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.NKW.-VNEE, TENNESSEE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL II, 1962 Triple Winners End Bowl Career Pickering, Pinkley, Brittain

The Sewanee College Bowl team, af- ter three wins, met defeat April 1, 1962 Cop Gownsmen in the hands of Florida State Univer. Offices sity 285-130. The los ; tin Sam Pickering, junior from Nash- and a member of Sewanee's 1961-G2 learn could o longer the ville, Tennessee, was elected President Football Team. program. of the Order of Gownsmen in a final Those nominated in the March meet- The Sewanee team arrived in New run-off election held yesterday, Tues- ing of the Order of Gownsmen on York City, Saturday, March 31, after day, April 10, 1962. Also March 14, 1962. included flying from their respective homes elected in the following ~ earlier run-offs were Vice-President students; For President: Mike Cass, That night they went to see The Ed Emenheiser, Dick Greene, Blacks, by Jean Genet, an off-Broad- Wallace Pinkley. junior from Hunting- Hank Haynes, George Lewis, and way production. don, Tennessee, and Secretary Joe Tom Wise. For Vice-President: On Sunday, the team followed the Brittain, junior from Roanoke, Ala- Ralph Capochi- ano, Gerry DeBlois, usual procedure of having lunch at tr John Douglas, Park-Sheraton Jerry Summers, Webb Wallace, David and participating In the final round of the elections Webb, and three practice games. Two games wei Phil White. For Secretary: which began on Wednesday, April 4, Dick won by the Sewanee team, one by Brush, Howie Cockrill, and Ed 1962, Pickering defeated Dick Greene, Hatch. ..core of 480 to 135. At five-thirty Eas' junior from Demopolis. Alabama, for c-rn Standard Time the program wei the top student office. on the air at which time the team lo Formal installation of the new offi- the all-important game. Mostly a cers of the Order of Gownsmen will sponsible for the defeat was Mr New Course take place in All Saints' Chapel on Kemper of Florida State who was e> Tuesday, April 17, 1962. Seniors Roy tremely able on the toss-up questions, Flynn, Julian Beckwith, and Duncan Opens in Fog which gave her team the chant McArthur will install their successors for respectively as President, Vice-Presi- For their last night in New York, the Sewanee golfers. On Saturday, March dent, and Secretary. team saw Gershwin's Porgy and Bess 31, the redesigned and rebuilt course Pickering is a member of Phi Delta at the City Center Music Hall. was formally opened at 1:30 p.m. Ap- Theta, an English major, member of Sewanee's three wins came from de- praised by a Memphis developer as be- the Publications Board, and was As- cisions over John Carroll University, ing worth in excess of $150,000, the sistant Business Manager for the the Universiy of New Hampshire, and nine-hole links will show $40,000 in im- MARCH 1962 issue of The Mountain Mundelein College. As a result of provements for the first time. THE COASTERS, a prize- GoeX. their victories the University received wanee's Spring Weekend G Situated on the edge of the Moun- Pinkley is an Economics and Busi- $5,000 worth of scholarships and, of April 27,1962. tain-top, two holes offer spectacular ness major who has been for the past course, an uncountable amount of ad- views of the valley 1,000 feet below. year Proctor of Barton Hall, perhaps Each green features bent-grass water- its last Proctor. He has also been Each time the expenses for the trip a ed by four nozzles from the four-acre star football to New paid player for the Tigers. York were by the Gen- Los Olvidados' Film Lake Torian located as a hazard in eral Electric Company. In addition Brittain is Proctor of Johnson Hall, the middle of the course. The water L-L-ch team member was allowed to se- and an English major. He is also n reservoir is named for the famous 87- lect two General Electric products for Second in Lenten Series member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity (Continued on page three) either their use or their families'. The team, although they will no

longer be on the College Bowl, still Los Olvidados (The Forgotten Ones) ish born Marxist, Buneul fled to ft has another chance to display its Germans to Present id a panel discussion on this film co following the Facist take-ovi knowledge. On April 27, it will ere presented by the Student Vestry Spain. In Mexico, he has become known meet the University of Tennessee in a the Union Theatre on April 6, 1962. for his stark, cruel realism and use of practice game in Knoxville. The U. T. 'Improved' Dance The Young and the Damned, the animal symbolism team will be on the College Bowl some in his pictures. English title for this picture, is a mov- Among his better known films are On Friday night, April 27, the Ger- Negro folk humor seems to have no story on slum children in Mexico Mexican Bus Ride, The Young and the man Club will present the Coasters in equal today and gives them a most City. Damned, and Robinson Crusoe. In the its second presentation of the year, original sounding presentation. A few The story is centered around Pedro, latest issue of New Republic, the After the very successful Mid-Winter's Bells Ring Out of their other hit songs include fatherless boy of the slums and his an article on Buneul. dance featuring Chuck Berry, the Ger- "Framed," ''One Kiss Led to Another," attempt to escape the evil which sur- Dr. Bates introduced the film, and man Club, headed by Dick Greene, be- For Polk, April and "Riot in Cell Block Number 1s him. Pedro leaves the street Dr. Caldwell moderated the panel dis- gan almost immediately to