"THE FORTUNE HUNTER" IS IT TRUE, AS SOME psychologists claim, that deep hidden in his heart every man is a "rube"? Is the dignified "going back to nature" simply an answer in civilized man to the primitive call for the mother soil unstifled in his soul? Whether this theory be true or otherwise, certain it is that the portrayal of rural types upon the stage is noticeably popular with all classes of people. This is one reason why "The Fortune Hunter" makes so strong an appeal. The second reason is that the author, Mr. Winchell Smith, dis- closes delicately and reverently the fountain-springs of the human heart, welling up alike in the isolated village and in the crowded city. Vividly he drives home the age-old message that "A mon's a mon for a' that," and "The Colonel's lady and Judy O'Grady Are sisters under the skin." Never in the history of Weber has the school play scored so high. Both nights the Orpheum was crowded from pit to dome. The per- formers responded to eight or ten curtain calls. Indeed, even after the final curtain there was strong demonstration of appreciation but this kindness could not be recognized, for the rain had rained its allotted quota. The cast included thirty students, the college and the four years of the high school all being represented. Cora Mortensen played the country heroine with a pathos and comprehension which surprised even her strongest admirers. Her facial expression and appealing voice place her in a class seldom seen on the amateur stage. Stanley Rhees handled the long and difficult role of the hero with an ease and delicacy rare among young performers. His earnestness and natural- mess were remarkable. John Croft won new laurels through his forceful and sympathetic handling of the difficult role of the old in- ventor. Georgia Tate and "Pat" Chamberlin, Robert Newman, Ken- neth Farley, Golden Bingham, Walter Stevenson, William Kasius, and LeRoy Johnson gave unusually strong delineations. Indeed, there was not a part in the entire play which was not stamped with its own individuality and color. The following students portrayed the remaining speaking parts: Olin Ririe, Sidney Wilcox, Floyd Stuart, Ira Terry, Delbert Wright, Robert Wilkinson, and Albert Hoggan. Mrs. McKey considers "The Fortune Hunter" thus far her best effort, within or without the walls of Weber. But possibilities for the future gleam with rainbow brightness.