Indiana State University - Sycamore Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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I HSW Scene Iloosier R E 1 1 1938 SYCAMORE PLAYERS PLAYERS c'Petrified Forest , directed by Tom Headley and starring Kenneth Payne and Helen Bingman, was given on March 16, 17, and 18. Supporting roles were played by Charles Battram, Ed Stahl, Bob Perkins, John Sharpe, Sam Beecher, John Voigt, James Evans, Jim Hawker, and Naomi Wolfe. The 1937-38 season was the most ambitious and extensive season yet at- tempted. In addition to the three plays, Sycamore Players also sponsored the Campus Revue and the Sycamore Revue. The Experimental Produc- tions , one-act plays written and di- rected by students, are annually spon- sored by Theta Alpha Phi, the national honorary dramatic fraternity. Scene from 'The Petrified Forestv

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Q., ,l , qv. I V Yvjv,-.?5.,.,,,,4, . M., My -. . ,W P asf The Sycamore Players announced their fourteenth season and the open- ing of the Sycamore Theatre, November 3 and 4, with the production of The Hoosier Schoolmastern. Robert Rat- cliffe and Florence Edwards played the leading parts of Ralph Hartsookn and HannahH. Jim Hawker was the Stu- dent Director. The presentation of 4'Hamlet,', on January 19, 20, and 21 scored another success for Sycamore Players. The skillful interpretations of the leading roles by Kenneth Payne and Marian Taylor, and the beautiful costuming used throughout the play, aroused much favorable comment. Juanita Hamm directed the production. Scene from Hamlet

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M EARL KOILE Ehoiillit OSS Business Manager 1 or SYCAMORE T ypewriters tapped busily under the fingers of Marcella Mars, Dorothy Ratliff, and Alberta Kempton, assistants to Jewel McDonald, Copy Editor. Lloyd Julian covered the campus with his all-seeing camera, photographers John Sembower and Edward Ax also made pictorial contributions. Kay Trout, Photography Editor, and her co-workers, Priscilla Sanford, Florence Mulvihill, and Chrystal Clapp mounted pic- tures with perseverence and efficiency. Mary Ellen Stockdale compiled lists of Senior Activities, while Rubyann Malasz collected data on college organizations. William Hopp acted as general assistant. The subscription campaign was conducted by George C. Swan- son and his bevy of beautiful sales girls. Sports editors John White and Thelma Carr covered all athletic events. Due to the undying efforts of all these people, combined with the advice and encouragement of Hubert Smith, faculty publications supervisor, the 1938 Sycamore was eventually produced-for better or for worse.