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CAMPUS MIRROR 5 The University Players Present Sidney Howard’s "The Silver Cord" The University Players' first presenta tion of the season was a grand success. On the evening of November 19 a full house of first nighters waited for the cur tain to rise on Sidney Howard's The Silver Cord. The play presented a well known social problem, that of a widowed mother who so possessively loved her two sons that she blindly brought about the loss of his fiancee to one and the threat of a broken marriage to the other. The character of the younger son. who ■weakly allowed his mother’s will to domi nate his, was remarkably portrayed by Louis Peterson. The performance of Al bert Barnes, a newcomer to the Univer sity Players, also received favorable com ment. A surprisingly realistic presenta tion of Mrs. Phelps’ character was given by Marie Cochrane. When David, the el der son, returns from abroad with his bride of six months, Mrs. Phelps’ trap is set for the young daughter-in-law. The harmful extremes of mother love are ruthlessly exposed. Madeline Patterson gave a praiseworthy interpretation of the character of Hester, the younger son's fiancee. Mariella Ama’s portrayal of David’s wife, Christina, was highly com mendable. Thanks to the efforts of Mrs. Elizabeth Macomson and Estella Ashmore, the cos tuming was unusually beautiful. The favorable impression made by the first performance of the play was shown by the fact that Howe Hall was well crowded before seven forty-five on the second night. Again the audience gave evidence of its warm approval as the curtain fell on the last scene. The action seemed to have moved even more smoothly than on the first night. In spite of the fact that war conditions may have made presenting a play rather difficult, the University Players need make no apologies for the initial per formance of the season. 1 he committee on dramatics, composed of Dr. Henrietta Herod, Mrs. W. G. Thomas and Miss W. Frances Perkins, may justly feel proud of its presentation. DEAN LYONS Dean Lyons’ Birthday For ten years, Mrs. Jane Hope Lyons has been the guiding light of the Spel- man students. Her straight-forwardness and her wisdom have been and still are beacons of light to her four to five hun- dren children. Mrs. Lyons does not make numerous speeches in chapel nor does she call end less meetings of the student body, but she will always be remembered for her heart-to-heart talks with the students in Howe Memorial Hall. These talks are few and far between but their impres sion is lasting. December 20th is the date of Mrs. Lyons’ birth in Augusta, Georgia, and 1933 is the year she came to be Dean of Women at Spelman. She has en deared herself to the memories of each class and commanded the highest respect of the entire student body. The dean is usually the person most feared on a campus — especially by those who have guilty consciences. Mrs. Lyons’ great sense of humor makes one forget the fear that is usually inspired by the position. Her ability to make herself well-understood and her disinclination to “beat around the bush" are traits that many of the students desire and hope to possess. They also should like to own another one of her traits, an independ ence that at the same time lacks arro gance. On the night of December 20. the stu dents and members of the faculty and staff who remained on the campus entertained Mrs. Lyons at a surprise birthday dinner Christmas Holidays December 16. 6 P.M., is the beginning of a period of freedom from school work and from homework. Oh happy day! No more classes until December 28. Many of the Spelman students will go home and share Christmas with their families, others will visit relatives and friends and the remaining few will share together a marvelous Christmas experience here on the campus. Each year extensive plans are made for the entertainment of those students who remain at Spelman for the holidays. There is singing around the Christmas tree which is most beautiful. There are games, dances, parties, and other sources of enjoyment. It may not be all play for some of the students who have been lazy about doing their reading for the last three months. They will probably find it wise to pass often through the portals of the Spelman or the University Library. May they find the deepest joy in catching up. Whatever their activities, all will, un doubtedly, find the days passing swiftly and pleasantly. So, until we meet again, the best of wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thanksgiving Night at Packard Frieda Boatwright, ’46 After having enjoyed the day of the Thanksgiving holiday in various ways, the residents of Packard Hall (sopho mores) were entertained that night in a hall party given by their housemother— M iss Beulah Boley. The faculty guests present were: Dr. H. T. Albro, Dr. Hen rietta Herod, Dr. Alyce Hotchkiss, Dr. W. E. Henry, Miss Marguerite Simon, Dean Lyons, and President Read. Various games were played, some of which were the Get Acquainted, Pencil and Paper, Newspaper. Mechanical Doll. Poison Penny and Peanut games. Among these the Mechanical Doll seemed to be the favorite. It w’as quite interest ing to note how enthusiastic the faculty guests were in participating in all of the fun. which was concluded in a most pleasant manner by refreshments. The residents of Packard Hall are indeed grateful to their housemother for having ended their Thanksgiving holiday so beautifully. in her honor. It was a very festive oc casion and the guest of honor graciously received tin* tribute which had been paid to her. We wish Mrs. Lyons many more II \PPY BIRTHDAYS.