The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-05-23
SCIENCE SCHOOL NOTES
1.-THE Call to the Colors I,

In seeking play, the class of
1918 of the Science School decided
first of all to get the best. Several
weeks ago, they examined great
number of manuscripts. and finally
decided upon 1.-The Call to the
Colors''
THE Call to the Colors'' is a war
play,-nOt one which is all shooting
like an old time melodrama, but
play which is realistic, true to life
and full of human interest. There
are three acts. The first is located in
a Red Cross room and gives the ladies
"a splendid opportunity to see them
selves as others see them. We must
admit that the picture, thought not
flattering, is distinctly compliment
tary. How could it be otherwise?
There comes a lady visitor to the
first act who is certainly a fright,
nuisance, and mean old thing. but
she is not Wahpeton lady. She Is
from New York.
The second act is located in the
cabin of an ocean liner, which sue
cessfully lodges the submarines in
the Big Pond. Come and see your
SSN Juot 90 you WILL UC WHICH, u YOU
comes the Call to the Colors. You
will not NOPE around the deck and
the cabin looking as if you were hit
with a brick. You'll pack up your
troubles in your old kit bag aud
smile, smile, smile. That is, you will
unless the pale specter of mal-de-mer
we'll you will preceive that our
party fears mal-de-mer more than it
fears submarines. You will hope for
such companionship on your voyage
as that Of la petite Vilette, when you
see and hear the charming little
French girl. As in the first act, the
situations, dialogue and characters
are real. and you will say: "That is
exactly what we'd do under the same
circumstances"
But for all this naturalness and
truth to life, there runs through the
plot a steady current of adventure.
The plot thickens and thickens until
1t gets just as thick as the thickest
plot you ever saw. BY the time we
reach the last act, we find ourselves
In Frnch chateau just behind the
firing line. 1t is time of driving,
of raiding. of much open warfare;
and bands of armed troops march
and clash throughout the surround
ing country. Up stairs in the cha
teau are the precious wounded who
must not fall in the hands of the
boches. Below in the living room
there is alarm and danger of death,
but American courage, American
calmness, American resource to meet
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yourself-yourself or what you would
like to be. Beyond the chateau small
detachments are engaged in fierce
fighting. You can hear the thunder
GUS roar of great guns. the nearer
crack of rifles. the pup, pup. pup. pup
Of the mitraille---the machine gun.
And out there somewhere men are
fighting for the love of woman, as a
man is sustained by the faith of
woman. as men have fought and been
sustained Somewhere in France for
ages.
The climax of the play is sharp
and striking and events move rapidly
to conclusion. Will you feel as the
curtain falls that the Good has again
triumphed, or that the principle of
Evil-like the Kaiser and his gang
and somekaiserists cover here's
still continuing to "get away with
it," We are not allowed to tell. but
you will wish to come and see. The
proceeds of the play will be donated
to the local Red Cross. When you
come to see our actors interpret the
Red Cross spirit. you. will be adding
to the Red Cross fund. Furthermore.
when you leave, you will amknowl-
edge value received"
For Commencement week program
see last weeks issue of the notes.