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Western Carolinian Volume 32 Number 20

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  • Page 2 THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN 1966 Christmas Edition One Acts From Page 1 Bundy, omffiy." It is a story of pacifism and concerns the choice a pacifist must make; either join the fight or remain in safety with an injured friend. Dave Brown plays Jess, the pacifist; Andy Carlson plays Marcus, his dying friend, and Charlie, who wants to go back and fight is played by Steve Carlyle. Betty Cooper is stage manager. "The Sandbox," by Edward Albee is directed by Karen Blackmore. Elizabeth Bundy, who was introduced to audiences as a dominee possessive mother in. Silver Cord," plays domineering wife, MomS Daddy, the henpecked husband, is played by Lee Edwards. In the play Mommy and Daddy are having an outing at the beach and they take Grandma, Betty Cooper, along. During the play, Mommy and Daddy bury Grandma in the sand, and she retaliates by throwing sand at them. Buddy Davis, as the lifeguard, doescalisthenics. The stage manager for this play is Mary Sue Brissey. "Sunshine in Social Circle," a musical comedy written by WCC student Ted Whisnant, will be the last production. The play takes place in the train station of a very small southern town during the thirties. Benny, a porter at the station and an amateur musician, meets Sid, a New York talent scout who is just passing through. Sid is impressed with Benny's compositions and his performances with Jocelyn, a friend of Benny's and of Benny's girlfriend, Haydn. Sid promises them stardom if they will work for him. Jocely is captured by the idea, Benny is hesitant, and Haydn doesn't want Benny to go. The cast is as follows: Bonny, Mitch Turner; Haydn, Alta Mosely; Jocolyn, Mary Lou CorMn; and Sid, Cliar'ie Stephens. Ted Whisnant is stage r.-.anager,and Linda English is accompanist. \uan-: Oliver designed the sets, and ti.cy arc presently being constructed by his set construction class. 1/e saidtiat the sets will be sin pie and' stylized so t!;-.;y will take up loss spac; and can be r."oved quickly. Fromme From Page 1 Tryouts From Page 1 . . by his possessive, overly- protective mother. A 19-year- old girl tries to seduce him and clashes with his mother. Some interesting mechanical devices will be included in the prop setups. There are two supporting female roles, one the mother and the other the girl. There are three supporting male roles: the boy, an older man courting the mother, and a corpse. There are seven minor male roles and two extra roles that may be of either sex. Mrs. English stressed that "regardless of experience, anyone who is interested is encouraged to try out for a part in the play." The author of the play, Arthur L. Kopit, was an Engineering major who studied play- writing at Dunster House Drama Workshop. "Oh Dad," which was written in 1959, was the first of his plays to be produced. He has since written six others. Dr. Bird, a long time resi- d'i'i4; of the mountains, played an important role in the final revision of the book. Frome asked Bird, an author and an authority on English granmar, to review the original imnu- script critically and suggest any corrections or changes. Though Bird didi't know Frome, he consented to review the manuscript In a letter to Frome, Bird suggested a number of changes, most of which were concerned with granunitic teehnn'i i. Bird also included his critical observations of the author's style as well as his book. This letter is among the correspondence given to the college by F'rome. In an interview with this reporter, Bird noted hat most of his suggested changes had been f ilbwjd in the final version of th» book. "Frome's style," he said, "is one of free style, similar to that of a newspaper reporter." While the book is chiefly a history, Dr. Bird observed that it also dealt with the "geology, etimology, and geography" of the mountains. He u >?ed that Frome's research was very extensive, particularly when he wrote about historical personalities. Bird cited "Strangers in High Places" as "an excellent work." The manuscripts aid information are presently in the possession of Mrs. LUlianHirt, director of publicity. It is plan- CLYDE'S RESTAURANT Where the Home Folks Eat Welcomes WCC Student* 1231Balsam Road Waynesville, N. C. THE COLLEGE SHOP Extends BEST WISHES And SEASONS GREETINGS From All Of Us To Each Of You New Boilers Installed WORKMEN IN PROCESS OF INSTALLING AND RENOVATING steair , iant boiler system at WCC. William Anderson, head engineer at Western, stated in a recent interview that a new oil boUer will