Westminster College - Argo Yearbook (New Wilmington, PA)

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the majestic archway, the stained glass figures keep a watchful eye as students enter chapel. -F. Perl Clowns Laura Palovich and Nancy Wright prepare for their service team at Polk State Hospital. -F. Perl Dr. Macky tries to get a point across to his Biblical Theology class. -M. von Hillebrandt With the sound of the trumpets. 1800 voices join together to celebrate the season at Christmas Vespers. -J. MUler

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I n keeping with its history as Approximately 400 members of a liberal arts college related to the the college community participated United Presbyterian Chuch, West- in the Sunday vespers services, in- minster continued o ering students eluding 180 choir members, a variety of opportunities in which Wednesday and Friday chapel ser- to examine their religious beliefs vices drew a crowd of about 100. and or put them into practice. A controversial subject in the Under the guidance of Dean of religion was that of the Chapel Judson C. McConnell, scm- aM-coUege graduation requirement inary Intern Keith Sundberg.Volun- religion course. Of the 50 teer Coordinator Pat Brugler, rtudents polled, 58 percent expressed Secretary Mabel Wimer, and 14 positive attitude towards the student assistants; a gamut of requirement, 38 percent were religion-related activities were «gain«t »t. and four percent had coordinated by the dean of chapel ' s ® opinion. office. These included Religion- hUe he was not particularly in-Life symposia, a fall retreat, enUiusiastic about toking a religion social awareness groups, and chapel « »rsc, Phil Wagman, one of the and vesper services. college ' s three registered Jewish In addition, over 300 students •t« tenU, upheld the requirement, were involved in 30 establuhed students of all reUgious service teams while others parti- backgrounds insight into Uie beliefs cipated on special teams. Linda «f Because of this, West- Gulden, established service team minster stands apart from sUte- assistant, felt these programs gave pOMored schools and otiier non- students a chance to serve tiie church retated institutions. needs of a lot of people in the nearby ' MuibM von HiUebnndt % conmiunity. ' ' Outlining the Chrittmai Vapera aervioe Reach Out guitarists Duane Harms and are Kwame Akosah, Keith Sundberg and Julie Myers lead a group sing. Boyd Edmcndson.

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can cause someone to get out a handkerchief and wipe away a tear, that makes it all worthwhile. The government gets the rest. -Victor Barge The arts appealed to the emotions. Anyone who was skeptical about the validity of this statement needed only to look at the facial expres- sions of the audience during any performance. One such performer was Victor Borge, who appeared as part of the Celebrity Series on October 6. Borge absolutely captivated the Home- coming weekend audience, taking control of their emotions. He made them laugh at his antics one minute and sing along with him the next. In the past, Celebrity Series had always proven to be a popular event both for students and the com- munity. The first two events of the 1978-79 season drew record crowds. Both the Borge concert and The Wiz, were sold out by the middle of September. A large-scale musical production such as The Wiz, was designed to von HHIebrandt Desiree, played by Claudia Herr, sings a lyric from the 1973 Broadway musical A Little Night Music. -K. Pcalstrom be performed with a stage and facilities much larger and more elaborate than those available in Orr Auditorium. The entire show arrived in two trucks. There were not enough hooks on the stage for the backdrops; lumber had to be ordered; and classrooms had to be transformed into dressing rooms for the myriads of cast members. The various fine arts departments also sponsored events for the enter- tainment of the students and com- munity. Especially active in this area was the music department, which included a variety of per- forming ensembles. The vocal groups, concert choir and vesper choir performances were limited mainly to singing at Sun- day evening vespers, but the instru- mental ensembles were involved in various interdepartmental activities. One outstanding example of this was the orchestration in the theatre production of A Little Night Music. -A.my Wagner m Christmas carols ring out across campus when Carol Stoves pla ys the new carillon. -M von Hillchrandt 30