Dickinson State University - Prairie Smoke Yearbook (Dickinson, ND)

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Students Present Talent Show The aesthetic appeal of the arts—literature, art, and music —also has found its chink in the vast network of experiences comprising DSC. Personal achievement has always been an important part of college life. For some, the greatest personal satisfaction is in being a part of a group project or performance. For others, nothing can equal a personal performance. The second annual Talent Show held in the fall exemplified DSC students' interest in aesthetics, with all forms of enter- tainment—skits, dramatic readings, folk songs, spirituals. Herb Chambers sang quiet songs Mary had a little lamb. His fleece was white as of the deep south such as Old Man white as snow ... River.” Everywhere that Mary went .. . 12

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A comfortable classroom, well-lighted and eared for; a new dormitory under construction; a swim- ming pool in the Student Union basement; boxes of equipment, so huge and heavy that the strength of four men can barely move them; beautiful archi- tecture framed against the skyline . . . These things stimulate each person in a different way. For one, the academic aspect is all important; for another, the recreational use; for another, aesthetic appreciation is sufficient.

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Linda Syvrud, captured first place, singing folk songs of today. Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound, a stirring song of the eternal question of man's destiny was one of her selections. Linda, a campus folk singer at DSC for the past two years, was second place winner last year. 13 Beverly Agnew, singing Havana Gila provided one of the non-competitive acts. Sometimes the urge to communicate through song is a stronger incentive than any competition.