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THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, ATHENS, GA„ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 0, li>r>fl
Number 16
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES
Birmingham Post-Herald
Theatre Group
Slates 'Romeo’
For Fine Arts
Shakespearian Tragedy
To Star Freeman, Glass,
McConkey in Lead Roles
The University Theatre has an
nounced its third production of
the current season, "William Shake
speare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” to be
produced in Fine Arts auditorium
Feb. 21-24.
Pope Freeman. Savannah, will play
Romeo, and Juliet will be alternated
between Dorothy McConkey, Coving
ton, and Sheila Glass, Savannah. The
director is Dr. James E. Popovich.
This is the seventh annual Shake
spearian production by the Univer
sity Theatre on its unique Eliza
bethan set which was designed by
Prof. Paul A. Camp in 1949. The set
ting contains the chamber, study
bays, posts and general physical
characteristics and areas ot the re
constructed Elizebethan public the
atre.
Considerable research went into
the design of the setting, and both
actors and audience see the play at
the same time.
The University is one of four which
has a permanent Elizabethan set reg
ularly employed in the production
of Elizabethan drama,
festive activities.
“Each year our largest crowds at
tend the Shakespearian production,”
commented Dr. Leighton M. Ballew,
head of the speech and drama de
partment. “This time we are hoping
to break the previous record estab
lished last year by ‘Macbeth.’ There
is no doubt that William Shakespeare
is still the world’s leading dramatist
and that he is acknowledged to be
a master craftsman by students,
teachers and our regular patrons.
Advance ticket sales indicate one of
the most. successful productions in Other speakers to be heard during
recent years.” |the institute include Danton Walker,
ANNUAL CELEBRATION
Student Radio Shows
To Begin On WAG A
WGAU Also To Carry Programs
Of University News and Features
By Gordon Roberts
Two half-hour radio programs being prepared by radio-television
students will give Georgia listeners a glimpse of behind-the-scenes
University life.
THOMAS R. CURRAN
United Press Executive
Press Institute To Open
Annual Session Feb. 22
Thomas R. Curran and John Temple Graves are among the speak
ers listed for the 28th annual session of the Georgia Press Institute
which will be held on campus Feb. 22-25.
Curran is vice president and as
sistant general manager of the Unit
ed Press, New York. Since joining
the United Press in 1926, he has held
various positions including manager
of the southern division in Atlanta,
central division manager in Chicago,
and general manager for South
America.
A native of Rome, Graves is an
author, lecturer and editorial column
ist for The Birmingham (Ala.) Post-
Herald. He has been associated with
papers in New York, Palm Beach,
Fla., and Jacksonville, Fla.
The institute, co-sponsored by the
Georgia Press Association and the
School of Journalism, will open with
a dinner meeting Feb. 22. After-din
ner speaker will be Leo Aikman, edi
torial associate, Atlanta Constitution
All-Night Program Planned
For Demosthenian Society
Demostheniau Literary Society will hold its 155th anniversary cele
bration Wednesday night in Demosthenian Hall.
Debates, speeches, presentations, last all night, Don Page, Demos-
and other procedures will be fea-'thenian president, said,
tured in the annual celebration. The I Alumni members of the organiza-
celebration will begin at 7 p.m. and tion who will speak during the cele
bration are Dr. O. C. Aderhold, Uni
versity president; Abit Nix, Athens
attorney; C. O. Baker, former legis
lator and Athens attorney, and Don
Henderson, law professor and former
Demosthenian president.
The program for the all-night
celebration includes several programs
and speeches presented by member
students. Another highlight of the
Broadway columnist. New York
Daily News; John Scott, assistant to
the editor, Time Magazine, New
York; Joseph Kingsburg Smith, cor
respondent, vice president and gen
eral manager, International News Ser
vice, New York; Gen. Guy Stanley
Meloy, chief of information and edu
cation, Department of the Army
Washington, D. C.; Don Shoemaker
executive director, Southern Educa
tion Reporting Service, Nashville,
Tenn., and Don Hardy, editor, Canon
City (Colo.) Record, and president,
National Editorial Association.
