tl19641218-000 "And It Came To Pass . . But Some To Pass Out � And it came to pass early in the morning toward the last day of the semester, there arose a multitude smiting their books and wailing. And there was much weeping and gnashing of teeth, for the day of judgement was at hand, and they were sore afraid. For they had left undone those things that they ought to have done, and they had done those things which they ought not to have clone, and there was no help for it. And there were many abiding in the dorm who had kept watch over their books all night, but it availeth naught. But some there were who arose peacefully, for they had prepared themselves the way and made straight the paths of knowledge. And these wise ones were known as the burners of the midnight oil, and by others they were called ""curve raisers."" And the multitude arose and ate a hearty breakfast; and they came into the appointed place, and their hearts Were heavy within them. And they had come to pass, but some to pass out. And some of them repented of their riotous living and bemoaned their fate, but they had not a prayer. And at the last hour, there came among them one known as the instructor, he of the diabolical smile, and passed papers among them, and went away. And many and varied were the answers which were given, for some of his teachings had fallen among fertile thinds, others had fallen among the fellows, while still Others had fallen flat. And some there were who wrote tor one hour, others for two, but some turned away sorrowful ; and many of these offered a little bull in h�Pes of pacifying the instructor, for these were the ones Mlo had not a prayer. And when they had finished, they gathered up their belongings, and went their way quietly, each in his own direction, and each vowing to himself in this manner : ""I shall not pass this way again."" A. Nonimous From The TL Staff: 71 A/terry WW1/nail 71 ilappy iVew gear JSS The Towson State College Weekly Towson, Maryland Vol. XVII, No. 12 December 18, 1964 Production Of Nok-Plays Is Scheduled For Jan. 7-9 The Glen Players, under the direction of Dr. C. Richard Gil-lespie, are speeding up prepara-tion for their presentation of two Japanese Noh plays. The plays, Aoi-No-Ue and The Lady Aoi, are scheduled for the week-end of January 7 to 9. The Noh genre, which had its beginnings in the early fifteenth century, strives chiefly to show the beauty of voice and movement in a drama. The word ""Noh"" means ""accmplishment"" in Japanese. The genre has been influenced by the philo-sophies of I3uddism, and may, in some of its aspects, seem strange to the Western eye. Parts of the Noh play depict-ing dramatic climax are de-signated by silence; rapid move-ment has no place in the Noh theatre. There is a direct con-frontation of characters, and the action, for the most part, takes place in the past. Nat'l Poetry Preli Selecti Poem Ny t7reiltinanA Vowion 0'6 National Poetry Press 1,1 the poem, ""The ti accepted Is Gone,"" written by Tow-h4� 11 Freshman Ed Marler, for PtkAlication in the Annual An- 4c),1�RY of College Poetry. 4ecording to its purpose, the hology is a compilation of the itlit Poetry penned by college ,Ildents throughout the United th73 in the past year. From trc lisands of manuscripts sub-l'. ted, the National Poetry kiie;411 selected the best compo- 't ,s representative of each ;Ile fifty states. hi:it is 110W Ed's hope to have 44 Work published in one of ILP'ica's prominent magazines, t6.7 as the New Yorker. Ac-m4ing to Ed, ""I was astonished to learn my poem was to be printed in the anthology. How-ever, even though I would like to be optimistic as far as pro-fessional publication is con-cerned, I have already set aside an empty shoe box in which to collect the rejection slips."" This is a copy of ""The Light Is Gone"" as it appears in the anthology and as it appears on the editor's desk of the New Yorker: When day soon draws to its serene repose, Amidst the setting sun and drifting clouds, The air of dusk is never quite composed Of that which nature is uniquely endowed. The reddened sky is quick to flee from sight Along with all the other forms of life. Concealing are the ebony shrouds of night As their sombre hands bear evil's knife. The wholesome plans and hopes of human thought Are often lost behind the cur-tain black And dark whose waving folds are Satan wrought Like all deceptions with moral lack. Farewell, oh sweet and pure young bird of light. If only we could save your song from flight. The Glen Players propose to present the plays in the true traditions of Noh. Cos-tumes, highly symbolic in this genre, are being made after much painstaking re-search under the direction of Judy Brainard. The stage, although somewhat limited, is being laid out as much in keeping with the Noh speci-fications as restrictions per-mit. Aoi-No-Ue, is an early Noh play, written at the beginning of the 15th century. It is the story of Lady Aoi, who is ill because of an evil spirit which has taken possession of her body. During the course of the play, the evil spirit is purged from her, and Lady Aoi re-covers. Aoi never appears in this play. The second pla) is a modern verson of the first. It was written during the post war period by an es-tablished Japanese writer and is entitled The Lady Aoi. It differs from the first in many respects. The Buddist thought which is expressed in Aoi-No-Ue is replaced by terms of Freudian psycholo- College Sing To Be Held In Lida Lee A Towson-Morgan Sing will be held Feb. 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the Linda Lee Tall Auditorium. Groups from both colleges will provide the entertainment. Any students or groups interested in per-forming in the show may contact Pat Smith, Box 730. Organization of the program must begin now. gy in The Lady Aoi. The Lady Aoi also ends on a tragic note. It is the purpose of The Glen Players to show the developement of the original play to the present play which has changed so greatly. The cast of Aoi-No-Ue will include: Janet Asher as Teruhi, Judy Jett as Rokujo, John Glover as kohijiri, Greg Clark as the courtier, and Tim Ferdi-nand as the messenger, Judy Hikaru, Esther Szinay as Aoi, and Carol Ruth as the nurse. The chorus will be composed of George Hallameyer, Roland Henderson, Joanne Wolfk.ill, Jane Schwartz, Linda Dix, and Pat Spencer. Aoi-No-Ue and The Lady Aoi will be presented in Stephens Hall Auditorium on January 7, 8, and 9 at 8:15 p.m. Admission will be free to students and at the cost of $1.00 for guests. Arts Club Award Grant To Be Used By English Major The Three Arts Club of Homeland has again made av-ailable to Towson State College the amount of $120 to be awarded for tuition or other college expenses to a student majoring in English. The general terms of the award require that the re-cipient be a talented stu-dent of unusual ability and promise whose family main-tains bona fide residence in the Metropolitan Baltimore area. Recommendations for the award will be made by a com-mittee of members of the Eng-lish Department consisting of Dr. Marjorie Henry, Mr. Frank Guess, Mr. Raymond Franke, and Dr. J. S. Lewis. "
