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VOLUME 46
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CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1965
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NUMBER 4
omecoming Festivif i
[Theatre Opens
Season With
Irish Faustus'
The American premiere of
Lawrence Durrell's play "An
Irish Faustus" will be performed on the Warriner stage
Saturday, Oct. 23, and Monday, Oct. 25 as the first University Theatre production of
the current season.
The play was written for a
German actor friend of the
author's and first performed in
Hamburg. It has not been preformed before in the United
States by either professional
or non-professional companies.
The two performances will begin at 8 p.m.
The production is directed
by Dr. Elbert R. Bowen, who
is assisted by A. R. Montanaro
Jr., instructor in the speech
department. Technical effects
are designed by William Valle,
technical director of the University Theatre.
The student cast is composed
of Yolanda Bone, Karen
Haines, Michael Cook, Bryce
Hunt, John Johnson, Dan
Joiner, Len Kluge, Peter
Knapp, Tom R e p p a r t, and
James Telfer.
Durrell has rewritten Marlowe's famous play "Dr. Faustus," presenting in modern
verse form an ironic twist to
the old Faust legend of the alchemist who sold his soul to
the devil in return for magical
powers and a life of earthly
enjoyment.
Admission is free to both
performances, with seating
restricted to the main floor.
Ixpecf 5,0
eekend Events
The annual whirlwind weekend known as Homecoming gets underway today with a jammed schedule of events
planned for the more than 13,000 alumni, students, guests
and faculty expected to be on hand. About 5,000 alumni
and guests are expected.
"Let's Make a Game Of It" is the theme for this weekend's   celebration,    the   42nd    	
SANDY SPARKS REACTS with joy and surprise as she
is named 1965 Homecoming Queen. (Photo by Hamp)
'Happiness is Being Qu
Homecoming at Central. House
and dormitory decorations and
floats in tomorrow's parade
will be built around the
theme.
Alumni registration gets underway this afternoon in the
University Center, but the
main alumni a c t i v i ties are
scheduled for tomorrow.
In the spotlight are the
classes from 1925-35 and the
"Silver C" class of 1950 which
is observing its 25th anniversary. Returning members of
the class will be honored at
the Alumni Banquet at 6:45
p.m. tomorrow in the Woldt
Food Commons.
Tonight's Highlights
Headlining tonight's schedule is the pep rally,  an ail-
By Sandra Drake
Life Staff Writer
The sign on her dormitory
room door says, "Happiness is
being Queen Sandy," and
though she says, "T just
couldn't believe it could happen to me," Sandra Lee Sparks
reigns today as Central Michigan University's 1965 Home
coming Queen.
Sandy, 19, is a 5'6" blonde
junior, who was chosen from
ten nominees by the CMU students. A turn-out of 3,665 students showed up at the polls
to vote for their favorite candidate.
Miss Sparks was sponsored
by    the   ROTC    Drill   Team
whose cadets escorted her to
and from all her classes during the campaign. They also
gave her an 18-gun saiute as
they presented her to the student body at the annual
Queens' Assembly.
Sandra's   parents,   Mr,   and
Mrs. John W. Comloquoy, Jr.,
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*• Wl» bring back memories to Central's alumni and     tivities
viewed   from   Warriner    friends as they return for the weekend's Homecoming ac-
(Photo by Hamp)
university dance and the usual
nostalgic jam sessions of the
Jazz Era Musicians.
Highlights tomorrow include
the parade, football game, coronation of Queen Sandra
Sparks, special recognition of
faculty members celebrating
their 25th year at CMU and
the Homecoming Balls and
alumni dance tomorrow night.
Returning alumni and their
families began arriving on
campus today although most
are expected tomorrow. Hotels
and motels in the area have
long been booked to capacity.
Queen Sandy Sparks, a blue-
eyed blond from Jackson, will
be officially crowned at half-
time of the Hillsdale-Central
football game by President
Judson W. Foust and Student
Body President Gene Ragland.
Saturday's game pits the
luckless Chippewas against a
Hillsdale squad heralded as
one of the biggest and best in
a long line of good teams at
Hillsdale.
Parade of Bands
Tomorrow's parade of some
30 units begins at 12:30 and
will feature music by Central's
105-piece Chippewa Marching
Band and the bands from
Ithaca and Flint Ainsworth
high schools.
Faculty members receiving
special recognition for a quarter century of service to CMU
are Dean of Women D. Louise
Sharp, Vice President N. C.
Bovee, Registrar George N.
Lauer and Dr. Richard L. Wy-
song, chairman of the history
and political science department.
Playing at the two Homecoming Balls tomorrow night
will be the Bob DuRant Orchestra in the University Center and the Jack Runyon Orchestra in the Finch Gymnasium. The alumni dance gets
started at 9:30 p.m. at the
Chieftain Hotel.
Clubs Sponsor Coffee Hours
Special sections are being
reserved for reunion groups
and alumni at Saturday's football game where a crowd in
excess of 8,500 is expected.
Alumni not attending the Silver C Club banquet have been
invited to eat in the University Center cafeteria which is
being kept open for the occasion.
Barron Redmond, Drayton
Plains senior, is student chairman of this year's Homecoming. Dr. Gilbert Maienknecht,
journalism chairman, is general chairman of this year's
event.
Throughout the weekend,
various clubs, fraternities,
sororities, dormitories and departments will be holding special coffee hours and teas for
alumni and guests.
Alumni chairman for the
'25-'35 reunion is John Wiley,
'33.
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