Marshall University - Chief Justice Yearbook (Huntington, WV)

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There’s no business like show business Lights, camera, action ... Marshall Theater presented two well-received productions in the fall, “The Glass Menagerie” and Camclot.” The two plays included more than 30 actors and actresses, three directors and numerous stagehands to project a look of excellence. “Camclot” is a play set in the time of King Arthur’s Court when Merlin, his magic and Lady Guinevere ruled the land. David Miller and Katherine Kirk performed the roles of Merlin and Lady Guinevere. Yewa Duncan also played Lady Guinevere in a part of the play. Lancelot was portrayed by Joe Kraft. Many other actors and actresses took part in this colorful production directed by Dr. Elaine Novak with musical direction by J. D. Folsom. The Glass Menagerie” had a cast of four. Tom Wingfield was played by William Hutchens III, Amanda Wingfield by Barbara Brandt, and the role of the daughter, Laura, was performed by Laura Leslie. Jim O’Conner, a gentlemen caller, was portrayed by Greg Iccnhowcr. The director of this Tennessee Williams classic was Dr. N. Bennett East. In the spring MU Theater presented Shakespeare’s As You Like it,” Michael Cristofer’s “The Shadow Box and Frederick Knott’s Wait Until Dark.” BARBARA BRANDT, who played the mother In Tenner tee Williams' The Glass Menagerie talks to her son Tom. played by William Hutchens III. 32—MU Th«ater

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I LA MUERTE Y EL MUNDO DEL MAS ALLA £L HISI’ANO ANTL LA fWUERTE Coping with the boredom of a class Almost every class was the same. Every day at least a few students glanced anxiously at their watches while they fidgeted in their seats. They looked around and silently groaned. Some passed the time by drawing elaborate sketches, while others used their books to provide cover while doing an assignment for another class or reading “more interesting material. The symptoms were the same, but what were the students suffering from? A strange ailment? Tension? No. it was nothing serious. In fact, it could be summed up in just seven letters: B-O-R-E-D-O-M! It has been said that much can be discovered about people by watching what they do when they are bored. In the case of doodling, it was easy to decipher many of the thoughts of a person just by looking at what had been sketched in his notebook Their efforts might make good illustrations for strange books, or the doodler could be considered a commercial artist of sorts. Many of the graphics included political cartoons or statements, nature scenes, geometric shapes, quotes, or a hodgepodge of various shapes and designs. Working on assignments for other classes was a popular, and often necessary, pastime. It may not have produced a masterpiece term paper but. for many, it was the only chance they had to complete the task. Some were able to work while taking notes from a lecture, and some used tape recorders, but most just “tuned out the class situation around them and focused their concentration on the assignment. The most popular way to deal with boredom, although it was not as intentional as the other methods, was sleeping. Especially in large classrooms with many people and a professor who was far away from the back rows, it became easy to soon be dosing during the lecture. Regardless of what may have caused the boredom, it was a factor of education not likely to end with future generations of students. DOING WORK for other classes wot one way tome ttudentt tpent their time In chit. fVfN PROFESSORS sometimes become bored during meetings and let their minds wander to other things. Doodling—

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