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JUST FOR SPORTS FUN COVERAGE PAGE 2 PAGE 3 Vol. 23, No, 8 VVESTERN MARYLAND COLLEG_E~,_VV__E_S_TM__IN_S_T_E_R_,_M__D_, ~F~e~b~ru~a=r~Y=1~4~,_1~9=4=6 Ninety-Nine Students Earn Dramatics Class Community Concerf Features Average. OF"B" Or Better; Picks Casts For William Horne February 18 One-Act Plays Seniors Lead Dean's list Three one-act plays, The Florist In Third OF Concert Series Shop, Undertow, and Pink: and According to the announcement from the officeof Miss Martha Patche8, will be presented by tbe William Horne, tenor, will give the third concert in the Com- members of the junior class on munity Concert series at the Westminster High School auditorium ~a;e~~:;f::~~~t~a:~t.~~~!~t~~n:f ~~ed;~~ r9a4~~':~'average of "B" March 20, at 8:15 P. M., in Alumni on Monday, February 18, at 8 :15 P. M. Those who are eligible to appear on the Dean's List are thirty- Hall. Mr. Horne received his training at the Peabody School of nine members of the senior class, followed by twenty-three sopho- The first comedy, entitled The Music in Baltimore. While there he won a Traveling Fellowship, mores, and nineteen juniors, Florist Shop, was written by Wini- which afforded a summer's vacation in Europe. Previous to that, Listed below are the names of those students who comprise the fred Hewkrtdge. Betty Blades has he had sung as a child in the children's chorus of the Metropolitan Dean's List for the first semester. been east in the role of Maude, the Opera Company. Seniors: Joshua Ensor, Enrique florist's sympathetic bookkeeper. Slov- After his return home he was awarded a scholarship at the Lamadrid, E. C. Lippy, Fred Morgan, sky, the proprietor oI the shop, will Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. In 1939 he won the Jean Anderson, Winifred Baker, Jane Alfred De Long be portrayed by Enrique Lamadr-id. Walter Naumburg Foundation Award and was thus enabled to Beall, Grace Bevard, Doris Kemp Beverly Holland plays a timid, talka- make his recital debut in New York at Town Hall. Boone, Edith Mae Bowling, 'Bertha To Give Recital tive spinster, Miss Wells; and Wil- Although Mr. Horne has been only Britner, Barbara Brower, Edna Hall- liam Cook is Mr. Jackson, solemn and a short time before the public, he has er, Eleanor Higgins, Grace Jemison, Bass-baritone Alfred De Long, somewhat pompous. Jack Neville will an imposing list of distinguished con- Henrietta Jones, Theodora J,ones, choral director and voice teacher ~t be seen as Henry, the officeboy. cert appearances. Helen Kuhns, Marjorie Little, Gloria Western Maryland College, will be The second play, Pink and Patche8, As soloist with orchestra he has Mathias, Sarah Moffett, Marianna heard in a recital in Alumni Hall, by Margaret Bland, is a tragicomedy appeared under Toscanini with the Murray, Shirley Noll, Charlotte Pal- Monday, February 25, at 8:00 P. M. of the Southern Mountains. The wist- N.B.C. Symphony Orchestra; with mer, El>llenPiel, Vernelle Ports, Vir- Mr. De Long, who is in his tenth year ful young girl, Texie, will be played the same orchestra under Leopold ginia Powell, Barbara Randall, Janet at Western Maryland, will be accom- by Shirley Snyder, and Jack Neville Stokowski; with the New York Phil- Lee Rease, Mary Louise Reese, Wini- panied by Miss Helen Brainard, a has the part of her twin brother, harmonic under Barbirolli ; in the fred Shauck, Nancy Lee Shipley, Jean graduate of Juilliard School of Mu- Rcxie. Mq'rga ret. Statler will be 'hard- world premiere of Bernard Her- Shirley, Marie Stewart, Ada Frances sic. working, but contented Ma, and the mann's AToby Ilick; with the San Thomas, Virginia Voorhees, Frances A graduate of the Curtis Institute role of Mrs. Allen, who represents the Francisco Orchestra under Pierre Wahmann, Louise Willis, and Marie in Philadelphia where he studied for contact of the outside world. has been Monteux ; with the New Friends of Wilson. I • four years, Mr. De Long has been given to Emajane Hahn. Music Orchestra under Fritz Stiedry; Juniors: Jean Edwin Brant, Joshua connected with music all his life, hav- Und67'to1V, is the title of the trag- and with the Havana Symphony in a edy written by Anne Weatherly and performance of the Verdi Requiem. ~:~:~::c:~t~~~t~;ien~eg~e:';;~~~ ~~~Is!a;!:~;~~;~ ~f~!;i;r~~a~:r s~:hde;, it will be cast entirely by women. At the invitation of Mrs. Roosevelt, Jane Collerd, Mary Davies, Thelma and upon graduating from the Cur- They are as follows; Frances Bartley, Mr. Horne also had the honor of sing_ Evans, Emajane Hahn, Annabelle tis Institute, he sang grand opera for Mary Lee Beglin, Evelyn Benson, An- ing at the White House. Klein, Anne Little, Jeanette Milhol- eight years with the Philadelphia na Lee Butler, Anne Cain, Betty The big moment of his life carne land, Betty Joy Morris, Jean Murray, Grand Opera Company and the Powell, and Katherine Wheeler. when, at a curtain rehearsal he bad Mary Wright Silvey, Margaret Stat- Montreal Opera Company in Canada. The stage managers are Katherine with Toscanini, the maestro stayed Ier, Marion Stoffregen, Shizu Yama- This is one of his annual recitals, Wheeler, Pink amI Patohe8; Anna William Horne (Continued on page 4, column 5) ~;!