SUMMER EDITION
UTAH STATE COLLEGE, JULY 6, 1953
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One-Act Plays Open Tonight; 'Jane' Begins Next Monday "Miss Julie" and "Fumed Oak," one-act plays, will be presented by the drama department tonight and tomorrow night at the Lyric Theater, as a feature of the summer theater at USAC. Curtain time for both evenings is 8 :30 p.m. There will be
St.arring in 4'M.iss Julie," one of the one-act plays tonight and tomorrow, are Voseo Call and Shirley Oveson. Ruth Call completes the cu.st
Dr. RalphNichols Is Guest Lecturer Dr. Ralph G. Nichols, professor of speech at th e University of Minnesota, will be guest lecturer today , tomorrow and W ednesday on the summer lecture series at 11 a.m. daily in the LOS Institute. Topics of Dr. Nichols' lectures deal with the field of communicalions. Today's lecture is titled ''The Power of Communication." Tomorrow Dr. Nichols will t.alk on "Must We Grow Old?" while and the Art of Listening. Wednesday's talk is called "Man's Communications Expert Fourth Dimension." In recent years he has done This summer Dr. Nichols has considerable work and become rebeen teaching two courses : Pub- cognized as an authority in the lic Speaking for Administrators, broad field of communications. H e is especially interested in the art of listening. The summer sc hool lect ures will conclude next week with John Mason Brown as headliner. Mr. Brown is considered the "greatest lecturer of our time." Topics of Mr. Brown's lectur es are: Monday, "The Problems of Criticism"; Tuesday, "Approaches Summer school stuaents and to Dramatic Form"; Wedn esday, faculty are invited lo attend the --Tragedy"; Thursday , ..The World annual excursion lo one of Utah's of Shaw"; and Friday, "The Wriscenic wonders-the Bear River ter and the Present World." The last talk will be at 8:15 p.m. in Bird Refuge. The trip will be taken Satur- the Union building. With the conclusion of Mr. day, with busses leaving the college Smart gym at 8 a.m. and re- Brown's talks, Utah State students and faculty and townsturning at about 5 p.m. Cost of the trip is 50 cents, people will have h ea rd talks by (Continued on page 2) which covers transportation, and students planning to go on the excursion sho uld sign up on the sheet in the main hall by Thursday noon. Participants sho uld bring their own lunch and canteen, as there is no water al the Refuge. Chairman of the Bear River trip is Miss Pauline Fuller of the physical education department. assisted by Prof. Caseel Burke, Prof. Whitney J. Floyd, Pro[. Garth A. James, Barbara Snow, Bernadean Tomlinson and Dorothy Nelson. Closing social or th e first session will be h e ld Thursday July 16, in the Union Building. An orchestra has been hired for thl;!, eve ning , and refreshments will be served. The physical educatio n department is also sponsoring a f.ip to the Southern Utah parks the weekend of J uly 17-19. Details on that trip wlll be issued this Dr. Ralph Nichols week. . . . Speech Lecturer
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no admission charge, and the public is invited to attend the plays. "Miss Julie," by Strindberg, features Vosco and Ruth Call and Shirley Oveson in the cast . Director is Mr. Call, who took part in the play at the University of Washington during the past sea ;~le~e ii a graduate of Utah
Second Session Courses May BeApplied Students arc rem in ded that new courses may be added for the? sec-ond sessio n upon reque,t of ten or more students for a particular course. according to Dr. John C. Carlisl e, dea n of summer schoo l. 1ndividuals interested in having such courses added should consult the head of the department as soo n as possible so that n ecessary arrangements may be made. One such cha ng e has already been made. Bible As English Lit erature, Eng1ish 4.6, will be taught by Dr. Wallace Vickers instead or College Grammar which is listed in the summer school bu Belin. The hour for th e class will be announced by the English department. Three ere di ts may be earned for this class. Classes Begin lUon day No special time has been set aside for registration for the second session, Dr. Carlisle said, so n ew students may register any tim e during the first week of the session. Classes will begin Monday, July 20, and students are urged to attend classes from the first day and to register during free hours. Registration cards may be picked up from the offices of the deans until July 23. Students who registered at the beginning of summer quarter and who wish to make changes must make I hos e changes before July 23. STUDENT LIFE will list all (Continued on page 2)