contact sev- April concerts on the 56-bell Leoni- gang of which he is a member and gets cussion which followed. The panel in- eral "name" groups about the country. The dance will be held das Polk Memorial Carillon in Shapard s job. After being accused of steal- cluded Lucas Myers (English Depart- After discussing the different possi- in the Or- mond-Simkins Gymnasium from nine Tower began on Sunday, April 1, 1962 ing from the store where he works, ment), Robert Duvall (Seminary), and bilities, the members decided on the to one Wih a 4:00 p.m. concert played by War- Pedro is fired. His mother then com- Jerry Johnson and Charles Hoover Coasters, and committees were formed on Friday night, April 27. Again, ing the gym will be decorated the McCrady. Included in his all Bach mits him to a state farm, where for (College). to make plans for the coming event. by Club and cold drinks will be served program was an entire sonata. the first time in his life, he feels want- Chief points brought out by the panel The Coasters, who are famous for as be- fore. Dress will be informal with stu- Yesterday, Tuesday, April 10, a spe- ed and trusted. Pedro runs away from concerning the film were: the com- their hit songs of 1957, "Searchin" and dents required to wear coats ties. cial concert in honor of the birthday of the farm and returns to the slum be- plete absence of God from the life of "Young Blood," should prove to he and Cocktail dresses will be appropriate Bishop Leonidas Polk, born in Ral- cause money entrusted to him is stolen. these people and the superimposing ot even more entertaining than Berry for girls. eigh, North Carolina, on April 10, 1806, He is finally killed by the demonic magic upon Christianity, the helpless- was. They are quite well-known all was played by student carillonneur Jaibo, leader of the street gang, for ex- ness of innocence before the power of over the U. S. and appear regularly at Several improvements over the last Thomas Midyette. The program, play- posing him as the murderer of another evil, and the implication that socialism night clubs in New York, Chicago, and dance will be made. A more powerf.il fed at 12:30 pm, consisted of hymns is the answer to the evils of big cities. Washington. Their music, along with public address system, and cold drinks; and "The Old North State", the only Luis Buneul, the director of Los OI- Question Seven, the last movie of the riotous antics, give them one of will be sold at two locations. song mentioned by Bishop Polk in hi vidados. has been called the least Lenten program, will be presented on nost amusng acts in show busi- Tickets will go on sale some time known of the better directors. A Span- Monday, April 16, 1962. Their ability to present modem next week at $3.00 per couple. Another special concert will be givei tomorrow, Thursday, April 12, obserV' City String ing the Third Anniversary of the dedi- Group AAUW to Hold cation of the Leonidas Polk Memorial Carillon. Hymns of praise and thanks- Presents Concert Pilgrimage in Ala. giving will be played. On Tuesday. April 3, the University On Sunday, April 15, 1962, the Thomas Farrar, student carillonneur Concert Series presented the Music i Huntsville branch of the American As- will play concerts at the close of the the Round players. The group con sociation of University Women will U:00 a.m. service on each Sunday in sisted of Julius Hegyi, director and vi conduct a pilgrimage through famous April. Special afternoon concerts will olin; Richard Strawn, violin; Thoma Huntsville, Alabama, homes of the Civil also be given each Sunday at 4:00 p.m. Hall, viola; Lois Alley, viola; am Of special interest at the end of Ap- Martha McCrory, cello. Works of Zol Pilgrims on will visit the ril will be a 6:30 p.m. ringing of the tan Kodaly, Beethoven, Serge Proko- Sunday his- toric First National Bank building nn carillon bells on Walpurgis Night, the fieff. and Brahms were represented at the square in downtown Huntsville for eve of May Day, April 30, 1962. Eu- the concert. After the program a re- information and registration. There a 'opean custom once prescribed that all ception was held at Claramont Res- member of the will furnish a bells be rung all night on this awe- taurant for the players. AAUW map and suggestions for the tour. -"mo holiday for the purpose of scour- The date for this concert was ra- ing out witches in the air—witches be- ther ill-chosen since most students For those particularly interested, a iri R particularly bad on Walpurgis too fatigued after just arriving special book, Glimpses into Ane-Bel- Night. back from Spring Vacation to fully en- lum Homes is available from AAUW

A t Magdalen College, Oxford, the y the chamber music. members. This fully illustrated 32 custom is still observed annually on Please note this schedule of musical page book presents a brief 100-year May Day of having a vested choir sing ents still to be presented this year history of Huntsville ,and histories and lie 7> Deum in Latin from the top of April 15 Sunday 7:30 p.m.—Chapel, iptions of nearly 40 beauti ul Magdalen Tower at sunrise. Although St. Matthew, Schuetz, Cantata Singers. bellum homes in Huntsville. The Ereslin Tower is a scaled copy of Mag- ril 30 Monday, 8:00 p.m.