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

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LEFT: The 1984 Homecoming chairmen. Randy Rosema and Laural Pasma, gratefully accept a bouquet of flowers. LEFT: Cylinda Monroe, Homecoming Queen, and her escort, Eddie Cambell, begin their reign of 1984. LEFT: Even though they were defeated oy the Earlham Quakers, the Trojans gave it their alL 29

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Homecoming weekend a success Homecoming is a special time for both alumni and students. For alumni, it is a time of rediscovering friends, facul- ty, and the old Taylor campus; for stu- dents it is a time for seeing graduated friends and maybe even getting a glimpse of Taylor as it was 10, 20, and 50 years ago. Focusing on this aspect, co-chairper- sons Laural Pasma and Randy Rosema gave Homecoming 1983 the theme of Passages . Pasma said of the week- end that homecoming was full of a va- riety of activities and the theme helped bring students and alumni together. Included in the weekend were several concerts. Friday night, Tim Sheppard, classical and jazz pianist, performed in the Milo A. Rediger Chapel Audito- rium. Tayl or Sounds and the Jazz Ensem- ble presented Sentimental Journey, a live 1940 ' s radio show on Saturday night. Included in the show were such golden oldies as Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy and Smoke Gets In Your Eyes. In weekend sports contests, Taylor ' s football team lost to the Earlham Col- lege Quakers in their Saturday home game. Friday and Saturday nights, home- coming crowds were treated to John Patrick ' s comedy play, The Curious Savage. This play, directed by OIlie Hubbard, entertained both students and alumni. Several alumni meetings were also scheduled for the weekend. On Satur- day, the annual alumni brunch was served at the Hodson Dining Commons. Reunion class recognition and alumni awards were presented at the banquet. Also at the Dining Commons was a prayer breakfast with Sam Wolgemuth, 1938 Taylor graduate, speaking. Finally, JamesTocco, acclaimed con- cert pianist, performed at the Recital Hall of the Hermanson Music Building, bringing to a close Homecoming 1983. ABOVE RIGHT; Jeff Fratus and Scott Waters, the animated Trojan, ponder how they can help the football team to a victory, RIGHT: The Homecoming choir sings during a special chapel. 28

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The Curious Savage ' .»» The Taylor Community began its the- atre exposure for 1983 in the little the- atre with John Patrick ' s THE CURIOUS SAVAGE. The comedy, centered in a home for the mentally ill, was produced on Homecoming weekend and the weekend following (October 20,21,22 and 27,28, and 29). The production is the story of a re- cently widowed woman, Mrs. Savage (Sally Perkins), who in her revived zest for life has used her resources to help others. The conflict arises when her step-children (Greg Cox, Tracee Petra- kis, and Frank Sharp) have her declared unstable and placed in the home with the hope of gaining control of her es- tate. The patients Mrs. Savage meets in the home as well as her encounters with her children climaxing in the meet- ing of the two provides the show with its high degree of hilarity. Laugher is en- couraged in the home and thus in the audience. Dr. Emmett, the doctor in the home quotes Lord Byron saying, If I laugh at any mortal thing ' tis that I may not weep. This seems to be the playwright ' s feeling also as he tastefully and artfully develops the characters in the home. Perhaps the most interest- ing observation of the show as a whole could be made in the comparison be- tween the patients and Mrs. Savage ' s children. The line between sanity and insanity seems to become thinner and thinner. Taylor ' s production of THE CURIOUS SAVAGE had its own moments of laugh- ter, some expected and others not so expected! Fairy May ' s (Melanie Lane) selection of a gum drop was guaranteed a laugh .. she took a bite out of every one in the dish until she found on that suited her taste buds! Mrs. Savage ' s blue, BLUE hair was nicely coordinated with the set and the cause for set mem- bers forgetting what Sally really looked like. Overall, THE CURIOUS SAVAGE pro- vided an evening of entertainment for both the cast and the audience and thoughtful insight to our responses to those we feel are insane and sane. ABOVE RIGHT: Ethel quickly makes friends with Mrs, Paddy and it ' s a rare event for Mrs. Paddy to be polite to anyone. RIGHT: Clinging to her teddy bear, Ethel tries to convince Dr. Emmetand Miss Wilhelmina that she doesn ' t need to be in the home. 30