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the war whoop
Vol LX No. 11
MARCH 4 1983
McMurry College; Abilene Tx.
McM celebrates Women's History
By Shclllc Warren
Women's History Week will be
celebrated nationally March 6
through March 11 for the fifth
year. This year McMurry will
participate in the celebration for
the first time at the request of Dr.
Fane Downs history professor.
The idea for Women's History
Week originated in Santa Rosa
California in 1978. In 1981 it was
officially proclaimed by the U.S.
Senate. The purpose of the cele-
bration is to recognize the contri-
butions of women academically
socially and culturally to the
nation.
"It's important to recognize the
contributions of women to Ameri-
can history as well as women's
contributions to McMurry" Dr.
Relief organization head
to speak
Dr. J. Harry Haines chief
executive of the United Methodist
Committee on Relief has been
selected as the featured speaker
for the annual Bcnnctt-Willson
Families Lectures at McMurry
College.
The Lectures arc scheduled for
Thursday March 17 in Mc-
Murry's Radford Auditorium at
9:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. Both
lectures will be free and open to
the public.
Dr. Haines administers the
relief and rehabilitation program
of the United Methodist Church
in 62 countries overseas as well
as disaster relief within the
United States.
Dr. Haines whose offices arc
in New York City holds a Ph.D.
and Th.M. from the Princeton
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Apothecary Harry Starks In "Romeo & Juliet." Photo by Todd
Raaberry
Downs states.
McMurry's celebration of
women's History Week will in-
volve both women who contri-
buted in history and women who
contributed to McMurry.
On March 6 (through March
18) a women's art show will be
featured in the Ryan building the
work from former women stu-
dents and faculty at McMurry will
be featured. McMurry's first art
teacher Lois Hogue Shaw will
.also have some of her work on
display.
Kitty Benson is organizing the
art show. Many of the most
prominent artists' in Abilene arc
connected with McMurry and will
be featured.
A reception for the women
at B-W Lectures
Theological Seminary and a B.A.
degree from Western Maryland
College. He has been awarded
honorary degrees by Western
Maryland College and DcPauw
University.
Prior to becoming executive
director of the UMCOR in 1966.
Dr. Haines served as Asia Secre-
tary to the World Council of
Churches' Commission on Inter-
Church Aid Refugee and World
Service. He has been district
superintendent of the General
Malaysia Methodist District and a
missionary in China.
In recent years contributors to
the 40-year old UMCOR have
averaged S12 million annually.
These funds arc expended for
the "relief of human suffering
without regard to race color or
artists will be held March 6 from 2
until 4 p.m. in the Ryan- Art
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Gallery. This will be open to the
public.
Ruth Wincgartin a women's
historian from Auston will speak
creed1' according to Dr. Haines.
His organization is involved
intcrdcnominationally with such
organizations as the Church
World Service and the World
Council on Churches which have
been the center of some contro-
versy recently.
UMCOR programs encompass
a wide variety of projects in the
areas of relief rehabilitation
refugee resettlement and root
causes of hunger.
A widely published author Dr.
Haines has written on such topics
as Christianity and Communism
A World without Hunger and the
Chinese. Two of his books
"Committed Locally" "Living
Globally" and "Ten Hands for
God" were published last year.
A REVIEW
Lovers of all ages need
to see 'Romeo and Juliet'
Back in the 18th century the
Royal Oxford Library has a first
edition of Shakespeare's plays
chained to a lectern so that
students could read from it. The
most-thumbed pages of the
volume contained the balcony
scene from "Romeo and Juliet"
Shakespeare's major contribution
to the drama of love.
McMurry College's Theater
Department is currently bringing
this epitome of love stories to life
in the Little Theater of the Amy
Graves Ryan Fine Arts Center on
campus. The play directed by
Marion Castclberry opened last
week and will run Friday and
Saturday night. Curtain is at 8
p.m.
It takes a certain amount of
directional courage to try to bring
this invitation to theatrical cliche
to the stage.
Why would the theater depart-
ment want to trot out this
warhorse of adolescent passion
again?