—Guerry is one dollar. dalen Tower, Dr. Lemonds would not Hall, OPERA—Dido and Aeneas, Pur- SEWANEE'S COLORFUL COLLEGE BOWL TEAM, Those who desire further informa- :>n contact promise definitely to have the Univer- ill; Soloists, chorus, and Orchestra. appeared on the General Electric television program four times may Mrs. Robert M. Hub- 6i ty post- bard, Four Mile Post Road, SJJI., Choir chant in the May in the Note: The Fox organ concert is included (left to right) : Henry Dosier, Richard Tillinghast, Ton 605 'rarlitional Oxford manner. poned until Fall. Hall, and Chuck Steele. Huntsivilte, Alabama. EDITORIAL PAGE THE SEWANEE PURPLE WEDNESDAY. APRIL Discussion of "Top Ten 9 Films The New Goats Points up Cinema Interest A Chauvinistic, by WADE WILLIAMS lilm The Cinema Guild of Sewanee last month took tied for tenth position among the voters. It Ecstatic Focus a poll among interested student and faculty is one of the "new wave" films that the French members to choose what they thought were the have been turning out as shoe-string produc- We—Ewing and Gene and I—intended to make ten best films of all time and another poll of tions with young experimental producers. This a Goat which would be Sewanee, which would the films they most wanted to see at Sewanee film is of better quality and has extremely good show strength and excellennce and regional next year. After polling the results of this ques- photography. feeling. Our picture which captioned us as we tionaire, the following films were selected as the As for the films that were selected by the stood by the door to what just may be the Uni- ten best films of all time. group that they most wanted to see at Sewanee, versity Root Cellar (built of native stone) on (1) (DeSica, 1949) This is the following were selected as chief candidates. the University Farm, 'in a moment of chauvin- one of the post-war variety of Italian realist Wild Strawberries is a fine Swedish film by istic ecstasy,' captured the truth—we mere there films, and Fellini and Rosseliini are two other sity is the land itself, the dark and wild land Bergman which was done in 1959. This film in a moment of chauvinistic ecstasy, we did feel directors in this area. DeSica is known in the which produce^ such str.mge crops of folk, and was voted number seven in the list of the best the undercurrent of what we may call pastoral, United States for his acting, but is better known strong attachments. or agrarian sympathies. induces such in Europe for his directing. Generally, the films from most colleges This natural laboratory where trees and gush- of this category deal with the post-war Sewanee differs markedly pro- Hiroshima Mon Amour. This is another in is (Ecce blems of society. in this important respect: the University not ing water and dogs and young men quam a changing the series of French-directed "new wave" films. classes, the Univer- meet together may continue the and (2) Gone With The Wind (Fleming. 1938) just a corporation holding bonum) odd This Resnais directed it, and it is about the love af- useless practices of providing the sparking for stirring film had a fine public acceptance with fair of a French woman and a Japanese in Hiro- the Civil intense, perceptive life, for full expression. The War Centennial this past year. This shima. It is bleak and realistic, and the en- element the medi- was one of the films dilution of this Sewanee by American most highly ra- trance of the A-bomb is not a deterrent to the ocrity which does not feel will make Sewanee's ted by the voters. overall tension of the film. The dialogue is ex- excellences go underground. Poem on the iVuelear (3) (Orson Welles, 1941) This is cellent, and the film has been produced on a A While there is time, take some of Sewanee. the best film Welles directed, and is a master- very high intellectual standard. War. From Pompeii 'Do not go gentle into that good nigh?. piece for its excellent photography and sound L'Avventura directed by Antonioni is a 1960 techniques. The story is a satire on a self- Rage, rage against the dying the light.' of release and is another of the Italian realist films by RICHARD TILLINGHAST made man—-the story develops along the out- (from Dylan Thomas) involving the portrayal of decadence of a line of editor Hearst's illustrious career. mod- The August blackberries harden and sour; (4) City tights (Charlie Chaplin, 1930) Noted so well for his silent movies, this full length pic- Father Panchali Their vines rattle at a breath of volcanic is a 1955 Indian film release ture has all of the typical Chaplinesque mixture directed by Ray and is the first part of a trilogy dust of high farce and satirical pathos. about a poverty-stricken family. This film is Through the portico of Juppiter Sator. Chinese Grocer representative (5) (Fellini, 1954) This is another of contemporary oriental films. * ? in the group of Italian realist films, yet has Bicycle Thieves by DeSica was rated number Declared White of the quite strong symbolic overtones. one greatest films of all times Plucked juicy from broken stone, the fruits Questions are as selected by Sewanee According to one of the London Daily Tele- asked about human conditions, and the film is voters. graph and Morning Post's 'own correspondents' typical of the other realist films. Fellini also directed by Charlie Chaplin was directed La Vita. (March 9, 1962}' A DURBAN Chinese. Mr. Da- Dolce also rated very high on the list of best films, vid Song, has been classified "white" by the (6) The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957) This and would be a fine movie to be shown at Se- More apparent: in the wreck of the past. South African Government Race Classification is one of Bergman's most outstanding films Board. The first Chinese to be declared white which we were lucky enough to have here at Ivan the in South Africa he took the legal argument that Sewanee this year. The plot is developed in Terrible or by the dead fusion of marble and lava, the