he Scarlet Letter or An "A" for Effort
Scene One. (Ye Olde Chaminade. A compartment Enter tutor. Pupils in chairs.) Tutor: Good day fine class, Ah, the morn, in russet mantle clad, Walks o'er the dew of yon eastern hill. Pupils: Cheers, you smart wight. Prithee, what have you for us Today?
Will Shakespeare in Ye Olde Chaminade (Emmanllel Building, newly eonstmeted)
Tutor: Pray, do you not remember? Twas but a day ago, I told you Of a quiz. Pupils: Horrors no, this evil destiny we Wish upon no man. Give us but one more chance Kind gentleman. (smiling) Tutor: No, no. I won't stand for your Supposed cogging. So with no delay a sheet of paper you must lay upon your desk this glorious day. (classmates to each other) Pupils: One may smile, and smile, and be A Villian. (class assembles in a huddle in the rear, teacher remains in front) Tutor: I fear something is rotten in the State of Denmark. (awaits silence) Alright, let us begin with problem one, To be or not to be, that is the question. (The class files out of the compartment one by one) .
Tutor: Though this be madness, yet there is Method in't Whither goest thou? Wherefore dost thou leave? (A spokesman from the class steps forward) Spokesman: I stand not here to quillet, yet I must remind you that The quality of mercy is not strained, And besides, the sweet wind doth gently kiss The trees, and I fear tis far too nice To don your charter, and stay within. But, timorous wretch, there shall always be a Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow. Never was a story of more woe Than this of a tutor and his fellows This tense and moving drama was written by William Shakespeare ex pressly for . . . THE 2A ARCHONS