/ _o-7 a ; Wd \ ae PICNICKERS ENTION —— Anyone wishing to attend the RENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1939 First Out oor Plays Presented At Picnic Monday *: Innovation Attracts Some Three Hundred Persons Yo Cut-of-Door Stage In Center of Quadrangle first all-school picnic at Brown’s Grove Tuesday afternoon should sign up by Monday noon at the latest, according to Doctor Be. _ Allen, director. The signing should be done at the information desk in the Union building, or at the Education office in Fraser hall. Transportation will be provided, | and trips will be made at 4:30 and | 5 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, wn 16 1939 Picnic Deadline Extended Till Noon Today” 2 * Total Registered Is Far Below. Expected Number; Robinson Gym Available. In Case of Rain Registration for the first all-school picnic this afternoon had reached only 65 up to the deadline set for yesterday noon, and was far from the number of 200 expected by Dr. F. C. Allen and Miss Hermina Zip- ple, directors. Because school is just getting under way and the weather has been a little uncertain the deadline has been extended to this afternoon, but Doctor Allen -urges that anyone wishing to attend should feel free to go on out to Brown’s Grove anyway. Improvements have been made to_ the Grove by the Physical Education department, and include new eating tables and playground equipment. Plenty of entertainment and food will be on hand according to the di- rectors. Trips will be made from the Union building at 4:30 and 5 o’clock this afternoon and there will be trans- portation for all those desiring to at- tend. Reservations should be made at the information desk in the Union building or at the Education office as early as possible, but Doctor Allen says, “feel free to come on out whether you have signed up or not.” In case of rain the picnic will be held in Robinson gymnasium where provisions have been made to take care of the expected 200. The first plays ever to be produced | on an out-of-door stage on the Uni- _versity campus proved to be highly successful at Monday night’s Sum- /mer Session picnic. Approximately 300 persons enjoyed the program 'which was arranged by Dr. Allen’s ‘class in Community Recreation. ' After community singing, led by‘ Miss Irene Oliver, the program proper began. The numbers were an- nounced by Miss Marion Hughes. Miss Dorothy Gehret’s interpreta- tion of “No, No, A Thousand Times No!” put the audience in a hilarious mood. The first of the plays was en- titled, “The Facts of Life,” and was directed by Miss Laura Thompson, a member of Prof. Allen Crafton’s class in Play Direction. The cast of this play included Vernon Hayes, Mrs. Frances McMillan, and Dean Nesmith. “ f Frank Anneberg entertained the audience with a number of his stunts between the first play and the sec- ond play. This play, “Seeing New _| York” was coached by Miss Julia Campbell, and the cast included Miss Georldine Ulm, Dave Shirk, and Delmar Branson. Following the play Miss Ulm sang “White Sails,” accompanied on the piano by Miss. Dorothy Gehret. The climax of the evening came with the presentation of the third play, “Louder, Please!”, directed by Miss Helen Talbert. The members of the cast were Miss Anita Louise Warden, Dean Nesmith, Dorothy Ge- hret, Gerald Barker, and Car] Frie- sen. An appropriate closing to whole program came with the playing of “Taps” by little Joe Crow, who per- formed with the ease of a professional , trouper.