Eisenstein, In although he was Chinese he could be classified late thirteenth century Sweden, and the pro- or Douzhenko's Earth: these films are all silent as white because he was accepted as white. duction is certainly worthy of being so highly Russian-directed films. Of new greenness begins. But the berries The decision means that in many instances Greed, directed by von Stroheim in 1924, is Mr. Song will not be allowed to associate with (7) Wild Strawberries (Bergman, 1959) This sour on my mouth. the story of a money hungry little man who other Chinese who are regarded as coloured. He film is highly rated by both critics in Europe Hot wind and cinder sun have frayed ends up in the desert, fighting over gold. The said today that he was embarrassed by the affair and America, and is being sought as one of the story is grim and realistic, and is a classic and did not want his friends to know. films for next year at Sewanee. The basis oi American silent movie. The vines and wizened the sweetness of the is recollections The reason for his application is two-fold. He the movie the of a doctor who Citizen Kane by Orson Welles has already berries growth. has a grocer's shop in an area which has been is being celebrated for his past 50 years of ef- fort been mentioned in the list of the top ten best Not only Pompeii but all of Europe seems declared white in terms of South Africa's Group Areas Act. (8) La Dolce Vita (Fellini, 1960) This is To drowse here, dazed in the sun towards an- Had he remained "Chinese" he would have other film that has been acclaimed by both •athlet excellent "new wave" been forced to move into another area. He said American and Epropean critics as an excellent French film, but not to be confused with the that his daughter, trained as a nursing sister in example of post-war Italian realism. The theme Italian ones. It is the story of the human com- It is a time of stopped time, when ruins England wanted to nurse at Durban's Adding- is the decadence of modern Rome—the nihilence edy of life—life is pictured as meaningless. of modern life. The ruthlessness of a modern Of the human mind are tangled with stunted ton Home, a white hospital. Som eof the other films that had a good num- implications city, especially among the wealthy, is developed fruit The of the decision are expected ber of votes that were desired by Sewanee are: to give the Government a major problem. Any through violent satire. Of the future. A new sun blots Vesuvius— Coloured or asiatic person who can show he is (9) Henry V (Olivier, 1949) This is probably Of earth and sky, the old but the new de- accepted as white can apply to be declared one of the most outstanding film productions of Shadows a Shakespearian play done by an English cast. Earth This film was shown at Sewanee last year and received a generous number of the votes as an L'Atalante outstanding film of all time. Le Regie du Jour (10) Battleship Polemkin (Eisenstein, 1925) St. Luke's Society Commends The selections of the top films made by prom- This film made the list of the ten outstanding inent critics and reviewers gives the top ten films of all time as selected by Sight and Sound films as follows in Sight and Sound (winter V-Cm Regents on i Lira's Issue (Film Quarterly) poll in 1952, but did not make 1961-62). the top ten in 1962. The film is a semi-docu- (1) Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941). Special Report mentary account of a mutiny on board ship in 1905 a pre-revolutionary occurrence. (2) L'Avventura (Antonioni, 1960). After deliberation on March 19, 1962, the mem- of personal relations, which nust be taken — The peo- ple of the seaport of their La bers of the Saint Luke's Society, student or- into account in arriving at an equitable and Odessa show sym- (3) Regie du Jour (Renoir, 1939). pathy to the sailors have left their ganization in the School oE Theology, passed a just solution to the problem; and who com- (4) Greed (von Stroheim, 1924). resolution commending the Vice-Chancellor and mand, and in a vicious scene, the citizens of (5) Monogatari WHEREAS, we recognize that, in the field of (Mizoguchi, 1953). Board of Regents of the University for their Odessa are massacred by the Czar's troops as Battleship ac- social relations in general and in the pres- (6) Potemkin (Eisenstein, 1925). tion in seeking a solution to the cen- they go down to the docks. The film is silent, Bicycle problem ent situation in particular, we are bound to (7) Thieves (DeSica, 1949). tering around but the tension of such an incident makes the the Claramont Restaurant. The confess our own sin realizing our complicity (8) Ivan the Terrible (Eisenstein, 1943-46). text of the resolution is given below. movie one of the most powerful films produced. resulting from our participation in the in- (9) La Terra Trema (Visconti, 1948). The Protestant Black Orpheus (Marcel Camus, 1959) WHEREAS. Episcopal Church justices of this society; yet at the same time, This (10) L'Attalante (Vigo, 1933). in the U.SA. has, by resolution of National we recognize that this does not excuse pres- Convention and through Pastoral Letters of ent or future inaction, but rather calls us iiiiiHuiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiii the House of Bishops, stated that discrimi- more urgently to take action; and nation by reason of color or race is contrary WHEREAS, we are convinced that discrimina- to the principles of Christian love and just- CJ)c ^ctoanrc purple tion by reason of race or color is against ice; and has, therefore, called upon the \e University Weekly Newspaper—Founded the principles of