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  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1936-10-14_Vol05_No02_02

THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN FIRST SHOWING [Tribute Paid OFWPAPLAYIS SET FOR OCT. 27 Rehearsals Begin This Week For "It Can't Happen Here" With the last technical obstacle cleared from the path, tl a VYI'A Federal Theatre Project this week h.ar-als on a nation-wide it productions of the Sinclair Lewis-John C. Moffii dramatization of the Nobel Prize winner'* novel, "It Can't Happen Here", which are scheduled to open in WPA theatres on t -11 in fifteen key cities in the nation. At a special press conference for high school and college editors this week, Mr. Lewis announced that he had completed the third revamping of the original script and that it would probably be the permanent one. Ruddy complexioned and in the best of spirits, Mr. Lewis needed no prompting from school report- ■ cpand about the forthcoming simultaneous production of his book. German, Spanish, Italian and Yiddish translations of the play have been completed, he said, and will go into rehearsal immediately. The author of "Main Street" and "Babbitt" explained that the foreign translation need not be literal although, it is understood, most of them are. !;« addition to the regular WPA production of "It Can't Happen Here." there will be three Negro productions, one each in Seattle, Los Angeles and Chicago; a Cuban version in Tampa, Florida; an Italian production, possibly in Boston; Yiddish companies in New York, Los Angeles, and possibly Boston, and possibly a German company in New York. Mr. Lewis disclosed that at several points in the play, the word "dictator" is mentioned, but no dictator or specific country is mentioned. "We carefully avoided the burlesquing of actual people," the author said. The play will be in fifteen scenes and will be as uniform as possible throughout the country. There will be 28 speaking parts and approximately 20 extras to be used in mob scenes. Though each director will have a certain amount of latitude in producing the play, Mr. Lewis pointed out that it will not be necessary to change one line in the s npt Tom Adrian Cracraft, who did the setting for the highly-successful WPA Federal Theatre production, "Murder in the Cathedral", has been appointed to do the settings for the Xew York version. The Cleveland unit of the WPA Theatre project has signified its intention of reproducing Mr. Cracraft's setting, which will have a colonial motif. Queried if the play was propaganda, Mr. Lewis said, "The play is non-partisan and not propaganda for any party. It is propaganda for an American system of Democracy. Very definitely propaganda for that." Asked by a reporter how long "It Can't Happen Here" would Coach James By Students As the foot! all season prOgreSS- i larolins la more and mi re fully convinced that we have as our athletic coach most capable men in the state. He is a person in whom we can justly take pride. Already the gquad has shown evidence of his extraordinary skill In directing, Coach .lames is a morally clean man, a Christian, and a gentleman. Some may think ed, hut the students find him friendly enough. It is true that Mr. James stops at fi iendline- ; he is never fltvO- l.ms. He is a conscientious worker and never wastes time; neither can it be said of him that he wastes winds. He speaks deliberately, and his words, consequently, have weight. Of sound judgment and vision, Mr. James follows the policy of coaching the entire squad rather than allowing the In 1 tram to monopolize the On the field he retains the same composure and business-like vein that marks him elsewhere and, though he occasionally find-? it necessary to reprimand, he knows his boys well anough to make his reprimanding not too unpleasant. Mr. .lames regards the boys as individuals, and never asks them to do things that he himself would not do. That trait of character is greatly admired in him. He is able to illustrate his points effectively. Our coach is not dictatorial concerning the personal habits of the boys, but he has the rare knack of suggestive perr.uasion that goes a great deal farther toward maintaining the wholesome and helpful discipline among the boys at all times than would any amount of discipline. The presence of his personality on our campus, we believe, will be a great boost to the prestige of our athletic organizations and to our college. run, Mr. Lewis replied that the length of the play would be determined by the benefits the American theatre derives. Pressed by a college editor for his personal solution of the problems confronting the youth of America today, Mr. Lewis, jesting, suggested that the youth "wait around and grow up." In a more serious vein, the Nobel prize winner said that it was impossible to differentiate between youth's problems and the general situa- Mr. Lewis left for bis home in Vermont this week but will return to New York shortly to attend rehearsals of "It Can't Happen Here." The twenty-eight productions are tenatively scheduled for the following fifteen cities: Boston, J Massachusetts; Newark, New Jersey; Los Angeles, California; San Francisco, California; Denver, Colorado; Chicago, Illinois; New York. New York; Xew Orleans. I Cleveland, Ohio; Dallas, Texas; Tacoma, Washington; Indianapolis Indiana; Syracuse, Xew York; Detroit. Michigan, and Tampa, Fla. FROM: Education Division Department of Information WPA Federal Theatre Project 701 Eighth Avenue, XYC. ALUMNAE NEWS Burch Allison is teaching in .