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tKfje JJtto Ham pshire VOLUME NO. 45 ISSUE 8 UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. DURHAM, N. H. — March 24, 1955______________________________ PRICE — SEVEN CENTS Chi O Victory Shaw’s Realistic 'Major Barbara’ Satirizes Folly of Modern Society Gov. Dwinell Lends “Major Barbara,” George Bernard Shaw’s fast-moving com ment on social reform, opened last night at New Hampshire Hall for a four-day run. The play depicts two ideas for reckoning with Name To CORICL modern society. Andrew Undershaft, played by John Weeks, be lieves that poverty is the great evil of the world. Only when the by Robin Page worries of economic instability are removed from the spirit of man The Hon. Lane Dwinell, Governor can he find spiritual peace and dignity, Undershaft firmly believes. of New Hampshire, has given his en dorsement to 1955’s Conference On With this in mind, he has forged ahead Religion In College Life, it was an with seeming ruthlessness, determined to nounced by the steering committee this I DC Seeks Berth free himself from the scourge of poverty. week. Also, this week, the committee His idealistic daughter, Barbara, played announced the names of the speakers alternate nights by Nancy Nichols and who will address the conference. In National Group Ruth Richardson, is upset by her father’s In endorsing the conference, Gov. seeming indifference to the suffering in Dwinell stated, “This should be not the world and his concern with money. only an interesting session but an ex The Men’s Inter-Dormitory Council She sees in the Salvation Army an or tremely important one in helping our has aplied for membership in The Nat ganized resistance to both spiritual and youth to determine and understand the ional Independent Students’ Associa material poverty. importance and necessity of beginning tion. The action was taken at the last religious thinking before reaching meeting of the Council. Question of Ethics Barbara Entwistle, ’56 and Cynthia Rowland, ’56, leads a snappy Chi O on adulthood. I feel so often that there is NISA was organized nearly twenty Barbara is somewhat shaken, however, to victory in Stunt Night’s annual competition. Above, “ Twistle” makes up to a tendency to postpone the acceptance of this vital factor in our lives until years ago by Dean Arno Nowotny, when she finds that the money to keep the weather man in a Winter Carnival skit bewailing the snowless season. University of Texas; Dean Fred H. Pantomine and singing chorus depicted the sad state of affairs. she melted our characters are shaped whereas in the Salvation Army going comes from Turner, University of Illinois; and the wealthy capitalists she has so con the weather-man’s heart, but she also melted the snow.”_______________________ reality it should be the influence of re ligion which should take part in the James F. Findlay, then Dean at the demned. She is then faced with questions University of Oklahoma and now Pres formation of our characters...” of ethics which will determine whether ident of Drury College. The Associa Seven Contestants . Addressing the conference, to be or not she shall go on with her work, tion now has more than a hundred held April 30-May 1 at the Rolling and whether she will marry a fellow Ridge Conference Center in North chapters in colleges and universities idealist, Adolphus Cusins (played by Nel throughout the United States. Chi O and Acacia Win Blue Andover, Mass., will be Dr. Peter son Barden), who is facing the same Bertocci and Dr. Donald Harrington. The National Independent Students’ problems. Dr. Bertocci is a Professor of Philos Association serves to unite organiza The other characters include Salvation Keys Stunt Night Awards ophy at Boston University and the tions of Independent Students and to Army members, irrepressible cockneys, give them the advantages that come Chi Omega and Acacia were the top winners in Blue Key’s author of various books. His latest, and blase Englishmen of the upper-middle “The Human Venture in Sext> Love, through fellowship with ether inde class. Stephen, Barbara’s brother, is annual stunt night program held in New Hampshire Hall last and Marriage”, has enjoyed wide cir pendents. Through national and re played by Donn Hamel; Lomax, a comic Wednesday night. Alpha Xi and Phi Alpha took the second place culation on college campuses and has gional conventions, newsletters, and relief, is Fred W ooster; Snobby Price received excellent critical reviews. Dr. joint projects, NISA provides real help portrayed by Jim Budd; the “poor but cups. Other contestants in the men’s division were SAE and Kappa to individual organizations. Sigma. Alpha Chi was the third contestant in the women’s division. Donall Harrington is minister