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NEVADA CITY NUGGET MONDAY, MAY 17, 1937 °
~ OF HAMLET TO
BE PRESENTED
SAN FRANCISCO, May 17. —A
eycle of three plays based: on the
Hamlet theme was recommended for
production to WPA Federal Theatre
units throughout the country by the
Play Policy Board of the project today. The Play Policy Board, which
includes regional directors of the
Federal °Theatre, recommends and
passes on plays for the units of the
project.
c The proposed trilogy is composed
of “Ambleth.” written a century or
more ago by Oelenschlager, an outstanding Danish dramatist; the First
Quarto Edition of Shakespeare’s
“Hamlet: “’and the recently introduced Varkeangoff version of “Hamlet’’.
“With these three plays performed on three successive nights the
audience will not only be given an
insight into th technqiues of three
different peridds in theatre history,
put will also gain some understanding ‘of the different social periods
from which these plays stem,’’ said
Play~Policy Board of the WPA Theatre Project in recommending
three versions of Hamlet for Federal Theatre production.
“Ambleth’”’ tells the Hamlet story
os closely a spossible to the original
as closely as possible to the original
let story as it actually happened,” according to the Play Policy Board,
and is: further labeled by this body
as ‘§ sing, well-constructed
melo-drama.”’
Shakespeare did not have access
to the 4th century sources but found
his material in a French romance
distantly based thereon. The Danish
play, if produced in conjunction with
the First Quarto Edition of Shakespeare’s ‘‘Hamlet,’’ would become, in
the opinion of Mr. Motherwell, not
merely an historical curiosity but an
-+object lesson in the artistic handling of almost identical material by
‘two dramatists, one, of great talent,
the other, a genius.
The board suggests that these two
plays be done by the same company,
with identical casting for the characters in each, and that it be toured to
high schools, colleges and isolated
communities dependent on Federal
Theatre for such dramatic experiments.
The Varktangoff version, produc-.ed recently in ‘Moscow, with the alteration of many lines, makes ‘“HamJet’? a totally different play. Hamlet
himself, is characterized as an extrovert and a practical politician, but
the rest of the play is so modified
that this new concept does not destroy the play’s logic,
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WALKING OFF WITH THE CUP. “=
Woodbury College
Wins Trophy Again
Two Woodfury College co-eds, members of the -caa that
won the International O.G.A. trophy in competition with
LOS. ANGELES, May 17.—(Special)——For the third consecutive year
competition of more than 500
schools of many nations ended with
the International O. G. A. trophy
awarded to Woodbury College. Other
schools with high rating in the world
contest are: Oklahoma Agricultural
and Mechanical College; Humboldt
‘College, Minneapolis,-Minn.; Thornton Academy, Saco, Maine; Assumption College; Bangkok, Siam; Se
Louis. College, Honolulu, Hawaii:
Halifax Academy, Halifax, Nova
Scotia, Canada; Morse College, Hartford, Connecticut.
The award was made at the dedication of the new $350,000 “home”
of Woodbury College on the 54t1
birthday of the school. R. H. (Pop)
Whitten, president of Woodbury, officiated at the dedication and awarded more than 50 individual medals
to members of the 496 students on
the Woodbury team in the contest.
Vierling Kersey, superintendent of
the Los Angeles Public Schools and
former state superintendent of
schools, gave the congratulatory address.
_. Woodbury is setting a precedent
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more than 500 schools in all parts of the world, take the
cup to the trophy room.
that this college is more than marking a 54-year milestone for, like
other progressive schools in America
you are showing today an example
of the education of the future,’ said
Kersey.
“College of Progress’ Week, a
vreek of celebrations and festivities
at Woodbury, is featured by open
rouse in the new building with
alumni, educators and the public inspecting the new “streamlined college edifice.
BANK OF AMER.
TO ERECT BLDG.
FOR EXPOSITION
SAN FRANCISCO, May 17.—First
position has been signed by the Bank
of America, exposition officials announced yesterday.
Bank of America, which
000 building .as fully
exposition branch is expected
handle business' aggregating
es, concessionaires and exhibitors.
nor, comptroller of the currency.
’ Citing direct benefits which the
World’s Fair will bring to the Pacific Coast, L. M. Giannini, president
of the bank, said:
“Tourists spent $375,000,000
California alone last year, it is estimated, and the exposition should
greatly increase this total in 1939.
