William Paterson University - Pioneer Yearbook (Wayne, NJ)

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G rease It was a chilly autumn night and the roughly nine-hundred people in line stretched from Shea Auditorium to the library. What were they wait- ing for? A slice of life in the fifties. The nostalgia craze hit WPC en masse as tickets were sold out in two days for the road company produc- tion of Grease ' ! The hit musical provided the colorful music and lan- guage of the nifty fifties for the SRO crowd, who saw everything from DA ' s and drlve-lns to bubble gum and bobby soxs. Hand jive and We go together were two musical numbers that brought a standing ovation from the throng. TOP: Hand Jlvel A blast trom the pasti ABOVE: The cast made the music and dance of the Fifties come alive right on stage. RIGHT: Being nostalgic takes a lot of practice up before the show. i as some of the cast tunes JO

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Second Week of Semester Full of Firsts LEFT: Pam, Helen and Ann play Rock and Roll as the audience turns the dance floor into a sock-hop. BELOW LEFT: The WPC March- ing Band didn ' t march much in their first appear ance. BELOW: Joe LaBadia gets a punt away, but the Hornets returned it 70 yards to score. r Wic w ' %«t

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LEFT: Dr. E. Woodward takes an Astronomy student to the stars by way of a telescope. BELOW: Star gazing in November brings its own problems; keeping warm and stiff necks. 21