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^hTIRSDAY, may 7, 1970 THE LA'NCE It’s not the least bit unusual (or the Highland Players to con clude a season with the year’s most profound production. Two years ago It was "Waiting for Godot”, an exercise in sav ing promising tomorrows and accumulating empty yester days. Last year’s season ended with a study of the meaning of lile and death — Shakespear's Hamlet”. Perhaps we are more apt to think deeply and appreciate such drama now ra ther than earlier In the year; such Is difficult to judge. But the fact remains that the Highland Players are — or were, since It’s been several days since the show closed — tack in the limelight, with the most intellectually provoking play of the season, Arthur McDonald has taken “Peer Gynt”, Henrik Ibsen’s spraw ling five-act drama, com pressing It to two acts with a reasonable running time, and then directed the play of the season most apt to start an I audience thinking. “Peer Gynt” is the tale of a young man, who the program notes tell us is twenty when the play opens, on a quest to find himself. Peer is a dynamic youth, even a rowdy; he takes delight in his strength and doesn’t mind bragging of his accomplishments, even when he I hears of the impending mar riage of Ingrid, he abducts her; I he Is condemned by his so- I clety for the act, and is forced i to leave Assa, his aging mother. ; As Peer leaves the com munity to shelter in the i nearby mountains, he comes ;upon a society oftrolls In whose company he suddenly realizes that he does not understand or know himself. From this point, the latter half of tlve first act, ' and virtually all of the second, I Is a portrayal of Peer’s search I tor his Identity and raison d’- |etre. Dennis Richards plays a su- Iperb Peer — as a sort of grand finale to his stage career here. The part is thoroughly [developed, and Mr. Richards !S us the full impression of I all sides of Peer’s character: that seen by Solvelg, Peer’s wife; that seen by Assa; and the Peer that Peer himself I sees. Solvelg Is effectively done by Patty Horn, a newcomer as of “Three Sisters” who has done exceptionally well In her two parts to date. (Bless Dub Narramore for finding her!) Sally Carlson, a veteran of about as many shows as Mr. Peer Gynt Richards, is a highly agree able Assa, proving In contrast to her Anybodys in “West Side Story” and Anfisa In “Three Sisters” that she can not only assume any type of role, but also execute it with equally ad mirable skill. Among the supporting parts, Ron Wllkerson Is excellent as the Spirit of Self, the voice that keeps Peer on the quest for identity. His dance/panto- mlmes are of the same free style that added so much to his portrayal of Riff In “West Side Story”. Jeff Alhelm, who was the wonderful doctor in “Three Sisters”, Is the Button Mol- der—who will melt Peer Gynt down to be made into someone else, since Peer is unable to come to understand his Identity. And Kathy Koch and Bonnie Stuart, both in very small parts that figure Importantly In the unfolding of the plot, come on very strong during the brief scenes In which they are on stage. As the play progresses, Assa Is seen on her deathbed and Peer returns for a last visit home. When his mother dies, he is a- lone and unsure of himself— with, he thinks, no one to turn to. The Spirit rf Self continues to urge Peer to search for his Identity; somewhere Peer comes to a crossroads where he Is accosted by the Button Holder. The Holder gives Peer a last few minutes to come to an understanding of himself, after which Peer Is to be melted down (as Peer himself melted buttons for amusement as a child) to make another being. But here Solvelg enters, and Peer’s awakening finally comes; at the same time he finds both him self and the bond tying him to Solvelg, and at last he sees that she and her love were all he ever needed. Though the drama clearly has a message of value, this re viewer has one prime reser vation on the style of presen tation. The concern is the nearly endless pantomimes and pseudo-choreography: there is, unfortunately, the effect from an overdose of these momes that the play Is con sciously trying too hard to be profound, and is being too ob vious about Its efforts. Under standably this shortens the play by doing in pantomime what ordinarily would take much lon ger dramatically. But somehow the style smacked of amateu rishness In a drama which otherwise was hl^ly polished and smoothly done. Except for this consideration. Hr. Mo- OPEN MONDAYS WE MAKE BEING IN LOVE A LITTLE MORE BEAUTIFUL A Bouncy New Permanent, A Bright New Color, or a Complimentary Makeup Lesson by Our Merle Norman Cosmetics Beauty Advisor . . . Whatever Your Needs, Our Staff Is QuallFied To Fill Them. 7 STYLISTS TO SERVE YOU PLUS FULL TIME MANICURIST ON DUTY beauty fair styling salon 229 E. Cronly St. 276-0859 Campus Military Recruitment PAGE THEEE (Continued from page 1) above, the U.S. military in stitution Is prosecuting an op pressive, imperialistic war of genocide against the people’s liberation movements of the nilrd World. We support totally the effort of the people’s move ments of the Third World. We ments In Indo-Chlna and see the mUltary institution of the U.S. as our enemy. Thus, it Is our duty to oppose the ruth less power of that Institution wherever and whenever we can. There is no neutral position. One supports either the U.S. military position or the Viet namese people. We side with the Vietnamese. - military recruitment on college campuses as well as college ROTC programs pro vide the military with over eighty per cent of their of ficers. There can be no doubt that these officers are essen tial to the niilltary and the war, or that college recruitment fun damentally supports and per petuates the military and the war,” Discussion on the issue fol lowed with Dean Decker first reading from Uie “College Placement Policy” and noting that Dean Wells could exercise “reasonable discretion” In asking recruiters to come on campus. In general, there were Donald’s direction is highly praiseworthy, and Dub Narra- more’s unusual scenic design adds significantly to a produc tion whose quality is indicated by its popularity. Costumes by Barry Har- shall and Jeff Alehlm. Pro duction assistant: Julia Wilson. Musical accompaniment: Jim Silman. Lighting by Gail Crad dock and Bill Johns. Hake- up by Linda Logan. Stage Mana ger: Jack Liggett. two views expressed in the grot?): one was the feeling that military recruiters come under the same heading as any cam pus speaker; that limiting the military presence on campus would open the College topres- sure for a Speaker Ban policy. The dissenting view was that the military were here not for the free exchange of ideas but to try to sell a commodity which Is directly related to a geno- oldal war. Questions were raised as to the percentage of students who opposed mUltary recruitment as well as those who desired to see recruiters on campus. Dr. Hope interjec ted at one point a call for the end of the “polemic” and, when Todd attempted to answer, stat ed “I don’t care to hear your response.” The students filed out to wait In the hall for forty-five min utes while the Council deliber ated. The final decision was passed In the following form: "A hasty decision on an is sue of this importance is poor procedure; therefore, the Col lege Council requests the President to appoint a sub committee on recruitment, and military recruitment in parti cular, to make recommenda tions to the College Council one week from today (Wednesday, May 13), so that the College Council can make recommen dations to the Faculty. This subcommittee will (1) receive proposals from all in terested groups or individuals in written form only, (2) obtain a written statement of the tra dition or stated policy of this College on recruiters, (3) con sult three other colleges to find out their policies, and (4) con sult the Student Senate, the Fa culty, at least one military per son, and any other sources it wishes to consult. President Hart appointed the following Committee: Dr. W. D. White, chairman, Mr. Rick Skutch, Hr. Hosea Jones, and Hr. 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