William Paterson University - Pioneer Yearbook (Wayne, NJ)

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Butterflies and Beer Welcome Students Back

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Day One September 2, 1975: the first day of school. The beginning for some, the beginning of the end for others. The Student Center lobby and lawns were crowded with people catching up with a friend ' s summer experi- ences, relating tales of a bittersweet summer love, or a great time down the shore. Then back to reality, waiting in long lines for lunch, books, and program adjustment. The chaos seeped out onto the roads where hour-long waits to get on — and off campus were all part of the day ' s routine.

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The first week ' s activities started off in the Pub with Welcome Back Night. The Student Activities Pro- gramming Board sponsored the pop- ular Irish duo. Sean and Chris, who led a very happy crowd in sing-alongs of some old standards and drinking songs. Dancing wasn ' t as impossible as it seemed, with some people doing an Irish jig or two. As the beer ran out, strains of Give Ireland back to the Irish, and shouts of Up the Republic, faded into the early morn- ing hours. On September 4, the Summer The- ater Workshop presented its produc- tion of Butterflies Are Free in hfun- ziker ' s Stage II. Set in the late ' 60 ' s, the story revolved around Don Baker, a young blind man out on his own for the first time, and his difficulty in coping with a promiscuous new neighbor and his overprotective mother. Under the direction of Don- ald Peterson, Tom McCormick skill- fully portrayed the hero in this dra- matic comedy; dealing with Joan Ludwig, as his mother and Catherine Lotwis playing his neighbor-lover, Jill Tanner. Harold Thrasher ' s beautiful settings provided the background, as the play flowed to its happy ending and loud appreciative applause. ABOVE LEFT: Jill Tanner (Catherine Lotwis) discovers Don ' s loft bed. LEFT: Getting back into the swing of things at the pub. 17