William Jewell College - Tatler Yearbook (Liberty, MO)

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Ni, 1:3151-. f.- j Oxbrldge participants Row 1: Linda Penrod, Michelle Dillard, Marilyn Carter. Row 2: Jon Hemphill, Kevin Moore, Meredith Moore, John Crane, Tim Smith. Oxbridge Enhances Study William Jewell welcomed its first class of Oxbridge scholars in 1985. Oxbridge -- named from a combina- tion of OXford and CamBRlDGE - is a program of tutorial majors open to freshman and sophomore students. As a part of this program, students have the opportunity to study at Ox- ford or Cambridge for all or part of their junior year. The tutorial approach to learning emphasizes researching independent- ly, solving problem solving, reading, and writing. It is ideal for intellectual- ly self-reliant students who can manage their own learning time, free of daily accountability to their instructors. Oddly enough, these exceptional students were not required to have any specific grade point average or level of test scores to be admitted to the program. Instead, they demonstrated intellectual vitality and evidenced an ability to perserve in this demanding course of study. The few who demonstrated these characteristics were: Kevin Moore, sophomore, Meredith Moore, soph- omore, and Stacey Wilburn, freshman who majored in English language and literatureg Marilyn Carter, sophomore and Lloyd Den- ton, freshman who majored in historyg Michelle Dillard, freshman, Jon Hemphill, freshman, and Lin- da Penrod, freshman who majored in institutions and policy lan inter- disciplinary combination of philosophy, politics, and economicslg Tim Smith, freshman, who majored in religious studies, and John Crane, sophomore who majored in molecular biology. A music major is also offered. The Oxbridge Program, under the direction of Dr. Anne Marie Shannon, is funded by a 331,005,000 grant from the Hallmark Education Foundation of Kansas City. Also in 1985, the campus received the first paper in the Ox- bridge Paper Series. Presented by Meredith Moore, the paper was chosen as the outstanding paper from the introductory seminar.

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'Sw-,rr Left: Soph. Eddie Mos and Jr. Susan Huff share a quiet moment on stage Below: Fr. Joni Bishop portrays the young bride Emily Webb. ggppnuulll' :.'4'?',2,2ir22i 1 f ' 2'f:'4f Yffr .msnxw wrap: Q -ed Q '? if EPI :ETL 6 ai 'I Nw. , f ff.f i i 5 Nm A , 1 ' g 'cq' Img J 1 vi 'Mn ...Mm Troupe Shows Dlversnt n theatre at William Jewell excellence means diversity. Following last fall's The Jester and Spring's Romeo and Juliet, with Thorton Wilder's Our Town, Kim Harris, director of theatre, served the campus a smorgasbord of dramatic styles it will not soon forget. This wide variety of styles was intentional. Harris asserted, If you do one type ot play, it bores the audience. Our Town was certainly a change of taste, not only from recent campus productions, but also from the bulk of dramatic literature. While other playwrights' works are usually classifiable, Wilder doesn't fit easily into any one category. Harris explained, It's very individual. Wilder had his own in- dividual style like no one else's. Glenn Snowden, sr. Communication major, agreed with Harris's evaluation. A lot of playwrights write according to the style of the period. Our Town is unique to him. lt is completely Wilderf' said Snowden. A wide selection of students protrayed roles in Our Town, ranging from senior to freshman and Communication major to Nursing major. Although there were a number of freshmen in the cast, including two of the leads, Harris had no trouble directing them. While less experienced actors obviously benefited from working with experienced cast members, veteran actors also improved their skills during the production. The benefits worked both ways. lt's really very positive, said Snowden. Actors had a chance to sample dif- ferent stages of life in Our Town. Emi- ly Webb fJoni Bishop, fr.j and George Gibbs fDavid Langton, fr.i aged twelve years during the span of the play. Por- traying Mrs. Gibbs, Susan Huff, jr. music major, had the opportunity to view life from the perspective of the dead and gain insight into the human experience. The world doesn't understand what's going to happen. We never understand the value of life until it's gone, explained Huff. Combining insight and imagination, Our Town cast members developed the rich characterizations Harris en- couraged. I found in directing student actors that they do much better if you give them the basic set and let them work with it, said Harris. Huff and Eddie Mos, so, who played husband and wife, worked off-stage to deepen their relationship. We talked about our lives and the motivation of the author. We looked beyond what the author wrote down, explained Huff. William Jewell theater-goers have developed a taste for the excellent. Excellence that was served up regular- ly, regardless of the form it took. 1, 77731. , .- A- -Y, ....--...iv-af.. -. ff i all Play f 25