Sioux Falls College - Sioux Brave Yearbook (Sioux Falls, SD)

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.Q- C .,,- 4. The Enemy' Grease-paint, masks, wigs, and costumes were donned by college thespians for nine onefact plays, and two three-act productions during the 1937-38 year. .The major plays included Tiger House, the play given Tepee Day, and The Enemy, the winter production. Tiger House, a mystery thriller, had Eleanor Rundell cast in the leading role, Erma Lowrie, a young girl who inherited a haunted house from a rich aunt. Nan Coon played the part of Erma's nervous aunt Emma, who lived with her. Jack Jeglum was her cousin Arthur, who pretended to be in love with the heroine, but was in reality the villian of the piece, who attempted to drive her out of the house in order to get a valuable necklace which was concealed in the house. Rolland Rueb as Oswald, a naturalist crazy about bugs, took comedy honors with Olive Vickery as flapper Peg, Ermais friend. Merle Dunn played the romantic detective, Harold VVoertink was Yami, the mysterious house boy. Russell Britzius was Arthuris partner in crime. Lenore Roberts was the old Scotch housekeeper, and jean Park the mystery woman. Bread was the title of a one-act play produced by the dramatic department for the state Baptist convention at Huron in October. Students in the cast included Avis Jones, Loretta McLaughlin, Carl Lundquist, Bob Branson, Kathryn Cooper, and Laura Thurlow. The play was also presented in Sioux Falls. A war-time drama set in Austria, The Enemy, was a strong plea for peace. It depicted the results of the war on a professorls family in Vienna. Loretta McLaughlin as Pauli, the professor's daughter, had the leading role. Jack jeglum, an artistic young author Whose career the war ruined, and who was finally killed as he returned as Pauli on leave, played opposite her. rg is C Tiger Hous President-Bernice Stier Secretary-Treasurer-Ernest Van Ger ofafee Vice-President-Robert Wehling pen 0 7551?-r , ff .- .Y1T'f?'- -J-- YF - . fi 1,1 f. . , . , . .K

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0.1 ii Luk.:-' N. J, .J , , ,B ' ll Lp.-5 the freshman and sophomore invitational tourney at Mitchell April S and 9. Each team participated in five rounds of debate, both winning three de- cisions and losing two. Ruth Koller also entered the extemporaneous speaking contest. Ten teams from five South Dakota colleges entered the competition. The major event of the year was the Pi Kappa Delta National tourna- ment at Topeka, Kansas, during the week of April IS-23. Nine represent- atives left Sioux Falls Easter Sunday for the competition. Prof. jordan and J. D. Coon also attended the contest. After five days of speaking, Carl Lundquist tied for first place in the national extemporaneous speaking. lt was not his first experience with high ranking. Carl had previously won live lirsts out of seven starts in district, state, and national contests, both high school and college. lle also won a national high school debate contest for XVashington high school in 1935. Lundquist and Dougherty, the men's debate team, won a superior ranking. Jeanne Seguin, women's extemp speaker, was not eliminated until the semi-final rounds. Dorothy Boardman and Dorothy Baily, women's team, won four of their eight decisions. Gordon Norbraten and Bernice Stier represented SFC in Oratory. Representatives to the Pi Kappa Delta congress were Nan Coon and Rolland Rueb. Norbraten also attended the sessions. All three were mem- bers of the house of representatives. Sessions were held in the Topeka, Kansas, state capitol building. Parliamentary order patterned after the national Congress was followed. Nan Coon was named on the honorary escort for the governor of Kansas when he attended the session. Final speech event of the year was the entrance of Bernice Stier in thc Interstate Oratory contest at Northwestern University, livauston, Illinois. Bernice ranked sixth in the entire contest, in which 25 state winners were entered. Only two women, Jeanne Seguin and Bernice Stier from the major squad will graduate this year, so an equally good record may be expected from the department in 1939. 2

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aiafee To further the interest .in dramatic art and production, the Roister Doister club was organized on the Sioux Falls College campus in 1931. This is an or- ganization which is open to all students who have an interest in dramatics. Members are given opportunities to participate as actors or as part of the back-stage crew in three- and four-act plays as well as several one-act plays. Rueb-Lundquist-Britzius-Woertink-Van Gerpen-C. Doughertv-Rendahl lng - Kuns - French -- Lawless - Rice - Cline - Cooper - Boardman - N u Rundell - M. Dougherty - A. Anderson - Menke - Koplow - Jordan Ogden - Thurlow - A. Jones - Whitby - M. J. Jensen - Hansen - Park N. Dunn - Koller - F. Dougherty - Seguin - Martini -- S. johnson Modena - Baily Harold Woertink was the Professor, and Robert Wehling a rich war speculator, and father of the young writer. Harris Lawless played a young English student who before the war, lived with the Professor's family. Across the hall from Pauli lived Mitzi, jean Park, Fritz, Carl Lundquistg and Kurt, Claire Van Ausdall. Baruska, the professoris servant, was portrayed by judee Koplow. Seven one-act plays were produced by members of the directing class as the spring project. Several of these were selected for production at commencement time. Directors and casts are as follows. Dorothy Boardman, The Whirlwind Blows,'i Judee Ko low Loretta McLaughlin, Jean Park, Vivian Cline, Thank You, Doctor, Harris LaTi7l'6K' Marion Berdahl, Jim Burbank, Monica Dougherty, Robert Stuart, A Matter of Husbands, Director Charles Dougherty, with Vivian Huber and Ada Anderson. Carl Lundquist, The Message From Khufu, Alfred Van Benschoten, Dallas French, Russell Britzius, Robert Dunn, Helen Martini, The Third Angle, Eleanor Rundell, Olive Vickery, Jack Ieglum. Betty Ogden, Gratitude, Ruth O'Connor, Maxine Hansen, jean Harlan, Dorothy Baily, and Jane Menke. Bob Wehling, Sky Fodder, Merle Dunn, Robert Branson, Robert Misner. At the last assembly before Christmas, From Our House to Your House, a holiday play, was given with Helen Martini, Shirlie Johnson, Carl Lundquist, Dallas French, jack johnson, and Russell Britzius. For the spring play, Director Jordan has selected Pornander VValkf' Last year, the dra- matics department spelled Ufinisl' with The Admirable Crichton. u.Adl'l1l1'3blC Crichton l