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Show Section 562, P. L. & R., Permit 23e Cellar Series! Bows Out With Laugh By Thayne K. Harris "George and Margaret", a rollicking, fast-moving comedy, opened Monday night as the season's final production in the Cellar Theater. The play, written by Gerald Savory, has been well accepted by audiences of Weber students and Ogden townspeople who soon discover that they have absolutely nothing to do for two hours except laugh. The cast consists of experienced student actors from the Theater Workshop, a new dramatic group on the campus, organized this year under the direction of Mr. John G. Kelly. Don Soelberg portrays Malcolm, the absent-minded father of anot-very-average, but most interesting, family. Alice, the worrisome, over-indulgent mother is played by La Rue Daniel. Guardian of the morals of the family is the eldest son, puritanical Scoutmaster Claude, in the person of Jay Jensen, whose life is rigidly governed by convention,' and who ultimately runs off and marries Gladys, the maid, played by Joanne Nelson. Completing the family group are fun-loving, down-to-earth Dudley, portrayed by Bruce Bushell and Pat Jensen in the role of the lovely, young daughter, Frankie. Dale McLane takes the part' of Roger, likeable friend of Dudley, whose two week's visit culminates in his engagement to Frankie, and Phyllis Parker is the not very bright replacement as the family maid with the rather unusual name, Beer. The Cellar Theater presents drama in the arena style in the cellar of the Bertha Eccles Hall with a small audience surrounding the acting area and- in close proximity to the actors themselves. The Theater Workshop is believed to be the first group in the state to present this form of drama, and their efforts have made it very popular in the community. "George and Margaret" balances the "cellar" season very well, the first production having been another comedy, "Nothing But the Truth", and last quarter's offering a murder mystery, "Night Must Fall'. Besides the cellar plays, the Theater Workshop iintroduced an other novel type of drama in this area. During Fall quarter they presented a farce, Box and Cox" twelve times on the streets of Og den, calling themselves the "Vaga bond Players". After each performance they loaded their scenery onto a truck, moved to another loca tion, and within fifteen minutes had begun the show all over again Plans are under way for one of these traveling productions later in the spring. "George and Margaret" will continue tonight and tomorrow night, each performance beginning at 8:15 p. m. B. Y. U . Concert Slated April 4 The Symphony Orchestra- of the Brigham Young University will play an evening concert at the Weber college auditorium, Monday, April 4, at 8:15 p. m. Lawrence Sardoni, conductor, has brought the orchestra to a high state of excellence, ranking it with the finer university orchestras of the west. Dr. Clair Johnson of the Weber college music department stated. As featured soloist with the organization, Johana Harris,nationally-known pianist, will add interest to the varied orchestral program.A new work, Sierra, will be heard for the first time in Ogden. It comes from the pen of Leon Dal-lin, young American composer, and is a composition of the modern idiom. The complete program for the evening will be as follows: Overture to Barber of Seville, Rossini; Symphony in D major No. 104. Haydn; Concerto for piano in F minor, Bach; Valse Triste, Sibe lius; Sierra. Dallin; and Polovet- zian Dances. Borodin. Admission is free to the public. ualie)ll U II uulWliJ M&e) lllyJ v -,-4 : 11 1' 4".' '"- , Rehearsing for the Varsity Vignettes are (left to right) Joan Brophy, Ross and Colleen Price. Vol. 12 Friday, April 1, 1949 No. 14 Dick Koster To Fill Business Manager Post During the Spring Quarter Dick Koster defeated ' Arvin Shreeve in the final election on March 22, to become business manager for the Spring quarter. The election was necessary m or der to fill the vacancy left by Alan Johnson when he resigned to accept an assignment as missionary for the LDS church. The same situation arose last year when Larry Williamson resigned for the same reason and Paul Davis was chosen to replace him. As business manager, it will be Dick's responsibility to supervise the advertising of all student body functions and the sales and distribution of tickets to these functions and to cooperate with the student body treasurer to see that all student body funds collected under his supervision are properly deposited with the Weber College Treasurer. "It is indeed a privilege to have been elected to represent the student body as business manager", Dick stated. "Alan has done a good job and I intend to maintain the efficiency and diligence that he has shown and which the job demands." Scribulus Editors Ready Final Edition Scribulus will go to press in about two weeks according to C. M. Nilsson, faculty advisor. The magazine is published twice a year and was held over until now because of the short winter quarter. The next publication, which will be the winter quarter magazine will include a number of feature stories and picture illustrations. Joyce Mitchell is the editor, and Roily Robinson advising editor. 