The Lantern Vol. 23, No. 2, March 1955 Roland Dedekind Ursinus College
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Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College The Lantern Literary Magazines Ursinusiana Collection 3-1955 The Lantern Vol. 23, No. 2, March 1955 Roland Dedekind Ursinus College Harold Smith Ursinus College Maury Hoberman Ursinus College Bert Wendel Ursinus College Ismar Schorsch Ursinus College See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/lantern Part of the Fiction Commons, Illustration Commons, Nonfiction Commons, and the Poetry Commons Click here to let us know how access to this document benefits oy u. Recommended Citation Dedekind, Roland; Smith, Harold; Hoberman, Maury; Wendel, Bert; Schorsch, Ismar; Shumaker, Nance; Hudnut, Charles; Marsella, Loretta; Billman, Karl; and Leger, Ann, "The Lantern Vol. 23, No. 2, March 1955" (1955). The Lantern Literary Magazines. 57. https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/lantern/57 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Ursinusiana Collection at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Lantern Literary Magazines by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Authors Roland Dedekind, Harold Smith, Maury Hoberman, Bert Wendel, Ismar Schorsch, Nance Shumaker, Charles Hudnut, Loretta Marsella, Karl Billman, and Ann Leger This book is available at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/lantern/57 u C R 0 5 L I : L N --.." E I U G 5 , E Sprinf} 1955 r COLLEGE CUT -RA TE I 5th and Main Street (OLLEGE DINER Collegeville Excellent Food - Efficient Service FAMOUS Open Around 1he Clock FOR COLLEGEVILLE, PA, POPULAR BRANDS PAUL N. LUTZ, Manager I - ...... 0 , -J ,- r f. 1I ;OY th e cozy atmosphere of .. THE SUPPLY STORE LAKESIDE INN LUNCHEON AND DINNER ~L Served Daily and Sunday II - Caterill;!. 10- BANQUETS , ', PRIVATE PARTIES SOCIAL FUNCTIONS Phone: Linfield 2933 Vol.x..XIII No.2 ARTI C LES EDITOR-IN-cm EI', Roy BJakesee on :\It. Washington C. D. H udnllt 6 Harold Smith '55 The Sound of the Bell Roland Dedekind 7 ART EDITOR, Barbara Wagner '56 II City Dog Harold Smith 11 COPY EDITOR, "Why of Course I Still Head ~Iildred r..listovich '55 Comic Books," She Said Maury J/ oberman 12 BUSINESS MANACER, The Challenge Bert W endel 13 WiUiam Sourher '55 Thanks for the Hide Ismar SciiOrscl, 14 EDITORIAL STAFF, Barry Bressler '57 Boland Dedekind '55 Lawrence Foard, Jr. '57 r..laury Hobennan '56 P OE TRY Loretta Marsella '58 ~ I i ldred r..listovich '55 Tableau Nance Sliumaker 16 Ceorge Pallff '55 Rosemarie Puleo '58 On Neckin g Anonymous 16 Adele Schoonmaker '58 llarold Smith '55 Be Cone With You 0 Bert Wendel '58 Pestilence of r.. line Nance S/lImwker 19 CENEIlAL ST/IFF, Christian de la Roche '55 Janet Ceatus '58 Art ~tucklow '58 Margaret Stuba '58 FEATURES ART STA FF, Editorial Harold Smith 5 !Hehard Cold berg '57 Lee L'\\vhead '57 From the Tower Window Ann Leger '58 Eugene Morita '58 Turning the Pages Loretta Marsella 3 Barbara Wagner '56 Now Showing Karl Billman 3 FACULn' ADVISER, H. Lloyd Jones Jr. Spinning the }>Iatters Ann Leger 4 TilE LAl\IEl\N: Published tJlree times during the college year by The Chancellor Press, Bridgeport, Pennsylvania, for Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania. Subscription 50 cents a year; single copies, Opinions of the writers should not be c.:onstrucd to be 25 cents each. By mail, one those of URSINUS COLLEGE. the mllga?jnc, the editor. or dollar per year; single copies 40 cents each. members of the staff. l ,I, -1- MA,k.1 7·8450 -Phone Service- COMPLIMENTS 24 Hours Around the Clock PIERCE & REESE OF Just Consistently Fine MEATS' POULTRY' PROVISIONS F. J. WHALEN FROSTED FOODS 130·132 N. Delaware Avenue PHILADELPHIA b fiET THE BEST GET <"~ MILK AND ICE CREAM -2- Turning the Pages Now Showing By LoRETTA MAl\sELLA By KARL BII.LMAN )'jehl to the Night, Katherine and I'll Cry To At the end of !-.·Iarch the Academy of Motion morrOw are among the most outstanding books Picture Arts and Sciences takes the spotlight out on this year's best seller list. Holl )fwood way. Each yc.·u the coveted Oscars Joan Henry's Yield to the Night, a diary-like nre given out for the most outstanding achieve account of an Englishwoman's emotions as she is ments in the !