Christian love and justice; 1892 Church to "Cleanse itself of all spirit of therefore be it racial discrimination;" and iiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiinii RESOLVED, That we the members of St. Luke's WHEREAS, The University of the South is Society, being the Student Body owned by member dioceses of the Church of the DON TIMBERLAKE School of Theology of the University of the and is situated in an area of critical impor- South, support the steps taken by the Uni- tance in the field of race relations; thus, DICK MEEK Managing Editor versity to end racial discrimination this institution of the Church has an obliga- at fa- cilities connected with the University of the tion to witness to Christian principles in ROBERT WESTON Associate Editor South, in accord this respect; and with the Christian prin- ciples stated above; WHEREAS, the Trustees, Regents, Administra- and be it further DAVID WEBBE tion, and Faculties of the University of the RESOLVED. That we encourage further steps South have made clear that by the University to eliminate racial dis- the intent of Wednesday, April 1962 the University is to eliminate racial discrim- crimination at all facilities connected with ination at faculties connected with the Uni- the University of the South; and further Second Class postage paid at Sewanee, Tennessee. Published every Wednesday from, Sep- versity, and have taken specific action to WE PRAY That we may be cleansed of preju- tember to May inclusive, except during vacations (Christmas, Spring) and examination put this intent into practice in an orderly dice and work together in Charity and for- periods (last two weeks in January and May), by The Sewanee Purple; the official organ bearance, towards the establishment, with- 0/ the students of The University of the South. Telephone 598-5738 (Sundays and Mon- out racial discrimination, of full opportuni- days: 7:30-9:00 p.m.). 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WEDNESDAY, APRIL THE SEWANEE PURPLE •PAGE THREE Baseballers Make Southern Scene Deep Down in Mississippi

the While rest of the student body first victim this season to taste defeat The Choctaws of Mississippi College was enjoying th Spring holiday in a the hands of the Tigers. Coach Ma- used shoddy fielding by Sewanee to more leisurely ashion, the Sewanee 's crew exploded for 11 hits and 14 shut out the Tigers 5-0 in the last game ns as they routed the Millsaps Ma- of the trip. baseball team in aded th s Deep South Three hits was the total s 14-4. Outfielder Jim Kolling was offensive in an attempt to work th emselyes into effort that the team could the leading contributor to the Sewanee achieve against the left-handed Missis- good physical e ndition. Due to the luse as he had a double and three sippi pitcher. Rod Yates once again fact that the team has n 3 seniors and ngles in five trips to the plate. Lead- did an excellent job on the hill but re- only two juniors ig hitters also were Palmer Kelly and ceived no hitting support.. also used the tr a good look Jerry Summers with a single and a Sporting a 1-4 record the Tigers re- at some of his freshma and sopho- double each and Wallace Pinkley with turned to the friendly confines of the a triple. Dick Nowlin twirled the en- Sewanee Town Park to play the first tire first game and set Millsaps down with home game of the season. Tennessee The stop on the j oumey found only seven hits as he coasted to the Wesleyan felt the bitterness of defeat at the hands College at Troy, Al.il 1 of the diamondmen 7-3. Thursday afternoon found Millsaps Twelve base hits rained off team composed of two juniors, four the bats of and Sewane tangling again and this the Tigers as they picked up their sec- sophomores, anc three : time the results were a complete rever- the field in cold dreary weather sim- ond victory. Rod Yates not only pitch- sal from the first engagement. Unabb ed the entire ilar to that encountered at Sewanee. contest but collected three to connect solidly with the slow deliv- With only two days of practice behind hits to lead the attack. Jim Kolling. eries of the Major pitcher the Tiger Jerry them the Tigers could solve the de- Summers and Harrell Harrison could only collect four hits. Jim Koll- all liveries of the Troy pitcher for only chipped in with two hits each to ing once again was the leading sticker help Yates. 3-0 two hits as they went down to defeat Sewanee led until the for Sewanee as he rapped the 8-0. Freshman third baseman In top of the eighth inning when Wes- hide for a single and a triple. Palmer leyan Wilder collected both of the Sewanee capitalized on two hits, two Se- Kelly started on the mound but his hits, one of them a triple. Dick Now- wildness contributed to Hn started on the mound and deserved his downfall. tally three runs. But their comeback Jim Wilder came in to relieve Kelly was short lived a better fate than he received as his as the Tigers put the in the fourth and only gave up out teammates committed eight error; game of reach in their half of the hind him. Lefthander Palmer Kelley eight with four big runs. relieved Nowlin in the fifth inning and pitched shut out ball the rest of the