The answer is simple. Lovers of
all ages need to see "Romeo and
Juliet" every once in a while and
delight again in the primacy of
love in the human emotional
on "Women in Texas History" on
Tucsdayat 9:30 a.m.in Radford.
This is a College Scries program.
Ms. Wincgartcn will also be
meeting with Dr. Downs' Texas
History class that night to discuss
women's roles on history.
i Ms. Wincgartcn served as the
(research director for the Texas
(Foundation for Women's Resour-
ces during 1978-1981. She was
'also the curator for a major
touring exhibition "Texas
Women a Celebration of His-
tory." March 10 a reception will be
held in Ryan from 3:30 until 5
p.m. honoring the women who
have made outstanding contribu-
tions to McMurry. McMurry
women performing artists will
provide the music for the recep-
tion. The reception is open to
anyone involved with McMurry.
"The first few years that
McMurry was open there were
CLF sponsors 5 th
McMurry Revival
The fifth annua! McMurry
College Revival featuring the
I Rev. Lewis Holland of Canadian
is scheduled for Monday through
Thursday March 7-10 on tc
McMurry campus.
. Rev. Holland minister at the
First United Methodist Church of
Canadian and a McMurry gra-
duate will be returning to his
'alma mater for the four-day
revival.
The Revival is set for three
evenings Monday through
Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the
repertoire. And those who are not
in love will come away from
"Romeo and Juliet" wishing that
they were.
Last year when the theater
(department brought the lesser-
known Shakespeare play to the
stage they opted for comic-
opera costumes with appropri-
ately comic results this year
Castlebcrry chose to adhere to
more traditional costuming not
unlike the apparel used in the
IZeferelli "R& J" of the late 60's.
'The audience sees a basically
monochromatic but nonetheless
impressive backdrop against
which the players pass in cos-
tumes vibrant with color early on
as joy predominates but sobering
into darker hues as tragedy
ensues.
Technical director Joe Harris
knows that the function of a
theatrical set is not so much to
"look like" Verona but to provide
enhancement of the atmosphere
which the playwright with his
words conjures up. Here we see
an almost split-screen stage with
complimentary arcades towers
and stairways symbolizing the
warring houses of Capulet and
(more women professors than
mcn" says Dr. Downs. "Women
have always made significant
contributions academically cul-
turally and socially and have been
important to the function of
McMurry."
Career Connection a program
sponsored by the Alumni Associa-
tion will emphasize careers for
'women this year. "Many West
Texas young women don't have
tan appreciation of the options that
I arc open to them. These will be
brought out during Career Con-
nection" states Dr. Downs.
Career Connection will be
March 7 from 7-8:30 p.m. in Ryan
Building.
A $400 grant from the Abilene
Cultures Affair Council was given
to McMurry Jo help sponsor
Women's History Week. Posters
were also made to publicize the
event. They were designed by art
student Betty Hammans.
Carleton Chapel of the United
Methodist Campus Center. The
final session will be held Thurs-
day morning at 9:30 a.m. during
the rcoular chapel hour.
Special music for the Revival
will be done by Joe and Diana
Peacock both McMurry gra-
duates. The Revival which is spon-
sored by McMurry's Christian
Life Fellowship group is free and
open to students faculty and the
general public.
'Montague.
As Andy Rooncy would put it
there ought to be a low against
anyone over 25 playing one of
these children of the accursed
Veronese houses. The play will
not allow for middle-aged Romeos
and Juliets trussed up in corsets
like Christmas turkeys such as
disgrace the stage of summer
(Shakespeare festivals.
Such a law would not touch the
(starring couple of this production.
Jackie Willyard as Juliet and
'Chuck Fallon as Romeo look
extactly that which they are
protraying striking in their ap-
pearance and compelling ere-
'dencc for their roles as young
( lovers even before they speak.
Looks alone will not carry this
play however. Each of these
young performers speaks Shakes-
peare's lines with not just appro-
priate emotion but perhaps even
more importantly with the clarity
I necessary to allow the audience to
understand the poet's iambs.
Shakespeare's splendid sonnet-within-a-play
"If I profane my
unworthiest hand..." would be
absolutely wasted if the gallery
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