VOL.-XMV
THE ROTUNDA Lonffwood College, Farmville, Va., October 6, 1965
No. 1
"Cotton Candy & Capering Clowns" German Students Establish Club
LC Circus Season Commences; Classes Vie For Color Honors
Under the direction of Lucilla Kopany, a senior foreign exchange student from Argentina, Lon&wood's first German Club will become active on the campus. The sponsor for the new club will be Miss Schorer who is fiom Germany and is currently teaching courses in both French and German. The goals of trie new club will be to arouse interest in German as a language, to provide a means by which students can become more familiar with the various aspects of the German culture, and to bring German students closer together. The first meeting will be held tomorow, Thursday, with the time and place to be announced.
Circus 1965 will unfold ;is an extra special event Aa planned by this year's AUG. 'i he format of the traditional circus ha- been changed to render a real unified Red it' White - Green n' White Circus. Cho-i tvo as General — Chairman for "Cotton Candy and way activities. AKG's sponsor. Capering Clowns.' is Harriet Miss Allen, has the additional Anderson, a Biology major from duty of advising, encouraging, Radford. Virginia. Harriet has and providing ready assistance tarred her class as Circus Co- for all the activities. Chairman both her freshman Circus is planned to continue and sophomore years, and her for two nights this fall, October sophomore war she was given 22 and 23 at 8:00 p.m. in Jarnian the honor of representing the Auditorium. The skits will not be Class of '66 as Animal Trainer. judged until Saturday night. The As President of the Junior Class, Midway, in addition, will not bj she worked with her class to opened until Saturday night after help establish a new tradition the final performance. at Longwood, the Junior Ring It is hoped that "Cotton Candy Dance. Her senior year finds and Capering Clowns" will capHarriet once again president of ture the spirit and enthusiasm (i.mVN ANDER80N her class. of each class and every LongAs General Chairman. Harriet wood girl. is working with her AKG cochairmen and class co-chairmen in reorganizing this year's Circus into unified Sister Class Productions. Each member of AKG has a particular job. Skits are under by BEVERLEY ROARK the direction of Linda Bassofrd who will also appear as scheduled for December Is an and Jenny McCoy while the This semester proves to be a Dr. Francis Butler Simkins, very busy season for the Long- a forester. J. P. Rogers is play- unusual play In that there are clowns will be rehearsed by Bowood Players and Hampden Syd- ing the dual role of Duke Fivd only women's roles New fac?s Die Allen. Barbara Ragland and Profesor of History at Longwill be the kick-off speakney Jongleurs. They will present erick and Duke Senior. Arthur will appear in Jarman as fresh-, Judy Cundiff have the job of1 wood, 1 Mn w00d s tentn annual ' William Shakespeare's As Yon Cox Is also cast in a double rate men take the stage for this pit] publicity for Circus. Judy has HI ? * '" }  Playing the role of Bernada is additional duty in working with Institute of Southern Culture. Like It under the direction of as Humen and the Second Lord. man Linda Long. Other the circus and booth judges, and The Institute will begin October Dr. Patton Lockwood and The Corln will ge playe dby Don House of lirrnnda Alba by Gar- Junes; Amiens by Bill McGuire; freshmen include Donn aBames Fran Lipford Ls in charge of the 15 at 4:00 p.m. with the place cia I.orca under the direction of and Silvius by Tim Savage. Sim- as Magdalena: Joanne Black as usherettes. Mary Kay Richeson to be announced at a later date. Dr . Simkins has spoken In mons Armstrong will portrr,' the Beggar Woman; and Mar- will direct the Circus Court, and Mr. David W. Will most of the past Institutes and Both play.