Show Carbon College February Volume 14 4 1949 Number 16 Vagabond King Sketch Snow Meet Ratings Carbon College's green speech squad 19 strong participating in the junior college speech meet at Snow College Ephraim on Friday and Saturday made a satisfactory showing in competition with students from six other Utah schools It was the second junior college forensic tournament and followed one held at Carbon last year The contestants participated in thirteen events: formal debate on Federal aid to education oratory on American panel discussion civil rights dramatic presentation after-dinn- er speaking on American college life impromptu speaking radio newscasting memorized poetry reading extemporaneous poetry reading extempore speaking on communism impersonation retold story and book reviewing Judging for the contest was on the basis of fair good excellent and superior This permitted the The Deep River Singers who recognition of merit in more will appear at the Price Civic speakers than the traditional Auditorium on February 17 at 8 It p m under the auspices of Carfirst- - second- - third-syste- m was justified by the number of bon College Speech Department is one of the most outstanding competent performers colored were hardest students Carbon organizationsinthe hit in debate and poetry reading United States The Deep River Singers are Grant Fausett and James Robindierts while receiving good unique in the world of musical vidual ratings as debaters lost all art They shun attempts to be four rounds John Jones and Boyd Fjelsted lost two won one Ski Carnival Climaxed and tied one Tom Bithell and James Taylor took three decisions The annual snow carnival and dropped one The last two sponsored by the A H S organteams ran into a tough schedule ization came to a climax Sunday including debaters from U of P with a ski meet at Clear Creek and U S A C some of whom The train left Helper at 9 o'clock had previously this year won and arrived at Clear Creek around honors in contests on the coast 1 o'clock Music was furnished The students did particularly by the Pcssctto twins Sandwiches well in impromptu speaking re- were served going up and coming told story oratory interpretation back According to the many pas (Continued on Page Four) sengprs they all had a delightful time both coming and going on Speech Department Will Sponsor Deep River Singers February POLIO BENEFIT SHOW the train The meet opened with the snow the Wednesday February Price Lions Club will sponsor the Provo Lions Club in a trip here for a polio benefit minstrel show Tickets may be obtained from any Price Lion All proceeds will go to the Carbon County Polio Committee The admission is 75c— "Give and let live" 9 queen Norma Harvey coming down the hill The weather was cold and snappy and kept some of the spectators inside the shelter Ray Sumner the lad who won the meet last year again came through with a victory Bill Harris and Jack Edwards tied for second and third places 1 7 "arty" retaining the native fresh- ness the abandon the deep feeling so characteristic of Negro folk music in its native haunts Infectious rhythm quartertoncs slurrings — all arc there — and their strikingly beautiful harmony has always put them “in a class by themselves" The Deep River Singers is a concert attraction that offers entertainment as well as cultural and appreciation values Something “refreshing” — something different and delight“altogether ful" —something you will want to have return again and again They have splendid vocal discipline and a high sense of on Page Four) The action of the "Vagabond King" takes place in Paris during the time of King Louis XI Francis Villon is the king of the vagabonds When he sees Lady Katherine on the street he falls in love with her Lady Katherine discovers that Tribaut is a traitor so she induces Francis Villon to kill him In a duel Thibaut is wounded and Francis is thrown in jail King Louis hearing the boast of Francis that he would make a better king than Louis gives him that chance by making him king for a day But his last order of the day as king is to order Francis Villon (himself) to be hanged Lewis orders all available forces together and then leads them into battle against the Bcrgundians They defeat the Bcrgundians and thus Francis saves the throne of France At the end of the day he orders Francis Villon to be hanged The evening performance will be on March 11 at 8:30 p m CARBONETTES According to Carboncttc members plans for the Carboncttc asThe sembly are under way theme is decided but like all other assemblies is to be kept secret Darlene Dougherty is the student director of the assembly which wiill be held on March 4th “soul-stirrin- g” “Laugh-provokin- g" HALVORSEN REIGNS OVER BYU Reigning as queen over the annual Brigham Young University Associated Men Students Snow Carnival February 4th and 5th will be attractive Jeanne Halverson sophomore coed from Helper She is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Allan Halverson Helper and was an honor graduate from Carbon High School At BYU she is a member of the Nautilus Social Unit Buy a Subscription? February first the Publications department presented an assembly for the promotion of subscriptions to the Carbonicle The first half was given by the Carbonicle staff and the other half was given by the yearbook staff The Carbonicle skit was written and directed by Helen McDonald and members of the first period journalism class participated The yearbook staff presented an old fashioned melodrama Jeanine Clark Lynn Peacock Jimmy Taylor Neil Warren and Helen McDonald made up the cast John Jones and Nick Nikas put in a plug for the Deep River Singers which will be presented February 17 at 8 p m in the Price Civic Auditorium |