" Craig's Wife” Scores New College Little Theater High
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El Gaucho is published every Wednesday Entered as second class matter in the and Friday of the first school semester and post office at Santa Barbara, California, on Fridays during the second semester. No September 17, 1926. Subscription rates, one issues are printed on holidays or during dollar for the first semester and fifty cents examination periods- for the second. Vol. XVIII Z59 SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13,, 1939 No. 29 School Executive " Craig’s Wife” Scores New College Holds Dance Addresses Seniors College Little Theater High Tonight in Defiance By SYD COHEN self facilely to the restrained, yet forceful character who finally dis At Dinner Tonight • Last night’s audience, viewing the Of Friday Thirteenth campus premiere of "Craig’s Wife” covers the won\an he is married to. left -the Little theater lauding the Each ipember pf the cast acquit 125 Staters Gather at Samarkand production as the finest work ever tai himself nobly. Rosalind Brad Backward Dance Programs, Objects of staged at State college. If the same bury’s walk in the character of the Banquet Tonight; Program Honors number of students witness Satur housekeeper Mrs. Harold' was Worth Superstition Feature After-Game Hop Mid-Year Graduates for First Time day night’s performance, approxi the price of admission. Lloyd Bor- At Rockwood; Hoag’s Orchestra Plays mately 1320 students will have'mis-, stelmann was completely cônvincing • Approximately 125 persons are expected to attend the senior ban sed seeing a great play and a great in a serious role, that of Craig’s • Friday the thirteenth will hold no terrors for State collegians when quet this evening at the Samarkand hotel, Gordon Woosley, class cast. friend Billy Birkmire. they gather for a dance at Rockwood tonight at 9 o’clock, immediate Every aspect of the play was as In the sympathetic role of Mrs. ly following the basketball game between the Gauchos and Aztecs president, said today. Dinner will be served promptly at 6 p.m. due professional-like; as a college play Austin, Craig’s aunt, Janine Ruper- to the basketball game and Student Body dance- later in the evening. - could be. Winifred Nichols as H ar tus gave a" moving performance and of San Diego. Students and team members from both schools will be Principal speaker for the dinner will be Curtis Warren, city riet Craig, dominated the scene while served as a foil for the biting com admitted upon presentation of student body books. she . was oh the stage, which was ments of Mrs. Craig. Diana Cram superintendent of schools» who will .most of the time and turned in a made a well-rounded character of Social Committee Chairman Betty give advice to graduating seniors. performance of complete under Mrs. Frazier, the kindly neighbor, Palmaymesa and Member Margaret Addresses Seniors standing. Heads Dance . President Clarence L. Phelps will by subtle inflections of speech and Parks are in charge of decorations also give a brief address. George Kelly’s Pulitzer prize play graceful movements. Adequate in and have promised the fulfillment proved a human documer&, relating Wnrren will speak on the position the other roles were Phyllis Horner pf the superstition day motif. In the story of a woman who "marfies as the maid Mazie; Frances Hoel- accordance with the theory that the of' new instructors in their first I S P l S k a house” and places a selfish love experience as teachers. Purpose of scher in a straight ingenue part; day is one of bad luck, the direction for her home above natural desire .W illiam Hurst as the detective; Don of dancing will be reversed, with the talk will be to advise the gradu and the feelings pf others. Although ating1 seniors on methods pf gaining Estey as his assistant; and Elbert the dance programs, designed as the play did not contain a single line Phelps as a young college professor. ladders, being numbered from 13 to a job and of adjusting themselves that could be labeled humorous le to classroom experience by the de The stage set was probably the I. gitimately, the audience laughed < in Superstition Objects velopment of an educational and - f p L W l most elaborate ever prepared for a appreciation of the humanness con CARL JORGENSON Miss Palmaymesa announces that social philosophy. local production and gave new life J P ? ' j j tained in the drama-—in relief at to the drama that is slightly over black cats, broken mirrors and lad According to Woosley, Superin- she handled her lines easily and the the climax when Carl Jorgensen, a thirteen years old. The capable dir ders to walk under will be placed Executive’s View superb Craig ^mashes an ornament IMl * 1ft J | talky drama moved along at ; a rate ection