Lone Star Lutheran (Seguin, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, April 6, 1973 Page: 6 of 11
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By Ernie Loeffler, Editor
As Earth Week 1973 draws near, it is once again time to awaken
and freshen our thoughts on the ecological problem we are faced
with. Although the deteriorating environment may seem rather re-
mote here at TLC, it is as near as the closest piece of litter and
the local steel mill.
Each of us inadvertently contributes his fair share to the problem
of pollution and diminishing resources. Every time a student throws
a piece of litter down, the Earth moves closer to the day of com-
plete inundation by human trash.
EARTH WEEK
After the initial outcry about smog, poisons, and other pollution
problems, the public has tended to take on a placid feeling about
the environment as if all has been made better. It has not been
solved yet.
The government has taken some steps, but they must be enforced
and new measures passed by Congress. Of current interest, is the
fact that automobile manufacturers claim they cannot meet the dead-
line foremission controlson their new autos. This is a farce. Their
profits might not be as big for the next few years, but it seems
modern technology could provide the controls on time. It would
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APRIL 9-15
Buy your beverages in returnable bottles rather than throw-away.
Just think about all the aluminum you save by buying a keg rather
than several cases of cans.
Always use the back side of sheets of paper before throwing them
away, and help keep the trees in the forest. Walk or ride a bike
to class, when feasible. These modes of transportation are healthier
than driving an automobile.
And always remember, saving the environment must begin at
home—at TLC.
be a shame if some of their top executives had to take a cut in pay~
from$55,000to $54,000 a year. Hopefully, they would not have
to apply for food stamps.
Environmental awareness, however, must not only be on a nation-
al level but must enter our daily existence if we are to exist. On
campus there are many areas where concern for the environment
must penetrate. “Stop littering" is certainly one of the big com-
mandments. In the dorms and apartments, do not run the showers
unnecessarily and turn out the lights when a room is not in use.
By James Werchan
In an ironic juxtaposition with]
the modern religious feeling of the
Palm Sunday weekend, Euripides’
BACCHAE will be produced by
the TLC Drama Department this
coming Thursday, Friday, and Sat-
urday at 8 p.m.
When it is presented on the east
steps of Blumberg Memorial li-
brary, the classical Greek trage-
dy will be the product, not only
of long, tedious rehearsal, but
also of the confrontation with and
solution of some formidable prob-
lems peculiar to Greek plays.
Costuming presented interesting
opportunities but also some diffi-
culties. Extensive research into
authentic clothing, considered
with the aval lability of materials
Masks and
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and skills, has resulted in a rea-
listic approximation of the the-
atrical costume of the period.
Greek drama had the convention
of masks to show emotion and mood
of the characters. Experimenta-
tion and a lot of newspaper and
’Oe have led to authentic masks
r this production.
Co-directors Dana Rademaker
id Ray Rinn chose the east steps
the library partly because of
e acoustics. The construction
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: the ancient Greek amphithea-
ter enabled an audience of 20,000
to hear every spoken word clear-
ly. Dana and Ray found that the
interrelationship of the library,
Old Main, and Fine Arts helps to
focus a speaker's voice, at least
enough for an audience of around
500 people.
Tickets for the three performan-
ces are $1.50 for adults, $1 for
non-TLC students, and free to TLC
students with TLC identification.
They should, however, be picked
up at the box office in Fine Arts
ahead of time because seating at
the performance wi 11 be first come,
first served. The box office is o-
pen from 10 a. m. -noon and from
I -4 p. m. Tickets may also be re-
served by calling 379-4161, ex-
tension 52.
madness
The play itself is generally re----- —.................... .......................
cognized by critics as most rep- make the gods mad at you." How- worship because he thinks the wo-
resentative of all Greek drama, ever, the point of Euripides' so- men, called Maenads, who take
Euripides wrote it in the waning cial comment is against the pre- part in if do so to indulge in sexual
years of Greece's greatness as a valent ideas that too much wisdom immoralities. He is contrasted
commentary on his society. is a bad thing and that an ortho- with his grandfather, Cadmus ,
Ostensibly, the fact that the dox, noncommital life is best. and the blind prophet, Teiresias,
foolish young king Pentheus is Theplay begins with the chorus a ridiculous pair who wish to wor-
killed in revenge for having de- establishing worship of the god of ship the god, too. Also, Cadmus
nied Dionysus'divinity may seem wine and fertility, Dionysus. Pen- is the grandfather of Dionysus him-
a didactic message such as, "Don't theus enters and condemns such self.
-Synos
Pentheus orders "the stranger", guards relating of the stanger's
who is really Dionysus in human gentleness and the Maenad's mir-
guise and leading the women's aculous escape. The god warns
worship, to be captured and pentheus about his insolence, but
brought to him. This act by Pen- 5entheus ignores him, the second
theus is a specific, insolent act a- "instance of refusing to recognize
gainst established religion. evidence of his divinity.
Dionysus, in his disguise, is The climax of the play is now
brought to Pentheus by soldiers. ■’breshadowed. Pentheus sends
Pentheus is unimpressed by the ' roops against the, women, a de-
finite excuse for Dionysus to mus-
ter his own forces.
"The stranger" begins to intoxi-
cate Pentheus and asks if he would
like to see the women in their
simple pursuits. This is the weak
spot in Pentheus1 character and he
cannot resist "seeing their lewd-
ness." Pentheus' fate is sealed,
as predicted by the god in, a
speech. The chorus then cele-
brates the revenge of the gods.
The deluded Pentheus, now dis-
gustingly drunk, reveals the base-
ness and perversity that had here-
tofore been suppressed by sobriety.
In another ode, the chorus envi-
sions Pentheus* fate, renounce
wisdom, and praise orthodox life.
Anbther messenger relates the
gory details and the ignominy of
Pentheus' death at the hands of the
Maenads, among whom is Pentheus'
own mother, Agave.
The insane Agave enters bear-
ing Pentheus' head, thinking it
to be that of a lion killed after a
hunt. Cadmus brings her gradual ly
to her senses, showing what she
is really carrying and showing the
rest of Pentheus' mangled body.
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