Cowley College - Tiger Daze Yearbook (Arkansas City, KS)

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Crabtree Convocation • John Dalton CRABTREE BRINGS TWAIN At 8 p.m. tonight Ark Citians and the families of Cowley County Com- munity College students will see Mark Twain come to life before their eyes. Ken Richters and his portrayal of Mark Twain in Mark Twain on Tour, comes to the Galle-Johnson Little Theater as the fourth annual Crabtree Convocation. Richters, a young Italian looking German. Irish actor, has been touring with this unique production for eight years. Before that he spent nearly three years researching the public and private life of Twain. Since 1978, Mark Twain on Tour has been the toast of legitimate theaters across the United States and Canada. Using Twain ' s words and sub- stituting some local names, Richters pokes fun at almost anyone. Most of all, his publicity material says, he wants his audience to laugh and have a great time. Richters started doing Twain almost out of desperation. He had done television, commercials, episodes and movies. But even with all the areas he was willing to work in, he was still actually working only about one week out of the month. Performing is not new to Richters. He started in the late 1960s as a featured dancer with the Simsburg Summer Theater. Television viewers may recognize him from his ap- pearances on Love Boat, made-for- television movies, and commercials for Coca-Cola, General Electric and Sears. He has even done some of the commercials as Twain.

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We decided to come out with the magazine on Parents. Family Day because the PULSE tries to tie all kin- ds of college events together in one publication. We pick events to cover that con- cern students, faculty and staff and although we concentrate mainly on campus, we plan on covering com- munity and national events, too. With the Star Wars story, we picked up a current national issue. In dealing with national issues, we want to report on Cowley reactions to them. As a magazine, the Pulse wants to report on everything that affects the lives of the students. A new event, Tiger Tubes Week was brought to campus. It was three days of fun thought up by Bob Juden, director of intramurals. Our cover shows Joey Wilson, sophomore and Pam Bahe, freshman finishing up the river race. Considering the size of Cowley, there are a number of cultural events for students. One of the biggest cultural programs on campus is the annual Crabtree Convocation. Thanks to a fund established by AAarjorie and Jack Rine in memory of her parents, Fred and LaRue Crab- tree, students and the community have the opportunity to be exposed to quality speakers and cultural programs each year. Tonight, the fourth Cra btree Con- vocation will highlight Paren- ts. Family Day. Featuring Ken Richerts in Mark Twain on Tour, the program is a Cowley celebration of the year Twain would have been 1 50. Take your time going through the magazine. We hope you ' ll enjoy it and that you ' ll get to know the people as well as we have gotten to know them. We look forward to knowing your reaction to the PULSE and any kind of response you might have will be ap- preciated. 12 Ken Richters, an Italian looking German, Irish actor, has been touring with a unique production for eight years. Richters ' portrayal of Mark Twain heads off the Crabtree Con- vocation, an annual cultural event at Cowley. Steven Spielberg, despite his parents ' beliefs, entertained a fascination for motion pictures and television as a child. From home movies to the silver screen, Spielberg delights audiences with his creative twists to stories. 19 One of three new instructors, Rob Alexander also is the new assistant coach for the men ' s basketball team. Alexander played for Head Coach, Ron Murphree his sophomore year at Murray State. 24 Tiger tubes, a three-day ex- travaganza was sponsored as an in- tramural activity. Tiger Tube week in- cluded a tube roll down Washington Street, water relays in Carver Park, and a river race down the Arkansas River, from the Chestnut Street bridge, to the Madison Street bridge. Libby Palmer went to school at Cowley. Now the secretary to Dr. Gwen Nelson, president, Palmer was originally work-study student in Dr. Nelson ' s office. Asked to return as the President ' s secretary, she has been here ever since. Q04 U. TOTALLY TUBULAR Jo«y Wilton, sophomore, and Pam Bah , freshman, teamed up for tho river race in tho first ever Tiger Tube Week. The week was the brainchild of Bob Juden, director of intramurals and was held to help students get acquainted. (Photo by Carl Shultz) PULSE The PULSE is a quarterly magazine at Cowley County Community College, 125 S. Second, Arkansas City, Kans., 67005. It is a laboratory project by the School Publications class and is printed by Josten ' s printing and Publications Division, Topeka, Kan. The PULSE is a member of the Associated Collegiate Press Association, Kansas Association of Journalism Advisers and Society of Collegiate Journalists. Letters to the editor must not ex- ceed 350 words and must be signed. Advertising rates are available on request. Co-editors Bettina Heinz, Chuck Sigler Advertising Manager Brian Howell Photography Editor Carl Shultz Photographers Eric Buller, Brian Albertson Staff Artist Kevin Clark Staff Rick Behrens, Devon Bonfy, Karla Galllgher, Barbara Glenn, Chet Logue, Rick Nichols, Brian Reed, Mike Shoemaker, Denah Spongier, Georgana Weigle, Janine Wells, Dina Willis, Sandy Wood and Tammy Wyant. Adviser Linda S. Puntney

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M » 1 HP? B TO CAMPUS Now he does about 170 live Twain presentations in 190 days and reser- ves summer and part of the winter for television and film work. In addition to the live Twain presentations he makes, he also performs in stage productions like Promises, Promises, Oklahoma! and Brigadoon. Before each performance, Richters undergoes a remarkable makeup transformation which is open to in- terested students. While they watch him apply his makeup, they are en- couraged to ask about the theatre and his experiences. The makeup process us a complex one for Richters. He uses several specially poured palettes of face color, sponges, surgical wax, cotton balls, Q-tips, and makeup brushes to make him appear as the crusty, gray- haired author in his advanced years. Always close by, sits the actor ' s white wig which he has named Herman. Across from him are his mustache and eyebrows, appropriately called the Hermettes. Herman is the most expensive part of Richters ' wardrobe-and he always carries a spare. Each wig carries a $1,500 price tag, the mustache, $40; and the eyebrows $20 each. Makeup usually runs $150 a month. The white linen suit, cigars and of course the whiskey, are all standard props for the Twain characterization. Samuel L. Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, was born Nov. 30, 1835. From his first literary venture at age 13 to his death in 1910, he brought joy, laughter and wisdom to millions. But his works have always been surrounded by controversy. In 1885, when Huckleberry Finn, was published, LIFE magazine, then a humor magazine, savagely attacked the book. According to LIFE, the book was filled with blood-curdling humor, gutter realism and course and dreary fun. It was, the magazine said, totally unsuitable for children. That same year the Library Com- mittee of Concord, Mass., called the book rough, coarse, inelegant and banned it from the shelves. The critics of the day were universally against the book. This year the Citizens for the American Way in their third annual censorship report, cited at least three instances in 1984 when Huck Finn was banned from the shelves of school libraries. But even in the controversy the story remains one of the favorites in American literature and Richters promises that the Twain character will come alive for the audience. FROM RICHERTS TO TWAIN-Ken Richerts goes through several steps of transformation before he appears as Mark Twain.