was handled by Frederic W. at strategic spots throughout Rock tendent Warren has been invited that ties him to the woman he does of speed which kept the audience Hile, drama instructor. wood so that Collegians will have in order that students might under not understand. enthralled. ample opportunity to indulge in de stand, the executive’s point of view Miss Nichols rendered the diffi Men in the play were well-garbed fiance of hallowed traditions. in contacts in job searching. cult role with the sophistication and Jorgenson as Craig, is thè "ro in clothing from the Brooks Cloth ing company while the E. F. Rogers Music for the dance will be fur Given in honor of mid-year grad officiousness- necessary to complete mantic fool” to perfection, keeping nished by Doug Hoag and his or uates, the dinner is the first of its ly develop the central» character in well within himself in the ordinary Furniture company provided the chestra while entertainment will be settings. kind to be held on the local cam the piece. In the first act, which lines of dialog and rising to drama provided by Don Gutridge, cam pus. Fifty-two seniors will complete seemed to move at too slow a pace, tic heights in the delivery of the Entr’act music was furnished by pus comedian. Gutridge, who recent their college requirements on Jan m 3 Æ È È Ë m Miss Nichols was getting warmed powerful denunciation of his wife. the College orchestra under the dir-* ly won local fame as one of the two up to her role. In the second act, Jorgensen’s quiet personality lent it- ection of Robert Louis Barron. uary4 27 according to Mrs. Jane ■ i best dressed men on the campus, Miller Abraham, registrar. 1 I i made an appearance in the Home' Heads of all eleven departments n — coming Revue-Rally where he made will introduce the graduates from I® a big hit with an imitation of a skit ¡ 1 1 t Paper Lists their departments. All faculty mem ! Phelps Aids in Arbitration of presented by Joe E. Brown. bers are invited to the affair as «1_SsÆJ à i Block S Sponsors guests of the graduates. San Jose, Fresno Difficulties Donators to Acting as sponsors and hosts for * Curtis Warren, superintendent of the affair tonight will be members Charge Is 75 Cents Santa Barbara city schools, will ad-, • Betty Palmaymesa, Social com Price of the banquet is 75 cents • Voting to submit for arbitration of Block S, lettermen’s society. Bill dress sixty-five graduating seniors Spanish Cause mittee chairman, has complete charge McArthur, Block S social chairman and the dress will be sport. Reser tonight at the first annual mid-year a dispute involving financial ar Personality of tonight’s Jinx dance at Rock rangements for a football game be- who arranged the society’s partici vation cards were issued to all sen banquet, being held at the Samar • Copies of La Presna, Spanish wood. Elaborate decorations have pation, announces that members iors by Marian Gragg. Approximate kand hotel. tweeri Fresno and San Jose State language newspaper printed in New been placed in the hall, defying alt next season, Fresno State college’s Bobby Morelli. Forrest Gardenhire, ly fifty of these have already been Test Necessary Friday the thirteenth superstitions. Al Young, CJliff Romer, Donald returned, signifying intention of board of athletic control selected York and edited by Jbse Camprubi, Ripsch, Howard Yeager, Dan Mu- attending. President C. L. Phelps of Santa For Matriculation were received this week by Miss Eda In charge of entertainment for Women Attend Barbara State college, Walter Hef Ramelli, instructor of Spanish at the lock and Fred Monson will be pre 4 Captain Paul Jones will give a sent as hosts. the^ evening is Mary Alice Halferty, ner of San Diego State and a third' personality test for ail freshmen College. They listed the names of Architects Plan disinterested individual, picked by Patrons and patronesses for the with Frank Pugh handling publici Sorority during examination week. "It is local students who aided in a recent dance will be Harrington Wells, ty. the other two, as arbiters. f very necessary that all members drive to- raise funds for Spanish Lo Changes in Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Weant, Late reservations should be made Santa Barbara State college, San of this class take this test to yalist children. Mr. and Mrs. Louie S. Taylor, through the office of Jane Miller Op en Houses Diego State, Fresno State and San qualify for matriculation,” Jones Captain and Mrs. Paul Jones and During the week before Christmas Abraham, registrar. It is impera Jose State are all members of the stated yesterday. New Campus Miss Elsie Pond. tive that this arrangement be cared 3 Hour Teas Take Place . recently formed California Colleg Dates for the test will be an vacation, State students contributed for.