-. Iotion Picture Industry. Techni about to be hanged for murder, reveals all of cians, costumers, designers, cameramen, musi drama of approaching death, and the effects of cians, directors, and actors arc presented with the event on the woman. tvliss Henry has suc awards at the movie industries most important ceeded in capturing the prisoner's growing terror, function ... The Annual Academy Award Pre her contemplations of death, her almost child sentation. This year will mark tJle twenty-seventh Hke gratitude for a simple kindness, ancl her stir year for these awards. ring cry as she yields her life to the night. Yield All critics, would-be critics, and just plain to the Night is a realistic book with universal moviegoing folks like to predict some of tJle appeal. top awards. Since I am somewhat of a "lover of Katherine, by Anna Seton, portrays the pan the cinema"; I, too, would like to make a few orama of feudal England. The author weaves predictions, and furthermore, make a list of those her heroine into a background with princes and pictures which J think are the best which were paupers and manages to give a fine description turned out during the past year. In draWing up of court intrigue, social divisions and class up such a list I am taking into my hands; needless to risings while telling a good story. Miss Seton suc say, it is a vcry difficult task to limist any list of cessfully depicts the gentleness of KatJlerine, the artistic works. viri lity of tJle Duke, the sarcastic art of Chaucer, Now that 1954 is finished and done with, I and the unpolished manner of the rustic folk. The think it is only proper to commend Holl ywood historical background and personality analyses for some very fine pictures which were released give tile reader an excellent picture of the Eng this year. Naturally all movies aren't as good as land of Chaucer. the ones below but, it is noteworthy that I found I'll Cry Tomorrow by Lillian Roth is a frank it difficult to limit the list to the best ten. ( By and honest story of an alcoholic. The author tells the way, the films must be released after .March of her rising acting career which was later de 1954 and before March 1955 to compete for stroyed by alcoholism. I'll Cry Tomorrow is a the Academy Awards). Among my list of the true and tender story of lost fame and a brave "ten best" are ( in order of release not merit): comeback. Lillian Roth wrote her life story to 1. The Glenn Miller Story-James Stewart, June help otJler alcoholics; it is the type of story tJlat AIl)fso n - An unusually fine film biograph en cannot help but give hope, help and encourage hanced with r..·lilIer's immortal music. ment to all those with and lor without all kinds 2. Executive Suite-William Holden, Frederick of personal problems. r..rarch, Paul Douglas, June AIIysoo, Barbara Stanwyck, and others. An excellent account of INTRODUCINC present day big business. Another new feature in the Lantern , "Spin 3. 7 Brides For 7 Brothers-Howard Keel, Jane ning the Platters," by Ann Leger; Ann is a Powell-Some of the brightest singing and danc member of the Class of 1958, and a contributor ing ever seen on the screen. to the Lantern in a very real sense. The column 4. Three Coins in the FOfmtain-Dorothy Ma is for the many record fans on campus, and its guire, Clifton Webb, Jean Peters. A beautiful introduction is in line with the Lantern's policy panorama of Rome and Venice mixed with a of attempting to provide more features of the delightful story and cast. special-interest type. Miss Leger's initial offer 5. 011 the Waterfront-Marlon Brando, Eva ing, on page 4, is a good one, in my opinion; 1 Marie Saint-Brando at his very best with a pow hope the column finds an interested body of erful story. readers on the campus. 6. Rear Window-James Stewart, Grace Kelly A jewel from suspense master Alfred Hitchcock. HAROLD Sl\flTH Did much for Crace Kelly. (Continued on Page 15) -3- Spinning the Platters TWO ICE CREAMS OF QUALITY • • By A NN L EGEll A new addit ion to THE LA ~TER N. this column is devoted to reviewing briefl y new records in all fields of music from Brahms to Bruheck. Im proved recordings and reduction in price of long playing records hy a few major companies have led to a stead il y growing increase in the sale of o records. I n accordance with this growing inter es t, THE L .... NTEnN has initiated this new column. PHILA. DAIRY PRODUCTS CO., Inc. Jazz is becoming incrc.1singly popular with POnSTOWN BRANCH Dave Brubeck and Chet Baker currently tile leaders mllong the new and old groups joining the jazz bandwagon. ~ I a n y of the frequently re leased :l lbums are actual recordings of these groups at the popular jazz concerts. The old favorite, Louis Annstrong, has recentJy recorded a new Decca LP ( DL 5532). Along with Bud ["reeman, B:lrney Bigard, Billy Kyle, Kenny John, Arvell Shaw, :lnd Tommy Young, he plays "Basin Street Blues" and "!\'Iargie" among the five num bers in the album.