~f.?o~~~~~:~:.~:~:~~:~~~~:::~~~~~:;:,~~:~~!;~:i:~2~: Bartley, Flori8t Shop; Anne Poe Lee Butler, The and for Poetry Contest Commemorating Unde1'tow. Frances Catherine Frounfelter, Sarah Louise but the acquisition of a new piano Cain is to be property manager Shop, Betty Powell for The Florist Gordy, Mary Alice Hershield, Anna has made it possible for artists to Pink and Patohes, and Evelyn Benson Reveals How Gold Bug Got Narqe Jane Hess, Phyllis Honemann, Phyllis display their talents in the larger for Undertow. The sophomore stu- Houck; Frances Kaiser, Hope Kellam, Alumni Hall. dents of dramatic art may help in the by DAPHNECLARKE Betty Little, Mildred Ohler, Fern Miss Brainard, his accompanist, is construction of the sets. Jay Cum- "Quoth the raven, 'Nevermore' "- it's called that1"-and then promptly Ray, Christine Royer, Gladys Sause, also a member of the facu!ty here in mings will be lighting manager. All Poe. And the old bird was right. forgets the whole matter, and from Gladys Schlag, Margaret Shinham, the music department, where she three plays are under the direction of Nevermore will you have a chance to that point on, never gives the name a Sarah Smith, Aileen Taylor, Dorothy teaches piano. Her assignment for Miss Ruth Beth Watts. display your poetic talents, as you second thought. But, in truth, there Louise Wilder. that evening will require special do now in the Gold Bttg Poetry Con- was quite a mystery surrounding it. Besides these eighty-one students skill, since the Schumann song cycle, test. There couldn't possibly be any the origin, but none seemed to tie to- who, as upperclassmen, merited . A Poet's Love, will be included in the Juniors Sponsor person in school, who hasn't dashed A few people had suggestions as to Dean's List rating, eighteen members program. According to Mr. De Long, off a few rhyming lines at some time gether. At last, however, we believe of the freshman class made an aver- A Poet's Love is the highest form of or other-and who knows, it might be we have the whole story. age of "B" or better. They are as equal responsibil- Valentine Dance poetry!' It all began in the spring follows: Phyllis Alexander, Ninita art song, requiring Previous to this date, the/only of '23. ity between the piano and the voice. publi- Barkman, Catherine Bishop, Mar- An informal Valentine Dance, spon- • Hidden Talent cation was a magazine, The IVestern guerite Claussman, Jean Daughtrey, Both Mr. De L~ng and Miss Brain- sored by the junior class, will be held Perhaps you'll discover that hid- lIfu111landMonthly. But in 1923, the Audrey L. Dixon, Sue Dixon, Irma ard have been connected with radio in Blanche Ward Gymnasium on Sat" den talent you've always been look- TIAA fraternity (Black and White Eney, Anna Englar, Millicent Hill- work in their respective fields. Miss urday, February 16, from 8 till 10 :45 ing for. You may write on any sub- Club) felt the need for a weekly" yard, Frances Inman, Helen Lavin, Brainard presented a well-received P. M., under the general chairman- jed you wish and may even submit newspaper, and so published The Jean Lummis, Dorothy Ruppert, Car- piano recital recently in Alumni Hall, ship of Shirley Snyder, president of three poems if your inspiration gets olyn Sapp, Jean Sause, Barbara Sow- making the coming concert her sec- the junior class. the better of you. And to make it Black: and White. They sponsored it they entirely. after But year, a ers, and Mary Ann Thomas. ond formal performance there. The admission will be 25 cents stag better, no one but you and the Gold thought the student body should take and 40 cents drag with Joanna Hau- Bug staff will even know that you a more active part in the publication, ver taking charge of all flnancesv.Re- Religious Emphasis Week To Feature freshments will be included in this entered. Your contribution is merely and so they turned it over to