Davis and Elkins College - Senatus Yearbook (Elkins, WV)

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}Page 24) Above right: PLEADING TO THE GODS are the lders. of Thebes, appealing for freedom from the lague. (Amy Warren, Sarah Graves, Dorthea Cre- raft) Above top left: SARAH GRAVES as messenger jzlays the gruesome details of what she has seen. ) Far middle left: KING OEDIPUS swears by the | ods that he will find and punish the murderer. (Wes ones) | L eft! THE STATELY QUEEN JOCASTA RE- juses to believe the ghastly, fateful truth. Left: THE CORINTHIAN MESSENGER (Bruce Pedretti) brings news of the death of Oedipus’ father to the Queen. (Missy Simcoe) Below: THE BLIND, SELF-PUNISHED Oedi- pus draws some comfort from his daughters Is- mene (Debbie McQuain) and Antigone (Leann Pedretti). Below left: THE SOLDIERS (Jim Bean, Bob Bancroft) assist as the King forces the Herdsman (Billy McNaughton) to reveal the identity of the killer. Oedipus, King of Thebes ..... Westin Jones HOCASE, TRIS WWM oc os cos snrae Missy Simcoe Creon, His Brother-in-law ..... Robert Steele Teiresias, Old Blind Prophet . Richard Carvlin A. Priests Pepa corremer . .. Dorothea Crecraft Corinthian Messenger ....... Bruce Pedretti JS [RVCRAIEIN sols once avs: Bill McNaughton Second Messenger .........- Sarah Graves PNG CE! “wor sutoo cane modes Leann Pedretti ISINCENG Sy, eiveneee sae eae Debbie McQuain SOldiClS letieeier es ee es Robert Bancroft James Bean A Chorus of Elders of Thebes .. Amy Warren Terry White Sarah Graves Dorothea Crecraft Oedipus Rex 25

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Snow = Skiing she 2 é iL a oan © ee ie Wh oe id ‘ be a . et a ort x ad NE ag It has been snowing for two weeks straight. You wake up early on a chilly Tuesday morning and face the irrevocable truth. You think, “| can’t go to class today. | haven’t skipped yet the whole term.’’ So you pack up your skis, boots, and other gear and with a gang of friends you drive over the icy roads to nearby Snowshoe Ski Resort, ha- zarding your health for a simple pleasure: skiing. You learn that there’s an accumu- lation of sixteen inches of new snow. You left after breakfast, so there’s no big crowd yet. As you board your chair in the ski lift, you remember the surprise you got your first time out skiing. The lift chair sneaked up behind you and smacked you in your unsuspecting rear and you sat down with a thud not knowing what hit you! The lift begins its steady climb and you admire the breathtaking view of the untouched snow, pure and white all around, covering slopes and trees like a blanket. You look down and are frightened as you can easily picture yourself falling out of your chair and plummeting through space. This feeling quickly passes, and your gaze wanders to the one solitary skiier trying out the beginner’s slope. You recall your first attempt on the run for beginners. By the end of the day you had mastered the snowplowing technique and were ready for more advanced slopes. . . not until you had your share of falls and bruises, though. You’ve arrived! Everything in place, you begin your confident de- scent of the hill. The flakes pro- duced by the snow machine are blown onto your face. It’s bitter cold, and your nose and cheeks are tingly and red in no time, yet you smile, exhilarated by the task before you. Side to side you go as you rush down the slope. You admire those who effortlessly fly straight down the path, but you prefer controlling your speed to get the most out of each run. The mist your skis create blinds you, but you know the path well enough to do it with your eyes shut. The glint of the sun on the fresh, white powder brightly shines caus- ing you to squint through your gog- gles. Finally you reach the foot of the hill breathless and satisfied that you were successful against the mountain. And you're ready to go again. Above: D E STUDENTS provide busi- ness for Snowshoe Ski Resort in winter months. Above left: A LONE SKIER leaves his tracks. Above right: PICNIC IN THE SNOW. Skiers take a break. Left: WIPEOUT! Another one bites the dust (Snow?). Winter Skiing 27