Tuesday, March 27, Pensacola Junio College furnished the opposition fo the Tigers and the green-clad Floridi SEWANEE TRACKMEN disguised as tourists at St. Augustine', ans managed to squeak out a 3-2 de- Ponce de Leon Hotel during Spring Vacation are Larry Majors cision but only after a hard fought TIGER Jim Davenport, and Jay Paty. (See article below, right.) contest. Rod Yates pitched a fine game but did not receive enough hitting port from the squad. by Bill Stirling Wednesday afternoon Millsaps Col- TALK Golf Team Edged lege of Jackson, Mississippi was Squad members of the Sewanee Valuable Swimmer was the very de- ter sports teams were treated to a serving Charley Robinson, this year's New Golf Course quet at Clara's on Monday, March 19. co-captain. In This honor for Tiger basketball Close Contest Sewanee spring sports have not ex- Opens to Public jstlei actly begun with a bang. For several The opening match of the season for The results: vided by the generosity of Bishop Ju- (Continued from page one) reasons, notably inadequate pre-season the Sewanee golf team resulted in de- han. After the banquet the swimming Fred Settle (MS) defeated Ted Sti year-old pediatrician who nearly forty practice due to poor weather condi- feat, 23-4, to Mississippi State. How- team chose its captain for next year ling (S) 3-0 years ago made a gift to the Uni' tions and lack of experience ever, things were much closer than and made its annual awards. on some sity which enabled the course to r teams, the baseball, the score indicates, for several of the Ben Cornell (MS) defeated T< George Lewis was selected by the golf, track, and intercollegiate standards. tennis teams have gotten off to rather matches were not decided until the fi- Wise (S) 3-0 tank team for the important job of cap- Work began on the improvements tain. Lewis has been one of the stead- nal hole. The most interesting action Stirling-Wise tied Settle-Cornell July 12, 1961. The greens plant- were iest went on in the first foursome, Ted pool performers and one of the In our opinion this is not indicative (MS) IV2-IV2 ed in "Pencross bent" on September 27. Stirling and Tom Wise leading the Se- best in the past three years. The nod of the quality of the performers of Max Curtis (MS) defeated Jim Wi- Averaging 5,420 square feet, the greens wanee attack. Both Wise and Stirling for Most Improved Swimmer went to their potential for fine efforts in the mer (S) are spacious and have "character,' freshman took their men to the eighteenth hole David Darst. Ace freestylcr near future. As the season progresses cording to Walter Bryant. Par for the before being defeated, but they man- Riley defeated Peter Phillips (S) Darst started the season well, but fin- and the teams become more polished, course is 37 and total yardage is 3.400 ished it superlatively. was high- they aged to tie the best ball. In the other Arledge (MS) defeated Townshend He wilt certainly provide exciting point man in several meets and crack- moments for loyal Tiger fang. Our pre- two foursomes it went, for the most Colins (S) provement of the fairways after pipe- part, the same way, Mississippi State ed Sewanee records in two events, the diction at this time is that at least three Gartin (MS) defeated Ed Taylor (S) laying had been completed in the fall, 220 yard freestyle and the 440 yard of the Spring aggregations coming out on top. The medalist for will turn in 3-0 Fertilizing and discing the accompanied freestyle. The team's the match was State's Max Curtis, who choice for Most spreading of a half-ton of grass seed shot a 75, followed by 7's from Fred Sewanee plays Chattanooga and Lam- The physical layout of the old sand Settle and Ben Cornell. The Sewanee buth this week away, and the team re- gTeen course has not been substan medalists were Jim Wimer and Ted turns to the Sewanee Golf and Tennis tially altered although some sand traps Trackmen Run to Florida; Stirling, shooting 78 and 9, respective- Club Saturday, April 14, against Van- have been added. ly- derbilt. Two concrete block rain shelters add Spring Meet with Stetson to the convenience of the course, which feels will recognized Oldham Theatre Bryant become a During spring vacation, the track sity in Tallahassee. On Wednesday af- one of the sportiest in the South. Ac the ternoon, Wed.. Thuhs., Fri., April 11, 12, 13 team travelled through South the Sewanee team made an FRASSRAND cessibility is TWIST ALL NIGHT by air provided by the Dcland, Florida where they met St excellent showing, soundly defeating Jackson-Myers airfield located les with June (The Bosom) Wilkinson son University on March 28 and 30. On Stetson 81VS: to 49M-. The Tigers took TERRACE MOTEI than mile away. The course adjoin a Tuesday, March 27, they worked ou nine firsts. Credit for these goes to Saturday, 14 Double Feature April — the Sewanee Inn motel and Clara TUNNEL OF LOVE Phones and T.V. on the track at Florida State Univer Larry Majors, hundred yard dash 10.5 sec; Frank DeSaix, 440 yard dash with Doris Day and Richard Widmark Air Conditioning —52.6 sec; Bruce Gibson, 880 yard run —2:09.9; Jay Paty, 2 mile run—10 X-15 Electric Heat' Joe Colmore, high hurdles—17.2 Wall to Wall Carpeting Sun., Mon., Tues.. April 15, 16, 17 Doug Seiters, low hurdle s—272 SATAN NEVER SLEEPS Joe Colmore, pole vault—11 feet; M. L. 7-3846 Yo j'll Find It At with Frances Nuyen, William Holden, Phone WO Agnew, shot putr~-U'8%"; Chris Hop- -r & Charlie's Clifton Webb Mui kins, javelin—153'. B&G Supply Store Following Wednesday's defeat Stet- son switched their men around in an Hardwar :, Paints, Appliances "Cowan's Most Interesting Store" attempt to overthrow the strong Se- wanee team. From the beginning of DINNER Friday's meet, it was obvious that the WIN A STEAK Tigers faced a revitalized Stetson team. The lead fluctuated between the two Eat at teams with each event. In the last BAKER'S CAFE event. Stetson edged ahead winning by CLARAMONT the score of 66 to 65. In this second e Tennessee meet, Sewanee 's firsts were won by CLARA AND TOM SHOEMATE Larry