'VI DICK KOSTER Summer Students to Tour Mexico Touring the southwest and Mex - ico in field studies a group of Weber College summer students will leave Ogden July 19, 1949 and return August 30, 1949. Reservations Necessary Instruction will be given in Geology, Biology, Mexican Culture, and Spanish. The 6000 mile trip, which will include Mexico City and interesting points in between, will cost only $235. (This includes meals and lodgings.) Reservations should be made well in advance. Persons interested in the trip can call 4431. extension 6, for reservations and additional information. Biology and Geology will be taught in the field where students Jay Jensen, Don Soelberg, Ronnie Vets 98 Entitled To More School, V. A. Office Reports Ninety-eight percent of the World War II veterans who have entered training under laws administered by Veterans Administration are eligible for additional training, V. A. said. By January 31, 1949, a total of 6,228,707 veterans, at one time or another, had entered training under the G. I. Bill and Public Law 16. Of these, 5,749,023 had trained un der the G. I. Bill and 479,684 had enrolled in schools and training es tablishments under Public Law 16. On that date, only 61,406 former veteran-students and trainees had exhausted their entitlement to fur ther G. I. Bill training, while 81,899 disabled veterans had been declared rehabilitated under Public Law 16. Of the 6,228,707 who had entered training since the inception of both laws, more than one-third, or 2,- 476,090, were enrolled in schools. colleges, institutional on-farm training courses and on-the-job training courses on Jan. 31. The trainees included 2,249,877 enrolled under the G. I. Bill and 226,213 training under Public Law 16. Sixty per cent of the nation's 15,-081,000 World War II veterans had submitted applications for G. I. Bill and Public Law 16 training by the end of Jan., 1949. -fsee nature at work. Spanish con - vcrsation in the streets, shops, and theaters of old Mexico will perfect the use of the language far better than ordinary instruction. These methods of instruction are in accord with the latest educational philosophy which is turning increasingly toward actual experience and demonstration as teaching aids rather than -classroom work only. This group of courses is approved by the Veterans Administration, and veterans will have transportation costs paid and receive subsistence allotments while studying in the College on Wheels. In addition to all these classes, emphasis will be placed on learn- TJensen, Soelberg Take Charge of April Performance By B. Keating- Hear ye! Hear ye! The great est little show ever produced will soon be here, on this very campus, yes in the Weber college audi torium. What makes this one of the greatest shows ever produced and brought to Weber? The talent! Where were such outstanding performers obtained? Here! At Weber.On April 6-7, the Weber college student body will present their annual Varsity Vignettes, a show written, and produced by ' Weber college students. Don Soelberg ,Jay Jensen, Ronnie Ross and Jeannette Morrell have written the script. The story is based around two showmen, played by Soelberg and Jensen, who travel all over the country performing m main cities. The plot thickens and the two comics are found to be fronting a diamond ring. They put on their last show in Chicago, where they are shot. The next scene takes place in heaven where the two showmen are utterly miserable because they can't deceive the angels with their shady deals. Ronnie Ross is in charge of the music. An original number by Eddy Wonderly will be featured in one of the scenes and three original pieces by Mr. Ross will be played. Publicity director will be Dick Koster; Carol Schofield, tickets; and Colleen Price, dancing. Miss Morrell is the faculty advisor. "Planned Economy7 Assembly Started Making way for the highlight of their spring quarter activities, the International Relations club, under the direction of their officers, Lee Lalli, Boyd Knowles, and Newel Ptemington, is preparing its annual assembly to be presented April 26. The IRC assembly in the past has proved very popular with the Weber college students, being studded with hair-pulling, chair-throwing, and various other diplomatic devices for the solution of International problems. The subject for this year's drama is "Planned Economy, Why It Should or Should Not Be established in Government." This lively, contemporary question should prove to be just the thing to get violent words thrown about in the Weber college auditorium. Officers of the club and their advisor, Harold C. Bateman of the History department invite any students who are Interested in this type of activity to the International Relations Club meetings, which are held in Annex-1, 102 every Monday at 12:30 p. m. ing the value of friendly interna tional relationships. Transporation will be by bus, equipped with a microphone and speaker for lectures and answering of student questions enroute. Credit Atttained The accreditation of courses is fully accredited at Weber college, University of Utah and Utah State Agricultural College. Credit can be attained in Biology 7, Geology 6 or 16 and Spanish lb, 4a and 4b. Information regarding equipment needed such as personal outfit, clothing and textbooks can be obtained by calling 4431, extenHlon 6. An itinerary of the trip will soon be compiled and may be had onrequest. |