The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-16
CYNTHIA
REPORTS
BY CYNTHIA JOHNSON
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BY CYNTHIA JOHNSON

ArmlStlce Day daWned colo
dreary, and very wet here ir
the nations capital. The sombe1
dampness of the outside world
seemed to echo tn e loneliness
and soberness each American
felt in his heart on this day
Despite the pouring rain, digni'
taries gathered in Arlington Ma.
tional cemetery to pl ce a
wreath on the tomb of our un.
known soldier. All over our ma
ton m o hers, sWeethe arts,
wives, dads-all those who had
lost loved ones-paid homage to
the boys who had died for them
and their country. Those of us
who have lived through World
War II find its horrors and
heartbreaks still very real and
recent. Those of you who lived
through World War l can never
forget it's havoc. And, those who
have lived through both wars
pray earnestly to God that this
shall be the last one.
At Webster the members of
the advanced ra d 10 writing
class produced script I had
written in honor of this national
celebration. College studies
stopped at II o'clock in memo
ry of the event. All over the
capital people paused - to re-
member.
In lighter vein, the Delta
Psi Omega speech sorority pre-
sented their first plays of the
college year. They chose two
one-act plays from the pen of
the playwrite, Sir James Barrie
Twelve Pound Look" and
"Rosalind." The latter play was
under the direction of Sonya
Samakow, while I directed the
former production. Both went
off smoothly, despite the fact
tha the roles of men were por-
trayed by our own femmes.
Here at Webster we develop an
extensive imagination. Yes, the
girls were good in their mascu-
line parts, but you know, fellas,
they just can't play those love
scenes like most of you can.
Somehow the real boys are a
little more convincing-but, I'm
sure you all understand just ex-
actly what mean.
Work on the yearbook is
reaching the ''half-way COM
plete" mark. Last week stu
dents made the pilgrimage to
the local photographers studio
who h a d been contracted to
take the class pictures. Upper
classmen chose high-neck white
blouses with a touch of lace at
the throat. Frosh preferred to
stick to the traditional sweater
and PEARL motif. This week it
will be the faculty's job to De
"shot." Editors of each depart
ment are working diligently so
that the completed dummy will
be ready for the publisher be-
fore we leave for our Christmas
vacation. And, a certain upper
classman has made herself
rather obnoxious with a flash
camera-but, she's Ellie Hyatt,
Photographic editor, and she
can get away with it.
Saw an old Wilmingtonian
last weekend - Bob Smith who
is attending college in Alexan-
dria, Va. Bob and l did some
regular "small-town sight-see-
ing" and it was fun. Our tour
included the Capitol, where we
refused to stop in front of the
life-sized statue of Grant - for
southern reasons; the Library
of Congress; both of the Houses,
and downtown D. c. By late
afternoon ole Man Winter had
really gotten bite into his win
try blast, and we were eager
for the warmth of MacNeal
Hall.
Yes, it's really fur coat and
football weather at last. Speak
ing of footbll, there were quite
few broken-hearted North
Carolinians here when Missouri
trampled those Blue-Devils
from Duke. And, I have been
watching the progress of our
own Wildcats with a sinking
heart. Oh, we'll! There's always
next season.
I'll be looking forward to a
e nd ezvous with Mary
Humphrey next weekend when
she stops through on her way
to attend the West Virginia
homecoming socials as the date
of Bob Edge. EN-" is making
a name for herself in the annals
of Meredith history as manager
of the school store, and strictly
a "brain.'
The ks grow darker on all
room calendars as the number
of days remaining between now
and Thanksgiving vacation
grows smaller. Already pull
man reservations, plane tickets,
and car trips have been organ
lied, and all is rediness for
the holiday evacuation. There
are quite a few events on the
social calendar for the days
that still remain of life here at
college-the Thanksgiving ban
'quet, a sophomore dance, and
the monthly tea of the sopho-
more class. But, even so, all
thoughts will be concentr ated
on Wednesday, November 26,
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