Majors, Frank DeSaix, Bruce Gibson, Jay Paty, and M. L. Agnew. one and fast With a won-lost record of By poll, I've found at least t > hundred here that two, the Tigers travel to Memphis this 1 food, but fro . . Jack Mitchell Poor Wretched Fools They Are—Why did they ( weekend to meet with Southwestern on L. ('DISCOBOLOS') AG- Saturday. NEW throws the discus at Stef- SCHEDULE 18 at Sewanee fi University. Deland, Florida, April —Wheaton tring the Track Team's Spring April 21—Berry College at Rome, Ga. Vacation jaunt through the South. April 25—Emory at Sewanee \+++***>*>*+A*A*AA/>+/**+*>*>*>** THE SEWANEE PURPLE WEDNESDAY. APRIL Hamilton Good Food at Electric Shop Television "PiC Of CjfUcks HARRY Cowan Cafe | Before discussing this weeks flicks, i is hat Agnes Moorehead Cowan, Ten we would like lo commend Mr. Free- In | The Devil' Review , the (Owl Flick man for giving us with Fate of a Man by Richard Dobbin for the week, is concerned with those the rare opportunity of seeing an ex- daredevils who participate in the thrill- cellent The Untouchables, ABC, Channel 9 movie at the Union Theatre. ing sport of sports car racing. A "blood Thursday. 9:00 pjn. After such disgusting movies as Look and guts Campus in flick." The Devil's Hairpin, On ; Any Window, Hey. Let's Twist, I guess you could really and call th which the majority of flicks stars Cornel Wilde and Jean "/ Wat a Dwarf. show part of the Sewanee traditior which have been Teenage "The Man Wallace, shown this year, should give those students who Lores of Dobie Gillis", etc.) Everybody who is anybody takes off it was extremely warding enjoy making really vulgar comments an hour on Thursday nights to watch to see a movie which meets at the Owl FUcks an ample opportuni- Eliot Ness and his crew chop up some the supposedly high intellectual stand- ty to ards of Sewanee students completely repulse the other CRAM COURSE NO. 2: BIOLOGY more illegal booze barrels or mow down ; dents. Of course, one must The grisly shadow nf fiiml remis looms over us, so todny in some foreigners. Tests, papers, every- recognize that this column instead of merry quips :ind homely saws, you will thing go to the devil for one hour. The in a small community su The majority of Jerry Lewis's movies find hard facts— quick cram courses (o you through wanee, a theatre has a limited can help the thought of watching anything else is budget be summed up as presenting com- ordeal abend. ?nd cannot afford to have sacrilege. an excellen plete confusion, and Errand Boy is no Last week I Rave you a rapid survey of Modern European movie at every This show brought Robert Stack a showing. However, oi exception. Featured Saturday and Mon- History. Now let us turn to Biology. the other hand, it that star on his door. It showed that a show seems the Urn day (Matinee Monday at 2:00 p.m.), Biology is divided into several phyla, or classes. First is could be a success ion Theatre could present more than this film, Lewis's latest venture the protozoa, or one-celled animal. All life stems from the one- with an hour of as ac- violence. one or two truly great movies per yeai tor and director, tells celled animal. Over a space of millions of years, life slowly It started a wave of shows an almost plot- and avoid the evolved until today we have animals with as 'man v as 12 cells. like The Roaring Tweivties and The numerous cheap, slick less story of the chaos produced on a Some larger movies usually shown. mammals claim they have 14 to 16 cells, but you Lawless Years. How did it get to where movie lot by an uninhibited errand know how larger mammals lie. The showing of Fa,te of a Man and boy. Despite the fact that it it a Lewis The second class of animals is the periphera— a shadowy Back when The DesiLu Playhouse Black Orpheus (presented in April of flick, there are funny moments and a category that borders often on the vegetable. Take, for example, broad satire as on, Desi had the idea to do a two- year) prove that top quaUty mov- on the film business as it the -pomie. The -pmine i* definitely an animal. The washcloth, irt story on the man can be successfully at exists in Hollywood. on the other hand, is definitely not. who brought in shown the Al "Scarrace" Capone. After a little >n Theatre. For both of these Next we come to the arthropoda, or insects. Most people, In spite of bad acting and the ob- of course, find m.-eets fairly trouble, they got Robert movies the theatre was filled. repulsive — and yet, if one will but Stack to take We vious propaganda which runs through- look, there is exquisite beauty in the in-eet world. Who does the part of his man, Eliot would, therefore, like to suggest that Ness. Hi out the film. Question 7 (Sunday, Mon- not remember the lovely insect poems of William Cullen didn't think the role was right for hur the management attempt to get more day, Tuesday) Sigafoos-Mich is the week's best movie enchanting lyrics as TinuhUnq Moan with the but he movies of was finally persuaded. Tht this quality. We even feel and one which should not Tiimh!