The Salemite
April 1986, Page 5
The Lighter Side
Sophomores Shine In "A Chorus Line
By; Laney Frick
A dark, empty stage is suddenly
filled with numerous bodies being
contorted into what looks like
stretching exercises and nervous
tension. As the lights come up, a
dance class is revealed; all the girls
in the class are dressed in sweat
pants, leotards and tights.
The director (known only as the
voice of Catherine Penry) quickly
chooses 10 girls from the lot and
asks to get to know each finalist a
little better. Isn't it coincidental
that all 10 finalists are Salem
(sophomore) seniors? Not at all.
For what is about to take place is
the annual Sophomore-Senior
banquet.
As the skit progresses, each
finalist gives her credentials (which
range from a major in intramurals
to one in dance and finally to a
math-bio-physics-English major!)
Next each finalist sings about her
experiences at Salem. Robin (Pat
Palumbo)—a knee brace-clad
intramurals major claims "1 Can
Do That". Sheila (Sally Aman)—a
soc major who minored in boys
and parties—faces maturity with
"Hello 19, Hello 20, and Hello
Fun!". And Celia (Blaine Isley)—a
CE English major—carries on and
on about her family (. . .until the
director has heard enough). The
scenario of solos continues until
Cassie (Rosemary Finger)—soc
major—confesses her knowledge
of "Music and the People" while the
instructor (Kelly Zappa) does an
elegant! dance solo in the back
ground. The real showstopper
comes as DeDe (Krissie Hein)—a
self-designed dance major—gives
her "Tips to Pass" in the academic
world.
In the finale, the director cannot
exclude any of the well-qualified
finalists; so each Salem (sopho
more) senior gets the job on "A
Chorus Line".
The Sophomore-Senior ban
quet was a bit different from those
of recent years. Dean Johnson says
this banquet was produced the way
the Sophomore-Senior banquet
was originally intended to be
done—to provide an entertaining
tribute to the senior class and the
community, by the sophomore
class. In past years, the banquet
had become embarassingly over
personalized and excluded many
of the guests. The Sophomore class
was given a set of guidelines to
direct their efforts at producing the
banquet this year. The guidelines
were drawn up by last year's class
presidents and other student and
faculty representatives.
Since the banquet was produced
toward the senior class, the
sophomores held a special pre
sentation for their big sisters at a
party in the Student Center
afterwards. Hannah Haigh, Pat
Palumbo, Sally Aman and Amy
Pridgen wrote and read a
personalized poem to the senior
_ class there. In return, the seniors
provided a keg of beer for the
party.
The gathering in the Student
Center turned out to be a pre-party
for the big celebration at Corbins
Wayne puts on the ritz for Sophomore-Senior Banquet.
later that night. CE students Betty
Wagoner, Linda Jones, Linda
Tilley, Judy Thompson and
Elizabeth Johnson enjoyed their
inclusion in this year's Sopho
more-Senior banquet so much that
they also joined the fun at Corbins.
Sophomore-Senior exemplified
every ideal of sisterhood and fun
this year. The skit was tastefully
done, the meal was excellent, and
the audience behaved in a
ff
responsible and courteous man
ner. All of these positive aspects
had not been portrayed in recent
years. The sophomores definitely
deserve to be highly commended
for their efforts on a job well done.
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