Kent State University - Chestnut Burr Yearbook (Kent, OH)

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. dances, plays, queens, lectures and fun in ' 52 mpy ' i 13

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Campus social life, the keynote of college, surged into a big time status this year just like the rest of the University. The briskness of football weekends paved the way for the formal dances of the winter quarter and the crunch of snow underfoot. The traditional events of the sprmg quarter were highlighted last year by the band ' s trip to Philadelphia. In the picture on the opposite page, Mindy Carson, star of stage and screen, is shown autographmg the bass drum. Interspersing these activities with U. T. productions, table hopping at the Hub and big names in assemblies, a composite picture of campus life is seen. That ' s how it was . . . 12 Photo by courtesy of Philadelphia Inquirer

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Harvey, in his only appearance on the stage, looks down approv- ingly on Elwood P. Dowd. both of them. With the paper wrap- pings of his new est purchase still in his grasp. Jim lacovazzo. who played the living Dowd. gazes thoughtfully at his friend. Has anyone seen Harvey? Did you ever notice after a public performance how the applause increases greatly every time the fea- tured performer returns to the stage for a curtain call? This happened on the University auditorium stage on the nights of Feb. 28 and March I, 2 and 3, 1951. It was the University Theater production of Harvey. After the final curtain had been pulled the encores began, as usual. The applause was generous and steady . . . but nothing spectacular. Then on the right side of the stage, a door opened, hesitated a moment, and closed again. The cast on the stage moved their heads slowly from left to right fol- lowing a little imaginary character across the stage. The applause soared into the heights and your throat had a little lump in it. Your eyes were seeing a happy sight. Physically you couldn ' t see a thing, but in your heart, in your mind ' s eye, you saw a lot. You saw the complexities of life all wrapped up in a tall, distinguished pooka . . . rabbit in ordinary language. This pooka, not worried about applause, not worried about making a big name for him- self, but just contributing his part to life in gen- eral, was probably on his way to Charlies place. He didn ' t stay on the stage long. For soon, the door on the left side of the stage opened, hesitated a moment, and closed again . . and Harvey had had his curtain call. Myrtle Mae Simmons, played by Gertrude Haffner. discusses the problem of her Uncle Elwood ' s imagination with a long standing friend of the family. Judge Omar Gaffney. who was portrayed by Larry Bahler. They don ' t quite know what to do with Elwood. 14