Fort Lewis College - Katzima Yearbook (Durango, CO)

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Al Buerger and Mary Ann Dalla join the host of couples dancing to Denver University Stage Band music. Also in the midst of the festive affair were Kathy Allen and Mike Tierney, at top. At left, gentleman Jim Decker carefully sets the crown for radiant Snow Queen Jane Mahan. At right, above. Queen Jane, seated in a sleigh, takes her place of honor to reign over the winter gala, a social triumph of second trimester activities.

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finselled in Blue, White, 3ym Yielded to High Heels Victorious candidate for the senate leadership in 1966-67, Mike Smith, right, leads cheerleader Pat Parr around the field house floor. Decor- ated in glittering blue and white streaked with tinsel, the gym was warmly wintered. Dave Shrum, re- flecting on the formal affair, later hastened to say that the winter for- mal was a great success. I want to thank all of those who contributed time and work to help make the dance go, Dave said. I would like to give special thanks to John Hunter, who put in more hours and work on the dance than anybody else, Shrum continued. While master of ceremonies Michael Nyi- kos introduced couples in contention for the snow crown, candidates went through an anxious moment of anticipation. Stand- ing between the other couples, Jim Decker holds tight to Jane Mahan with a reassur- ing grip. Jane bends an ear to the micro- phone. Seated on her winter chariot, Jane Mahan takes a back seat while attendant royalty are spotlighted in applause. Holding bou- quets as honorary attendants to the queen are Jane Peterson, escorted by Lou Dilts on the left, and Linda Madera, escorted by Steve Gladstein on the right. On tip-toes, Jim Decker peers between the two sombre dignitaries. Dave Shrum later extended a gesture of thanks to townspeople who offered complete cooperation to decorators; all the tables and chairs used were loaned by various Durango groups. 56

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Shrouded in Tragedy, ' Detective Story ' Probed Man Groping frantically in the darkness of his own soul, Detective McLeod, portrayed by actor-of-the-year Sonny Smith, along with a large cast of 31 players directed by David Berg, wove a powerful tale of man caught in the web of his own making as Fort Lewis dramatists brought Sidney Kingsley ' s Detective Story to the boards during winter trimester. Riding the crest of the wave which carried McLeod to destruction and to a clean, clear vision of the world in which he lived, the sterling cast brought to the Fort Lewis theater a vitality crowned with skill learned through weeks of rehearsal under the careful eye of master craftsman David Berg. Suspended under a miasma of evil lifted only with death, stark characters plodded through a bog of frus- tration and despair while the central figure, McLeod, rose to the heights of human understanding. Storme Anderson Gale as Mary McLeod provided the catalyst needed to bring McLeod ' s tragic flow into clarity; Lou Dilts, named best supporting actor of the year, served McLeod with a physical antagonist to defile with the poisoned sickness which McLeod could not keep confined. Lou Dilts as Lt. Monoghan and Clay Alexander as Detective Brody, quiet Mc- Leod, Sonny Smith, after a streak of hatred exploded within the station house. Jan Frisby, Herb Craig, Jack Oskolkoff and Jerry Gularte share the scene. Above are Lou Dilts and Storme Gale, left, and Sonny Smith with Charlene Stiles at a rehearsal. 58