Bucknell University - L Agenda Yearbook (Lewisburg, PA)

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TlinWWHB !.Bi: Bf H UlBaQ MWw awtq ft9ftftw Baf • v. -n -i •♦ ' r; -f . wi- : t? . ».• -it .iv . DRAMA Gee Eli, it ' s swell, really swell! THETA ALPHA PUl Left to ri ht, first row: W. Sullivan, IS. Holier, J. Lowry, J. Brown, E. Childs, B. Bleecker, S. Baumgardner, S. Canan. Second row: L. Ahlfeld, P. Forlifer, J. Burns, J. Krum- niel, N. Schreiner, F. Hoffmann. Third row: E. Uavis, D. Smith, W. Smith, H. Pfisrhner, J. Riokart, R. Birnbaum, D. Norwine, R. Osborne. Not pictured: H. Powers. Enter the sanctuary of battens and dutchmen, and watch the mysterious witches ' brew bubbHng on the battered stove, or sneak into Bucknell Hall some afternoon to learn the technique of a believable stage kiss. The Drama major, a recent addition to the English depart- ment, includes courses in both theory and practice. Among the practical may be numbered Willard Smith ' s excursions into the rites of backstage work and set designs, Harvey Powers ' courses in dramatic interpre- tation, and, of course, the lab work provided by Cap and Dagger. Students also study the drama as a form of literary expression. Otir drama majors may never reach Broadway, btit they can recognize a scrim at fifty paces, and you can be sure they always know which end is upstage. The Welsh have a word for il i it i.t -.

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.yj ..y XJ r o SIGMA TAU DELTA Left to right, first rom: J. Harris, C. Hill, N. Holter, J. Wightman. Second row: J. Morris, J. Burns, P. Forlifer, J. Kriebel. Third rotv: B. Fiedler, B. Maurer, B. Baird, C. Kemper, J. Brown. ! ot pictured: S. Miller. number of extra-curricular organizations. Emphasis has been placed this year on the English Clinic, which aids students of other departments who have special problems with the language. Dr. Harry Rohbins. department head, advises Sigma Tau Delta, the English honorary. This group annually feasts its members at an initiation banquet, where the world ' s fund of literary masterpieces is augmented by original works written by the pledges for the occasion. Sigma Tau Delta completed a full schedule this year, with a tea for all English majors held last Fall, and a series of book discussions, beginning with F. Scott Fitzgerald ' s The Great Gatsby. And Aeneas sez to Dido, he sez He stretches from the Colonial Period to modern literature •«

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JDUHIVALISM AIVD SPEECH PI DELTA EPSILON— Le » lo rieht, first roiv: J. Brown, M. Brown, B. Roemer, A. Jodrey. Second row: S. Spencer, N. Hark- rader, H. Staley, R. Ewing, J. Gamble. The power of the written word and the well-turned phrase is not neglected by this department, which enables students to specialize in Journalism or Speech. Although both subjects are taught in the classroom, the all-important practical training is gained through partici- pation in related activities. For the journalists, lab period is held three afternoons a week in the Bucknellian office, where they learn what it means to write copy under the threatening shadow of a deadline. Speech majors may engage in a variety of activities, including radio work, but their chief experience is gained through participation in the debate team, which devoted its talents this year to a consideration of the national ques- tion of wage and price control. Radio is a medium — do you hear us, o spirits? ' ' TAU KAPPA ALPHA— Le ( to right: R. Birnbaum, W. Nicholls, D. Shinn, B. Murphy. 4. . trippingly upon the tongue