AJ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- VOLUME 77, NO. 24 PHILLIPS ACADEMY, ANDOVER, MASS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1953 FIFTEEN CENTS I.M. S. Pinafore In Rehearsal For Sawyer Concert April 17-18 Production Directed To Feature Ben By Mr. Schneider; Von Molnar Stars : Cutler, Baritone der Mr. Schneider's direction, the well known Gilbert and at 830 P. M., the James C. Sawyer Musical Foundation will old its Sullivan operetta has progressed rapidly in respect to casting, - twenty-:fifth annual entertainment acting, and designing.'- It will be presented on the night of in Geoige Washington Hall. The Friday, April 17, and again on the following night, in co- entertainer for the evening will be - -. ~~~~~~~~~~~~MBenjamin C. Cutler, baritone, operation with Abbot Academy. Not only is Abbot going to and Andover alumnus who has be on stage, but it will also be of major importance in the sung with the Metropolitan Opera orchestra. Cmay Perhaps the most difficult job PATCLJK which1 must be faced in a produc-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Sawyer Foundation was es- hch austhi is hat ith whaprodpe D o tablished in 1926 by Thomas Coch- orchestais pesented A sum of $10,000 was given e ochetraispreentd.This'h New O e Do rran. to the school to be used for not r they will play the entire score, R nmre than one musical entertan ear only half the score was aSn de ismpped tcate ft tatenlasHll metel nergen Washington ttd e of t he tokreuendu Phillips Society "Bucks and'Stripes" joint display by the Andover Shop and the Coffee Mill. sented free of charge to students they have been practicing since the Thisublc..he fnd as ame iddle of the first term and even - hsterm, after a year and a B u A n Stripes, A Pa od after James Sawyer, treasurer of during the vacations. Mr. S. V. K. half of extinction, the organization C LUELI~/Di.U.. ~ .~AUFAJ the school. M. Cochran thought ilsnadedgretlyin hs heknown as the Open Door will again 1 that it would be a great joke to directing and assistant dir~cting of be in peration. This time, how- name a musical fund after Mr. any rehearsals.ever, instead of being an inde- O n --Pren~-- Sc oo Life, Out; To Sawyer, who disliked music greatly. many rehearsals. ~pendent organization, the Open HaVW~. 1 The fund, therefore, was the result The Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Porter, Door is a committee under the aus- t o I , e e I~iti ~ to of a practical joke, which was later K.C.B., the First Lord of the Ad- pices of the Phillips Society. The na e O t i e D s r b to duplicated when Cochran named iralty, is played by Steve Von committee, sponsored by Mr. L. Bucks and Stripes, an independent humor magazine wvrit- the Stearns Lectures after a man Msinar Aneb Tuim p tlayshIss Miner and under the leadership of saprdon resc olifeahdtetnsStu-who had a definite aversion to lec- Ctain Corcoran, the commander Jerry Snyder, is composed of about ten a aoyo rpsho ie ece h tnsStr tures. of te HM.S.Pinforeisthe athsixteen bys, all but two being day, after four months of planning and preparation, and is The first entertainment was giv- ti' f 'Josepliine, plIayed by P~aula memnbers. ef.the Phillips Society.- now being distributed throughout the country in approxi- en in 1927 and presented the famed Piile.Thewole pot isbuilt It will be the job of the Open mtl English Singers. More recently the loen he love otap Rakioosowlcm h athetitt m t fifty prep schools. Edited by Senior Bob Ornsteen, foundation has presented Boris Gol- trawanale samanplayd bywhich visit Andover, and to see and written by present and recent Andover students, the dovsky in 1945, Richard Dyer Ben- aI Hull. Bill Bobstay, the boat- that they are treated hospitably magazine consists of stories and liciting for agents in other schools nett in 1946, and the Bel Arte Trio am's mate, and Bob Beckett, the and given every possible considera- cartoon spreads, presenting an in order to obtain widespread cir- last year. -crpenter's mate, are played by tion and convenience. Heretofore overall "burlesque" of life at not culation, he found several more NATIVE OF ANDOVna omEdson and Charlie Dickinson this has been left for the nianagers only Andover, but any other similar schools hostile to the purpose of the This year's entertainer, Ben Cut- esectively. Two of the most col- or assistant managers to take care school. magazine. In his introductory let- ler, is a native of Andover. He 4 rfu characters in the presenta- of, but this was an unsatisfactory For the reason that the school ter in the front of the book, Orn- went to Punchard High School for dn are played by Ruth Sidon and arrangement primarily because believed