The Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 22, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 16, 1954 Page: 1 of 4
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WE MAMBISK
The Voice of TWC Students
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, MARCH 16, 1954
I
No. 22
First Curtain for'Joan'
Thursday Night 8:15
In Fine Arts Building
"Sain** Joan" has a varied cast. Among those in the cast are Carole Long, bottom and Ted Spencer, top, who are being direct-
id by John C. Edwards, center. ^ . ,
: : : - r-e leads are Bill Hampton, upper left; Jimmy Watson, upper right; Garry Colburn, lower iett; and Don Holt, lower right,
the costumes that will be used in the play scheduled for March 18, 19, 20, in the Fin^ Arts Auditorium.
in* Sr..
loir fjv.;
fcwtfr'
esleyan Singers Begin
mual Tour Monday
The concert includes early and ty. i lege of the Pacific.
contemporary church music, folk ; Charles H. Monroe, director, re- | Rev. and Mrs. Lamar Smith will
ballads, and folk music of the ceived his degree in music from J accompany the group of approxi-
acappella | Negr0 'race> all blended together in ! the University of Southern Cali-' mately 30 chorus members on the
groups to give the listener varia- , fornia. In addition, he has con- j tour. They plan to return to the
tion as well as harmonious -beau- \ ducted intensive studies at the Col- (TWC campus Sunday, March 28.
The Alpha Psi Omega Dramatics
Fraternity will present George
Bernard Shaw's "Saint Joan" this
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at
8 p. m. in the Fine Arts Auditori-
um. Caroll Long, Sophomore, will
portray the difficult and famous
leading role.
The twenty-four other charac-
ters in the play range from King
Charles VTT of France "to a lowly
English soldier who tied two sticks
together and~gave them to the
• Maid before she \vas burned at the
stake.
The play is made up of six scenes
which follow Joan of Arc from her
-humble beginning as a daughter of
a peasant, through the palace of
the King of France (played by Ted
Spencer) and the famous trial
(■conducted by Jimmy Watson) to
her final martyrdom.
The first scene is in tfep feudal
castle of Vancouleurs. An old Ste-
ward (Garry Colburn) informs
Robert de Baudricourt (James Tob-
ey) that Joan is waiting to see him
and has already captured the sup-
port of one of his finest knights
(Billy Wralker). Once the initial-
consent is given the inertia of the
play is set in motion and Joan be-
gins her travel toward tragedy.
She arrives at the palace of the
Dauplin, who is the uncrowned
King of France, and finds chaos
and bitterness in the leaders whom
she thought would have greatness.
iThe Archbishop COon Holt) quar-
j rels with the insinuating fop (Bill
| Hampton) and the Captain of the
| French farces (Charles Deason),
j as the French General of the Arm-
j ies (Paul Skinner) argues with the
Dauphin. His wife, the Duchess
(Libby Forsyth) sneers at Joan.
Russell Parks Is the Court Page.
But all of this cannot break her
faith in going on to win the battle
of Orleans with Jack Dunois (Ches- viction. The English Church rep-
ley York) and his Page (Paul Suth- resentative 'John Garza) and the
erland). The victorious French French Prosecutor (Garry Col-
Army returns to Rheims Cathedral burn) press the ''
to crown King Charles. But at j to promote a confession of heresy
this point the church, the Army but the kind French monk (.James
and .the court turn against Joan. Tobey) defeats them. Finally, at
Lacking support, Joan falls into the high point of the play Joan re-
the hands of the Burgundians and verses the decision and calls for
is sold for 16,000 English pounds to her own death penalty, rather than
the English. The famous trial be- be given life imprisonment. The
gins; Joan is tormented by the Scribe is played by Carlos War-
shrewdness of those who hate her ' ren. V
on one hand and pleaded with b\
The Epilogue takes place twen-
her friends on the other. The trial j ty-five years later. The King is
' is conducted by Bishop Cauchon 1 drowsing and Joan appears in a
; (Jimmy Watson) and the Inquisit-
j or (Everett Marris).
The Earl of Warwick appears
i (Bob Rancourt) with his Page
dream and meets the important
people in h^r life. Even the soldi-.,
er (played by John Edwards) who
gave her a wooden cross at the
i (Clifford Corlev) to prod the trial : stake returns to greet her as she
! which has been going on for"}, js fokllhat the church has reversed
: months without a successful con- (Turn to Page t)
MID-SEMESTER EXAM SCHEDULE
SPRING SEMESTER 1953-54
.March 29 — April 3. 1951
M. W. F. ...
8:00
Classes
Mond'i
y 8:00
M. W. F.
9:00
Classes .....
