Southern Illinois University - Obelisk Yearbook (Carbondale, IL)

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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.

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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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fffw zmr 517 IS . 9, HELPS N A -Q-l A 1---y'- ' -,,,.,--'- In East St. Louis the first community-wide action project cleared two unclaimed city lots of weeds which had grown eight feet tall. tffilaold 1' r -34 Q i -M 4, ,M -V ' 'Ss ilfi IASTSZTM A large sign at one of the main intersections served as a constant reminder to Flora citizens to support Operation Progressfl continuous pro ram - wx if si ,W 'll Girl Scouts joined older residents of Flora in a campaign to beautify public library grounds. Mfr. . l. filing 4 I' f f fflxxf.-1 ,Q r 'L ' w. 2 t Juni 'Il - ' ,s V , 1 -,, , .I . V 9 , ' X 1,4 -V li if A --1 ' J ?: i F ' ' 4 . ,.,-:- . W , X 1 ll .3 5 'Q if frlk I xx lx ,.. 7 jc iff- A .MQ ' in ER YQ 5 . , if ,f ,: Q . , ',.'Y s.. g N 'iss -sf -e f 1 j'-Q1 if Tw 1 4 'ff' ji I XVhen Flora ran out of money, Operation Progress workers recruited local oil workers to lay over a mile of pipeline to a new airport. One of the first projects of DuQuoin's program was to tear down old installations, plant shrubs and paint fences to beautify the City Park. Some 300 Eldorado citizens painted, cleaned and wired the city hall which once looked like this. 'Kal' JM l 1 t ' by , Q ', rf, W- x 'iwi wa