Pepperdine University - Promenade Yearbook (Malibu, CA)

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Capping second place honors was a male ballet group. Members. left to right, are Charlie Johnson. Claude Burke, Leonard Knight. Ron Parry. Roland Havens, and llarry Skandera. A first for the spring trimester was the all-school talent show coordinated by Mary lee Hodge. As the lights dimmed and the curtain was raised, the audience was taken on a tour, beginning here in Los Angeles, circling the globe, and returning. “Around the World was the theme of the variety show. It featured such acts as Scottish and Oriental dances and American and German folk songs. Many performers, attired in traditional native regalia, presented entertainment from their native or ancestral countries. Without moving from their seats, viewers caught a glimpse of life in other countries through a taste of their culture and their talents. CONTINUED Sally Arnold's Scottish folk dances took home the first place trophy. Page 103

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A Way To Get Away From It All To Ata. a Chickasaw Indian, presented a program ol Indian folklore on the Pepperdine stage. The program was sponsored by the Fine Arts Committee. Waves got a taste of many talents this trimester as many campus groups kept weekend entertainment varied and frequent. The “last of the Mohicans” was most certainly not the last of the Chick-asaws. In January Pepperdiners had a refreshing glimpse of the era of the “real” Indian when the Fine Arts Committee and the Inglewood Community Concert Association presented Te Ata in concert. Te Ata. a Chickasaw Indian and interpreter of Indian folklore, performed chants, rituals and native legends while dressed in full ceremonial costume. She is a daughter of a member of the last council of the Chickasaw Nation and has recently performed in Carnegie Mall and the White House. Page 102 Gracie Rodccker sings the enchanting “Granada” in Spanish style.

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One of the most memorable evenings of entertainment was the chorus and orchestra's presentation of excerpts from Russian Opera and the American Ballad Opera, Down in the Valley. by Weill and Sundgaard. The audience responded to the change of pace presentation with genuine approval. The combined talents of the chorus under the direction of professor Norman Match and the orchestra directed by professor Hansel Raynor blended for a unique portrayal of historical life — both American and Russian. Kath Roberts and Doyle Barnes played the leads in the joint Pepperdinc Orchestra and Chorus production of Down in the Valley. narrated by Jerry Roberts. Orchestra and chorus combined ranks for the production.