Monmouth College - Ravelings Yearbook (Monmouth, IL)

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25 The primary aim of the speech department is to develop good Experience in radio work 13 of great interest to some sti habits of speaking and listening. dents Others find debate an interesting phase of the speech department. SPEECH Speech instruction has a long and illustrious history. In both Greece and Rome it was an essen- tial part of the education of government officials and lawyers. One of the earliest works which might qualify as a speech text is Cicero ' s Essay on the Character of an Orator. The speech department at Monmouth College, headed by Dr Liedman, does not devote its energies to the preservation of class- ical oratory; its primary aim is to develop good habits of speaking and listening which are necessary to effective conversation. Extra-curricular competition in oratory, extem- poranious speaking, discussion, and debate is coach- ed by Mr. Mills and sponsored by Pi Kappa Delta, the honorary forensic fraternity. Last year Sally Smith and Aleece Reifinger traveled to Redlands, California to speak in national Pi Kappa Delta com- petition. The newly organized Radio Club presents Meet Monmouth College at 12:45 each day on (he Ace Ceka show which is broadcast over WCIL John Niblock is the chairman of this organization.

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24 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Dr. Speel instructs men who are planning to enter careers in theology ito ' Wlf:i S The truths which are of fundamental import- ance to man are those which illuminate his spirit- ual destiny. The women and men who accept the name Christian believe that in their quest for moral and religious certainty young people ought tc have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the teachings of the New and Old Testaments and would profit by a comparative study of the world ' s great religions. Dr. Speel is the head of the department of Bible and Religion. Courses in the Creek New Testament are taught by Dr. Ralston, and Mr Prugh teaches the freshmen and sophomore pro- grams. Rev Prugh, Dr Speel, and Dr. Gibson chat with Rev. Moore, speaker here during Religious Emphasis Week.

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26 Scene from The Curious Savage ' Scene from Dust of the Road. 1 Dramatics at Monmouth is not geared to training professional actors. The techniques of stage production as they are taught in dramatics classes and practiced in the Crimson Masque may inform future high school dramatics teachers or enhance the appreciation of drama; but only a very small percentage of Monmouth graduates have worked in the legitimate theater, the movies, or television Thirty years age the Crimson Mas- que became an organized production group. Since that time it has produced plays which represent a wide cross section of the world ' s great authors: Sophocles, Eunpedes, Shakespeare, Molhere. Wild- er, and Isben This year the men and women behind the Masque have produced The Curious Savage, Dust of the Road, and their summenal production will be Hamlet, with Chuck Chatfield in the title role, John Niblock as the revengeful Laertes, and Judy Reed as poor mad Ophelia. Dramatics at Mon- mouth has maintained a high standard of perform- ance; and as we go to press with the Ravelings it can be predicted that from the first moment when Hamlets meet on the battlement, the play will be a splendid success. Backstage crew find much to be productions done in preparation for