Broward Community College - Silver Sands Yearbook (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

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it P in F-g 9 . . . Y a - X, ,. . ,t Q , - Q .? . ' . Sy 1 y 4 r. , rf, at . . as F :Q '1 . 3 r , X . . ,1,: Q 2 5,411 at Q 'W' 4992? all 'nl X if 164265 was as A x Summer Drama Workshop The most difficult character in comedy is that of the fool, and he must be no simpleton that plays that part. So said the author of one of the worldis most revered comedies Don QQuixote de la Mancha, Miguel de Cervantes. Another master of comedy, Samuel Taylor, was the author of Hapy Time, one of the two productions scheduled for the Summer Drama Workshop at Broward junior College. The other scheduled play is Arthur Miller's brilliant stage drama Death of a Salesman. It's a sure bet that no simpleton will be playing a lead role in either production. To insure against such an occur- rence, Miss Mildred Mulliken and Mr. Ceorge Cavanaugh will be on hand. With their expert tutorage and the appropriateness of the chosen vehicles there is little doubt that the summer will be marked by fine stage enter- tainment. Last summer a similar undertaking resulted in the presentation of two of the finest pieces of dramatic inter- pretation ever to appear on the junior college stage: The Hasty Heart and Ladies in Retirement. William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, said, through the mouth of Hamlet, that They play's the thing but Miss Mulliken and Mr. Cavan- augh know better and they will do their best to pass this knowledge along to aspiring actors and actresses. Although the audience sees only the finished product fthe play itsefll,

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The first and most obvious explana- tion is that the state of Florida re- quires that junior college students take a specified number of physical education courses. The other reason is explained by the theory that a healthier citizen is a better citizen. Look, for example, at the courses offered. They aren't there out of sheer coincidence. They have been system- atically chosen for you keeping in mind both variety and student prefer- ence. If a student would like to see the introduction of a new sport frugby?D or the extention of an old one, he should see Mr. Rex Brumley, director of the HPR department. Then, if enough interest is shown in that sport, Brumley will be the man to get things rolling. From him it goes to the administration where it will pass through an investigation. This involves the answering of such questions as: What is the cost of such a program? Can we afford it this year? What would be the cost to the individual student? Is it prac- tical? Do we have the space andfor equipment? Are enough people in- terested in it? And most important, do we have. or can we get, an in- structor that not only knows the sport but can effectively teach it? From the general tone of these questions it would seem that the cause was hopeless. But this is not the case. These are the same ques- tions that you would ask if you were making the decision. Most, if not all, of the sports of- fered at BJC are geared to the activity as well as to the facilities available to the student. Bowling and skin diving are two courses added to the curriculum because of their feasibility as well as their popularity in the South Florida area. Unam1ed defense is another course offered because the students requested it. Already existing sports such as baseball, basketball, and tennis have been expanded and developed be- cause of expressed student interest. Intramural competition in these sports is subsidized by the student activities fee. The same fee covers a portion of other sports such as golf and the aforementioned bowling and skin diving. Due to this subsidation, courses which would ordinarily cost a small fortune can be offered at the lowest possible cost. Those students who take the uni- versity parallel courses Ctennis, hand- ball, gymnastics, etc.l are taking credits paid for by all of those who put forth a physical education fee during registration. Thusly, most of the costs to the individual student is kept to a minimum. It is interesting to note that the administration and the physical edu- cation department agree on one fact: most of the courses are offered be- cause they can be continued after graduation without the expense and bother of high priced equipment. The college hopes that the individual will continue to develop the talents which he has discovered and that they will become an integral part of his every- day life after he leaves the junior col- lege. Brumley expresses the hope that this talent will develop a person's self confidence, sociability and sense of fair play. Physical education is the education through the physical not of the physical, say Brumley. It may sound strange to say that you are training your mind through your body so that you can better control both your body and your mind - but it makes good sense. It must be remembered at all times that the mental and physical educa- tion works together. As the mental strives to create aims, rules, methods, and respect for another mind, so does physical eduction strive to create the individual who will display these es- sential attributcs on the physical level. Physical education is attempt- ing through the efforts of its instruc- tors to develop a more active and thus a more perfect human being through active participation in the physical sports. Competition with others, a healthy competition, to at- tain onc goal in life. active interest- both mental and physical. 21

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the greatest amount of work goes on long before the curtains part on open- ing night. Endless rehearsals. hour upon tiresome hour of set design, con- struction, costume making. fitting, prop gathering, line learning and back breaking. The players who come for- ward for the curtain call at the end of the play are only a part of the S.,-I il. +- team effort that goes into putting on a successful production. Every single part of play produc- tion will be accentuated in the work- shop - no one segment will receive more attention than another. At one point in the movie Valley of the Dolls the main character stares at the young starlet and says in his Q V X?-er f '! ' f M K Tu M V . -I f. ' i best big brother voice. It's rough. This may be the cliche to end all cliches hut there is a ring of truth to it. Play production is a rough game. But any actor who has just come out for his second curtain call or any set designer who has received plaudits for his work can tell you that it's well worth the effort. 23 ii ls