Fort Hays State University - Reveille Yearbook (Hays, KS)

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After taking a year off from haunting campus corridors Dr. Caligari re-emerged and came Back From Dusting off the cobwebs and br- inging out old Halloween lore, Dr. Caligari came back to haunt the Halloween festival. Dr. Caligari’s Back from the Dead, Oct. 27-29 in Sheridan Coliseum. After taking a leave of absence, the festival, originally dreamt up by Dr. Robert Luehrs, history pro- fessor, was reinstated by Dr. John Klier, associate professor of history. “Dr. Luehrs felt he was out of fresh ideas so he didn’t feel he could do another program after three years. The history department decided to take over the program. The students got interested and we got a lot of cooperation from the theater department,” Klier said. He said the original Dr. Caligari was taken from a German silent film, “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,” which opened this year’s festival. Luehrs participated in the open- ing day with a rendition of Robert Lewis Stevenson’s, “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.” The big event of Mad Doctor Day was the crowning of Angelica Batt, portrayed by Gail Gregory, Osborne so. “Angelica Batt was a member of the first graduating class from Hays Normal School,” Klier said. “Angelica was Dr. Caligari’s Homecoming queen can- didate. She actually rode in the Homecoming parade,” he said. Other features were the 1931 version of “Frankenstein” and the 3-D film, “The Mad Magician.” Monster Mash Day, Oct. 28, featured monsters such as Dracula and the Phantom of the Opera. Marjorie Sackett, asst, professor of English, also outlined favorite Hays The genuine Dr. Caligari appeara in hie premier performance in the 1920 eilent film, “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.” The Dead With 3-D glaesee intact, Dr. John Klier introduces the classic 3-D thriller, “The Mad Magician” starring Eva Gabor and Vincent Price. eatables in folk foods for Halloween. Closing up shop, Dr. Caligari ended his festival with Plague and Pestilence Day, Oct. 29. A poetry reading entitled “The Haunted Library” was presented by an in- terpretive reading class of Dr. Lloyd Frerer, communications pro- fessor. The class presented their favorite horror poems. Dr. John T. Alexander, professor of history at Kansas University was the featured speaker at this year’s festival. Alexander, an expert on bubonic plague, gave the lecture, “Everything you ever wanted to know about bubonic plague.” He was available after the lecture to discuss the lecture and to autograph copies of his book, “Bubonic Plague in Early Modern Russia.” The film, “The Innocents” concluded the festival. The students got interested and we got a lot of cooperation from the theater department. — Dr. John Klier associate professor of history DR. CALIGARI Campus Life

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