SUNY at Oswego - Ontarian Yearbook (Oswego, NY)

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A coat? A 'gentleman'? A gentleman's coat? Normandy is fine and fair. D. Swift, M. Padrich, J. LeVolse, and J. Paxton in Once Upon a Mattress presented in April, 1964. SHELDON FGRENSIC ASSOCIATION FIRST ROW: S. Symanski, F. lsraelton, E. Kaess, J. Bennett, P. Catlin. SECOND ROW: R. Fessen den, S. Eber, F. Pettey, L. Saunders, Mr. Rickett, J. Apgar, H. Baxley. 105 The Sheldon Forensic As- sociation, better known as the Debate Club, helps stu- dents to use speech effec- tively and to gain a thor- ough knowledge on a specific topic. The topic for this year is: Resolved that the Federal Government should establish a national program of public work for the unemployed. The De- bate Club meets with New York State and other East- ern seaboard colleges in competition for awards. Planned for this year are debates in New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Ver- mont, and New York. ln November the third annual Sheldon Forensic tourna- ment was held with fifteen colleges participating. The High School Tournament and National Forensic League State Championship of the High Schools are also sponsored by the Sheldon Forensic Associa- tion.

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BLACKFRIARS Blackfriars, the drama group on Oswego's campus, is one of the oldest orga- nizations at Oswego. Since its foundation, the Blackfriars has sought to bring to campus audiences the best quality drama possible in academic theatre. 1 Throughout the years, Blackfriars has grown from a tiny struggling organiza- tion to one that counts for much in the cultural life of Oswego. The present academic staff, which now numbers six professional trained theatre people, acts in advising and directing capacities. The result is an organi- zation of which any academic theatre would be proud. Blackfriars presents a variety of dramatic activities. In addition to plays of a conventional nature, it produces experimental and avant-garde pieces and provides technical assistance for an active children's theatre program. The 1964-1965 season included the Children's Theatre production of Tale of An Alaskan Whale directed by Dr. Olla Rickett. This production was cast with Miss Strickland's third grade. The major Blackfriar productions were Moliere's The Would-Be-Gentleman, Harold Pinter's The Caretaker, and Christopher Fry's The Lady's Not For Burning. The Mikado by Gilbert and Sullivan was produced through the combined efforts of Blackfriars and the Children's Theatre. 104 FIRST ROW: C. O'Mara, N. Guth- rie, C. Leon, S. Solli, K. Hanley, N. Dove, G. Rosengarten, H. Rosen- baum. SECOND ROW: S. Costa, C. Chappelle, R. Koski, P. Freeman, C. Cobb, P. Shaad, P. Gorman, J. Hubbard, C. Barnes, D. Lucey, E. Danner. THIRD ROW: Dr. Rickett, Mr. Mincher, R. Callan, D. Mc- Avoy, Mrs. Myers, Dr. Myers, Miss Pendergast, C. Happle. FOURTH ROW: L. Pace, P. Paris, B. Frad- kin, K. Rosendale, G. Cunning- ham, N. Rubin, J. Gogol, L. D'Allsandre, J. Chapman, P. Buse, L. Stanton, K. Stone, J. Burns, M. Lipp, M. Silverman, S. Rubenstein, C. Eaton, A. Morabito. FIFTH ROW: T. VanBogelen, B. Barney, J. Vermilye, P. Martin, F. Sant- man, R. Brooks, G. Green, L. Ber- man, M. Parker, R. Paice, J. Clay. My story being done,! She gave me for my pains a world of sighs. Walter Mason in Othello, March, 1964. l i 5 3 1 5 5 4 3 r Q X S

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FIRST ROW: Mr. W. Keen, I. Epp, N. Shupp. L. Neiss, Dr. Sternlicht. SECOND ROW: E. LaPorte, L. Hunt. ENGLISH CLUB Open to all students, English Club seeks to present facets of literature and drama which would otherwise be unavailable to the student body. This year Mr. Alan Schneider, Broadway director of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? spoke on The Theatre in Transition. Mr. Alan Dugan, winner of the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and Mr. Gary Snyder read from their own poetry. Dr. Mary Marshall, Professor of English at Syracuse University, spoke on Shakespeare's comedies. Feeling that students are often unaware of the achievements of their faculty and fellow students, English Club presented Dr. Helen Theimer, reading and interpreting her own stories, and the contributors of the spring is- sue of Pen and Brush, reading their own selections. During the spring semes- ter English Club sent its officers to the New York State English Council at Buffalo. clRcuLo ESPAANOL The newly formed Circulo Espanol provides students with an opportunity to become well ac- quainted with the Spanish language and civilization through presenta- tions by Spanish-speaking students, professors, and visitors. ln the fall semester the Spanish Club's programs centered around life in Latin America. The speakers were primarily students who have visited the countries on their own, through student exchange pro- grams andthe Peace Corps. A jet age field trip to Puerto Rico was planned for the spring semes- ter. The students were divided into small groups, each choosing a different aspect of Puerto Rico to do research on such topics as: pub- lic education, political attitudes of the Puerto Ricans towards the Unit- ed States, and the influence of reli- gion on the Puerto Rican. The re- search was augmented by personal experiences in Puerto Rico. Once back, the members planned a ser- ies of lectures to the college stu- dents and to local high schools. FIRST ROW: B. Ervvay, C. Quirk. SECOND ROW: A. Vergalito, M. Glassing, N. Furletti, E. Torres. THIRD ROW: S. Rubenstein, J. Pless, H. Tuttle, C. Cotelo, M. Adler.