Southern University - Jaguar Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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Such was lhe slory behind Jrhe world-famous Creole Varielies of I968 , Spoon River Anlhologyn, Splendor in lhe Grass , and many olher plays presenled by This de- parlmeni. Dr. Sherman poses wilh The high school direclors who parficipared in The second annual Louisiana High School Thealre Feslival held in Jrhe Universily Theaire on December 6, l968. The purpose of lhe leslival is lo share Jrhealrical experiences wilh sludenls and direclors 'rhroughoul lhe S+a're of Louisiana on a non-compelilive basis. Trophies were presenled 'ro lhose schools who performed.

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...., -wwm1m.,,,. , 'Y-vga, me V 1,, If ' , img, A. i x . Aller many hours of rehearsals, days ol hammering, painling, pulling, and hanging by lhe working crews, hem-sfilching and many made-up faces-lhe linal nighl arrives. When lhe curlain is drawn and l'he play begins, 'rhis is where beauly ol love is revealed. Building a ser is hard worlc. The final checlc fo make sure l'ha+ everyrhing is right

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1 iii 1 S DR. ALFCNSO SHERMAN Chairman of lhe Speech and Thealre Deparlmenl Dr. Sherman is a nalive of Challanooga, Ten- nessee. He received his AB. and MA. degrees from Tennessee Slale Universify, and his Ph.D. from lndiana Universiiy. He has done European sludy in England, Auslria, Swilzerland, France, Germany, llaly, and Belgium, and has done lur- 'rher sludy al 'rhe Universily oi Soulhern Cali- fornia. Before coming +o Souihern, Dr. Sher- man laughl al Grambling College, Florida Agclvl Universily, Soufh Carolina Slale Universily, and lndiana Universily. Dr. Sherman shares a class wilh Mrs. Augman.