Dakota State University - Trojan Yearbook (Madison, SD)

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wx. N... Miss Hazel Heiman, Governor of the Province of the Sioux for Pi Kappa Delta, presented certificates of membership to Ruth Wilson, Nancy Wheeler, Fred Smith, Jim Benjamin, and Mr. James L. John- son, local chapter adviser. w f'!j Receiving certificates of merit for their outstanding contributions to the areas of speech and drama were Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Hunter, Dr. Warren M. Lee, and Dr. and Mrs. Harold Jordan. Cited for their outstanding achievements in speech and drama were: fback rowl Doug Soule, Best Actor, Fred Smith, Most lmproved Speaker, Dave Thoreson, Outstanding Actor in a One-Act Play, Ray Peterson, Outstand- ing Senior, fmiddle rowl Laura Dailey, Best Supporting Actress, Beth Jensen, Outstand- ing Actress in a One-Act Play, Ruth Wilson, Best Actress and Outstanding Forensics Stu- dent, Nancy Wheeler, Best Female Techni- cian, Tom Redfield, Best Male Technician, lfront rowl Jim Benjamin, Outstanding De- bater, Gary Nyland, Outstanding Thespian, Tom Blair, Best Supporting Actor, Joel Jor- gensen, Best Student Director. Thirteen Students Cited For Work in Speech and Drama The climax of the 1966-67 speech and drama program, the 1967 Drama and Speech Awards Banquet, drew critical acclaim from an audience of 136 people as Dr. Warren M. Lee, Dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of South Dakota, starred in the monologue role as head speaker. Honored guests for the event included Dr. and Mrs. Jordan of the University of South Dakota and Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Hunter, publisher of The Madison Daily Leader. They received certifi- cates of merit. Thirteen Beadle students received awards for outstanding work during the school year. The outstanding Thespian award, given on the basis of acting, directing, and backstage help, went to Gary Nyland, a Brewster, Minnesota, freshman. The awards were presented by Mr. Johnson and Mr. Arnold. Dr. Harry Bowes, acting president of the college, delivered the epilogue.

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Piggie phones one of her social friends to re- Mrs. Gilpin introduces her husband and Commander Corbett to her colonial late the latest gossip. friends- GB Stages An Evening of English Comedy Three English one-act plays were presented by the directing, acting, and stagecraft classes Thurs- day evening, May 11, 1967, in Kennedy Hall Audi- torium. The Hrst play, directed by Joel Jorgensen, was Noel CoWard's HANDS ACROSS THE SEA. Mem- bers of the cast included Beth Jensen, Jim Bauer, Jerri Costlow, Put Bohl, Joel Severson, Don Olson, Lee Ann Tjarks, Jim Treloar, and Marlene Groene- veld. Gary Nyland served at technical director for the play. HOW HE LIED TO HER HUSBAND was directed by Dave Thoreson. In this play by George Bernard Shaw were Jean Lorang, Gary Nyland, and Curt Hart. Dan Bohl was technical director for the pro- duction. Nancy Wheeler directed the last play, Noel Cow- ard's FUMED OAK. The cast members included Jim Benjamin, Charlene Jacobson, Linda Branson, Mr. Bompas converses with his wife as playboy Henry Apjohn looks on and Angie Thompson. Dorrie Gow complains about the neighbors as her husband, child, and mother listen in. Henry Gow blows off steam as he screams, . . . and that's what l think of this A-l bloody saw.

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