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Easttaroli East Carolina College WXVIII GREENVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1963 Ndmber 46 omic Opera Opens May 2 EC Dramatists Present 'The Marriage Of Figaro' Suzanna in a scene from "The Marriage of Figaro Ed Loessin, Director of the Playhouse, watches rehearsals. Copy by JIM FORSYTH Photography by JOE BRANNON On May 2 and 3 the East Caro- lina Playhouse and the Opera Theatre will present their joint production of "The Marriage of Figaro which satirizes the social and political conditions in France immediately prior to the French Revolution and makes a mockery of the nobility. It ils generally thought to be the best French comedy of that period. The controversial opera was originally written in the for of a play by De Beaumarchais, the pseudonym of Pierre Angus'in Caron, who is considered to be the most important French dramatist 1 of the second half of the eighteenth century. It took three years to secure a public performance be- cause of opposition of the French court, under Louis XVI, to its frank libertinism. "When it was finally given a public showing, three persons were crushed to death by the hysterical crowd out- side the theatre. Later the play was made into an opera by Wolfgang Mozart, the Austrian genius who began com- posing before he was eight years old. In its East Carolina showing, and English version by the late Ed- ward J. Dent with vocal score by Erwin Stein will be used. Directing the various aspects the production are Edgar Loessin, Playhouse Director, Gene Strassler of the School of Music, and John Sneden, Playhouse Technical Di- rector. Principals of the opera are Jerold Teachey, Alison Moss, Ann Viekery, Martha Bradner, Netti Bunn, Bill Newberry. Bonnie Ourrin, M. B. Godbold, John Sneden, Martha, Compton, John Aldrich, Joihn Berry, and Ronald Kuhns. The piano ac- companiment will be by Terry Coley. The curtain will rise Thursday and Friday nights at 8:15 in Mc- Ginn is Auditorium. Discipline Committee Sets ID Card Policy r. Suzanna, and Jerald Teachey, Figaro, measure their bedroom to see if it is larg e enough Faculty Artists Open F ing events of the Second � ontempormry Music Fes- May 1-6 will be a con- . -ulty artists in the School ic Wednesday, May I, at rn. in Rawl Auditorium. H r nrr a group of distinguish- poaere, performing musi- and teachers and students e East Carolina Woodwind Quin- the college String Quartet � at works by two inter- -al!y known modem composers mes Parnell. faculty mem- of the School of Music. "Paragraph" by Mr. Parnell will be given its first performance by the Woodv:nd Quintet at the con- cert The erAsemWe will also per- form "Septet" 'by Paul Hidesmifch. one of the gneat Irving composers and former professor at Yale. The String Quartet will appear in a work by distinguished Brazil- ian composer Vlla-Lobos, who died recently. Those who pei-form in the Wood- wind Quintet ar Beatrice Chaun- cey flute; David Serrins, oboe; Herbert L. Carter, clarinet; and Tames Parnell, horn, all faculty members of the School of Musd'c; and William T. Allgood, student, bassoon. Assisting this group in the Hideimith "Septet" will be Barry Shank, trumpet, and George Knight, bass clarinet, of the music faculty. The String Quartet is composed of Vito Cotruvo, graduate assist- ant violin; Ann Mee, graduate as- sistant, viola; Donald Tracey, cello, all of the School of Music; and Margrethe Johnson, violin. The following policies have been recommended by the Discipline Committee of the College and ap- proved by the Administration: 1. RE: sale of books�When a strident resells a book to an in- dividual or to the book store, that student is held responsible, if the book which is being resold is stolen property. If and when a student buys a book from another student, it is the purchaser's responsibility to be able to identify the seller. If regulation will result in appropriate disciplinary7 action being taken. 3. RE: Checks�On passing his second returned check here at the College a student will receive a letter of warning from the appro- priate dean. On passing his third returned check here at the College the student's name will be placed on the ineligible list which means that the College will not honor any checks written by him. On passing a fourth returned check the student buying the book will not I the student will face the possibili- or cannot identify the seller, the student buying will be held re- sponsible. The student who sells a book to another student should al- ways have his ID number in the fcooK. 2. RE: Identification cards�The committee recommends that every student be required to carry his ID card at all times and to present it when asked by a competent au thorit.y. Failure to adhere to thislishable by expl ty of suspension. The committee and the adminis- tration also wish to remind students that possession or operation of an automobile on the campus or in the Greenville area by freshmen or students who do not have a lC average is punishable by automatic suspension for the remainder of the quarter. In addition, students are reminded that cheating is pun- usion. Page 2 EAST CAROLINIAN Tuesday, Apr;i ,( NSA NSA is unfortunately a meaningless aggregate of initials to most of the students on the East Carolina cam- pus. Some few perhaps know that it represents an or- ganization called the National Student Association, but this is all they know. The remainder know nothing. This is unfortunate because the National Student Association is potentially the most effective student or- ganization in the world. At least that we know. It is willing to provide, upon request, various services to stu- dents and member institutions. This willingness, aside from the liberal propensities of the organization, is prob- ably the reason so many college administrators and af- filiated educational or administrative organizations pro- mote anti-NSA propaganda. (We use the term propa- ganda because this is usually the form which criticism of the NSA adopts.) This willingness to provide assist- ance in the form of investigation, counseling and, if necessary, legal assistance, where flagrant 'violations of students rights occur puts a pressure on would-be vio- lators which they cannot help but dislike. In a very real sense, NSA stands as a potential threat to anyone or any group who would deprive the student of the rights which he is entitled to as an Amer- ican and as a member of a maturing if not absolutely mature community. It stands ready to investigate upon request any case in which a student is invoked. If, for example, John T. Student were expelled from college on grounds that students felt unjustified�say he had been writing an anti-administration column in his