More than 4,000,000 persons are expected to visit California during the
year, and a paid attendance at the
exposition of more than 20,000,000
in
position undoubtedly will prove to
be a stimulus to industry and business throughout the west.’’
The World’s Fair bank will have
at least twelve tellers’ windows and
a minimum of 25 employees, some
of whom will be able to converse in
almost any language with foreign
safe deposit boxes, the building will
have art glass windows depicting the
fornia and a gigantic mural displaying points of interest in the state.
The building will be situated on
slips and the amusement zone.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Jeffrey and son
Charles, and Mrs. Jeffrey’s sister,
Mrs. Ida Guenther, ‘will go to the
bay district this week to attend gradfrey’s son, Will, who graduates May
22 from University of California.
Mrs. D. G. Nesbit of San Diego who
“eame up last week to visit her cousin Mrs. D, Walmsley in this city, is
quite ill. She was to have joined her
husband a delegate to the Odd Fellows comvention in Sacramento Friday but the doctor’s orders were for
several days of rest. =
contract for an entire building at the
1939 Golden Gate International Exhas exclusive banking privileges on the exposition grounds, will erect at $50,equipped as
any of its 479 other branches. The
to
more
than $20,000,000, including the accounts of visitors, exposition employA permit to operate a branch has
already been issued by J. F. O’Conadmissions seems probable. The exvisitors. Complete with vaults and. ™
agriculture and industries of CaliTreasure Island between the ferry
uation exercises of Mr. and Mrs. JefMINIMUM WAGE
LAW IS SIGNED
FOR TEACHERS
SAN FRANCISCO, May 17.—Hailing the teachers minimum salary law
as another’ great step forward in
California’s humanitarian and pypogressive legislation, the board of directors of the California Teachers As. sociation today in a public statement
commended the members of the legislature ‘and Governor Merriam for
the passage and signing of the bill.
By the provision of the bill, just
enacted into law by the governor’s
signature, the minimum salary of
teachers in the public schools is fixed at $1320 per year, or $110 per
month.
The bill was initiated and sponsored by the California Teachers Association.
California law, according to Roy
W. Cloud, secretary of the California Teachers Association, requires at
least either a four year university,
or a four year state college course
before an elementary teaching certificate may be granted.
In order to secure a‘ secondary
certificate, or one entitling the holder to teach in high school or junior
college, another year of post graduate university work is'necessary, or
five years in all, Cloud explained.
In spite of the fact that teacher requirements in California are the
highest in the United States, with the
possible exception of.one other state,
public school salaries are still considerably below the annual average
of clerks, bookkeepers and_ stenographers and far below the average
wages in industrial pursuits.
Until the passage of the teachers
minimum wage law, sponsored by
Senator Tickle of Carmel, minimum
salaries for teachers have. varied
greatly in various districts of the
state.
California has over 1500 one room
schools, or 38 per cent of all the elementary schools of the state. In these
one room schools is an attendance of
25,000 pupils, an average of sixteen
pupils per school. Some schools have
more, and some as few as six pupils
the lowest limit permitted by state
law.
The result has been that, in many
rural communities, a teacher is often
required in one school room to teach
pupils in every grade from the first
to the eighth. Teaching in many of
these schools is carried on under adverse conditions, especially in many
mountain counties.
Nevertheless teachers of from four
to five years of college training have
been compelled to labor in such
schools for an average salary of
$1200 a year.
“The enactment of the
minimum salary law,’’ said secretary
Cloud, ‘‘continues California in the
proud position of the nation’s leader
in educational progress.
“Small enough as the minimum
wage now is, it is nevertheless a distinct encouragement to students who
are ambitious to enter the teaching
teachers
SAN JUAN FORMS
HYDRAULIC ASSN.
UNIT FOR RIDGE
By KATHERINE BRAITHWAITE
A local unit of the California Hydraulic Mining Association was organized at a get-together meeting of
the mining men and women and potential hydraulic operators of the
North San Juan Ridge district which
was held at the National Hotel in
that community on the evening of
May 13. The motive for this meeting
was to consider. the nominees of the
election of officers for the mother
association.