In conjunction with the institute,
a dinner meeting and workshop will
be held for college newspaper and
yearbook workers and advisors.
Sunday Movie Change
Caused by Cancellation
Due to booking difficulties,
“Aida,” originally scheduled as
a free Sunday movie for Feb.
26, will not be shown.
"Young Bess," a one-hour
and 52-minute color film, star
ring Jean Simmons and Stewart
Granger, will be shown in place
of “Aida.”
i There will no free movies
before Feb. 26.
Dinner To Feature
Author Perkerson,
Madrigal Singers
The annual Georgia Day dinner
will be held in Snelling Hall tomor
row at 7 p.m., according to Mrs. Al
bert B. Jones, chairman of the Geor
gia Day committee for 1956.
University professors. Honor keys
will be awarded to various members
1 by Dr. Albert Saye, political science
Also students are doing a series
of tape recorded features and news
eports to be submitted to WSB radio
for use on that Atlanta station’s regu
lar programs.
The two full-length shows will be
aired over WAGA, Atlanta, and
WGAU, Athens. Both programs
will be similar in format in present
ing University features, news and
activities.
To Begin Sunday
The first of the WAGA shows is
scheduled for 10:30 p.m. Sunday,
and it is hoped that a program will
be ready for WGAU by this weekend,”
Worth McDougald, assistant journa
lism professor, said last night.
Entitled "Insight," the WAGA
radio show will feature interviews of
campus personalities, outstanding
visitors on campus, and news of va
rious campus activities.
The WGAU program, as yet un
named, will place more emphaBis on
local happenings. While news and
features will form a major part of
its schedule, fraternity, sorority and
organizational news of more local
interest will make this show slightly
different from “Insight,” said Mc
Dougald.
WGAU will air its University radio
show on Saturday nights, he udded.
Features for WSB
The tape recorded news and fea
tures for WSB,radio will be gather
ed by radio-television reporters from
the University and Athens. Spot news
stories and features will be fitted
into regular news broadcasts on
WSB. Stories of unusual interest will
be programmed for use on such pro
grams as “Nightbeat.”
Each month WSB will select the
student who has done the best fea
ture, and he will be a special guest
of the radio station for a day. Be
ginning immediately, about 12 to 15
tapes a week will be submitted, Mc
Dougald said.
Produced under the instruction of
McDougald, the primary purpose of
the programs is to provide practical
experience for students in the School
of Journalism who will enter the
radio-television field.
Bulldogs Drop
Bears, 91-79
Whirlwind Finish Gives
Cngers First! Road Win
A whirlwind finish of 12
straight points iced Georgia’s first
road win of the season, and down
ed the Mercer Bears, !)l-7!), in Ma
con, last night.
The Bulldogs led, 53-45, early in
the second half, but Mercer’s Bobby
Graham and Cary Moore exploded in
a typical Mercer splurge with 22
points between them in less than
eight minutes.
This scoring spurt put the Bears
ahead, 67-45, and the Georgia team
didn't catch up again until Morris
Dinwiddie hit a jump shot to get
mutters even at 73-all, with less than
six minuteB remaining in the game.
Ten straight free-throws plus a
three-minute freeze by Georgia wrap
ped up the affair.
The lead traded hands five times
in the first half, before Georgia took
the intermission break with a 4 4-38
bulge.
Dinwiddie and Moore shared high
scoring honors with' 26 apiece, and
Graham of the Bears had 21. Moore
and Graham hit 18 and 19 points in
the second half.
Bill Ensley caged 16, all in the
opening half, and Ray Allen tossed
in 1 4 for the Georgians who are now
1-12 for the season.
ong’s Orchestra Scheduled
L
For Military Ball Tomorrow
Basic and advanced Air Force and Army cadets and their dates
will keep time to the music of Johnny Long and his orchestra tomor
row night in Stegeman Hall at the annual Military Ball.
The Military Ball queen, selected
by a vote of the cadets from contest
ants representing each dormitory and
The annual affair for faculty mem- profesaol . These k ' ey8 are awarded wlU be announced by Long
bers and their families is held in hon-
on the basis of the number of honor
or of the founding date of the Geor- points members have earned,
gia colony.