-, have been eaal and William: and Jerry Butler will garet Lantz as the Little c.i.l Janet Gormus and Mary Lea is a noted historian of Southern tne art of tne Cheryl Rase will portray PruShoulders will oversee the Midrehearsals'and cast work have I Pj** P Second history. Besides writing several l The First. Third. Fourth, begun on As You Like II which Brother. chapters for various text booka ,m Mary Ann Chlnn, re- and Fifth Women will be played will b I November i. I, on the history of the South, Dr. by Sarah Wooten. Maribeth Nichand fi. Playing the role of Or- membered for her role as Juliet, Simkins has written several ols, Carol Porter, and Corma lando will be Warren Fulton, a will play the female lead, ROMbooks including The South and Hampden - Sydney freshman, lind. Pamela Richard is OMl M Uhde respectively. The Everlasting South. Juniors Karolyn McAdOo and Adam will be played by Terry Rosalind's cousin, Cecilia. The Institute of Southern CulPat Holmes add to then list ol Hall, also a freshman Jim Brad- The other women's roll ture was established at Longby playing Maria -Joscfa ner will portray Oliver and Mar- be portrayed by Mary Prolifka wood College In 1936 to promote by SUAN WOLTZ tex. Tom Bradley will play both as Audrey, the rustic country Ud Augustia. Millie Walker rethe study of traditional aspects the parts of Charles and girl; Patti Springman as Phoe- membered for her role In Blithe Early in September, Dr James of Southern civilization through Jacques. be; and First and Second Page Spirit is east as Poncia. Lynn H Newman assumed the presi- academic course work, special Playing the humorous role of by Doris Jenkins and Patsy Gardner will play adela. dency of Longwood College. He lectures, and through the publlAmelia will be played by Jun- is the seventh president at this cation Touchstone is Jim Rhodes. Le- Stoker respectively. of reserach in the field, ior Shirley Timberlake; Martlrio beau Is portrayed by Edward The House of Itrrnnda Albn institution, replacing Dr. Francis The lecturers are delivered by will be portrayed by Maria I G. Lankford. who resigned after both Longwood faculty and visitMowbray, a sophomore. Carole ten years to accept a position ing professors. the Players' p at the University of Virginia. Each year Longwood College H the First Servant. Jun- Dr. Newman comes with a published a book containing the iors Courtney Pol and Viekl Jes- long list of credits. Previously Institute lectures for that year. ter play the Second and Fifth I he was executive vice president Copies of all past Institute Wonu n ' at the University of Alabama. speeches are available in the Technical work has commenc- Also at the university, he has Library. ed on As Yea l.ik alt Pat Dug served as dean of men, 1938-42, Course work on both the underger. the technical director for dean of administration, 1950-56, graduate and graduate levels alar, has tilled all the crew aiH| interim president in 1957. so provides mean s for exchief's positions. Rosemary' He e years of distln- change of ideas about the varStone is crew chief in charge ol guished service in the cause of ious aspects of Southern reJoyoa Albro is heading higher education. He has been gionalism. Among the courses ofthe lights crew. In charge ol president of the Association of fered are History of Virginia, house ls Gloria Joyner. Scenery Alabama College Administrators, Southern History, Virginia HisLS hi lag headed by Lorotta Prld- vice president of the Southern tory, The Old South, Geography gen. Mary Lou Brooks ls in Association of Land-Grant Col- of Virginia. The South, Landcharge of pro; leges and State Universities, scape and Folk Culture, the LitSound crew chief ls Rusty Ste members of the Southern Reg- erature of the South. Anyone phenson. Oinda Overbey is head- ional Education Board and also who would like further informalng the make-up crew. the Marshall Scholarships Com- Uon on the Institute should cooServing as assistant director mittee for the Southern Region tact Miss Virginia Bedford, is Patsy Thomas. Sharyn Powell i of the United States, a trustee of Chairman of the Faculty Cornsn DENTS TRY-OUT AT CASTING is stage manager. | toounu'd on page 6 n&ttte for the institute.
Players, Jongleurs Select Cast;
Simkins Lecture Initiates Tenth Annual Institute
Plan For Semester Productions
Dr. Newman Is New President; Delivers Speech