W>.-dn<-sda
v 9:00
M. W. F. ..
10:00
Classes
Mondav
10:00
M. W. F. ..
11:00
Classes
... Wvdnosda\
11 :00
M W F
12'00
12:00
T. T,
S;0<J
Classes
Tuesda
Vv 8:00
T.' T. .....
9:20
Classes
Thursda
y 9-So
T. T.
11:40
Classes
Tuesday
11:40
Saturday .
All
Classes
Regular Class
Period
Night
All
Classes
Regular Class
Period
Afternoon classes and laboratory examinations to be held
the discretion of the instructor, during the week of March 29.
"Fast" classes may have half of examination on M. \V. F
and half on T. T.
All classes will meet at regular class periods when examina-
tions are not being held.
at
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BY DORTHA BLAIR
nth Annual tour of the
fingers, the
Texas Wesleyan Col-
into full swing Mon-
lan h 22.- according to Charles
mtii... director of the group.
■Rob - nr.d stoles are being clean-
land p: . i. high "C's" and low
an?( being practiced as the
■oup ; tv; r,rPS for a Week of hard
Irk in concert.
Kay and evening concerts are
r 1 for every day and in-
ptions r.-e still being received
F appearances.
|Cone.'r! appearances have been
■edulcd r.v the various public
Pools at Seabery and' 1'Gonzales,
prmng and evening concerts will
f Presr-Mr-d at churches in Kileen,
rv-mbus, San Antonio.
F 'rg, De Leon, and
■CO.
■The V.V-Vyan Singers Is recog-
pd by the critics of the music
|M as__r.no of the bettej^acapella
up?. They have appealed at-
P>' club meetings, church gath-
n?s, and other public gatherings,
[addition, the singers have made
r®ra' recordings.
porado Educator
[Peaks to Seminar
Palsey Victims
ha-t 1 Xas Wes,c>'an College
pP or of the Future Teachers of
Prica was host to the Seminar
I -**;-Uonal Children held Wed-
1®% night in Fellowship H«B.
LUest '"r the occasion was Dr.
*1- Taibl, Director of Special
[Ration, Pueblo Public Schools.
aiW spoke concerning the ad-
' and disadvantages that
- optional children have in secur-
education.
L;T Klrr>er Cox. dean of TWC.
'h seminar and Intro-
lt th° speaker. Dr. M. U. Con-
^ " *iate professor of Psychol-
Pfonounced the Invocation.
Qj Kdly, director of Special
am P*** 4)
Legend of xPantherCity'
Survives Over 80 Years
without
BY BUZ HUDGINS
(AH rights reserved, not to be
reproduced in any part
permKsfcm.)
Back when Fort Worth was a
20 yea^-old infant, a legend began
that has remained and watched
customs, styles, personalities and
newspapers fade and vanish.
The legend of the "Panther that
slept in the streets of Fort Worth"
became a legend the same year
that the tale began. That was in
1873, the same year that the
United States took up the use of
the penny postal card and the year
that Mark Twain told Rudyard
Kipling, "Young man, first get
your facts; then distort them as
you please."
Some of Fort Worth's nick-
names have stuck as has "The
the beginning of the legend. Like ton Streets) shot and killed a
all legends, the full tnJttr is dif- , nine-foot panther which was raid-
ficult to ascertain. One version ing his livestock. Mr. I. C. Terry,
is that VJBaptist Preacher, Pa/son , the city's first engineer, told the
Fitzgerald found a big "Mexican" j story this way. He was awaken-
lion battering his dogs one night. j ed one night by two mud-covered
The marauder was to have left a I drunks and the next morning an
footprint as large as a man's hand ; "eccentric" old gentleman found
in the street. Fitzgerald showed j four tracks and the spot where
Howard W. Peak, an old Fort the panther had supposedly taken
Worth pioneer, the spot where the , his snooze.
panther allegedly had lain down j Evidently, the part played by
during the night. Naturally, it ! the drunks in the story was that
was hard to be sure that the spot | of floundering in the muddy
had been occupied by a calf | street and making the "panthers
rather than the panther, but the ' resting place." If that's not their
devout, self-possessed Parson in- ^ connection, then what? Also, the
sisted that it was a panther. The i "eccentric" old gentleman must
have been no other thairfthe Par-
son. • J
The telling of the incident from
one pioneer to the next genera-
location ^vas the now middle of
Weatherford street, the block west
of the Court House Square.