"Fumed Oak" is a Noel Cowar<l play, directed by Prof. Floyd Morgan of the drama department. Members of the cast are Ruth Green, Joyce Wadsworth, Beverly Schutz and Gem'gc Tanner. Assisting with production o( the plays arc 01embers of th e theater workshop class and summer school stu dents. Broadway Actress Stars Final attraction Qn the summer theater prograrh is "Jane", starring Miss Leora Thatcher, native Loganite and famed Broadway actress. This three-act play will be presented next week, Monday through Thur sday, under direction of ,.rof. Morgan and Miss Thatcher. "Jane" is a sop histicated , merry maritaJ mixup, written by S. N. Behrman and based on an original story by W. Somerset Maughan. It has been described by New York reviewers as "A civilized comedy written with wit, grace, taste, and inte11igence," (Atkinson or The New York Times), and "A hilarious Cindere11a tale. Studded with the most agreeable sort of laugh-provoking lines," (Hawkins, New York World-Telegram). Cast and Crews Members of the cast of "Jane" are MariJyn Purser, who plays Ann Tower; Morgan White, Pet e r Crew; Ben Canning, Wilson. the butler; Inez R. Urie, Millicent Tower; Les Lambson, Gilbert <Continued on page 2)
Weekend Holiday Slated July 24 Many studf'nts and faculty members inquired last week a• bout closing of school for the July F ourt h weekend. Offices closed for Saturday, but regular school clas.,;;es were held on Friday. Students wilJ get a respite tram their stu dies , however , during the July twenty-fourth weekend. Classes and offices wi II be closed Friday, July 24, and Saturday, July 25. How ever, classes missed !or this holiday weekend must b<' made up at a later time to be det e rmin ed by the stud en ts and teach er of th e courses, it was announced today. First session ends July 17, with second session beginning July 20. Summer quarter will end Friday, August 21.
Leora Thntcher . . . Stars as "Jane''
Up and Coming The following lectures and events are scheduled for the nexl two weeks, according to a schedule from the Summer School office: Monday,
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John Mason Brown
Is Critic And Writer
Lecture, "The Power of Communication," Dr. Ralph Nichols, LOS Institute 11 a.m. One-Act plays, Lyric theater, 8:30 p.m., no "The greatest lecturer of the present day" is the way critics have admission char ge . Language Arts workshop, workshop !or teachers characterized the writer who will address the first two sessio ns ot of Eng1ish in secondary schools. the League of Utah Writers' Roundup beginning July 17. He is Tuesday, July 7 John Mason Brown, authority on literature and the drama, dllbbed Lecture, "Must We Grow Old?", Dr. Nichols, Institute, 11 a.m. One-Act plays at Lyric theater, 8:30 p.m. Language Arts workshop, by W . Colston-Leigh as "among the top five lecturers of all time." Author Brown will come to workshop for teachers of English in secondary schoo ls. \Vednesday, July 8 Utah on July 13 to give a series up it takes him a couple of hours, Lecture, "Man's Fourth Dimension," Dr. Nichols, Institute, 11 of lccLUres !or the summer school. prefaced by two double bourbo ns, a.m. Language Arts workshop, workshop for teachers of English On July 17, he wiJI appear twice to subside." in secondary schools. John Mason Brown comes from on the program o( the roundup a family of orators numbering Thursday, July 9 Phi Della Kappa luncheon, cafeteria, 12:15 p.m. Language Arts of the League, which will be con- among them a Kentucky senator ducted on the Utah State campus. workshop, workshop for teachers of English in secondary schools. sent to the federal government Friday, July 10 Now a contributing editor o! Philadelphia in 1792, a coup le Language Arts workshop, workshop for teachers of English in the Saturday Review of Lit er - in of lawyers, and linguists. secondary schools. ature, John Mason Brown has Brown himself began lecturing Saturday, July 11 __Trip