University of Illinois - Illio Yearbook (Urbana Champaign, IL)

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:;i 1 I ! li! RifF (Mickey Karm) pulls a knife against Bernardo (John Reynolds). Officer Krupke, portrayed by Earl Zimmerman, receives a sneer from Action (Robert Reinecke). 25

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Tony flees to Maria after killing her brother. Tony and Maria sing together. Imi Union Presents West Side Story On Mothers Weekend last sjaring many students with their mothers and other guests gathered in throngs on the quadrangle. The Auditorium man- aged to be the focal point of the entire week- end, because that was where West Side Story was presented. This musical, the story of the con- Hict between two gangs living in the West Side of New York City, was presented to sell-out audiences for the grand total of five time during the weekend. Sally Hart, John Winings, and all other members of the talented cast, as well as the director, Edward Levy, put in many long tiring hours of hard re- hearsal in order to bring the conflict between the Jets and Sharks into realization. From the first finger-snap until the death of Tony, West Side Story received everyone's vmdivided attention. For many weeks after this presentation, the whole campus was singing Gee, Officer Krujike, a favorite num- ber of the performance. The entire Jet gang demon- strated their agility in this number. Again the Illini Union committee surpassed itself in providing outstanding entertainment for the campus with this production. l] est Side Stoiy was discussed for weeks before and after the per- formances and Avill, undoubtedly, be renrembered for a long time by everyone. 24

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The men of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, under the direction of Bruce Pfiffer, were awarded the winning trophy. The Moms Enjoy Shi-Ai Sachem Sing The annual Shi-Ai Sachem Sing is presented as a special treat for the Moms. This songlest, sponsored by Shi-Ai, Panhellenic women's sopho- more activity honorary, and Sachem, Interfra- ternity men's junior activity honorary, is open to any sorority or fraternity wishing to partici- pate in the competition. This year six finalists were chosen from a field of eighteen entrants. These six. Gamma Phi Beta, Alpha Phi, Kappa Delta, Pi Beta Phi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and Delta Upsilon, took part in the two shows presented in Smith Music Hall on Friday, May 5, 1962. In accordance with this year's theme. Forty- second and Broadway, all of the sororities and fraternities sang one song from a Broadway show along with one of their house songs. The songs featured this year were Without a Song from Dream Girl, If I Loved You from Carousel, The Riff Song from Desert Song, Don't Marry Me from Flower Drum Sorw, Oh, I Can't Sit Down from the movie Porgy and Bess, and Hallelujah from Hit the Deck. After the second show, the winners were an- nounced and the trophies were presented. Alpha Phi was the winning sorority, and the winning fraternity was Sigma Alpha Epsilon. George Morvis, a junior in journalism, and Judy Faber, a sophomore in commerce, were co- chairmen of this year's sing. The Alpha Phi's, directed by Kathy Cline, delighted the audi as well as the judges, with their exceptional performance. II 26