be serving the college within the next wiek. The new oil boiler is a converted coal boiler, and will have fi? capacity to release 40,000 lbs, of steam per hour, A second boiler has been newly installed, but will not be put to use until its ma.iufact- urers have checked all of ths equipment. The old boilers w?r ■: Installed approximately thirty years ago. Although they were releasing a capacity of 5,000 lbs. of steam per hoar, sufficient service for 200 students, they had been servicing a student body of 3,000. An emergency boiler, with a capacity of 8,000 lbs. per hour, has been aiding the old boilers until the new ones a^e Dut in operation. The steam produced by the boilers is carried to every building on campus by way of underground steamlines. James Kirkpatrick, business manager of the college, estimated the cost of renovation of the new boilers at $400,000. The fuel budget for the 1966-67 school year will be approximately $68,500. Heating the new dorms and cafeteria has increased the cost by approximately $15,000. Hess Oil Company will furnish the fuel for the new boilers, thus relieving the necessity of hauling 100 carloads of coal a year from Sylva to Cullowhee. nsd that these materials will be presented to the library as soon as possible. Bird also recalled that the author aac! frequently used a first-person viewpoint as he told the story, an unusual element for a formal historical work. Hartman Takes Position With Asheville Paper Earl Hartman, past news editor of the Western Carolinian, has taken a position with the Asheville Citizen-Times starting Jan. 2. He will be working in the capacity of public relations assistant to the personnel director, John Q. Schell, and directly under the supervision of Robert Bunnelle, president and publisher. Asked about the job, Hartman said, "This is a new position in the Citizen-Times organization; and, as such, it is on an experimental basis. My job will probably involve at some time all of the five different areas outlined to me when 1 accepted the offer." These include circulation promotion and work with the newspaper carriers as well as a proposed plan for the use of the Citizen-Times in high school classroom work; aiding in the production of the numerous special edition supplements which appear periodically in the Citizen-Times, such as the planned Education and College supplement: representing the Thomson Receives Danforth Grant; To Leave for Studies In Medievalism From Asheville Citizen Cullowhee—A young Western Carolina College instructor with old ideas is one of only 38 college teachers in the United States to receive a coveted Danforth Foundation grant for 1967-68. The grant for graduate study has been awarded to Williel R. Thomson, WCC history instructor, according to an announcement by Dr. W. Newton Turner, college dean, and W. David Zimmerman, director of paper at civic organization meetings; and conducting tours of the Citizen-Times offices including radio station WWNC. The Citizen-Times is currently in the process of a multi- million dollar expansion program of plant and facilities including a fully automatic press operation and full color photography printing. "I have been asked to serve as an 'idea man' in the creating of new means of increasing circulation and expanding the paper's effectiveness to its readers and advertisers," Hartman commented. Hartman served as a reporter for the Carolinian last year and was appointed news editor for the current year. In this position he was instrumental in acquiring the Collegiate Press Service news and feature releases for use in the paper. the Danforth Teacher Grant Program in St. Louis, Mo. Thomson and the 37 other recipients were selected from 394 nominations made by deans of accredited senior colleges and universities in the United States. The youthful WCC instructor, 25 years of age, plans to pursue his specialty in medieval studies by doing extensive research into the Catholic Church of the 13th Century. He will enter either Harvard, Yale or Cornell next fall to begin the task. PROFESSIONAL DRUG STORE Nationally Advertised Drugs and Cosmetics rHOMSON As a medievalist, Thomson is following his father's footsteps. His father is a well- known scholar and editor in medieval studies. After Thomson completes a full year of Danforth-supported graduate work, he plans European travel for further archival research. His plans include journeys behind the Iron Curtain into Balkan countries rich in medieval church lore. The headquarters for Air Force ROTC is located at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama--near Montgomery.
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