that it would present an steen takes a sarcastic attitude one year, and then attended Phil- im Curry. Her part is that of they did not realize just what wel- unfavorable view of prep schools toward some of the letters he re- lips for four years. While at Anid- ittleButtecup,Porsmout comig a eamn entailed. Under the and create a bad impression with ceived from headmasters of other (Continued on Page Five) umboat woman, who is found ped- new system, the visiting teams will those gullible enough to take the schools and quotes them as saying ling her wares aboard the Pina- be split among the sixteen members book seriously, the book met with a the book would not "enlighten" any- Subject Of Ap i ore; Curry plays the part of Dead- of the Open Door so that each boy great deal of scepticism and was one or be "beneficial" to its readers. Api yeblebutnotoiou Dckan se- i reponible for welcoming a c- finally banned fom being a chool But when one takes a look at the 1 rz x m T an. (Continued on Page Three) publication. As Ornsteen began so- final product, it is hard to believe Mr. Schneider stated that over tathsleerwreritten con- housand dollrs havete beeninvested Work Progra Institute& cerning the same magazine. The i'e-B u u u se outhis lht op e Aeegretda Li ieo k P og an tt d sult is ahighly professional job of Two learned Andover cholars ftwill go into the costumes, manioter prepdschool publication being aidlato doaizschol workawhe ~ih will be brand new, specially Syst~,em Voluntary ]Now, Will Be manter prephoduto upaioed bil adlato deaiz tcheir doreamhof ade for this production. "A great UO e t m e Oirnsteen first got the idea of pt- the Shweppe Prize awards are mprovemnent over last year's rags," CompulsoryT As O Nexrt Se t m ting out a humor magazine last handed out. As they receive their ys Mr. Schneider. About two ~ A '" December because of its glaring ab- $30 and $20 i'ewards they should undred dollars will probably go The groundwork for the third and last phase of the sence from the prep school scene, be thankful to the late Charles H. ward the make-up. Murl Daniels, whereas almost every college has 'Schweppe, a graduate in the class nexpert in this field, is coming school's economy plan will be laid this term. During the past on.Bttwae tap'pit of 1898, who promoted the Schwep- ere from Boston to apply the three years, the student body has taken over a large part of for other schools than Andover, he pe Prize Examination to encourage ake-'up to the cast. There will be the work in the dormitories and the Commons in an effort to decided to make it a parody on prep interest in Homner's classics, the three-level set, including a cabin shool life in general, which forced Iliad and the Odyssey. ndtwo quarter-decks on eithe offset the retirement of several school employees. Now the every article to be applicable to any ELIGIBILITY id.Inspired by Jim Rayen's long-expected work program has been instituted, school. When the faculty, turned Any Senior or Upper is eligible kthes, the sets are now being This spring as announced, the the campus. One of the proposed the project down, Ornsteen decided to participate in this literary exam- onstructed by the stage crew and work crews will consist solely of projects is to plant trees around the to go right on with production of ination; it is, however, to the stu- ast volunteers, under Mr. Hughes' volunteers. However, this program tennis courts so that balls in flight the book, although eight of the o- dent's advantage if he is well erection. Mr. Minard is assisting is merely a small-scale test model, will stand out more clearly. gnal ten editors quit the staff due versed in the two Greek epics. The fconstructing the actual frame- Next fall, by which time the pro- The program will operate some- (Continued on Page Three) contest will be ork of the props. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1951Sephen Charnasheld on tookApril the 14. first In orkprops. of the gram will have reached its full pro- what as follows: If one of the U O S E L CE rz n oetTopo o - ~~portions, the entire student body workers on the Maintenance Crew U O S E L C E rz n oetTopo o will participate, needs some help he notifies Mr. Di- As a result of a meeting of the out- the second award. In 1952, how- 8 and1 ~~~Themain purpose of the pro- Clemente during the morning. Mr. going board of the PHILLIPIAN last ever, there was a tie between James 8 Iand gram is not to keep the student DiClemnente then assigns students term, Sidney Roy Unobskey was Samaschin and Edward Devereux, Andover's eightvjand-one today body out of mischief, but rather to to each task and posts their names, elected the paper's Business Manager each receiving $25.