Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-04-04

abandon the ties everybody joins in the task of cleaning
the old eobwebs from the Almost exhausted from
their labor Phanderans enjoyed lunch the lawn picnic
style They literally murdered dogs skinned oranges de-
voured apples, and swallowed milk.
This year with the campus clean whistle the college
community added to the Founders Day observance the edca
ton of the Science hail. The new beautiful Area Manse
was opened in the afternoon for Open House Trustees
ministers and Friends The recent opening Of the pres
dents home disclosed mansion that looks straight
from the best artists collection of master pieces
Thursday the date of the third annual statewide
Dramatic Festival under the direction of Mrs Henrietta H.
Terrence Dunbar high school captured first place honos for
dramatic presentations, and Willie Bruford cited
individual acting. In the evening the college department
drama presented all the characteristics of successful
| act mystery.
The fourteenth annual Music Festival and Clinic Friday
presented improved program More than 400 high
students attended with representatives from Fayetteville Fort
Smith, Conway Malvern, Pine Bluff, Wrightsvile Warren
North Little Rock and Little Rocks Dunbar high school, There
was standing room only in the college gym while the
choral groups vocal and entrants performed An
interesting feature the clinical discussions held by
faculty members with each of the participants.
Two of the college students who doing their prac-
ce teaching at Dunbar high school in charge of their
choral groups Misses Oracle Smith Ohela Owenngton
did excellent job James Boyd last year graduate who
now teaching in Conway the director of the Conway
group ~ ssDs
Later in the college dining hall the visiting students en-
oyed fruit punch sandwiches and ice while the band
and vocal groups continued Following the of certf
Gates Sidney Palmer conductor of the Arkansas Symphony
climax before reached in the history of
festivals obtained when the college music department
presented concert in Budlong Hall which filled capac
y The Josef Rosenberg critic for the Arkan
sas Gazette eritized the work follows:
"Schubert's Mass in Major, sung by the Phlander
Smith college choir S. L. Tate conductor knowingly per-
formed The rather rough quality of the choir
than compensated for by the fine spirit vivid dynamcs and
unanmity with which the music presented.
Felix Ponzani, voinst with DIR. Renhart S. Ross of
the college Music Department at the piano. heard in
sympathetic rendition of Mozarts Sonata in for Violin
and Piano.. This followed by Adagio composed by
DR.. Ross, work which proved be of unusual
"The ended with several selections rousngly
played by the Phander Smith college band
able direction of r. A. Whaley
"The quality of the Festival accomplishments augus we'll
for the future
Twenty excited young ladies who had waited patiently
and hopefully for the organization of the Ivy Leaf club pledge
club to Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority realized dream come
Thursday evening they initiated Ives Big
tiers Imogene Works Jane Carolyn Waugh Mary Joe Baram
Theresa Franklin Evelyn Harrington Cozea Gray Freddye
Sue Turner and Ethee Williams pinned the significant Ivy
Leaf the pledges Officers for the Ivy Leaf club
Francis Robins president 10 Freda Harris vice president