The Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 12, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 8, 1963 Page: 1 of 4
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Noted Scientist To Talk
On Space Travel Thursday
AT THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS DANCE Dee Dee Gutherie,
left, was chosen Snow Maiden and Phil Haggard was selected
Jack Frost- The dance was held at Wedgwood Country Club.
(See related story page 2K Photo by Marcel's
J)r. 1. M. Levitt, widely-known
scientist-astronomer ami Director
of the famous Fels Planetarium in
Phiiitdt Iphia, will appeal' here on
Thursday, at 1,0:30 a.m. in"a lec-
ture entitled "Space Travel of t,he
Future."
For many years Dr. Levitt haS
been known, both in this country
and abroad, not only as an astrono-
mer and inventor, but also as a
scientist with the rare ability to
translate into lay terms the most
complex scientific subjects. He has
gained a large public by .explain-
ing the mysteries of the universe
and newly-made discoveries about
the world we live in through bis
newspaper^columns, lectures, and
radio arjd television appearances.
, Among Dr. Levitt's inventions
are the Hamilton .Space Clock, de-
signed to tell the time on Mars in
relation to earth-time, and the
Pulse Counting Photoelectric Pho-
tomoter, which earned a place., in
the 1948, Encyclopedia Britahnica
Year Book as one of the two arti-
cles on electronics.
Considered among' the most for-
ward-looking scientists of our time,
Dr. Levitt has been doing Original
research on space travel and is one
of , the strongest advocates for
starting man's conquest of outer
space in the country. In his lecture
he will, discuss many of the un-
THE RAMBLER
TEXAS WESLEYAN COLLEGE
FIRST PLACE IN TEXAS— 19.59^*1962
VOLUME <35
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1963
No. 12
Four-Act Comedy
Workshop Gives Opera
In Auditorium Tonight
"The Marriage of Figaro," a
four-act comic opera by Wolfgang
Mozart, will be presented tonight
at 8:15 in the Fine" Arts Audi-
torium.
This lively opera, remarkable for
the amount of action that takes
place on stage, is a sequeTTto* Hun ( urzio.
Lili Bailey as Marcellina, and
Molly Mitchell as Cherabino. . '
Others of' the cast are Devon
Hamilton as Count Almaviva, Mar-
jorie Murphy as Countess Almavi-
va, Ann Jennings as Barbarina,
and Donn Cook as Don Basilio and
Re-Applications Due
For College Aid
All students who have had
workships/' scholarships should
re-apply for the second semes-
ter immediately.
If you Jilan to make applica-
tion, you should do so by Jan.
£> in order that your request
might be considered.
.known juid unsolved problems still
Jo'"be dealt with before human be-
ings can venture from the earth.
A native Philadelphian, Dr. Lev-
itt was graduated from Drexei In-
stitute of Technology and earned
hi.- Ph.D. in Astronomy from the
University of Pennsylvania. In
1933 he joined the staff of the
Franklin Institute as an astro-
nomical assistant and was Appoint-
ed, Assistant Director of th"e Fels
Planetarium in 1939. During the
war he also served' on the staif
of the Franklin Institute Ukboia-
tories for Research and Develop-
ment.
Scholarships Given
For Disabled Vets
The enactment of PL 87-815, Oct.
15, 1962, makes vocational reha-
bilitation training available for the
first time to veterans who incurred
a disability as a result of service
in the armed forces during any per-
iod of service covered by the Uni-
versal Military Training and Serv-
ice Act.nThe periods of service in-
cluded are (1) July 26, 1947 to
June 26, 1950, and (2) February
1, 1955 to the present.
If you are receiving compensa-
tion from the government because
of a disability incurred during eith-
er of these periods, you may apply
for vocational rehabilitation by
vjhtaining VA Form 22-1900 at the
'-^fegistrar's Office and sending it
to the Veterans Administration
Regional Office at 511 N. Akard
St., Dallas 1, Texas.
Applicants will be provided vo-
cational counseling to ascertain
_ what training they may need to
overcome any handicapping effects
of their disabilities, and to assist
them in making a choice of a fu-
ture occupation. The Veterans Ad-
ministration will pay for books and
tuition and a subsistence allowance
during the period of training which
may be needed for this purpose.
