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‘Thursdoy, April 27, 1961

Dorsett Drama Shows Rollins’ Historic Past

A college does not begin|college in Florida, And, be-|Dorsett’s play come alive

of the college, Dr,jfraught with hardships, But

with a charter.

|ing a playwright, he under

‘The college will see it Fri. P,

s

we have weathered|

Nor does it end with an|took to writ

historical

day; the

umni — back at}

‘means the end|them, there is nothing in|

epidemic, a great freeze orldrama of the college.’Now,|the college for their annual/of the first era in the history|the future too calamitous to

emptied coffers.

two years later, the writing|reunion — will see it at 3lof the college, And by thejovercome. Come, let us go

‘At least one

college does is complete,

pam, Saturday,

id the com-|same token, today’s triumph]and celebrate,”

not

Rollins College. It}

His manuscript, Song

for|munity may

it at, 8:30

takes a group of dedicated) Rollins, has passed

i,

‘rom|p.m. Saturday in the Annie)

educators,

eager

students hand to hand at the college.| Russell Theater.

and responsive town to cre-/ Many there for the first time)

‘More than 50 persons as-

ships and challenging bar- of their own alma mi

ate a college out of hard: realize the story of triumph|sociated with Rollins from

| Pres,

Hugh F, McKean to

Cet

riers,

Enthusiasm for the drama|alumna Winifred MacCardell

to

student

Gloria

Prof, Wilbur Dorsett of grew simultaneously in the| Flood

rasternak have come togeth-

a aap

4 be

d

Rollins through research dis- administration,

faculty, al

covered the dramatic story umni and students, Together er to retell the story of their

iit

if

of the creation of the first they decided to make Prof.|college's founding.

in)

‘They will relive an excit

se

Ing, tense meeting in Mount

—_

|

|Dora where Florid:

cities}

4.

-

| competed for the yet-to-be-

born college —

the party

ie

Jat Lyman’s House to cele-

|

rate Winter Park's victory,

the opening day

of

school, |

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the campus life in the Gay)

{00 andthe finale with the

af

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pre Ny.

‘old’ Dinky ‘Train and stu.

dents,

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‘The author of Song. for!

Rollins consented to direct)

sh pad

.

ve

ithe production and. rehear-

jsals are under way. Dorsett

oe

i!

‘ Sf

is giving to the play years

lot experience as actor, di-

oe)

Ly

ra

rector and playwright.

Reliving Episode In Rollins’ History

fim

He has worked with the’

dramatist

Paul Flood, Winter Park speech and drama coach,

ae

noted historical

portrays Dr, Edward P, Hooker (left), first president

wa)

Paul Green, author of Wilder-

hy

4

nes

Road and Lost Colony.

of Rollins College, and Prof. Charles Mendell Jr, as one

*

Dorsett also has acted, di-

of the college's first trustees re-enact moment in col-

as

2

rected and served as stage!

lege’s history {rom 1885 in scene from Prof, Wilbur Dor-

ree |anager in summer theater|

sett's new historical drama, Song for Rollins, being

|{or 14 years.

Rollins Alumni Elect

‘Author of several other!

presented Friday and Saturday.

Rollins Alumni Inc.

esterday elected (left to right)

plays

Dorsett said this his

Incident here is recreated in actual room where it

Helen Brown Andrews, Frank Hubbard, Betty Wheatley

torical drama marks his

it} occurred.

Johnson (seated) and Elfreda Winant Ramsey along

major work at Rollins. He

with Albert Chubb (not shown) new members of the

board of directors.

fence with the North Carolina)

so remarked that his experl-|marks the beginning of an-/ These were the words of}

‘The board then chose Mrs, Robert C. Carson, Class

historical drama, Lost Colon

other era, Now we have the} Pres, William Blackman,

of "2%, president; Frank W. Ferguson, 58, first vice

Iwas beneficial "to him. in(fiest permanent endowment,| as

the

playwright per.

president; Mrs. Russell W,

Rai

y, ‘35, second vice

President: John Saylors, 'S7, secretary; and Thomas C.

drawing up the format for|And we've achieved national| ceived them, And the tri

Nelson, 'S3, trea

Song for Rollins.

His

two

t

Jacademic recognition, which]ismph they were celebrating

play with/means that we must assume’

then will be celebrated again!

‘Annual meeting of the Rollins Alumni will be at 11

music tells the story of Rol-|a new and greater respon-|

this weekend at the historical

‘a.m, Saturday as part of the Charter Day Weekend cele-

bration,

ins from 188 to 1904, the| sibility.

bi

ns

ni

yer

of the death of the

rst

a.

“These 20 years have been| drama,