Taylor University - Ilium / Gem Yearbook (Upland, IN)

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Taylor Theatre started the laughing on Oct. 15 and kept it up until the 23rd by presenting Moss Hart and George Kaufman ' s comedy, You Can ' t Take it With You. The cast did its share of laughing too . . . glancing at Julia Shep- herd ' s typewriter it is obvious that she wasn ' t just pretending she couldn ' t type. Listening to Scott Etchison play the xy- lophone during performances, the audi- ence would never have guessed that he ' d been through a crash course in Patty Ir- vin ' s Xylophone School. On the whole the show ran smoothly except on the night when the animals decided not to cooperate. First there was the night Huckleberry dove off Julia ' s desk and ran through the audience. Two nights later Elmira was up to no good and ver active in her cage. Barry VonLanken wasn ' t real comfortable about taking her out during the show but what an actor must do, he must do. You Can ' t Take it With You hu- morously opened many minds of the Taylor community to acceptance of those different than oneself. Possessions and wealth may bring happiness, but as in the words of Grandpa Sycamore, You can ' t take it with ou. Playing With Laughter .ABOVE: The look of love, as Alice (Cindy Ericson) invites Tony (Paul Branks) in after an evening at the ballet. BELOW: Intent in conversation. Grandpa (Barry VonLanken) converses with Elmira, his eight-foot-long Boa- Constrictcr 26 — Fall Drama

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Time Spent With Parents ABOVE: Entertaining parents and students — The Melody Four sing one of their speeial songs. ABOVE: Giving some important game plans to Mark Wilkerson. Coach Law plans his strategy. I I. IT: Before the Defiance football game [)r , ' rl n .lacobus — Falherof Brent .laco- bus anticipates watching his son play in I he game. 1 1 i r n Special memories of mom and dad are always with us as well as they are apart from us. But the opportunity to be back together again with parents during Par- ent ' s Weekend provided the chance for parents and students to reunite and to experience a filled weekend. A weekend which incorporated some of life ' s most important ingredients, entertainment, fellowship and inspiration. Parent ' s Weekend gave parents the opportunity to leave with a visual image of where their son or daughter lives from day to day. Students not only got to show off their campus but they also got to in- troduce their parents to the people in their lives their friends and wing- mates. Over Parent ' s Weekend Jim Law coached his first Taylor team to a victory over Defiance. Bob Davenport, who has been associated with Taylor students and Wandering Wheels, received a spe- cial award on the weekend. Helen Sla- pelton also was given special recognition for her devoted interest in the people here. Jim and Sally Conway, who had three daughters that attended Taylor and also were among the founders of the Parent ' s Association, came back to share and to be a part of the weekend ' s activi- ties. There were a lot of unique experiences during the weekend, but one aspect about the weekend which has been con- silient with every Parent ' s weekend is the attitude to glorify Christ, so that the people present might be edified. Parent ' s Weekend — 25

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' ' ' i | ' ' ' You Can ' t Take it With You ' ' Penelope Sycamore Julia Shepherd Essie Carmichael Janice Shipley Rheba Deb Messamore Paul Sycamore Tim Kroeker Mr. DePinna Russ VanDine Ed Carmichael Scott Etchison Donald Dan Krula Martin Vanderhof Barry VonLanken Mice Sycamore Cindy Ericson Henderson Kevin Helmuth Tony Kirby Paul Branks Boris Kolenkov Doug Oliver Gay Wellington Gale Wallower Mr. Kirby Greg Cox Mrs Kirby Molly Moody Three Men Jim Convy Craig Speicher Harvey Warwick Olga Barb Hauter The Kitten Huckleberry The Snake Elmira B0 E: The family happily together. Grandpa prays they will all be able to continue in their own special way and simph enjoy life. ' i«,» {T -T »- ABOVE: When Penny invites an ac- tress home to read over one of her pla scripts, she regrets it as Gay Wellington (Gale Wallower) ap- pears more interested in her after- noon drink than the play. Donald (Dan Krula) and Rheba (Deb Mes- samore) find her baffling. LEET: Grandpa finds it amusing that the Kirbys (Greg Cox and Mol- ly Moody) argue over a little word like bathroom. ABOVE: As usual, Essie ' s homemade candy provides the needed insp ration for playwright Penelope Sycamore (Julia Shepherd). Fall Drama — 27