Central Washington University - Hyakem / Kooltuo Yearbook (Ellensburg, WA)

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Royal Gambit serves as a Royal Treat «| could not be more pleased. Those sc en students were wonderful. -Milo Smith J»au»r brought CWU a tasteful bit of history as director Milo Smith pre¬ yed his theatre-in-the-round produc¬ tion of Herman Gressiekcr’s Royal Gambit The stage at the Tower Theatre, multi-leveled and sparely furnished drew audiensc attention to the authentic 1 4th century costumes created by Jim Haw¬ kins. Robert Barrett, who played the lead role, said. “It was interesting and re¬ warding to play Henry VIII, because he was so much a part of history. He was a fabulous character, and I ' m glad to have had the opportunity to portray hint. Royal Gambit depicts random events in the life of King Henry VIII of Eng¬ land and his six wives. The heart of the drama beats within recognition of the unique quality each of Henry ' s wives possessed, and bow those qualities af¬ fected his life. Kathcnnc of Aragon (Kathleen Yepes) was Henry ' s spirit Anne Bolcyn (Anneleise Chilress) pos¬ sessed his love. Jane Seymour (Cather¬ ine Brown) was his conscience Anne of Cleves (Barbara Vcrzola) referred to as his sitlcr , was obliged to his gold. Kathryn Howard (Lenora DcCarlo) re¬ presented his freedom. And Kate Parr (Jill Ramsey) was Henry ' s wisdom. Henry justified his promiscuity as an effort to provide England with an heir to the throne. He never gave his country a male successor. However, Elizabeth I, his daughter with Anne Bolcyn, became one of England ' s greatest leaders.

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1-Robert Barrett prepares himself to become the King of Pitgland. 2-Henry ' s Tint wife and laM u«fe pray for hit total after hit death 3-Klirut»ou Henry Tudor purtuet the afreet tun of hit true kne. Anne Bdeyn 4- Kalhryn Howard. disguised as a nun. turns to Kather¬ ine uf Aragon for protection against Henry rage 5- Kate Parr. Henry ' s wise and moat compatiomne «ife, comfam him in has hour of death. 6-Presentiting Anne of Ctevc with her first and final kiss. Henry says both hello and goodbye to his fourth wife 7- “A wtt— A sun— my kingdom far a son.

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Students surge forward with Honors College “The fundamental goals be¬ hind the Honors College are the pursuit of academic ex¬ cellence and the re-discovery of our Western intellectual heritage.” - Dr. Linda Marra The William O. Douglas Honors Col¬ lege was founded in 1978. It was named after Supreme Court Justiee Douglas, a native of Yakima, whose life-time inter¬ ests centered around education and a love of the outdoors The program is a general honors pro¬ gram as opposed to a departmental hon¬ ors program. Usually, between 25 and 40 students participate yearly. Administered through the College of Letters. Arts and Sciences, course selec¬ tions from the more rigorous of CWU ' s regular offerings are added to that of the Douglas Coloquia. A four-year Great Bixiks program comprises the heart of the Honors College. The William O. Douglas Lecture Se¬ ries has featured such luminaries as for¬ mer governor Dan Evans. Stanley Kramer and distinguished American historian. Henry Steele Commangcr Quarterly performance trips began in 1980 and have included excursions to the Seattle Symphony, the Seattle Op¬ era and the Pacific Northwest Ballet. The group also attended the China Ex- chibil at the Seattle Center, The Honors College focuses on histo¬ ry. literature, science and mathematics. Students grapple with the mayor ques- tions that have perplexed great thinkers throughout history. Students learn to be creative and independent thinkers capa¬ ble of dealing with the difficult decision¬ making required in our complex society. There are eight faculty members in¬ volved with the Honors College. They represent a cross-section of the discli- ptnes within the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. Faculty members volun¬ teer their time with the exception of the direclor, who receives a stipend, Dan Henderson Dan graduates in June 1987 with B.A. in Education, English mayor. French mi¬ nor. Current g.p.a. 3.66 or so. Dan is hoping for a high school teaching posi¬ tion in Western Washington. His hob¬ bies and interests include procrastina¬ tion. piano general music, soccer, tennis, reading, and writing. Anton Mikel Anton is a philosophy major whose plans for the future center primarily on pursu¬ ing a graduate education in logic and the philosophy of language, in preparation for a career as a philosophy teacher. He says that his experience in the Honors College has helped him immensely to¬ ward these goals. Nancy McGraw Nancy is a psychology major whose in¬ terest has recently shifted to child devel¬ opment. She is a member of Psi Chi and enjoys lennis, writing poetry, camping and chocolate. After graduation, Nancy plans to work on a Masters degree in school psychology or become certified to teach. Eventually, she and her husband plan to move to New York. Brian Wood Brian will graduate in December of 1987 with a degree in physics with mi¬ nors in math and chemistry . He was the winner of the 1986 Anonymous Scholar¬ ship in Science and Literature as well as the 1987 Alcoa Scholarship in Science. He is considering graduate study in the the history of science and elementary particle reseurch He is the current presi¬ dent and former vice-president of Cen¬ tral’s Society of Physics Students. JO flower ' s Colktc