Training will not be provided un-
der this Act for veterans whose dis-
abilities are rated at loss than 30%
unless they show clearly that the
disability causes a pronounced
handicap.
Since becoming Director of the
plartetarium in 1919, Dr. Li'vit. has
been responsible for the most i f-
feetive shows given in any plane-
tarium in the country. Under his
imaginative and Original direction,
the planetarium has produced not-
ably ..appealing monthly present.i-
tions on .topics of current interest,
and have developed a large and de-
voted audience. They range from
•'A Rocket Trip to Mars,'' one of
the all-time popular shows and a
frequeijt repeater; "The Universe,
and Dr. Einstein," explaining the
principles of Dr. Einstein's discov-
eries and theories And the on:y
show of its kind attempted by a
planetarium for the lay public;
"Stars .Your Eyes;" /'Flying
(Continued on Page 4)
I. M. Levitt
Beaumarchais' "Le Barbier de Se-
ville." •
The plot of Mozart's opera, a
foiled love triangle, is a biting
satire on the privileges of seven-
teenth century Italian nobility.
Dr. Howard Skinner, director of
choral activities, will be conductor
and musical director of the pro-
duction. ^
The cast im^WScr^finii Taylor
as Figaro, Pal Atly/son as Susan-
na, Royce Ishaiu-as Doctor Bartolo,
Social Club Pictures
Monday, Tuesday, Jan. 14-15 —
Autiss, Deka, EA and Sigma
Alpha Iota.
Wednesday, Thursday, Jan. 16.
17 — Altoco, Sakkara, DD
and Phi Mu Alpha.
Friday, Jan. 18 — Make-up Day.
All pictures will be taken in
the Faculty Lounge of Boaz
Student Center from 8 a.m. to
1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Mrs. Jean Alexander, TWC piano
teacher, will be keyboard accom-
panist.
Mr. Mason Johnson's Speech-
Drama 332-b class is in charge of
the make-up for the production.
Scenery will be provided by the
Speech-Drama 323 class, instruct-
ed by Mr. Cecil Cole, technical di-
rector of the production.
Beverjy Skinner is in charge of
costuming and Dorothy Dooley,
assistant to the director, is pro-
perty manager.
Orchestra personnel for "The
Marriage of Figaro" are Mr. Lutz
Mayer, Karl Sehuman, Ruth Poin-
dexter, Myra Nell Porter, Suzanne
Hebert, Louise Canafax, Dixie Ben-
nett, and Sue Bryant.
Also included are Blythe Harri-
son, Morty Rapfogel, Jonna Rhodes,
Dean Sayles, Elaine Conner, Bob
Carney and 'Sue Bryant.
Other orchestra members are
Linda Sc'arberry, David Jobe, Mike
Marsh, Winston Barney, Eugene
Patrick and Bill Magers.
Exit Signs Placed
!n Main Building
No matter, where,'you are in the
Administration Build'ng, you will
not get lost. To assure you of this,
the maintenance crew has installed
six exit signs.
These signs have b?en placed on
all three floors before stairways
and over doors so tnat students
may exit quickly. This is only one
of the jobs started by this mainte-
nance crew during the Christmas
holidays.
Although work on tha Business
Administration Build'ng has not
yet been completed, the mainte-
nance" men are hard at wo. k.
Paneling has been put on the
walls, tile floors have been put
down and a lab and storerooms
have been built.
"THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO," a Mozart operatic comedy,
will be presented by the Texas Wesleyan College Opera
Workshop tonight at 8>15 p.m. in the Fine Arts AuditQrium.
From left to right are Devon Hamilton (the Count), John Taylor
(Figaro), Molly Mitchell (Cherubino) and Pat Atkinson (Sus-
anna). Photo by David Seal
Writing Entries Due
By 5 p.m. Thursday
The deadline for the annual writ-
ing contest sponsored by Sif"ma
Tau Delta is 5 p.m., Thursday. The
contest is open to all TWO stu-
dents. Entries must be turned in
to the office of the Division of
Languages and Literature.
The three categories and their
maximum lengths are: po"ms, 10^
lines; essays, 800 words' short
stories, 10(10 words.
All entries must ne typewritten
with the author's name appearing
only on the cover 3heet. Off-
campus judges will select the tro-
phy winners.
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