Southern Illinois University - Obelisk Yearbook (Carbondale, IL)

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n IILIIL! nm 'W Southern Players reduced their number of plays this year, but in- creased the quality. Last Spring the Players presented A Streetcar Named Desiref' bringing in the largest Crowd ever. Fall, they pre- sented aLady in the Darkf, a mu- sical play by Moss Mart. i'She Stoops to Conquerf, December, Was a comedy hy Oliver Goldsmith. February the players presented uPienie,v drama by YVilliam lnge, and in April, 'cPlayboy of the XVest- ern VVorld,,, a Comedy by John Millington Synge. Last play of the year was in May, Dark of the Moonf, Richardson and Berneys fantasy drama. 2 1 ,I Q I '11 5 V If it 0 l r s .J mr, t 4 . ia-j1g1e-T is , 'N N Q , 1 5 an w-..:. .M . . ,as nj -now ' I i !l'll'Il'l'l lIIl'l rl! Urn .1 3,1 'nulnlnunluupl-llpiilws A-,y',i P-f c . . - cc.- f-:S . - , 5 'Q ,V . 4 , ' , . Q, ,Q,,AiA,', K 4 wi.-xi, Vi-A2 ,-Al--:: . it u p x H U s I wg- 4 1.5.4.3 , in L::v2ii3?r: Y -I V A ix M i H W , I . Picnic, the drama by YVilliam Inge. was presented in February. F , , -nun if H' um :mu nmnuu X -I ff.-y fi .ggi W2 ' 'ts Qaicfgts iii iff 34261 az, . .ff yi-Nz ,,L A W z rf grey' ,xwfkfjkxfr yu 1,5 . . Q 1 ' ' 4, We i'-i X Sleeping Beautyf childrens play, was presented in Summer and again fall term here at SIU. She Stoops to Conqueru was in YVinter. She Stoops to Conquer, Deeemher. was a comedy by Oliver Goldsmith. , w N49 'X Ai

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H, ,, - Exceptional year, exceptional Playbill Radio Rescue, children's play in january by Charlotte Chorpenning, was the story of two orphans who built a radio set. Picnic meant long hours of rehearsal while l students were buying up tickets fast. x

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'BMSQK THE WORK OF CITIZENS A An outdoor rally touched off the long-range campaign of Eldorado in 1953. 9 Sl xl 'Il 3 21 gl S ! E1 it ,, A COMMUNITY PROGRESS PROJ ECT Communit development is Ll my Q ff fu ffxffl , ' f f R 1-S fi 4-4 Ay f-A as X Neff ,yff 4 Q iff Q- wg we 1 is f I Eldorado residents set up an Art Center in an old church building for everyone to go during leisure hours. Eldorado's junior Police organized to assist in landscaping the city hall grounds. The building was renovated inside and out by citizens who volunteered 2,100 man-hours of labor. A i ra 'Q it f n ,Y :V07 fr 1 lv fx? Q, XVhen the citizens of a town work together to build that town into something umorev there is no end to what can be accomplished. Southernis Community De- velopment has been an aid to many small towns in the past, helping them to get back on their feet. In this way South- ern is a vital part of the area. Eldorado, East St. Louis, Du Quoin and Flora are some of the towns being guided by the University. When the Art Center burned down, Opera- tion Bootstrapv workers began a new one.