The Battalion College Station (Brazos County)\ Texas
PAGE 2 Friday, April 25, 1958
LITTL! MAN ON CAMPUS
by Dick Bibfer
Art for
Aggies’ Sake
By WELTON JONES
This column, in it present form, seems to be nearing its
final days. At present, no successor has appeared.
Therefore, being in the midst of the spring period of
inactivity, the bulk of what is left to this column this year
will be expended on a sort of a personal, informal look at
what may be termed “the Arts” locally.
Included will be some remedies and suggestions, some
guaranteed to hurt but all offered with a sincere wish to
improve.
Or at least drama of the home-grown variety.
Shall we began, today with the state of drama locally?
A&M is not so fortunate as to have a drama depart
ment. In fact, only two
courses are offered along
this line by the English De
partment. Whatever else is
accomplished or learned here
is strictly on an extra-curricular
basis.
No one thinks of drama here
without thinking of the Aggie
Players. And the Aggie Players
cannot enter the mind unless they
are steered by C. K. Esten, the
human dynamo behind every suc
cess presented locally for years.
As a resourceful and canny
producer, Esten has no peer.
Under his leadership, the Players
have developed a reputation for
making do with what is available
that can hardly be equalled any
where.
But, they could well be called
“strolling players”, for they have
no home. Neither the Music Hall
nor the basement of Guion Hall
are really suitable as rehearsal
halls, and as for a stage—well,
the players have done shows
in at least five halls over the
years, none of them sufficient.
Thanks to the financial success
of many shows over the years
and really generous budgeting at
times, the Players do have a good
stock of equipment and properties
—but no place other than re
hearsal area to store them.
The personnel problem is no
less severe. Due to the lack of
credit for the work and the time-
consuming nature of any dramatic
endeavor, even students with the
best grades can rarely afford to
participate as much as they de
sire.
Directors are another big need,
for even when a capable man is
available, as in the case of Eng
lish professor Sam Southwell,
who directed “Macbeth” this year,
they too must do the work in
their spare time.
Solutions ?
First of all, Esten should be re
lieved of his other duties and,
with his consent of course, be
placed in charge of drama.
Then, a building should be
given him, either Guion Hall or a
new building to replace it. Until
new arrangements could be made,
the Aggie Players could operate
the present movie house arrange
ment in Guion and use the profits
for improvements or construction.
Finally, constructive work
should be begun toward establish
ing a solid drama department,
with credit given for work done.
Instructors could be borrowed
from the English department at
first, and added to the Drama de
partment later.
Esten is known, both in and out
of the profession, as a top drawer
drama man. There is always room
for another good school of drama.
Local audiences have shown that
they will support student produc
tions. Students have proven time
and again their willingness and
ability.
What is holding drama at A&M
back?
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JACKSONVILLE, Tex. GP) _
Gov. Price Daniel said here Thurs
day night there was a growing
need for privately endowed col
leges.
He spoke at an appreciation din
ner honoring Dr. C. E. Peeples,
who is beginning his 24th year as
president of Lon Morris College,
a Methodist junior college.
Daniel praised Peeples as “the
type of college administrator who
places quality and progress at the
top and thereby has helped earn
Lon Morris a reputation that
grows stronger each year.”
He noted that the General Board
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Methodist Church has rated Lon
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‘'THAT PIDN'T TAKE LONG— tfOW'P HE LIKE YOJKT££M
Letters To The Editor
Editor, The Battalion:
It is my feeling that people,
both individually and collectively,
have a desire to give and to
help their fellow man. We can
be thankful that our giving is
voluntary and not government im
posed. When the cure for cancer
and the eradication of polio has
been accomplished we can say
that it was done through our
efforts as a free society.
In the instance where goals
are not made the fault most likely
does not lie in a reluctance to give
but in the lack of sufficient and
co-ordinated effort. It is an im
possibility for a small committee
to cover adequately an area such
as ours.
My suggestion is this: Consoli
date every drive under the head
ings of the Community Chest or
the United Fund and have one
drive each year. Have each com
mittee enlist the aid of all civic,
service and trade associations.
My observation has been that in
order to get people to give it
Must be a personal contact, and
the only way to have personal
contact is to cut the job into
small enough bits that willing
people will conscientiously do the
job the way it should be done.
If the requests turned in by
agencies are met with money
collected in the drive then each
agency gets what it asked for.
If the drive falls short of its
goal then each agency should be
cut by the percentage which the
goal falls short.
Sincerely,
Sidney L. Loveless, Manager
Central Texas Agency
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IN THE TWENTIES, up-to-date college
gals wore raccoon coats, danced the
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What’s the rage on campus today?
Raccoon coats. The Charleston. And
Luckies! The conclusions are obvious.
1. Luckies were tops for taste in the
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knew it and still do. So any gal who
takes Luckies to a Roaring 20’s party
is a Dapper Flapper! And by George,
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1980’s, raccoon coats, the Charleston
and light, good-tasting tobacco will
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