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

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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.

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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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Tiger Tubes • Michael Shoemaker DOMINATES TIGER TUBES What did the Intramural Sports Department get when they added in- ner tubes, water, hot dogs, and lots of people? The first Tiger Tube Week. The event was organized by Bob Juden, student activity director. It was a brainchild of mine to get people to know people early in the year, said Juden about the three-day extravaganza held from Sept. 3-5. The first day ' s event was held on the Washington Street hill. The idea was to see which six-member team could roll an inner tube the farthest down the hill. Team Two won. The second day ' s events were held at Carver Park. Water relays and relays with inner tubes made up the schedule. Team Two won the relay races and Team Three won the water games. The final event was a river race down the Arkansas River. The race began at the Chestnut Street bridge and ended up just north of the Madison Street Bridge. It was followed by a weiner roast open to all students. The point system was read- justed for the river race, which would have allowed Team One or Team OCEAN SPRAY-Chrls Stover, a mem- ber of Team One, and his opponents at- tempt to fill their milk jugs with water in order to win a relay during Tiger Tube Week. The event, held at Carver Park on Sept. 4., was a Cowley first. When the water was turned off Team Three was the team with the most water in their milk jugs, thus winning the event. Relay races with Inner tubes were also held at Carver Park. Team Two won the relay races, as well as the tube roll and the river race, becoming the week ' s champions. Three to win, but it wasn ' t enough. Team Two took the final event and the championship. A member of Team Two Georgana Weigle, participated because, it sounded like fun, so they ' d have it next year, and to WIN ! ! Each member of Team Two recieved a T-shirt saying Tiger Tube Week 1985 Champions . It was great! according to Juden. The only bad thing was I told the freshmen it would be fun, but they shyed away. Now they know how much fun it was and maybe they ' ll get involved next year. Hopefully we ' ll be able to add some new events to make it bigger and better. Team One consisted of Roy Prewitt, Janine Wells, Angela Dulohery, Julia Unruh, Chris Stover, and Randy Perry. Team Two consisted of Tammy Wyant, Susan Oliphant, Danny Snow, Sam Williams, Rob Jackson, and Georgana Weigle. Team Three con- sisted of Mark Kendrick, Keith Herring, Jeff Vanghn, Dawn Thomas, Pam Newell, and Chris Croft.