},!,) r»<„h!.l,>ui. Fin Uuttiii, Xiru-t A phi,), and Gnats Mi/ be missed. show was a success and the next sea- that cinema goers would be willing to Mutlirr Taught Mr. Mr Sigafoos has been inactive since the Made by the Lutheran Film Associa- son it started as an hour-long series. pay more than the usual cost of ad- invention of DDT. tion, it depicts the trials of the Church The show caught on like mission to see better films. (The the- Our next category is the mollusca—lobsters. Bhrimp, and wild-fire in East Germany. The story concen- the like. Lobsters are generally found under rocky To some i* showed how the past was atre was filled for the showing of Exo- projections trates on the methods used by the on the ocean bottom. Shrimp are generally found in a circle and to others it brought back memories dus, not an exceptionaly good movie, Communists to win children from the around a small bowl containing cocktail sauce. Marlboro Cig- of headlines they had seen. These and one for which the cost of admission sto- Church to the Party. The most arettes are generally efrec- found at any tobacco counter or vending ries may have stretched the truth but was 75 cents.) If movies such as La weapon used is a questionnaire they were dramatic. That's Dolce Vita, La Strada, and The Virgin i to all students in East Germany. : poir Spring were brought to the Union The- actually, not very much. It must be remembered, he rder to get ahead a student must d of no trouble, first atre, both the management and Sewa- that the makers of Marlboro pay me for writing this the politically correct answers, came the cries from nee cinema goers would benefit. and they are inclined to get surly if I fail to mention central plot, which shown the con- their product. they were being shown in an unfavor- After seeing Fate of a Man and the through which a 15 year old Lu- Mind you, I enjoy singing the praises of Marlboro— and able light on the show. The Italians Cinema Guild's presentation of Los 01- in pastor's son goes, is most fas- so will you onee you try that flavorful tobacco, that fine filter said that they didn't like all the gang- uidados last week, any film shown this ing. In order to receive which lets the flavor come a much through undiminished. It is a great sters on the show being Italian. It week will seem bad—and most of them desired scholarship to a pleasure to smoke Marlboros and a great pleasure to write music conser- didn't matter if most of the hoods were are. The star of Wednesday's flick is atory the boy must give about them, but sometimes, I must confess, I find it a bit the correct Italian, they couldn't get away with difficult to work the commercial into the column. Some years a ten ton bright red truck, and one nswer to "question 7" and thereby showing the truth. So the villains were would only want to see this movie in acrifice his religious convictions. The changed to red-blooded Americans, order to leam of the difficulties invol- ilffl is based on actual incidents and a plug for Marlboro. The wav 1 finally managed it was Then came the cries of too much vio- to have ved in driving such a truck full of beer dmirably photographed in various Alexander no to the Oracle at IMphi and sav, "Oracle, I have lence. It didn't matter if there really across the wilds of West Africa. The lerman cities. The movie, presented conquered the world and tasted all it- pleasures-, but somehow was a lot of violence in the Twenties, Big Gamble is intended to be a sort of iy the Union Theatre and the Student I am not content. I know that somewhere there must be a you couldn't she i the tube. It African Queen. The director, think- Vestry, as part of the joy I have not yet experienced." To which the Oracle Lenten series, replied, would warp the of the young. ing that in African Queen the boat will be shown Sunday, Monday, and They would wan out and shoot making its way along a dangerous river Tuesday and will be followed by a up a bar with a sub-machine gun. So was thrilling, attempts to show that a discussion on Monday night. violence was cut down. And this brings truck passing through dangers on a us up to the present. highway and in a river will be The Untouchables is a good show. It as thrilling. The result is one of the gives actors a chance Photo Contest to show off their most ridiculous movies I have e\ talents. of the best One breaks an ac- seen. One boring break down leads ;an get is to be a hood on the make another, and in the end the tru In Chattanooga The Untouchables. It's almost as down half a mountain before The Photographic Society of Chatta- 1 as a part which asks the actor to over (without suffering seriou: nooga and the Frye Camera Club will :razy on the screen. The stories damage!) hold an exhibition of photographs in good and the photography is very Cinema goers will have the oppor- Chattanooga good. during the last week in The only trouble is that you inity of seeing a typical Hollywood May, according to the exhibit's Gen- get tired of the same thing week after urder mystery with Twenty Plus eral week. There Chairman, Robert T. Smith ot are very few things which ivo, showing Thursday and Friday 1730 Ganasita Trail, this Chattanooga. doesn't apply to. Of course there Hollywood seems to have come up with The exhibit will contain e a few things! ng new formula—twenty my- entries in This would three divisions: black and white prints, happen to even the very ncidents plus two girls equal; "Yes, Alexander, ist series. You can reach color prints, and color slides. Com- there is such a joy, but, alas, the time is not a limit and suspense. The only gooc plete yet. I refer to Marlboro Cigarettes' which from there on it's entry details may be obtained in will not be invented down hill. The Un- thing that can be said about this flick for 2ollll a folder another years." Whereupon Alexander tell into a sulk touchables will be back next season which will be sent by Mr. from winch he never recovered . . . Well .sir, is Smith upon there no question and that will probably be all. As they request or may be obtained I sold a lot of cigarettes with this ingenious commercial, from but lasted. 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