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THE MAROON TIGER Page 5 SEEN AND HEARD MOREHOUSE STUDENTS PRESENT MACBETH MOREHOUSE DEBATES OXFORD Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 4.—As predicted, the student pre sentation of Macbeth was highly successful in bringing the public back to Morehouse. The chapel was packed with spectators; some were even turned away. So great was the demand that a second performance was given the night following. Mr. Fred Maise as Macbeth and Mrs. Virginia Pope as Lady Macbeth showed the best dramatic ability. Mr. Maise will long be remembered for his excellent act ing in the scene in which he murdered Duncan, and Mrs. Pope evinced the admiration of the audience when in the first scene of act five she, walking in her sleep, re viewed the intrigue that lead to Macbeth’s becoming king. The witches, Tapley Wardlaw, George Smith, and Richard Perkins, were the next favorite of the audience. Smith was especially good with the natural intonations of his voice. Furney Marshburn as Duncan, Marion Cabaniss as Banquo, Edwin Thomas as Malcolm, William Harri son as MacDuff, Thomas Kilgore as Lenox, Albert Jor dan as Seyton, Wallace Gooden as Rosse and Viola Branham as Gentlewoman gave a very excellent support ing cast. No one can forget Harrison in his very hu morous portrayal of MacDuff; we all succumb to the throes of laughter when some one suddenly bursts forth with the exclamation, horror! horror! horror! No little credit is due MissAnne Cooke and Rev. How ard Thurman who faithfully coached and trained the cast in dramatic art. The stage settings made by Mr. Hale Woodruff and his art class were very appropriate and were approved very highly by those present. Many came back to see the play again on the second night. It was the general opinion that the acting as a whole was better the second night than on the first night. THE NEW DRAMATIC CLUB A few weeks ago, a group of students selected by Miss Anne Cook, of Atlanta University, Spelman and More house Colleges, met at Spelman College in the reception room of South Morehouse Hall for the purpose of or ganizing a joint dramatic club. The first business was the election of officers. The fol lowing officers were elected: Mr. Edwin Thomas, chair man; Miss Naomah Williams, secretary; Miss Edith Tate, mistress of the wardrobe; W. N. Jackson, business man ager; Wilmer Jennings, stage manager. It was unana- mouslv decided that Miss Anne Cook be the directress. The name of the club will be The University Players of Atlanta University, Spelman and Morehouse Colleges. In the near future, under the auspices of the Campus Mirror, the club will present the play, “Lady Winder mere’s Fan.” This new dramatic society marks another step in the merger of the three institutions and it is hoped that it will be backed and supported whole-heartedly by the students and general public of Atlanta. Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 9.—Morehouse was again success ful in her effort to bring the public back to her camp us, when, before a packed house, she debated Oxford University (England) on the negative of the question, “Resolved: That the Press Is Democracy’s Greatest Dan ger.” The Englishmen, superior in their easy-flowing diction, sarcasm and wit, found the audience constantly breaking forth with mirth and hilarity. On the other hand, Morehouse was the better in presentation of facts and reasoning. Morehouse was represented by Milton King Curry, ’32, and Alfred C. Tyler, ’32. Oxford representatives were John A. Boyd-Carpenter and John Foot. Mr. Boyd-Carpenter, the first speaker for the affirma tive, humorously denounced the American press, putting much emphasis on the fact that too much space was giv en to the trivial things in American life; such as, ath letics and comic strips. “Football”, he stated, “is rather a silly game.” Each group after a brilliant piece of work gathers into little huddle-conferences to congratulate each other. And, after going through all the work and bat tle to get to the goal post, they came back to the center of the field to start all over again.” Mr. Curry, in upholding the negative, centered his ar gument and attack around the statement that capitalism, unrestrained competition, and economic imperialism were greater dangers than the press. He declared that the press was only a tool in the hands of the three above- mentioned forces. Mr. Foot, the second speaker for the affirmative, pointed out the fact that all American publications were controlled by less than 20,000 publishers. He bemoaned the fact that American newspapers thought only of crime as a front-page headliner. Tyler, in the last stand for the negative, continued the argument of his colleague. He averred that the press is only a tool in the hands of nationalism, capital ism, imperialism, and inertia. He pointed out clearly that these evils had existed in the absence of the press in the Roman Empire, and hence he proved that these evils would exist today in the absence of the press and so be greater evils than the press itself. In an interview after the debate, the visitors compli mented Morehouse very highly. They stated that this debate had been the most difficult on the schedule so far. They are touring the United States and are debat ing all outstanding colleges. They have five different subjects for debate. WEEK OF PRAYER OBSERVED November 30th-Dec. 4th, marks our Annual Week of Prayer. Mr. Thurman opened the series on “The De velopment of an Ethical Philosophy of Life” by speak ing on “Deep River.” The significant points in his ad dress were: “Life is in process and so is the river. Life is very exacting and so is the river. Life has a goal— God; and so does the river—the sea.” Dr. Vernon Johns, President of Virginia Theological Please Turn To Page Twelve