'Devil' and 'Cry Beloved Country' Dramatized by Bishop's Company
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Dinner Brigade To Orbit 'Devil' and 'Cry Beloved Country' Space-Age Homecoming Space discoveries and the conquering of the universe are in Dramatized By Bishop's Company order next weekend, Feb. 20-22, with the Homecoming theme of "Planetary Parade". Blasting off the events of the weekend will be Due to a number of requests the first Dinner meeting between the Alumni Council and Student from faculty and students the Dramatists Offer Soul-Searchers Council Friday evening at 6 :30 p.m. in Woods Hall. Social Activities Board has can Other dinners planned for Friday celled the following activities evening are Alumni Advisory Com Here On Monday And Tuesday Acceptance Dates scheduled during the week: mittees, one of the School of Physical Moses Hall will be the scene of two presentations by the Bish Education and one of the Division of Inkling Announces Feb. 14 - "Rock 'n Roll Dance" op's Company, a repertory professional dramatic group. On Mon Recl'eation and Youth Leadership. The Springfield College Literary Feb. 24 - Sock Hop day, the Company will present "Cry the Beloved Country" at 8 :30 At 8 :00 p.m. all those attending the Society hereby announces that on and Homecoming Dance will begin p.m. "Cry the Beloved Country" is an adaptation by Phyllis Ben after February 16, original manu "Reaching for the Stars", t.he theme bow Beardsley of Alan Patan's novel. scripts will be accepted by the Editor of the dance, as they are surrounded ial Board to be considered for pub It is the tale of a whit man and a by an array of planets, rockets and black man locked in the grimm st of lication in the forthcoming edition of stars. " The Inkling." Any student who is human emotion. A Zulu parson from Steiger's and Sears and Roebuck officially enrolled at the college is Practice Makes Perfect Ixopo in South Africa sets out in have donated most of the decorations eligible to submit material, providing search of his son. His seal' h 1 ad for the dance. that he abides by the regulations cited him to J ohannesburg, where he learns Chaperons for the event are Pres. below. that his on has b n impri oned for and Mrs. Glenn A. Olds, Dr. and Mrs. All contributions must be typewrit murdering a white man, who has de Fred G. Bratton, Dr. and Mrs. Thorn ten on unlined 8¥.! x 11" paper. The voted his life to ju tice for th black ton W. Merriam, Mr. and Mrs. R. contributor's name and address must race. This i the story of South Afri William Cheney, Mr. and Mrs. Wil appeal' in the upper left comer; the ca . .. or any country in which racial ferment and unrest break the har liam H. Lammers, and Mr. and Mrs. number of lines (if poetry) 01' the Donald Makuen. Special guests will approximate number of words (other mony of mankind. The play portrays include three retired faculty members; than poetry) should be noted in the the experience of human pirit. Dr. EI'astus Pennock, Ml'. Ossie Solem upper right cornel'. Short stories are Following the performance, th re will be an informal "Me t the a t" and Coach Edward Hickox. All facul to be limited to 1500 words and essays ty members have been invited to at to 1000 words respectively. There is offee Hour to di s uss the play with the cast. tend the dance. no limit as to the number of entries Saturday the Alumni will sign in which may be submitted by a single On Tuesday, at 10:00 a.m., the group will present Stephen Vincent in the College Center lounge at 9: 00 individual. The deadline after which Benet's "The Devil and Daniel W b a.m., attend a coffee hour, and begin material will no longer be accepted is to go to the various scheduled meet tentatively set for F r iday, March 13. ster", which presents the situation of Mr. Webster, Am rican stat man ings. This program, largely scheduled All manuscripts will be considered and lawyer, cornered by the D viI in the Beveridge College Center, will confidential to the Editorial Board; (called Mr. cl'atch in the play) in an feature tours of the Center, meetings those which are not used by "The attempt to argue for the soul of Jabez of the Alumni Advisory Committees, Inkling" will be returned. Contribu an Alumni-Faculty consultation on tions may be made to the Editor, Stone. This scene dev lops into a battle of wits when Mr. Web t r " Inkling" literary magazine, Box 510. (Continued