1922 04 10 The Tan and Cardinal

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ar ttta COLLEGE

WESTERVILLE, OHIO, APRIL 10, 1922.

VOL. 5. I

No. 25.

OTTAWA KIWANIS CLUB CELE BRATES

FRENCH PLAYS I WELL RECEIVED Students of Third Year French Stage I 1

IPresident

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Clippinger Gives Address Before Kiwanis Club Members at Meeting in Ottawa, Canada.

Two Interesting Plays In French Tongue. COSTUMES ADD TO INTEREST

S,PIRIT OF MEETING INTENSE

Audience Is Delighted By Wit and Humor of Both Plays--Characters Well Personated.

Friendly Demonstration Character­ izing the Relations Between the Two Countries Is Staged.

Of all th e numerous events of th e O n April 7, President Clippinger college year no ne is more enj oyab le add res ed the, Otta wa, Canada, Kiwan­ than th e Soiree F ran caise. Sa turd ay i.s Club as the climax there of the night the tud ent of the third year United States-Canada W eek <:elebraF rench class presented two French tic ns which were conducted during plays, ·'L e Petit Chaperon Rou ge" and th e past week by the . Kiwan is Club "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme." J. P. SCHUTZ, ! of. the United States and Canada to The fir t play was the familiar tory J. GORDON HOWARD, . . B . II bnng about good fellow hip betwee n R etinng usmess Manager. the two countrie . . . oi ·' Little R eq Riding Hood" and al­ Retiring Editor. though we have heard and read it Starting the year with a bothersome Besides J{iwanian . there was a ever has the T . and C. had a bet­ many time it i one of the tale of ter editor than Mr. Howard has shown debt on his hands, Mr. Schutz labor- large attendance of Rotarians1 mem­ childhood which never grows old. him elf this last year. We do not etl to such purpose that before the bers of th e Canadia.n. Clubs, Board of The play wa the French version of ca re for high flown eulogies. The end of his year' work that debt bad Trade and other organizations pres­ the tory and differed slightly from pa.per wa good when Mr. Howard been lifted all accounts kept clean ent for the addre , and the main din­ I our ver ion. Wray Richard on was a tar fe d on hi year, il: improved under a n a handsome surplu l eft for hi ing hall of-i'he" hateau Lauri e, was charming Little Reel Riding Hood, and his direction. ucce or. An enviable record! filled with• ;111 , en~ ~siastic company eed we say more? be with her Uttle playmate amused bent o n goodwill and -g ood fellow­ and d lighted the audience. The wolf I ===c=a=p=a=n=d=D=a=g=g=e=r=Is=A=t=W=o=r=k=.====G=ym==c=la=s=s=es=D=o=R=e=a=l=w=o=r=k=.=~ hip. Flags of both countri ei were t rrified the little girl a11d entertain­ Th e beginn ing of the baseball sea­ profu ely dis.P layed and the national ed the audi ence with hi fierce growls Although quiet as th e proverbial anthem of both countrie were sung, and his efforts to escape from the mouse about it, the Cap and Dagger son necessitated the cleaning up of th e i11 an enthusiastic manner by the en­ pit near the athletic field . This place granclmotber and the girl . The Ch,1b i bu y reh earsing three plays to tire company. character in tbe play were well por- be presented in the chapel Saturday, bas always been displea ing to th e Pre ident Clippinger rose to speak In th e past many baseballs eye. lrayed and even if one could not un- April 29, at 8:00 p. m. amid loud ap1,>lause and said that h is der tan_d French the tory wa easily Two of th e plays are comedies, one have been. lost in the brush and it was message was one of brotherline s decided to remove the brush and rub­ of them featuring Mlle. Henrietta 0f­ goodwill and good cheer. He com~ followed. onia who ha clelighted Otterbein bi h. · The econd play, " Le Bourgeo1 mented on the mutual interests of the audience in the pa t. In the other The gym cla ses, under the direcbY two countries and said that COO(?er­ was written - ntilhomme", comedy, the part of the leading man ti n o f Mr. Martin have done the work. ation wa the thing for which both Moliere and i con idered one o f t h e Th b b t of French comedies. The play is i taken by that versatile young These ru h has been cut, collected and countrie mu t stand today. Bound pian, Mr. C. C. Conley. with the otl,er refu e ha been burnt. given every year in Pari so we see "Will 0 , the Wi p" is the nam e -. o~ The boys have the pit looking much together by common ance try and a common language, the two countries that tterbein i keeping up with the the clramatic sketch featuring Mis better a nd are to be commendecl for al o have common ideal and purposes ari tyle . The play a pre enJed Whi tl 1eir work. her was in three act and was full ~K; ' a;t;;h;;l;ee;;n~====t=e·= =====================;:==;;;~ ~= in life. The real concern of both counh:ies should be as to their de tiny; f wit and comedy from beginning to and the problem and peril of the end. · The story i that of a newly rich future were. in his opinion, commer ­ man who i making a de perate effort cialism in business, provincialism in to become a nobleman. His ex­ that we shall certainly look weet, political life and profes ionali m in dams. perience with the music teacher and By Delno hand pme, chic, or swell as the ca e private life. Business should be con­ dancing master and his lesson in The long anticipated moment ha may be-in our n w bonnet or the ducted on a humanitar · n ba is. fencing and orthography bowed how arrived! Easter vacation begin to­ Dr. Clippinger urged that they capi­ ridiculous his attempts at nobility morrow. The pring reces which for light ch cker d uit which we plan to urely it i talize in a right sense the spirit which Proved to be. All through th play weeks we have agonizingly watched initiate on Ea tee day. the audience was amused at the ex.­ approach, while our work accumulat­ no t in t)le thought that we may for­ had enabled them to live in such con­ get all the multitudinous care and cord for so long a time, and said that Pen e of thi ambitious gentleman. ed around our ears and threatened to Wesley Seneff played the part of ubmerge us; that bles ed intermis­ woi:ries of student li(e-including the it should be the desire and duty of le bourgeois gentilhomme and that he sion et aside by Providence in order Math and Science and English themes each country to project the spirit of -for a whole week! It can not be the amity and concord, prevailing between did it well was proved by the many that we may catch up with our Math season of the year, for what season them, to the other nations of the omplimentary remark beard about and our Science and that we may can r>o ibly be bright r than Ea ter earth. him after the play. write our over-due Engli h theme , i time? There it is! Easter! What do When he returned home Sunday To name all the players who did at band! Dr. Clippinger reported a plendid we a sociate with Easter? Eggs? well would be to give the entire cast, Joy, Joy boundless and immea ure­ Eggs! They have been our mental and pirit manifested and a royal recep­ for everyone seemed well suited to able ! Our cup of joy is-. But stop! conversational diet for age , it eem . tion given him . his or her part and only comme,nda­ From whence comes that discordant Even a good egg gets old. Ugh! we Monday at Chapel, he told of his tion was beard concerning the play are tired of eggs. Our whole vaca­ trip and emphasized th e spirit now blot which mars our moment of de­ and the players. (Continued on page seven.) light? Surely it is not the reflection tion is spoiled .

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A REALLY PLEASANT .VACATION IS DENIED EXPECTANT STUDENTS

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