Northwestern Oklahoma State University - Ranger Yearbook (Alva, OK)

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April Tempo Was Faster Activity picked up and, before the end of April, a feeling of the nearness of the end of the semester began to set in. A spring band concert, high school curricular contests, Aggie Day, and some other annual events were held. A first at Northwestern was the production of an opera, “Down in the Valley.” Track and baseball shared the sports headlines, the student senate organized for next year, and Greek Week was observed. It came time, too, for some now-or-never work on term papers, reports, and various other forms of study. Steve Allen was lodged in Birmingham jail in this scene from “Down in the Valley,” a folk opera. Abstract sets were de- signed by Charles Fischer. Piles of broken-up concrete, bulldozers, and dirt showed up in student pathways when landscape work began in connection with the campus building pro- gram. Janet Decker starts a new trail here, while others choose a route around. Roger Gantz goes into his turn at first base after slamming out a hit in the Rangers’ 7-4 win over Southwestern State Col- lege at Newby Field. Ira Campbell is in the coach’s box, and Merlin Paris is the umpire. All eyes are on the ball.

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Jo Pettegrew and Don Brooks and nearly everyone else at a Sadie Hawkins Day ob- servance danced the limbo. 'In a moment of reflection on the set of “Ok- lahoma!” are Alice French and Liz Cole, in }costume, and Boyce Pennington, co-director. | The curtain opened to reveal Loren Riggs, Tony Hagar, jand Jim Duckett hanged on the Herod Hall stage. |It was part of the plot in “Four on a Heath,” one of nine student-produced one-act plays in March. | Vernon Powders is amused by the revealing attitude of his friend at a Senior Day exhibit. At left, Jan Fisher and Louis Ybarra talk with Mooreland seniors Jeanie Corley, Richard Kincaid, and Wanda Stubbert at a social studies display. March Activities Drew Crowds Hundreds of visitors were on campus in March for a science fair, a district music contest, and Senior Day. The speech and music departments scored an entertainment hit with “Oklahoma!”, and traditional social events were held. Campus building work moved steadily ahead. and the Baptists opened a new $70,000 student center.

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Gilbert Traverse shouts his name in the title role of “Rumpelstiltskin.” May Closed School Year Graduation climaxed the month and the school year, but some other events made it busy and interesting, too. Governor Henry ; ; é ane : Leslie Prophet was among those shaking hands with visiting Governor Henry Bellmon after a dinner in the state chief executive’s honor in the Ranger Room. Bellmon commended North- A choir concert, a style show, an industrial western for its forward-looking program. Bellmon and his wife visited the campus. arts exhibit, and the president’s reception were parts of the month’s activity. “Rum- pelstiltskin” concluded the dramatic sched- tule. Final examination days: were devoted strictly to that and led to the successful ending of another year at Northwestern State College. — ‘The campus atmosphere became more One of the final acts of the student is to sell his books back to the bookstore. A line of students ‘relaxed as the end of school approached. and a pile of books already were behind Mrs. Vera Bradbury, bookstore manager, as she figured | Linda Wolgamott was awaiting her turn the amount due Jeanette King. las student director at a band rehearsal. | 15