Show 56 ENGINEERING personality and the power to completely hold her large audiences for several hours If by any means she should lose the interest of her listeners she could easily regain it with one of her magnetic smiles At the first recital Jdrs Baker read Cyrano de Bergerac by Rostand The number scheduled for Saturday afternoon was George Eliot's Armgart but by request this was changed to “If I Were King” The evening was spent on L'Aiglon by Rostand The three plays deal with periods in French history and contain humorous pathetic and tragic situaMrs Baker is equal to tions them all In Cyrano de Bergerac although it is somewhat humorous there are many pathetic situations which were so well brought out that one could almost see Cyrano who was so sensitive of his large nose and yet so strong in his pride that none dared taunt him about it The rendition of “If I Were King” was thoroughly sympathetic and just as thoroughly appreciated by her listeners In the last of the three L'Aiglon there is a current of deep tragedy throughout the whole play which was so well sfcpwn by the artist that the audience left feeling as if Napoleon II experienced only the deepest sorrow in his aspirations and failures to reach the heights attained by his father Napoleon Bonaparte In short the personal charm and magnetism of Mrs Baker are so great and her interpretations of the various characters and situations so real and sympathetic that she will always be warmly welcomed by a Logan audience That Tirst College Ball “Say John are you going to the “Oh I ball on the thirteenth?” it’ll be any I wonder if dunno 1 am bet going good” “Well you I went to that other one given by the Athletic Association and it was just about the best ever You know I was here at school for so long before I heard a word about college parties that I began to wonder if there was any social side to this So when I heard of the school dance I decided to go I went and I intend to go to all the college affairs for they are certainly worth while” That crowd at the pavilion seemed to be a different crowd from the one we see every day at school Every one had on his best rags and didn’t seem to be worrying a bit about classes the next day but were just jolly and each one seemed to think he was having the best time And say we have got some mighty pretty girls here when they leave off that worried expression they usually wear at school And even the boys can quit grinding long enough to do their share toward making the college parties a great success It was good to see the students out but even some of the professors were there dancing laughing |