them. numbered. You'll get the glory if you charge and will be provided by Janice win, but if not-nobody will know. e Steal From Poe Mark Depp Beginning February 19 Divers and her committee consisting Then came the question of a name. of Ann Fullerton, Betty Miller, and • Simple? Suggestions were offered by the stu- Religious Emphasis Week, observed ly with an assembly in Alumni Hall June Gelhaus. The contest began on January 19, dents, and here's where we're stuck. at Western Maryland annually, will on Wednesday, February 20. After There will be special features such in commemoration of the 137th anni- No one is sure whether the staff chose begin Tuesday evening, February 19, the Wednesday evening service, a re- as a Heart Dance and a few short versary of Edgar Allan Poe's birth- the final title or whether it was voted when the speaker, The Rev. Mr. ception which is open to everyone, stunts under the direction of the en- day, and will close tomorrow, Febru- on by all the members of the school. Mark Depp, of Winston-Salem, N. C., faculty and students, will be held ill tertainment committee, Betty Schmidt ary 15. Put your poem in an envelope But one thing is sure--Gold Bug was will convene ",rith the SCA cabinet, McDaniel Lounge. and Beverly Holland. with name, residence, and,class on it, the chosen name. It's a direct steal and will end with a consecration serv- .During the day, The Rev. Mr. Depp and drop it in the box on the Post· from Poe, who wrote a short story on Card tables will be set up for those ice on Friday, February 22. Will be available for conferences who prefer a more quiet evening and Office bench. It's as simple as that. said bug. The gold is symbolic of the SO 110W about it-won't you try1 colors of our school and the bug rep- The Rev. Mr. Depp, a wcll-known with anyone wishing to talk with there will be a dart board for anyone resents buzzing around the campus speakcr wllO has traveled extensive- him. There will b{l a paper circula_ who feels skillful, since the purpose' .Poetic Hero gathering news and gossip. And ly, was a chaplain in the World War. ted for the purpose of scheduling of the dance is to enable everyone to Edgar Allan Poe seems to be con- there we have it. This isn't stated as He is the father-in-law of a 1940 these conferences. have a good time on Saturday night. nected with the Gold Bug in more absolute fact and any further contri- Western Maryland graduate, Helen Audrey Clendening and Herb Dog- butions will be greatly appreciated. Annacost. Now pastor at the Cen- gett are co-chainnen for Religioull The music committee, Marjorie !~~~s~n:d:;:;d\~~~:: ~:r;~:~i~ ~:~ tenary Methodist Church at Wins- Emphasis Week. Chainnen of the easllen, Lee Beglin, and Kay Wheeler, roo Perhaps it's because of his resi- • Last Chance ton_Salem, N. C., he WijS formerly various committees are: worship, have secured Jay Cummings to set up dence in Maryland or perhaps because And back to contributions again- pastor at St, Mark's in Baltimore Ted Quelch and Vernelle Ports: wor- a recorder system. of his mysterious manner. At any dortlt forget to enter your poem. Per- and Christ Methodist Church in Pitts- ship centers, Betty Little and Wayne Special decorations -w;ill be provided rate, not only is this contest in com- haps the little story above will sug- burgh. Cowan; conferences, t;:dgar Hammer- by Mary Jane Collerd, Betty Powell, memoration of him, but he also. is gest a subject, or better still, maybe His suggested themes are: "Re- sla and Grace Jemison; jnvita.tions, Jack Neville, and Betty Burgee. partly responsible for the Gold Bug'8 you could get a hint from St. Valen- ligion thc World Wants," "Let Re- Mildred West and Fred Brown; re- Publicity is being furnished by tine's Day. There certainly couldn't ligion Be Radical," "Be Pat.ient with ception, Mary Davies and Jim Doher- Betty Blades and Helen Franz. In be a better time to write poetry. So God," and "A Matter of l;'l'iority." ty; publicity, Kay Buckel and Char- addition to these committees, there is .Strange Name why don't you try-just for the fun These themes are centered around lie Burkins; music, Marjorie Little a clean-up committee composed of On first hearing about the Gold of it, not to mention the $5 prize, hon- t.he basic topic, "Religion in Modern anq. Bill Cook; social, Enrique Lama- Herbert Doggett, Fred Brown. Bill Bug, everyone invariably thinks, orable mentions, and publication of Life." The week will begin official- drirl and Mary Dodd. Merriman, and Jeb Brant. "What a strange name--wonder why the winning poems.