Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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“Music Man” Performed The Music Man was one of the largest productions ever to he shown at Mitchell Playhouse. It was a winner. The 1958 musical comedy was Broadway’s Tony Award winner that year beating out another very fine show— West Side Story.” River City, Iowa is the setting for “Music Man.” According to the script it is a typical Iowa community—the townspeople are of gruff exterior but have a heart of gold underneath. The town is just ripe for the picking as travelling salesman and con man, Harold Hill appears on the scene. Hill wants to take this town for everything it is worth. However, he doesn’t figure upon falling in love with a pretty librarian named Marian. C.V. Bennett directed the cast and chorus of 50. Dick George designed the sets. Ivan Schechtman did the lighting and Nancy Bryant was in charge of costumes. The cast included: Joe D’Amato as Harold Hill, Karen Wilson as Marian Paroo, Doug Aberle as Mayor Shinn, Kathy King as Eulalie MacKechnie Shinn, Barbara Madden as Mrs. Paroo, Stacey Nachtwey as Winthrop, and Georgia Kranz as Amaryllis. TOP: Cast member applies makeup backstage. LOWER LEFT: Harold Hill gets ready to strike up “76 Trombones. NEWSWEEK 23

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The Quad— Center of Activity When the sun shines on OSU the place to go is the Memorial Union Quad. It is the hub of campus activity. Sure you can sit around and chew the fat with your friends. And you can also get your daily exercise by tossing the frisbee from one end of the quad to the other. What better place to get a tan than just lying around on the grass soaking up the rays? However, in addition to being the big social gathering place on campus, the Quad offers matters of political and national concern. California Governor Jerry Brown talked to a crowd of 4,000 people in his unsuccessful bid to become the Democratic presidential candidate. A concerned civic group inflated an enormous plastic whale in the quad to emphasize the destruction of the whale and its breeding grounds. The MU Quad. You just can’t beat it. Anything is liable to happen—and it does. Write-in Jerry Brown for President TOP: Man is dwarfed by plastic whale erected in the Quad. ABOVE: The political rally in the Quad for California Governor Jerry Brown in his bid for the Democratic Presidental nomination drew many supporters. 22 NEWSWEEK beaver‘77

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Morning Happenings That To the Editor: I have a dream that I would like to share with others. The dream is that the persons responsible for the abrupt cancellation of the movie “Emmanuelle,” and the substitute of Dirty Harry would clearly explain their position. I hope that they do so soon, while the incident is still vividly remembered so that open discussion of what the community wants as future policy will be encouraged. The projectionist, who, we understand, first complained about the movie, “Emmanuelle, had the candor to say that he is Christian, and that Emmanualle is sinful. Regarding his position, I feel it would be helpful to know if he was aware of the movie that would be substituted and if in his belief that movie, “Dirty Harry,” is less sinful. It would also be helpful to know if he feels that such a comparison would be irrelevant to his position. Dunbar Aitkens Thaj K God ye’re TWt •watching a sinful roue 2 Projectionist causes movie shift By LORRAINE CHARLTON-RUFF Barometer Writer A work-study projectionist was responsible for the cancellation of a sexually explicit X-rated movie sponsored by the MU Program Council. Emmanuelle” was canceled about 10 hours before it was due to play at Home Ec Auditorium at 7 p.m. Friday. As a result, a $500 net profit was lost by the Program Council, a blood and gore” movie was substituted, and hundreds of students went away mad, according to council movies chairman Mike McCloskey. “Emmanuelle was scheduled to be shown twice Friday evening and twice Sunday. ‘Dirty Harry’ was substituted on Friday and the movie program was canceled on Sunday.” The caper started last Thursday when Ross Dun fee, a work-study projectionist and self-avowed Christian evangelist, lodged a complaint with President Robert MacVicar’s office. He was referred to MU director George Stevens. To the Editor: Work-study student Ross Durfee most likely did the right thing Friday when he forced censorship of the movie “Emmanuelle. Had he gone ahead and shown a sinful film, surely he would have been obliged to gouge out an eye and saw off a hand (or perhaps both, if he is ambidextrous). Secondly, in light of the recent film confiscation at Corvallis Cinema Center, and since Mr. Durfee is obviously not an adult, the reputation of the MU Program Council could have been seriously damaged, and undoubtedly all would have been jailed. Thanks for saving us from ourselves. Bob Warnick Jr.—Mathematics This ad brought much controversy among the students. The ad was generally humorous, but there were a few who found the ad was “extremely sexist in nature and contributes to a blatent form of sexual discrimination. With this form of advertising in the daily Barometer you can be sure that the editorial page will never be left blank. Readers response to “Projectionist causes movie shift,” Barometer April 27, has been appreciated. However, due to the outstanding response, there may be some delay before all letters are printed. 24 NEWSWEEK Last for Weeks . .