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Thursday, November 10, 1988
Senior citizens' fair
benefits students too
by Reggie Woods
Members of the Student Foun-
dation, Phi Mu and Alpha Phi
Omega volunteered to help at the
Senior Citizen's Fair held Nov.
3-5 at Will Rogers Coliseum. The
fair was sponsored by the Altrusa
Club and offered senior citizens
an opportunity to sell their handi-
crafts.
The students' involvement was
a part of a program of TWC’s
School of Business to help the
club improve the operations of
the event.
Marian Hardy, co-chairperson
of the fair, said the fair was
getting larger each year, and they
needed to streamline the opera-
tions. "We don’t want to have to
turn down any senior citizens
who wish to sell their handi-
crafts," she said.
TWC professors Kenneth Mc-
Kenzie, Sandra Hart and Mary
Joyce Burnett volunteered to
study the procedures and make
suggestions for improvements.
McKenzie said the fair was a
great success. "It looks as if the
sales will exceed last year’s by
at least $25,000," he said.
Hardy said the club appreciated
the help of the TWC students.
“They are the nicest young peo-
ple I've met in a long time,”
she said,
McKenzie agreed, and said he
was proud of the students.
Anyone who tries to say that they
aren’t the nicest young people
around will have to fight me,"
he said.
The students helped wherever
needed, from selling to packing
what wasn't sold by the close of
the fair.
But it wasn't all work; there
was time to shop. Julie Hatch
bought a patchwork bear — she
couldn’t resist it.
Becka Bilz bought a white
dress decorated with red and
blue stars, stripes and the word
“Vote." “It's for my mother
(who is active in the political
campaign), but if it doesn’t fit
her, it’s my size," she said.
President Jerry Bawcom offer-
ed his help, and they scheduled
him for the “pack-up” crew. It
wasn't as prestigious as selling
but it gave him an opportunity
to trade his suit and tie for
“grubbies” and a “Ram" sweat-
shirt.
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RAMBLER
DR. KENNETH McKENZIE chats with a volunteer worker at the Althusa-sponsored senior citizens' fair.
Many Wesleyan students participated In the event. Photo by Reggie Woods
Artist to instruct Sculpture class
by Bill Day
For art students interested in
ceramics and clay sculpture, a
new instructor will be offering
evening classes in those media
this spring. Although ceramics
has been offered previously here
at Wesleyan, this spring is the
first semester it will be offered
in the evening.
The instructor will be Chris
Powell, who also instructs in the
TCU Department of Art and Art
History and has instructed at
TCJC.
Art Department Chair Mary
Apple explained, “When we were
trying to get a new potter, we
called people we knew in that
field and someone gave us his
(Powell’s) name.
"Since he teaches at TCU in
the daytime, these classes here
will be in the evening.”
The classes are Art 3351 and
3352, meeting on Tuesday and
Thursday evenings from 6 to 9
p.m.
“To meet standards," Apple
said, “the class must meet for
three hours each night.” The
class is for three hours credit.
In a resume and statement
provided to the Art Department,
Powell said his goal will be “to
expose the students to a wide
range of ceramic techniques. We
will use earthenware, stoneware,
and porcelain. We will model,
handbuild, throw, and mold."
Powell graduated with a Mas-
ter of Fine Arts degree from
Bradley University in Peoria,
HI. in 1983. He obtained a Bache-
lor of Fine Arts in 1980 from
Abilene Christian University.
Powell has won an installation
grant from the Connemara Con-
servancy in Dallas, a Best of
Show award from the “Excellence
’87” show by the Texas Sculpture
Association, the Anne Giles-Kim-
brough Award from the Dallas
Museum of Art, and a first place
award in the “Art in the Metro-
plex” show at TCU. He has taught
at TCU since August 1984.
“The study of clay is so broad,”
said Powell, “that the student
should be encouraged to try as
many avenues as possible. Focus
will come after.”
Two students make final audition
by Bill Day
Two Wesleyan theater majors
may he on their way to the
Opryland theme park in Nash-
ville as performers. Junior Barry
Yandell and freshman Cristie
Geist participated in a nationwide
audition tour, and received call-
backs. They will hear by March
whether or not they will be in-
vited to Nashville for final audi-
tions.
“I heard about it through oth-
er projects I had done, like per-
forming at Six Flags,” said Yan-
dell, who recently starred as Rev.
Obediah Buckhorn in the play
Holy Ghosts.
Ghosts' to
by Dobra Sprinkle Smouse
If you miss any members of
Texas Wesleyan’s Theater De-
partment this week, it is because
of the American College Theater
Festival. ACTF is being held at
East Texas State University in
Commerce, Texas this year.
TWC’s theater department will
perform Holy Ghosts Friday, Nov.
11 at 8 p.m.
During the week, members of
the cast and crew of Holy Ghosts
will attend various workshops on
make-up, acting, lighting, build-
ing and other such topics. Stu-
dents will also attend the other
nine plays that are competing
with Holy Ghosts for the honor
of representing Texas in the re-
gional American College Theater
Festival.
Geist heard about the auditions
from the music department. “I
didn’t know whether or not I
would make it," she said. Geist
hasn't done any professional act-
ing work before, but like Yan-
dell, wants to go into performing
as a profession.
“I really can’t see myself do-
ing anything else,” said Yandell,
who has performed at Six Flags,
the Gaslight Playhouse, the Gran-
bury Opera House, and other
commercial work including sing-
ing telegrams and singing in
“various nightclubs.”
Geist also can't imagine a
career outside of performing. She
compete
Texas Wesleyan’s theater de-
partment will also present an
original play at the ACTF this
year. Until Mourning is written
by Texas Wesleyan sophomore
Roger Dieleman and is being di-
rected by Anne B. Lavely. The
cast consists of Eric Edwards
and George Rodriguez, who play
two brothers.
Until Mourning will be per-
formed Wednesday, Nov. 9 in a
workshop setting. Like Holy
Ghosts, Until Mourning has a
chance to advance to the regional
ACTF in the original one-act play
category.
Until Mourning is not compet-
ing against Holy Ghosts. Both
plays have the chance to advance
to represent both Texas Wesleyan
and the state of Texas.
likes TWC’s theater department
because “it’s small, and you get a
chance to learn your craft.” Geist
said she's hoping that a theater-
musical major would be offered
in the curriculum soon.
Geist plans on trying to get an
agent this summer, and if the
Opryland audition doesn’t come
through, she will try for Six Flags
or do summer stock theater.
Both Yandell and Geist said
they would “absolutely" take the
Opryland job if offered. “This
could lead to bigger things, com-
mercial work,” said Geist.
The Opryland auditions here
were part of a 23-city nationwide
tour that will audition several
thousand performers, musicians,
conductors, stage managers and
technicians in 19 states. Only
about 400 will be invited to per-
form at Opryland.
“We performed in the first au-
dition, where we sang,” said Yan-
dell. “They asked us and a third
Wesleyan student, Andy Rodes,
to stay and dance.” From this
audition, Yandell and Geist were
told they were finalists.
“Barry was one of three men
selected, and I was one of eleven
women selected in this area,”
said Geist.
According to John Haywood,
Opryland’s entertainment direc-
tor, Opryland is looking for per-
formers proficient in virtually all
styles of American music, with
versatility being the key factor.
Both country and non-country en-
tertainers were sought.
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