The: North San Juan Ridge members of this association live so far
from the cities where all of the regular meetings are held it is impossible
for most of them to leave their work
and drive to Auburn, ‘Colfax or even
to Grass’ Valley twice each month.
Consequéntly thé majority of the
members in this district had no instructions with which to carry out
the routine required by the present
association.
C. E. Clark of Relief Hill was invited to this meeting to explain the
regulations of the balloting. He also
gave the members a general summary
of what has transpired at other
meetings in other towns. Mr. Clark
was further asked a multitude of
questions which had long remained
unanswered among the miners of
this district.
During the course of the questioning of Mr. Clark it became apparent
to the miners of the North San Juan
Ridge district that the sensible solution would be to elect a president, a
secretary, and a treasurer and form
a local unit of the mother association of the California. Hydraulic
Mining Association in the town of
North San Juan.
Geologically and geographically
speaking the North San Juan Ridge
district is the largest and the richest hydraulic region in California.
Therefore it is but a natural consequence that a local unit of the hydraulic association be formed in this
community. The organization of a
local unit is the only practical way
of attending to the many problems
“When we consider that, better
than 1,500,000 pupils—approximately one quarter of the population cf
the state—are enrolled in schoots
from the kindergarten to the junior
college, some idea may be gained by
the general public of the real magnitude of the educational problem in
California.
“To carry on theduties prescribed for instructors in this vast school
system only, the finest of teaching
personnel is sought.
“By the minimum salary law present teachers, numbering literally
thousands, especially in rural communities, receive ,recogirition, and
worthy types of students will be attracted to school work by the encouragement of at least a fixed minimum salary with which to begin
that will arise before and after the
dam at the narrows is completed.
A local unit will be absolutely
necessary before and after the actual
mining has begun. A local unit
would be the clearing house for the
many coming \;problems which will
develop as the work progresses, AS
most of these problems will be local
business they will be properly taken
care of on home territory where the
people of jthis district will be assured these problems will receive the
consideration due to them.
W. E. Oden was elected president
of this new branch of the California
Hydraulic Mining, Association and
Mrs. Katherine Braithwaite secretary
treasurer. The meetings will be held
the first and third Thursday of each
month at the National Hotel in Nor.
San Juan. The time is eight o’clockand every member throughout this
district is urged to be present as often
as possible and give their full support.
Royal Freeman, president of the
Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce,
was guest speaker at the -meeting
last Thursday evening. Freeman is
familiarly known a sthe father of the
hydraulic association. It was due to
his leadership that a group of. community minded, far-seeing men of
this region of California sponsored
and organized the California Hydraulic Mining Association February 22,
1936. Through the guidance of this
organization the important factors of
again resuming gravel mining in the.
region of California have ‘bee consumated. And it will be through its
future efforts that the North San
Juan Ridge will again come to life
and be a sceng of mining activity
that will far surpass the mining days
of 1849.
HAWAIIAN GEESE ARE
EXAMPLES OF EVOLUTION
BERKELEY, May 417.-——In =the
striped goose that ranges the island
of Hawaii science has a living example of adaptive evolution, according
to Alden H. Miller, assistant professor of zoology at the University of
California.
The Hawaiian goose is not migratory and, unlike other geese, avoids
all bodies of water and even marsh
es. It has chosen as its range only
the most barren and arid areas of the
island. Its young are not raised on
the water and the goose seems to be
able to do without all water except
the dew on ithe vegetation that it
eats, Although it can swim, the
Hawaiian goose never uses swimming as a means of escape or of foraging.
The effect of this life on barren,
rough country ‘can be seen in the development
of the wings and feet of
this peculiar bird. The webs of the
feet used in swimming
have become
very reduced in size, while the nails
have ‘become
larger, thus allowing
the goose to run more easily. AS the
bird became completely
insular and
gave up even short migratory
flights
to nearby islands,
.the powers
of
flight have became materially
reduced. At the same time the goose has
becom more adapted
to walking
and
profession. their career.”’ climbing over rough ground.
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The freshest Vegetables—the freshest eggs—the most luscious
berries—the finest citrus fruits—choicest apples— Best bacon
and other cold meats—that any market affords.
a full line of GOOD GROCERIES at all times and can fill any
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OPEN 7 A. M. TO 8 P. M.—SATURDAY 9 P. M.
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