to Bear Ri\ter Bird Refuge, 8 a.m. Education Graduu.te stu- established himself as an author- as an adjunct to work on Theatre ity on literature and the theatre. Arts Monthly, back in the ear ly dents' exam, 8 a.m., Main 304. He is a !ormer drama critic for twenties. He admits to being ter• l\:londay, July lS Lecture, John Mason Brown, "The Problems of Criticism," Insti- the Evening Pos\, and the World- riCied In his first appearances, tute, 11 a.m. ''Jane," Theatre Workshop Production, Lyric theater, Telegram and has to his credit particularly when he speaks In 8:20 p.m. Language Arts workshop, workshop !or teachers of Eng- a number of books, mostly con- darkened rooms with colored lish in secondary school. cerned with theat.er; among them slides . Tuesday, July 14 is ''See ing Things." Lecture, John Mason Brown, "Approaches to Dramatic Form." Cale nd ar Well-Filled "Jane," Lyric theater, 8:20 p.m. Lan g ua ge Arts workshop, workshop But it is for his fame as a lec(or teachers of English in secondary schoo ls. TO ENJOY YOURSELF turer that most of the world Wednesday, July 15 Lecture, John Mason Brown, "Tragedy." "Jane," Lyric theater. knows Brown, and his engagement calendar is always filled, Language Arts workshop, workshop for teachers of English in secAND RELAX, STOP IN ondary schools. while dozens of requests go begThursday, July 16 ging. He limits himself to 75 apLecture, John Mason Brown, "The World of Shaw." "Jane," Lyi·ic pearances a year, although his at theater. Phi Delta Katpa luncheon, cafeteria, 12:15 p.m. Final sum- agent could easily line up a lecmer social, Union building, 8 p.m. Language Arts workshop, wot'k- ture every day or the year. shop for teachers of English in secondary schools. Brown is the most popular Friday, July 17 Drive Lecture, John Mason Brown, ''The Writer and the Present speaker tl}e circuit lecture agenWorld," 8:15 p.m., Union Building. Roundup, League of Utah Writers. cies have ever known-and this Final day o( first session. Weekend trip to Southern Utah parks in a country which puts out somebegins. Language Arts workshop, workshop !or teachers o! Eng- where ru·ound $15,000,000 a year BLAINE RICHARDSON lish in secondary schools. !or its lecturers. PROPRIETOR Brown's popularity is attributed by the New Yorker to a dynamic nersonality which gives more to its audience than a QUICK AND COURTEOUS (Continued from page 1) (Continued from page 1) Browning automatic. He is exDabney; Miss Thatcher, Jane; class changes a nd registration in- tremely sensitive, feels a long for SERVICE Mart ha Jacobson, Maid; Prof. formation in next week's issue, a consiste nt rapport with his audMorgan, Lord Frobisher, and Vos- which will be the last issue this ience, adjusting his talk and its summer . Students arc also urged tenor to the group, and maintains co Call, Gilbert Tower. Week Days and Sundays 6 Georg e Tanner is technical dir - to read the bulletins in the main intimate communications with his ector, while Professor Morgan is hall and in the library. a.m. to II p.m. - Saturday listeners. director-designer. Miss Thatcher His ideas and comme nts , witty, is dramatics coach for the cast. 6 a.m. to I a.m. satirical, or profound, spill out in Irene Wankier is stage manager. rapid -fir e continuity so that "by The play will be presented four the end of an hour he is so wound Preliminary examination !or nights in the Lyric Theater at 8:20 p.m. Tickets are on sale now all graduate stude nt s in educa• in the college ticket oWce and tion will be given Saturday at 8 a.m. in Main 304. STARTS City Drug Company. Applications for the exam must be left at. the dean of education's o!fice in Main 277 by Wednesday J,30 P.M. at 5 p.m. App1ication blanks are available there, according to Or. (Conti nu ed from page 1) E. A. Jacobsen, dean o! educast."' (1111111 Dr. Henry Neumann, Ur. Oliver tion. WARN::.:ROS,"' ~ • E. By1·d, Dr. Milton Silverman, Dr. C. H. Hardin Branch, and
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According to Dean John CarFaculty and students may parlisle. the lecture series this year ticipate in the annual summer has bee n very successfu l, with school smorgasbord Thursday. good attendance at all meetings. Watch bulletin boards for details.
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