Rockford College - Recensio / Cupola Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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SENIORS SOPHOMORES FRESHMEN 2 JUNIORS

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MINSTREL SHOW LA philosopher is a man what knows all de answers, if yo' lets him ax de questions., VV.A.A. annual minstrel shows are intended to introduce the freshmen to the college in its lighter moods. The production, written, directed, and acted by students, occurs the first Saturday night of the school year. This year Frances Jennings' Kongo Kapfrf was enjoyed by a large audience. The setting was in an African jungle, to which came a party of blackface explorers. They proceeded to get themselves into trouble by protecting a deposed native king who was fleeing from the newly installed dictator of his tribe. Those familiar with the annual productions were pleased to hear again GVVhen The Bluebirds and the Blackbirds Get Together' and 'For I've Been Down, Down, Downf Dr. Abbie Findlay Potts, in her review of the performance, said 'The prime function of these Kapfrf is to illustrate for the new members of the college the energy and goodwill of their older sisters, and the foresight and solidarity which make possible in one short week of rehearsal an evening of fun and songf 21

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SENIORS -IUNIORS SOPHOMORES FRESHMIZN