cam- pus newspaper�the National Student Association would send a team to investigate, in conjunction with stu- dents from the particular college, all aspects of the case. If it appeared that John Student had been expelled on trumped-up charges simply because he had been getting under the administration's skin, the Association would advise John as to what courses of action were available to him. If he requested, and if the investigating team decided he had a case, the Association would provide him legal counsel. Knowledge of NSA s readiness to provide such as- sistance, we believe, is the primary factor involved in any administrative condemnation of the Association. But we believe that this readiness is valuable to both students and administrations and that the organization performs valuable functions. It is an organization which students should know, understand and appreciate. About That Fountain . For the clowns who take such pleasure in filling the fountain in Wright Circle with fish, soap suds and the like we have very little to say. The nature of their activities speak for themselves. However, there are sever- al things we would like to point out about the fountain that the general student might not know. Some things that are done are funny the first time. Others are not funny at all. For example, putting a catfish in the pond was at least different; but there is very little different or humorous about throwing rocks and sticks at the fountain. Last week the maintenance department had to go into the workings of the fountain and repair two lights that had been broken by stones thrown into lights. Any time that it is necessary to work on the machinery of the fountain, the water in the pool must be emptied. The water required to refill the pool costs about fifty dollars. In addition, labor costs ten or twelve dollars each time it must be emptied and cleaned. This puts a somewhat different light on the seemingly harmless pranks. Another habit students seem to have is throwing old drinking cups into the pool when they pass on the way to class. This has resulted in some sort of growth on the sides and bottom which is becoming increasingly diffi- cult to halt. VWU �A-XV-W-V-V.vl I DEDICATED TO SPITE, SATIRE, AND FUN EL TORO by RONALD W. GOLLOBIN and RAMON M. CABRON. The lies in this column are the authors' and not those of the EAST CAROLINIAN The newly elected president of the Student Council Association said in his first meeting with tfhe senate, "I think the people who put the soap suds in Wright pond should be otflfieially condemned. In their attempt to seek fun, they proibably overlooked the fact that tine soap would kill the catfish in the pond. All in favor of officially condemning- them, raise your right hand. All opposed, signify by say- ing, 'I resign The motion was unanimous- The Society Fop the Prevention of Spoken and Written Bad Words has officially condemned the use orf the word "HUMP" on signs. They contend that the word has a bad connatation and they maintain that the signs shoud be changed to read 'Slow, Hs ahead" so as not to offend oo-eds and other pious students. The society haB planned a protest rally for next week and several "Ban-the-Hump- Sign" banners are being put up on campus. An inside report from tine cam- pus fashion clique that has been decoded from macro-fibn tells us that teased hair is out! The new word is bouffant eyetbrows. The REBEL, the campus liter- ary magazine, appeared yester- day. Working- in the ninety de- gree heat, students busily distri- buted the Winter issue. When asked why the Winter Issue came out in late April, the editor replied, "Can you think of a better April Fool's joke?" When askel when the Spring issue would come out, the editor assured us that it would be right on schedule and should be avail- able to student� shortly after Hallo, ween. A veteran just released from the U. S. Army said of second lieu- tenants, "The incompetent leading the unwilling- to do the unneces- sary At the Varsity the other night, Ramon asked the manager if he had ever read John Steinbeck's book, The Grapes of Wrath. "Please he screamed, "Never say- that word in here The bookstore announced today that armored ear shipments would be stepped up to three a day in order to haul the money away. In the same announcement they also indicated that a new price hike was forthcoming. They has- tened to add that the price raise would be "selective Lucy Lenal, cashier at the bookstore, refused to comment on Ramon's question about the alleged grand jury and justrilce department indictments for violations of fair-trade prices, an- ti-trade prices, anti-trust laws and monopolizing. She gave a crisp, "No comment and drove calmly away in her Rolls-Royce. Mr. Budd, center of last week's controversy about Austin Hall (Tinder Box), explained that the humps were put up after the elec- tions to keep candidates from run- ning- on the antdhuimp ticket. "The humps are here to stay said Budd, "and you can either like it or hump H The KMA's pledjge class has an- nounced that their pledge project was to find a hump remover. The chemistry department has been working on this problem for a week and a half. Spiteful censorship has removed most of the good items from this columni and reduced H to its pre- sent size. JOBS Consequently, it seems that people might satisfy their need to throw things in the fountain by throwing more money. This goes to the athletic fund. EastCarolinian Published semi-weekly by the students of East Carolina College. Greenville, North Carolina For The Maintenance Department Add Member Carolina Collegiate Press Association Associated Collegiate Press editor juntas d. grins m tony r. bowen lean alien frieda wnite ran dowdy Offices on second floor of Wright Bvttdng : Box 1068, East Carolina College. Qreenvilfc, North Carolina aB departments, PL 2-1716 or Pit 2-6101, extension 264 Subscription rate: 22.(0 per year managing editor associate editor To the Editor, SUBJECT: Jobs For Oar Main- tenance Department It appears to ane in walking around campus that there are sev- eral things which need the im- mediate attention of our Main- tenance Department. The first of these is the condi- tion of the steps m the recessed area next to the creek, between the gym and College Hill Drive. Dirt has accumulated on these steps to the point where one wonders if there are any steps there. Also a light needs to be installed in this recessed area. A light on Col- lege Hill Drive does a fair job in illuminating one of these sets of steps, when it is burning. Is the department waiting for someone to stumble in the dark and brenk his ceck? It also seems Ithat the -beauty of our arboretum is marred by the mud hole which gets increas- ingly worse as more and more