience. An aftermath was that professors had to urge students to attend only with the admonition that they must avoid behaving like hoodlums. These are the educated colle gians you are turning out. They are expected to go into a com miunity and guide its people In thought and action throughout the next generation. And they know so little about the religion of theatre that they can't help but hoot and howl on seeing It for the first time. Do these same students go to church? If so, only their childhood training keeps them from hooting at communion service. So now, to make sure thaf, they remain completely Ignorant of the arts and manners concerned, you are kicking the Players out of the Warehouse Theatre. Oh, yes, they may perform in the Russell House Assembly Room provided they don't interfere with the planned schedule of CROWING 101 UNIVERSITY OF MNmak of Assia Vmivesuir of Se.th casns weei e messe mm heldare ad dinba EDITOR. MANAGING EDITOR BUBIN11tR a MANmAGnE Ronald L. Bern Late Senior Exams Are Questioned Another blunder was born somewhere within the dark re cesses of the Administration Building. Senior examinations will culminate at 4 p.m., Wed nesday, May 28. Graduation will begin at 10:15, Friday morning, May 80. 1 think you will agree, gentle reader, that this is not a comfortable margin of time be. tween finals and graduation forO those of us who are fortunate enough to be graduating. You will also agree that this is an almost impossible amount -of time in which the final individual averages, class averages, grad uation requirements, etc., must be checked by the administration. Some members of the admin istrative staff require sleep. Some seniors will be sweating graduation until the results of the last finals are reported, but he will still send out invitations, plan toward graduation, etc. Un fortunately, these two unfortu nate groups will be deprived of any leisure until the caps and gowns are donned. The students do not want the change in rules which forbids early senior examinations. The professors do not want it, and the administration certainly does not want it (at least, that part of the administration which is concerned with graduation, which probably includes 90 per cent of the administrative staff). Who are the rules made for in this University if not for the stu dents, faculty, or administration? Above this, who makes the rules in the first place? In view of the fact that it is probably too late to grant seniors early examinations (even if this was the inclination of whoever passed the new ruling), I am sure that students and faculty members would at least appre ciate an explanation of who is responsible for the new senior exam dates and why. There must be some reason for the mass confusion which will result from this new edict. )esert events such as beauty contests, etc., and provided they don't change things like put up lights and rig sets that might have to come down for the one o'clock meeting of the pre-natal moth ers. Perhaps it is best that you should bar the theatre. Send. your students and faculty to Co lumbia College or up to Sam Selden's University of North Carolina--the home of Pulitzer Playwright Paul Green and a hundred other famous theatre personage. These crazy people who want to put on plays could never produce another Paul Green anyhow. And these hood lums who attend our' classes never will learn to behave in a theatre anyhow. However, knowing that the struggling productions of the past seasons have had to hold over arid play to packed houses, knowing they opened a new world to many who arrived naively at the door on word ~of mouth, and turned away an equal number--knowing this of their stubborn survival and knowing the history of this same struggle throughout Theatre's two thou sand years, I'm afraid the Play ers will continue to spin their wheels. From University Theatre to Warehouse Theatre to NO Thea tre You faculty menbers should be very proud of yourselves. And it's nice that yoid students are taking this so quietly, too. Sincerely, Bob Telford, SDirector of Town Theatr) I A GREATER IOUTH CAROLINA f edCl'egaete rs een d. . oshe m e~ lv esevd.,elie Roy Williams Jerry Sanders Le.n. Barr. Stuc