Northern Illinois University - Norther Yearbook (DeKalb, IL)

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I pus vibrates with Don Quixote s rrirrritiil tilllll ' fa!11...-l.Ia plea for illusion The third event of the 1968-69 Artist Series was the stage production of Dale Wasserman's Man of La Mancha. David Atkinson starred as a man who pledges to live the virtuous life of a knight- extraordinaire. Atkinson, who starred in the same role on Broadway, represented a synthesis of Miguel Cervantes and Don Quixote. As Northern's audiences saw it, the play placed the hero in the dungeons of the Spanish Inquisition. Cervantes defends himself and his book in a mock trial by acting out the role of Don Quixote, the Knight of the Woeful Countenancef' Wasserman had special thoughts about The four new dormitory complexes honor great Illinois men, Douglas, Stevenson, Grant and Lincoln. The New Folk hit Northern's campus in November with a refreshing, musical appeal to Christianity. his work: An ardent, passionate plea for illusion as the most powerful sustaining force in life . . . to dream the impossible dream, to fight the unbeatable foe . . . this is what I found in Quixote. An audi- ence of NIU students and faculty shared his dream for at least a single evening. Offering a new approach to Christian- ity, The New Folk, a group of nine young singers performed before more than 600 persons in Carl Sandburg Auditorium on November 12. To capacity houses The Lettermen sang among other hits their Portrait of My Love and Cherishf' Presented by NlU's Campus Crusade, the group combined contemporary music with an appeal to open the door of your heart to Christi' November 18, The Lettermen thrilled two capacity houses in the University Center Ballroom as Greek Week came to an end. Although one-third of the group was voiceless because of laryngitis, the group received standing ovations from Northern audiences. The Lettermen com- bined solos with their own hit songs.

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