Rider University - Shadow Yearbook (Lawrenceville, NJ)

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'K DRAMATIC CLUB The Rider College DramaTic Club was organized in The Tall oT I946. ITs IirsT producTion, My Sisler Eileen, direcTed by ProT. John A. FiTzgeraId gave The club a sTarT Io grealer underTaI4ings. T948 broughT The Philadelphia STory under The direcTion oT ProT. WalTer R. Taylor. Due To his ahle leadership, lhe play had a success- qc Tul and long run. John Loves Mary eslablished The club among i ' college dramaTic clubs. The casT and club were made members - ' oT The I-Ionorary DramaTic FraTerniTy, Dclfa Psi Omega. OT The T. 'T' T ,i l charTer members OT 'lhis group, Shirley Ann Zealan, John Fournier, Y 1,- I and I-Ienry I-loITh again appeared in The I95O producTion, You Can'T Jw , 1 g5fjfffi3'r',.f:: Take IT wiTh You. A ll I ElecTed aT The beginning of The T949-I9bO season as club i 1 I oTTicers were I-lenry I IoITh, president John Fournier, vice-presidenT: ' '- -A Shirley Ann Zealan, secrelary, and Ginny lvlaionne, Treasurer. t ,T T All proceeds Trom You Can'T Take IT wiTh You were con- TribuTed To The College Gymnasium Fund. The club will avail iTselT OT The beTTer sTaging TaciliTies oT The new building and will exTend iTs ' schedule To more produclions in The coming seasons. BOTTOM ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Diana Edelcreelr, Marilyn Bell, John Fournier, Hank HoITh, Shirley Zealan, Ginny Maconne, Lorraine LaPrade. MIDDLE ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: PeTe Budalrin, Murray Fleck, Connie Mack, Charles Brandfass, Rudy Peines, Bob Bosworfh, Gordon Darby, Ed Kibriclz, WaI+ Lucas, AH Bradley. TOP ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Marilyn Crocker, Irene Toper, Billie SaITer, Ann Russo. Ann Kushensky.

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'Q - . cf' 'm DELTA PSI OMEGA A new TraTerniTy has ioinTed The ranks OT TraTerniTies here aT Rider College, Della Psi Omega, The NaTional DramaTic I:raTerniTy. Upon compIeTion oT The long and successTul run oT John loves Mary, The casT was insTalled 'as The TirsT members oT The Rider chapTer. RequiremenTs Tor membership are: one major role in a major producTion, or Three minor roles in a major producTion. The members oT This year's producTion oT You Can'T Take IT wifh You will be eligible Tor membership in The group. The presenT officers are John Fournier, presidenT and Shir- ley Ann Zealen, vice-presidenT. The TraTerniTy hopes To increase iTs membership in The coming years. OT course This requires more and TrequenT producTions by The 'TalenTed members oT The sTudenT body. Whenever a group from Rider becomes naTionally recognized iT is indeed a mark of achievernenT in Tavor oT boTh The group and The school. TOP ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: John Fournier, Rudy Peins. BOTTOM ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: MMT LaCross, Henry HoITh Shirley Ann Zealin, Frifz Fossdal. '

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DEBATI G Qu' TOP ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Henry Holfh, Charles Lloyd, Pefer Sidovar, Jerome Haines, and William Brown. FRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Al Rago, Business Manager, MaH'hew LaCross, Vice-Presidenh John H. LaPlanTe, Presidenh Ann Downs, Secrefaryg and Rudy Pains. JOHN H LaPLANTE, Presidenf The Debahng SocieTy launched iTs ThirTy-second successTul year wiTh a schedule oT ThirTy debaTes. ln addiTion The socieTy ex- panded To include The Radio Playhouse Group and Frankly Speak- ing, a sTudenT discussion panel. The sociefy is under The able direc- Tion oT Dr. AlTred Moran. OTTicers oT The sociely are Jack LaPlanTe, presidenTg MaT- Thew LaCross, viceepresidenh AI Rago, business manager: and Ann Downes, secrelary. Dr. Moran Turned The direcTion over To Mr, Harry LiTTle Tor The remainder of The year, due To oTher commiITmenTs and a heavy schedule. This year's opponenls included PrinceTon, Rulgers, Temple, Fordham, Bucknell, Penn, Lehigh, l.aTayeTTe, BosTon UQ, and many oTher easTern insTiTuTions. The Rider debaTors also aTTended The annual Model Rhode Island STudenT Congress, where legislaTion was proposed by Rider Congressmen. Each year The socieTy awards qualiTied memloers, honorary debaTe keys, and one special achievemenT award. IT is hoped ThaT The socieTy will be accepTed as a 'member of The NaTional DebaTing FraTerniTy, Della Sigma Rho, To which They have applied. XX wud? 1 ,ff.ki'Q i1'?7f. M. , 74 . .. -.ln