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6 The Campus Mirror Freshmen Present the Faculty Lottih Peters, '37 The presentation of tin* faculty by the Freshman class in a miscellaneous program in tin* Little Theater on November 18 proved amusing as well as interesting. The program was announced by the Fresh man Crier, Mabel Murphy. Following the announcement, the Prose Chorus, composed of Ruth Carithers, Josephine Dobbs, Helen Wingood, Frances Johnson, Mabel Murphy, and Ella Crutchfield, took their seats on either side of the platform in front of the cur tains and furnished comments during the evening, both complimentary and uncompli mentary. They began to chat informally about what kind of program they thought the faculty were going to give. The abili ties of their nieces and nephews were their chief conversation between the numbers. Miss Viola Branham, in “Now We Are Six", impersonated a three-year-old boy who was engaged in his daily play, imper sonating animals, a doctor, a train, and an automobile. Miss Neptune impersonated a ten-year-old girl with long hair and a short dress and recited the story of the Discontented Goose who, thinking that she could sing, tried her fortune and found that neither lords, ladies, nor the poor appreciated her talents. Mi ss Geter and Mr. Jones, of the French department, were very entertaining in their one-act French comedy, “Dans un Ascen- seur”. Monsieur seemed to be deeply en gaged in making love to Mademoiselle, who haughtily refused his offer of marriage. It was a treat to students to see how French our French Professors actually are. Mrs. Irene Dobbs-Jackson played a de lightful piano solo, “Song of the Shrine”, by Dett. Miss Ruttkay made a perfect impersona tion of Mrs. Malaprop in “The Rivals". This lady, who was a great talker, loved to be in high society, but always rattled off big words in the wrong places at the wrong time. Miss Charity Bailey offered her most soothing voice in the song, “You Get Heaps of Lickins”, to her young brother, imper sonated by Johnnie Childress, who was bursting into tears as the result of a spank ing. As the audience looked with amazement upon the statues of Manikin and Minikin on the stage, they realized them to be Miss Wilson and Miss Miller. Their representa tion of these two dolls was a most perfect one in their stillness and their appearance of being artificial. This number completed a variety program and was unique in itself. After the prose chorus listened to the last number of the program, they gave more clever comments and compared the talents presented with those of their young nieces and nephews, who must be truly prodigies. The program won hearty applause from the audience. Sophomores Take the Stage Dorothy 0. Williams. ’36 Reveu a la Comidie, and it could not have borne a better name. It was comical from the beginning to the end. Even in the introduction when the Sophs tried to be themselves, they provoked a snicker from the audience. They were introduced as follows: Catherine Walker The President Ruth Westmoreland The Athlete Carolyn Lemon The Biologist Cornelia Wallace . Connie the Cook Juanita and Jamie Reddick The Sisters Cornelia McGowans Miss Simplicity Ruby Flanagan ... .. The Poet Emma E. Wilkins ......Tiny Eldra Monsanto The Foreign Student Viola Williams The Mathematician Madeline Grey ..... ....... Flaming Youth Josephine Wheeler. ... .The Dietitian Francis Brock California Sunshine Ella Murray The Psychologist Johnnie Childress The Actress Mattie Hardy.. The Quiet One Louise Long Miss Sophistication Anita Lain The Artist Mary Fort The Soccer Captain Mary Patterson Miss Unassuming Anne Wright The Pianist Dorothy Williams The All-Around Girl Following the introduction, a dramatic pantomime was presented. Thanks to Dr. Ruby Flanagan for curing Robins (Ruth Westmoreland) of the sneezles and wheezles as soon as she did. “Liza Jane” (a clog dance) was full of pep, and Madaline Grey looked like “Liza” herself, when she appeared in red checks, plaits and bows. We're glad that there were few aged men present, lest they had followed Annie Mot ley in “the Old Man’s Dance”, only to find that their limbs did not give ’way to rhythm as readily as her’s did. If you didn’t see Carlene Goudy posing as a school “marm” of 1099, you missed a real treat. Goudy’s method of teaching predicted the future of Progressive Educa tion, judging from some of the answers that she accepted from “Baby Rose,” Emma Wilkins and “Magazina”, Ruth Westmore land. We don’t know which was more comical about that quartet, the songs they sang, the faces they bore, or their lack of har mony. We wish we knew whether or not they were supposed to harmonize; how ever, judging from the personnel, they were not supposed—. “The New Moon”, a one-act play, had all of the elements of a real comedy. The natural humor of the play was strengthened by good acting and appropriate costumes. It is rumored that some of the guests tipped out because Dr. Spankster, Johnnie t hil- dress, did not administer his remedy to the yelling prince, Anita Lain, soon enough. Well, we can assure these folk that when Mardi Gras Catherine Lewis, '35 The Junior Class of Spelman College presented on Saturday evening, November 23, in the Little Theater, an entertainment which was a typical Mardi Gras, with the king and queen seated on their royal thrones, and honored by various per formances in a large sawdust ring. The Ling, Mr. John Clemmons, and the queen, Alice Hutchinson, with their royal ladies in waiting, were entertained first by a grand parade of clowns, dancers, a snake charmer, a ring master and members of the Mardi Gras orchestra. Bright colorful floats were drawn by clowns. Continuing the entertainment Lucille Pearson, Mattie Hood, and Fannie Allen did a folk dance, “Swanee”. Eleanor Blackshire tapped, and Florence Warwick did a Spanish dance. Mr. I). S. Days with the violin and Grace Days at the piano gave a delightful musical number entitled “For You”. Carrie Adams gave a typical telephone conversation between two ladies. During the intermission the hot dog, punch and candy booths became centers of interest. Those of the audience not choos ing to frequent the booths were served with all cordiality, candied apples, peanuts and odd trinkets. The latter were in small grab bags which were a penny a grab. A post office was provided, making it possible for the royal family to acknowl edge the presence of all the guests, for one to two pennies postage. Also a soothsayer imparted valuable knowledge as to the fu ture of every one. Wholesome fun was provided by Mr. Darkins and Mr. Scott in a minstrel pro gram that included “Little Brown Baby”, recited by Darkins, who trotted, soothed and caressed Scott, as the little brown baby, though Scott was three heads taller than Darkins, the soothing father. Thanks are due Mary Lou Bythewood and Olivia Warmsley for the originality of the plan, and to Miss Nelson and Mrs. Cannon for their assistance in formulating it. Teacher: Miss Lewis, who was Ann Boleyn ? Miss L.: Anne Boleyn was a flat iron. Teacher: What on earth do you mean? Miss L.: Well, it said in the history book: “Henry, having disposed of Cather ine, pressed his suit with Anne Boleyn.” Doc did swing the king’s slipper he got sound results. Besides providing fun, the play had a moral that bears repeating: “Spare the rod and spoil the child.” The curtain closed and every one went home to dream of “Turkey Day". Thanks for the treat, Sophs. Don't wait so long before you stage another.