Another vecsion was that a
Panther City." Some others have i squatter living near the old fort
be^j forgottert'Aike the g®ld fish | (at about First and Throckmor-
swallowing and the pantie raids. I
i Some of the names living and J
dead are Fort Town, (1850s), Cow-1
town (1860s-1880s), The Panther j
City (1870s), The Queen City of
tion and passing it along that way
(Turn to Page 4)
Each year, TWC's Wesleyan Singers tour the state giving a sartple of Fine Art's talent,
sing in schools, churches, and many other places in many communities.
They
the Prairies
Fort Worth
Begins, and
(1940s).
There are several versions
(1880s-1890s), and
- Where the West
the City of Lakes
of
'We Just Forgot' Admit Juniors
BY JIMMY BROWN
The first w.eek in March was
Junior Week, but the class of
1955 forgot they had ceased to be
Sophomores. They thought they
had until May 1 to do their as-
sembly program.
When, at the last minute, they
accidently found out they were
expected to entertain the student
body on March 2, they decided to
"entertain," using the impromptu
talent of the class.
In this emergency, several in-
teresting facts came to light. Jan
Bodlne proved to be a good fid-
dler with "Fiddun' the Fiddle,"
which was her contribution to the
program.
Johnny Walker sang "When
Irish Eyes Are Smiling," to the
delight of everyone. There were
some good voices in the Mulkey
Hall Quartet, who sang "Heart of
My Heart," complete with Wal-
ker's get-up and gestures. The
clowning would have been better
if the boys could have rehearsed
at least once. The quartet was
made up by Buz Hudgins, Johnny
Walker, Alt6n PertJ, and
Hensley.
A monologue called, "The Hu-
man Tonic," prepared on short
notice by Dr. H. Howard Hughes,
class sponsor, was done to perfec-
tion by Myrna Neal, in an old
fashioned get-up.
The skit entitled, "And the
Lamp Went Out," borrowed from
Poly High School, featured the
heretofore unknown dramatic abil-
ity of Helen Wakefield, Buz Hud-
gins, Law Stokes, and Barbara
Pemberton. Supporting the leads
were, George Stephens, Tony Her-
Dan 4 npnJez, frl Holt, Kathlyn Robin-
son, Charlene Word, Jeanne Cole,
and Richard Maddox. Alton Perry
was narrator for the skit, and J.
C. Nichols was master of ceremo-
nies for the program.
Following the assembly pro-
gram, as "is customary on Junior
class day, a Itee was planted and
dedicated to the future students
of TWC. Those participating in
the tree planting ceremony were,
J. C. Nichols, president of the
class; James (Buz) Hudgins, of-
ficial spader for the Juniors: Dr.
Square Dancing Group
Will Perform in Dallas
TWC square dance students will
demonstrate various styles and
forms of dancing at the Fourth
Annual SMU Folk Dance and Pan-
orama being presented by the
Women's Division of Physical Ed-
ucation of SMU, March 19, accord-
ing to Mrs. D. R. McCulley, pro-
fessor of physical education.
The program is scheduled to
start promptly at 9 a. m., Friday
and „will run in sequence until 4
p. m. All phases of the physical
education program will be demon-
strated.
TWC students will offer square
dances entitled, "Dip and Dive,"
"Texas Star," "Alabama Jubi-
lee," and "Yo-Yo." Mrs. McCul-
Walter R. Glick, vice president
of TWC. and Dr. Hughes, sponsor | ley will call the dancea ior the ten
of the class. , TWites.
Students participating will be,
Ray Jefferson, Jimmy Bridges,
Pat Simmons, John Friday, Syl-
via McMurray, Patsy Warp^n,
Sara Duncan, and Charlene Word.
Group dancing will be offered
both during the morning and af-
ternon sessions. All persons at-
tending will be given the oppor-
tunity to join in these dances. Old
and new styles of dancing will be
actively demonstrated and sug-
gestions will be offered and re-
ceived. Refreshment hours have
been scheduled during which time
the group will enjoy coffee and
friendly visits.
Miss Wakefield will join the
group in the trip to the SMU
campus and the demonstrations
will take place 4n the Perkiaa
gyro-.
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