Medora Field Perkerson, author
and newspaperwoman, will speak
the dinner. She has written
Columns in Georgia” and several
popular mystery novels. Mrs. Perker
>eak at Civil Defense Croup
"White J *
To End Conference
at the dance.
The company sponsors will be pre
sented at a parade tomorrow after
noon on the track field. Finalists for
queen and their sponsors are Con
nie Hearn, South Myers; Jan Wil
liams, Zeta Tau Alpha; Nancy Kel-
lam. Alpha Delta Pi; Sandra Dunn,
Chi Omega, aud Sheila Glass, Kappa
Alpha Theta.
Making its first appearance on
campus, the Long orchestra will fca-
for the ball. The backdrop will be
clouds and the great bald eagle and
the insigna of the infantry and the
Air Force wings will be placed on
each side of the Hall.
Prominent military personnel and
state officials will attend the dance.
following the dinner.
Schumann Program Slated
-ong
Cadets will enter the south en
trance of Stegeman Hall facing San
ford Stadium.
son is a feature writer on The At- The Georgia State Civil Defense
lanta Journal and the wife of Angus Staff College will begin its fifth and
Perkerson, editor of The Journal-1 final day’s program tomorrow in
Constitution Sunday magazine. Dawson Hall at 8 a m. with a “Con-
The Madrigal Singers will be on trol Center Exercise” and “Control ture Sandee Moore, Johnny Wells
the dinner program. There will be a Center Map Exercise.” alld tlle Long Shots
reception in Soule Hall immediately The two exercises will continue
until 12: 30 p.m.
At 1:30 p.m., there will be a
“Critique of Control Center Exer
cise, Review and Evaluation of Air Po rce an d Army commanders
The music appreciation program [Cause.” (and their sponsors will be in the
will feature Schumann Thursday Laurence H. Walker, acting sup- Krand leadout at intermission. The
at 8 p.m. in the Chapel. John Park, ervisor, Georgia Center for Continu- Angels Flight will provide lntermls-
assistant music professor, will pre-! ing Education, said an unusually high *' on entertainment,
sent Intermezzo, Woldesgesprach j number of 52 persons had register- Pershing Rifles and the Air Force
and Die Stille in addition to other ed for the course and that diplomas drill platoon will be armed with
selections. Louise Harwell aud Hugh would be awarded tomorrow after- [sabres to make the sabre arch.
Hodgson will play “A Minor Con-[noon to those who complete the Admittance is by invitation only.
Education Students
To Vote Wednesday
On Council Vacancy
Student Council will hold an elec
tion Wednesday to fill a vacancy in
the College ot Education, George
Seheer, Eutonton, vice chairman, said
toduy.
The Council called for candidates
to run for this seat and two openings
from Graduate School. Seheer said
that only two graduate studentB
qualified; therefore, they will assume
the positions. Qualifying were James
Hinsly, Hinesville, and Charlie Skin
ner, Nashville, Tenn.
Candidates for the College of Edu
cation post are Cecile Cohen, Clio,
S. C., and Janet Russess, Atlanta.
For the election Wednesday there
will be only one poll, probably in
front of Peabody Hall, Seheer said.
He pointed out that the Council
is still working on plans to change
the orientation program in the fall.
Letters recently were sent to aca
demic deans and administrative of
ficials, requesting suggestions on
proposed changes. Sheer said that the
Council is receiving many replies.
certo” for piano and orchestra.
course.
Parachutes will create a canopy
JOHNNY LONG
To Announce Military Queen
Great Thinkers To Present
Montgomery Tuesday Night
William Ellery Channing, noted
New England Unitarian theologian,
will be the subject of a talk by his
tory Prof. Horace Montgomery
in the Library auditorium Tuesday
at 8:15 p.m.
The lecture, another in the Great
Thinkers series, was announced by
Dr. Paul Pfeutze, philosophy depart
ment bead. Dr. Montgomery has made
an extensive study of Channing and
of the time and section of the coun
try in which he lived.