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

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION 20 Feature

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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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Working to increase awareness of issues, senate helped to bring Campus Government to the Students They approach the Memorial Union from all directions, coming from apart- ments, greek houses, residence halls, classes and jobs. Once inside the union, they climb the stairs to the second floor and enter the Prairie Room for their weekly 7:00 p.m. meeting. With the sound of a gavel, they are silenced to at- tention as the meeting is called to order. Elected in the spring by students shar- ing their same major, 34 student senators b egin their term in July as represen- tatives of the students. They are invested with the power to write resolutions and bills, pass or vote down legislation, ap- prove or deny travel request money for various SOC approved organizations, af- firm or reject presidential appointments and carry out varied requested tasks as stated in the constitution. Everything considered, their purpose is to represent students at various levels of government, Kevin Faulkner, student body president, said. In fact, SGA Student Senate passed many appropriations bills to give groups funds for conventions and workshops. Diane Erker listens to discussion before voting on one such request. represents the 5,000 students before the administration, the Kansas Board of Regents, the state legislature and even on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Nevertheless, SGA administrators worry that various organizations and many students do not realize the ex- istence of SGA and the purpose it serves. Consequently, Brands formed an ad hoc committee to discover the reason behind the SGA identity crisis. A survey, writ- ten and distributed shortly before the end of the Fall semester, drove home the fact that students were unaware of SGA’s activities. Although it was considered devestating, the negative results were an- ticipated by the SGA Vice President. Primarily distributed to general educa- tion classes, the majority of students responding to the 259 surveys were freshmen. For the most part, those who answered the survey understood SGA’s function even though they did not know SGA’s function even though they did not know who their representatives were or how they were selected. Most important- ly, only 23 believed they were well- informed about SGA’s activities. “We’re not sure how to better inform them about SGA,” Brands said. “We have a few ideas, but after awhile you wonder if the students really even care.” Nevertheless, SGA continued to func- tion as the voice of the students at the state level, through the efforts of the Associated Students of Kansas lobbying organization. While informing the state schools and Washburn (a private university with membership in ASK) of Kansas’ pro- blems, Cheryl Knabe, ASK Campus Director, believes the organization is in- strumental in unifying the institutions. “ASK prevents Fort Hays from being isolated from the other schools,” Knabe said. “And, it helps bring them closer together.” The senate began looking into the various alternatives available to join a na- tional lobbying organization. Their efforts to locate suitable representation for FHS were complicated by the folding of one organization and the lack of materializa- tion of another. Nevertheless, some progress was made in the discovery of COPUS, a na- tional lobbying organization for private colleges. It would provide important infor- mation about proposed legislation on Capitol Hill. It may not be the answer SGA hoped for as far as national lobbying groups go,” Brands said. “But it is a start and for now, there doesn’t seem to be much of a choice.” Monitoring discussion in Student Senste, President Kevin Faulkner takes notes for future reference while Vice President Lyn Brands chairs the meeting. We ' re not sure how to better inform them about SC A. We have a few ideas, but after a while you wonder if the students really even care. — Lyn Brands STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION Feature 21