on page 4) one of six plays in the repel'tolt'e of the Company. avoid s a 10 ing defen ba d on facts and figures, by app a ling to th Jury of the Dead to make th m th Bonnie Lassies Will Aid dignity as w II as th of man. Cupid At Valentine Dance Both performan .. es will b op n to the public, II' of charge. Hearts, but no flowers, will decor Named for Bishop G raid Kennedy, ate Moses Hall tomorrow night for the the Bishop's Company was founded annual Valentine's dance sponsored by in the Los Angeles hurch F dera tion in 1952, after several attempts VOLUME XLVIJ SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE, SPRINGFIELD, MA.SS., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1959 the Abbey and West Hall Dormitories. in other areas. The Company was Under the swinning beat of Eddie founded by Phyllis Benbow Beards Marshall's Band, "Cupid's Delight", ley, who also adapts and produces their performances. the theme of the dance, will commence Baptist Minister To Jobs Available For 12 Students Sought In In their six years of coast-to-coast "Y" Exchange Program at 8:00 p.m. and end at 12:00 mid touring, the Bishop's Company has Lead Lenten Event Frosh Camp Staff night. Mr. Tilden Harrison, national per The econd in the series of special Plans for the RYL 1 Laboratory sonnel officer of the YMCA, recently Entertainment wi ll be provided by Who's Who For Music Lenten Services will be held this period, popularly known as "Fresh announced an Exchange Program the women's singing group on campus, Wednesday, February 18 from 12 :15 man Camp" are now being developed. with Germany for young men and the "Bonnie Lassies" with an eye At This Year's Prom to 12: 30 p.m. The guest speaker The camp each year has a number of women engaged in group work. The toward helping Cupid out with his The Jr. Prom " am th Band" will be The Reverend Benjamin T. positions open for students above Program is open to YMCA secretaries day for romances. contest continues thi w k, with only Lockhart of the Agawam Baptist Freshman level Lo act in administra and students for the secretaryship. thr mol' chan 'es l ft to win on of Church. Mr. Lockhart will speak on tive, supervisory, and instructional Selections are LO be made by the end fiv fr ti 'keis to ih "top ocial the subject, "I Believe", which is the roles during the ten-day period. Dates of March. vent" of Spring T J'm. general theme for this Lenten series. this year are from June 10 through The West German Government has Mac Cole Selected If you think you have gu d th The guest soloist will be Mrs. Eleanor June 19. Staff personnel will be in renewed its invitation for this sum nam of the nationally known band, Hayden. Mrs. Halden was scheduled volved for this period, plus one pre mer, due to the success of the pro Head Of Frosh Week ke p entering a h w k. To fUl'th l' to Sing last Wednesday for the open camp meeting to be held during the gram held last year, and has increased It has been announced that Malcolm your chances of winning at th draw ing service, but due to the limitations Spring term. the number of American participants ing March 3, get your dat to nter A. Cole '60 has been appointed as of time, was invited to sing at the Students interested are invited to to twelve. The progl'am will extend too. The conte t is limited to on second service. Mr. Byron Daudelin pick up application forms from Bert from June through August, including the Chairman of the Freshman Week entl'y pel' week, per stud nt. Entl'i s will b the organist for the service. H. Snow, Room 33. Applications the time of over eas travel, and visi Program for the Fall of 1959. His close at midnight, Mal'ch 2. Th draw tors wi Ll spend approximately eight These services are open to the en must be submitted not later than selection for the position is based on in from all COlT ct nt1'i s will b weeks in and near Hamburg, Ger tire campus community and are being March 1 to be considered. Further his previous experience and contri at onvocation, Mal'ch 3. held in The Chapel of The Beveridge information is also available in Room many. Fill out th application below and butions to the Program in the past ollege Center. 33. All expenses, including over ea plac it in the ballot bOJ( at the ). - t1'avel, will be paid by the German and his general a'tivities on ampu ception d sk 01' post office in th oi Government. The only expense nec in other areas.