University of Central Missouri - Rhetor Yearbook (Warrensburg, MO)

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.0 1 J z i India's Ambassador Nehru. 1966 Commencement speaker. 1 5 5 , I Farham Shubi-ilat of ,lurdon presents his country 's Hagtof1MS students. September brought the Serendipity Singers and their light-hearted ent:-rtaimnenl. Indiana lvniu-rsityl Singing Hoosiers perform outstandingly, Minister Ephraim Eu-run of Israel speaks tn Dr. Pow-ll's vlasses, Q-ja, i i ! '. '75 R , 5 ,,::i.f'iE: ' ' ? 5 -' 9 ' i E E v 25 ,

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?9?ZWf J Q In .luly'. Va Yan Thai. Vietnam ambassador. spoke at CMS. Famous people visit CM campus throughout '66-96 Throughout the year international figures and entertainers have added memorable highlights to the CMS schedule. To help bring the news fronts of the world to CMS. as well as en- lighten students on current world affairs. such speakers as Moham- mad T. Mehdi ol' Iraq. Farham Shubeilat of Jordon. Avahan Har- mon of Isral. Ibraham El-Ahdab of Lebanon. and Maxwell Taylor addressed campus organizations. General Maxwell Taylor. for example. spoke to a capacity crowd as he emphasized reasons why the l'.S. was in Vietnam and what the LQS. was doing there at the time to obtain the objectives of securing free elections for the South Vietnamese. The world of entertainment posed an interesting contrast to the area of politics and international relations. The Serendipity Singers started the year with an eyening of quick-w'itted and light-hearted entertainment. Half A Sixpencefi a Broadway' musical. was also presented here. To round out the year. The Singing Hoosiers of Indiana Ifnixersity' presented a spectacular performance. The outstanding group ap- peared with selections drawn from the best of Broadway' and from the popular and follx music lields. 24 . s s fl 5+ 7,7 I l :mf ., 3' ,-,- l If s . V 3 .1iE'.. I ' iv . Y . k.,., - E CMS students and faculty' eagerly' attended a personal appearance by' General Maxwell Taylor as he stressed reasons why the I'.S. was in Iietnam. -'

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v , . I 4' 9- x . l - -'- E5 ffl-a Q' r S ,Q4,w :. 1 y s f r vi Act ll brought an cnthusiastic pcrformancc of 'l'hi- l'arty's on the- llouse HALF A SIXPE CE arrives from Broadway ix , :T With Broadway practicc in Half A Six- pcnca-. Kc-nm-th Nclson as Arthur Kipps lcads ai dance- l 0llliIN'. N i Following a succcsslul two-ycar run. lirst in London and again on Broadway. Half A Sixpcnccn playcd in Warrcns- llurg on Sunday. Uctobcr 9. at llcndricks Hall. Statcd by Ur. Harold Young. dircctor ol' tie-Id scryiccs. to bc thc largcst production wc'yc cy cr had at CMS. thi- touring musical hit includcd a company of 53. a cast of 29. an orchcstra of I3. and a 5530.000 wardrobc. Kcnncth Nclson. Broadway danccr. portraycd Arthur Kipps. a charming Cockncy' lad who jumpcd from working class to uppcr class and back again in the midst of turn-of-thc-ccntu- ry -England. Nclson is also known for his rolcs in thc Broad- way hits. NScvcntccn. The Fantasticksf. and Willy Bax- tcr. Backing him was an outstanding troupc including By- ron Wcbstcr., Collcttc Mclyillc. Mariannc M4-Andrcws. and Gayle Shcppard. ln addition to scvcral danccs. such tunes as Money to Burn. lf thc Rain's Cot to Fall. All in thc Causc of Economy. Half a Sixpcnccf' and l'll Build a Palaccn wcrc fcaturcd in thc musical play which was dircctcd by Frcd Hcrbcrt. Half A Sixpcnccu was co-sponsorcd by thc SGA and thc convocation committcc. s. . gr an