Carleton College - Algol Yearbook (Northfield, MN)

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Row 1 : J. Howard, M. Towsley, M. Pearson, J. Gore, C. Bingham, M. Maher, N. Oswald, H. Winters, C. Backus, M. Wittmayer. Row 2: N. Gilmour, A. C. Anderson, L. Grotzinger, C. Macomber, S. Wood, E. Olbe, P. Kelly, F. Parkins, D. Jordan, N. Elderfield, N. Hulbert, C. Saltus. ' Row 3: M. Ostronj, J. Leek, C. Lawless, D. Arnaud, K. Stokstad, S. Lane, D. Unumb, F. Kurtz, S. Rossberg, J. Gran, D. Trimmer, J. Hbwerton. Row 4: J. Swanson, T. Jeglosky, K. Rowe, R. Dahlquist, W. Murphy, K. Underbrink, R. Armstrong, J. Rettger, K. Kirby, C. Garrett, B. C. Anderson, K. Krotter! Players Although overshadowed with the thought of Mr. Pettet ' s planned absence in ' 54- ' 55, the Carleton Players entered their Elizabethan cycle with enthusiasm as the fall training program ended and the new members signed up for crews. New and difficult problems arose: light- ing the jutting Elizabethan stage, creating elaborate and unfamiliar costumes from scratch, mastering a graceful and rhetorical acting style, and staging the swiftly changing scenes. With a tight work schedule relieved by the shifting of the Measure for Measure to a May Fete produc- tion, the organization could rela.x and concentrate on the perfection of its projects and its plans for the future. Lynn Carver fits Danny Arnaud. Row 1 Row 2: Row 3: B. A. Smith, K. Smith, M. Kellogg, F. Sundstrom, P. M. Elstad, C. King, M. Johnson, M. Bayley, S. Sprague, Neal, J. Phillips, A. Scott, M. Frame, N. J. Reed, D. B. Kissell, C. Kappel, R. Landis, F. Paciotti, G. Leck- Whitcomb, M. E. Johnson. band. K. Napier, C. Doyle, D. Sundquist, J. Apple, J. Febel, Row 4: G. Webster, K. Fisher, J. Sommers, R. Buchheit, J. M. Hanson, M. Iwen, B. Burridge, K. Hillerud, R. Herman, R. Cardozo, G. Lamp, J. Eskilson, G. Kerns, Ellege, J. Navarro, T. Miller, D. Bond. A. Swensen, D. Van Eyck, B. Sieling, H. Maxwell, R. D. Colwcll, J. Pickle, S. Jacoby, B. Sharp, J. Rogge, Buell, R. Macdonald. 17

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English Through classes and convocations, the English depart- ment guides Carleton students into a deeper apprecia- tion of fine literature. As the result of a new policy, numerous seminars allowed all majors to discover the joy - and hard work - in ' Olved in intensive study. Many students enjoyed extracurricular activities, ex- amining modem poetry with Dr. John S. Lucas or play reading with Dr. Edwin Burr Pettet. In May, comprehensives forgotten, English majors and faculty tugged on kitestrings and hit home runs at the annual Kite Flying Party. Other department members are: Dr. Scott B. El- ledge, chaimian, Mr. Ralph L. Henry, Dr. Charles E. Shain, Mr. Elvan E. Kintner, Dr. Edward Phillip Sher- idan, Dr. Margaret Wyman, Mr. Melvin Seiden, and Dr. Harriet W. Sheridan. ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Rowl: Mr. Seiden, Dr. Shain, Dr. EUedge, Dr. Wyman Row 2: Mr. Kintner, Dr. Pettet, Dr. Lucas, Dr. Sheridan Dr. Shain ' s American Poets seminar; still life, with dachs- hund. 16

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Prodi, prodi, Hercules! ' Bacon and Bungay Players ' first production, Robert Greene ' s romantic comedy, Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay, was a lively and improbable combination of courtly love, magic, duelling, and pageantry. Produced by John Swanson, directed by Mr. Pettet, and stage managed by Ranny Tovvsley, it meant hours of work for cast and crews be- fore the unfamiliar Elizabethan treatment came alive. Betsy Kissel ' s costumes workers struggled with baggy trunks; the clothesline dripped dye on Peggy Coombs ' props crew as they covered papier mache with gold paint. Lights under Reese Elledge and special effects under Dave Unumb cooperated in producing magical illusions. Early December opened the curtain on a spirited performance by a cast which included John Swanson, Jack Sommers, Anne Newhart, Mr. Pettet, and Tom Jeglosky. Four corpses, a miraculous tree created by Al Swenson, a rousing sorcery contest, and scenes of royal pomp gave the audience a lively evening with the same devices which had pleased London before Shakespeare. ' Villain, prepare thyself! 18