of The honest” (as opposed to Undershaft), Community Church of New York City. “ Membership in the N IS A will be a Peter Shirley is C. A. Van der Heuvel; big asset to our organization,” said A capacity audience filled the hall to He is nationally famous not only as a Bill, the vigorous cockney, is Cliff Rich preacher but also as a community or Chuck Phillips, President of I.D.C. er; Larry Miller plays Morrison; George see the program which is sponsored by Glee Clubs Present ganizer. These outstanding speakers “ By uniting with other colleges and Perry plays Bilton. Blue Key, senior men’s honorary so will address the conference on April 30. universities, we will now have the op ciety. The winners received large awards Returns on interest cards was excel portunity to learn how their organiza Cast and Directors in both the first and second place po Combined Concert lent, the steering committee stated, tions are established and governed, what problems they have, and to have In the brisk and witty role of Lady sitions. and invitations will be sent out in the Bitomart is Ann Schwer alternating with Snowmen and Cigarettes A concert by the combined Uni near future. Any student who wishes our own problems aired. We also hope versity Glee Club is to be held in that it will be possible to be repre Priss Flagg; Mrs. Baines is played by to attend the conference should call 47 Ann Sherburne and Mary Lee Reed; The winning Chi Omega stunt was one Murkland Auditorium on Sunday, or visit the C O R IC L office at 205 sented at the coming national conven in which a UNH coed pleaded with the March 27, at 8 p.m. George Faulkner tion at Colorado A & M .” Sarah, Barbara’s sister, is Judy Record N.H. Hall. and Ann Chase; the loveable Jenny is weather man to send snow for the W in will direct the women’s GJee Club and Janice Andrew will accompany it. The played by Julie Van Deusen and Kay ter Carnival. Acacia’s winning skit de Matsis; Rummie is Ellie W olf son and picted the furor in the cigarette business Men’s Glee Club will be directed by Robert Garretson with'David Goodwin Magrath Leaves Treasurer’s Post Miki Newman; Milton Pappas is an due to recent medical reports. Alpha X i s as accompanist. Patricia Crompton extra. skit showed life on the University campus Heading the backstage activities are will play the organ. without men and Phi Alpha’s skit was Sotne of the music that will be pre After Serving 28 Years at U N H Phil Sanborn, stage manager; Vera Slipp, adapted from the play “ Our Town.” sented by the Women’s Glee Club is backstage secretary; Mary Ann Holt, Raymond C. Magrath, who has been treasurer of the University publicity; Nancy True, costumes; Dick The Wildcat Show Band, under the the “ Saint Mary Magdalene” with of New Hampshire since 1927, has been elected to the newly-created Poulin, lighting; Barbara Butterfield, direction of Prof. David Smith, played Anne McCarty as the soprano solo, “ The Bluebird” with Mary Lunt_ sing props; Leonard Philbric, scenery; and during the scene changes and intermis post of comptroller and business officer of Tufts College by the ing the soprano solo, four epitaphs Micki Levi, make-up. sions. Burt Wolfe, President of Blue composed by Robert Marston, profes College Trustees. Faculty advisors for the production Mr. Magrath will be in charge of all Key, was the Master of Ceremonies for sor of music, and “ Now Is The Month sently, he is on the Joint Committee of are J. Donald Batcheller and Alec Fin- the business affairs of the College, in the show. of Maying”. Business Officers of the American Land layson. Student directors are Bill Brad cluding the financial operations of the The Men’s Glee Club will sing Soon Grant College Association. The author ley and Ann Danforth, with Cynthia Money for Scholarship Medical and Dental Schools at the New Ah Will Be Done; O Light" Divine; of articles in various magazines, Mr. Varrell and Ann Johnson prompting. England Medical Center in Boston, as Brothers, Sing On; Stout Hearted Magrath is a member of the American The proceeds from Stunt Night will well as the undergraduate and graduate be used toward next year’s Blue Key Men; All Through The Night; and Legion and a Mason. You’ll Never Walk Alone. The com schools on the Medford campus. He will Junior Prom Scholarship which is given to a needy UNH Loss, Tufts Gain bined Glee Clubs will sing O Love So be assisted by C. Russell DeBurlo, as Edward D. Eddy, Jr., acting president Plans are now underway to make student. Some of it will also be used Brief; My Lord, What a Woman; and sistant to the president, who has been of the University, issued a statement “ Rhythm in Blue” a successful Junior for an Easter Basket to be given to a Onward, Ye Peoples.

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