-1. lie will be remembered its th ■ la ,s, and we ..i oar foot- lid on the tm is teaching in the Xew Lie... I. teaching at ■ell is now Mrs. Martin Xeshitt, and i- teaching at Candler. teaching at Hayesville. We remember Frank as the handsome I fellow in the i Sri year, and also one of the most popula ..well are now mar- Martha Lou Hunter is teaching near Statesville. We wonder if ng them the art of wiggling their toes. .lame Love is teaching at Wax- Wade McKinney, one of our outstanding athletes of last year, has a position in the Bakersville High School. Juanita Mull was married during the past summer. Helen Patton is teaching in Swannanoa High School. Helen was one of our most outstanding graduates of last year, erring a president of Moore House govern- Irene Pharr, whose effii lencj and sweet disposition impressed everyone who knew her. is teaching this year at Drexel High School. Paul Schachner is teaching at Black Mountain High, where he is also coaching. It wa< of interest to many of us recently to note fhat his tpam was to play against the one Coach* Pointiexter is now coaching. Ned Tucker is teaching at Andrews High School with one of his classmates, Wayne Hall. They were both prominent members of the 1936 class, and we still see them quite often. Elsie White is at Glenville High School where, from all reports, she has made a "big hit." She also has charge of the library at Glenville High. Tom Woodard, the "ladies' man" of the class, is teaching at Emma High School. Marjorie Young is teaching the sixth grade at Drexel. LaVerne Whitmire is teaching in Rosman High School. Someone told us the other day that Wilkie's and Jessie's baby had an ear ache. We sincerely hope it is better now. Charles Morgan, another of our outstanding former athletes, is now coaching at Lee Edwards High School in Asheville. Follow The Team! of Western Carolina Teachers Colic,c have nevel gone In much for gee | out-of-town games. We turn oul admirably for our home games, but when the hard as they do hen. . a pitiful handful, if any, of our students, i et'a plan to do at least one i is Near. At .Maryville la t Friday nighi there were about a dozen loyal supporters of Cullowhee against nine hundred for .Maryville. Our I est bet is the game with be played at Johnson City, Tennessee, on October 31. It will be one of the most outstanding games of Quite a spirit of rivalry has been built, up between Milligan and W. C. T. C. in the last couple of years (in more ways than one). Crowds turn out for their contests as they have done for our games with Boone. Newspapers give the games better publicity than they do for our other games. With this in mind, let's talk up this business of following the game to Milligan. Very few of the students, we realize, have cars or access to a car. But those of you who do, and you faculty members who have cars, see if you can't clean the old bus up, tie it together with a few more shoestrings, (tick a Catamount on each door, fill it full of gas and enthusiastic rooters for old W. C. T. C, and let's go to the game. A real cavalcade could be formed. Think of seeing a whole fleet of shiny cars, decorated, with college students and purple and gold streamers!, sweeping up to the stadium in time to give the boys a rousing send-off! It would s 1 thinking about! linian, is especially grateful to these people, and also the regular staff, including club reporters, for the splendid cooperation they ha- shown in getting out this issue. "OCTOBER 14, 1936 THIS COLLECIATE WORLD (ACP) A turtle is a body which has polarity and the property of attracting iron. And a whart Is a perSOl low the avera William McKee, freshman at North Dakota, certainly goes in for extremes. Recently he bad his poem. "Prisoner of Alcatraz", published in the current : "Prairie Wings", a Xorth Dakota poetry journal. A few days later be failed in the F.nglish placement "What is your time worth? Including the cost of your tuition, los; of labor, contributions through the college, and other items, your time in college costs about $1.50 an hour. You should have this fact in your minds throughout the four years" Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute's Hotchkiss informs the freshmen. From the land of earthquakes, California, and more specifically from San Francisco, comes a new kimi of tremor—a tremor that may some day tear apart the very foundation of the English language. It may sound funny to you, but it is a serious proposition with I ou Harrison, a former student at San Francisco College, who is experimenting with a new type of poetic expression. It is based on the use of special verbs made from nouns and used in a verbal and often adverbial sense. "Road yourself . . . look lakely clfffly . . . full yourself." These are only a few illustrations Mr. Harrison offers. His latest poetry reveals many more examples of the simplification of sentence structure by his novel adaption of verbs created from nouns. This practice is not really new; one of our popular summer expressions, "to sun one's self", is an illustration of Harrison's basic "Carolinian" Editors Thank Contributors The staff is grateful to the fol lowing students and faculty members who have so cooperatively helped with this Homecoming issue of the Western Carolinian: Kate Stillwell, Sallie Mac Pre- vatte, Wilma Phillips, Professor R. L. Madison. Charles Holloman. Carolyn Weaver, Louis Enloe, Christine Roberson, Nina Gray Liles, Ruth Burch, Walter Ramsey, Kathleen Davis, Joe Carson, Jessie Lindsay, Awyer Tilley, and Bud Gaston. The Associate Editor, who is taking the place of the Editor-in Chief for two issues of the Caro- STOVALL'S 5c, 10c and 25c STORE SYLVA, NORTH CAROLINA o visit our store and trade where your limes have more cents. OUR MOTTO IS—SATISFACTION TO ALL CULLOWHEE SHOE SHOP REPAIR WORK AT A SMALL COST J BLUE RIBBON SHOE SHOP FIRST CLASS SHOE WORK AT A MINIMUM COST LOCATED ON MAIN STRKET :.: SYLVA, N. C. CAROLINA CREAMERY Remember your meals are made better by the use of Carolina Creamery Products. WAYNESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA H

The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University’s student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.

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  • Western Carolina Teachers College
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• Date
  • Date original: 1936-10-14
  • Date digitized: 2017-01-26
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  • Dimension: 18" x 12"
  • Pages: 8 pages
• Subject - Topic
  • College student newspapers and periodicals
  • Cullowhee (N.C.) -- Newspapers
  • Universities and colleges -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee -- Newspapers
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  • Jackson County (N.C.)
  • Cullowhee (N.C.)
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  • Western Carolina University
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  • WCU Students Newspapers Collection
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  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1936-10-14_Vol05_No2
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  • Western Carolina University Hunter Library