Manchester College - Aurora Yearbook (North Manchester, IN)

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CUith deep respect this volume is dedicated to Mrs. Wampler, whose in- terpretation and presenta- tion of drama and literature have given the students of Manchester a better un- derstanding and a greater desire for good literature and classic drama.

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MOTIF The drama motif was chosen for the 1932 Aurora, not only because of the great interest in dramatics which exists at Manchester, but also because of the fact that the years which each of us spend at college may readily be considered as a four year drama within the greater drama of life. The art work of this Aurora has been created to aid in developing the motif. The sketches on the end-sheets, the draped curtain border, the tragedy and comedy masks and other representative bits of stage costume and properties, which are conspicuous throughout this volume, are pur- ported to create the proper atmosphere for the drama theme. The main division pages represent those phases of action on the stage which are comparable to various phases of college life. These incidents are pictured from the view- point of the actor rather than from that of the public because the time spent in college is hardly representative of the front-page action in which we expect to participate later in life. It is not our purpose to record in full the action of the great drama of college life. However, we do aspire to por- tray the participants of this drama in their various aspects, and to give the setting and an interpretation of the whole. The scenes as they appear and pass each day can not be individually depicted, but by this volume mental associa- tions can be revived for those who have played a part, and thus the play itself be brought to mind.