Fairmont State University - Mound Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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' The Corn is Green ' A hit performance The Corn is Green , written by Emlyn Williams, was presented by the Mas- quers on Oct. 4-6. The play was directed by B. }. Sher- man, and featured Jo Ann Lough of the Speech Com- munication and Theater staff. Also performing was Christine Fazio, returning with the Masquers after 10 years. The setting is a 19th cen- tury Welsh coal mining town. Miss Moffat, por- trayed by Lough, comes to the community and tries to start a school. Moffat finds Morgan Evans (Steve Jones) to be an intellegent young man. She works to give Morgan a good education and even- tually helps him to win a scholarship to college. THE MAID, MRS. Watty (Mary Riley) talks to Mr. Jones (John Retton) about her somewhat colorful past. BESSIE WATTY (Cathy O ' Dell) tries to seduce a confused, drunken Morgan Evans (Steve Jones). DRESSED IN HIS coal mining attire, Evans listens to Miss Moffat explain why he should enroll in the school. 20 Corn is Green AFTER MANY disagreements, Miss Moffat and the Squire (Mark Oreskovich) work together to send Morgan Evans to college. - S!tt£tf

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STUDENTS FORM A CHAIN for the snake chain relay. FRESHMAN COUNSELORS chat during the counselors dinner at President Hardway ' s home. FROSH DISPLAY SIGNS they had to wear in place of beanies. Freshman orientation 19

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THE POSTMISTRESS AND HER FATHER (Debbie Booth and Randy Wilson) discuss the possibility of Evans ' scholarship. MR. JONES OFFERS to marry Bessie when she announces her pregnancy. Corn is Green 21