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Billy S p e c km a n . First Row : (l e ft to ri gh t) Ma l i n S e e , J o h n Bow ma n , Bill M a c a t e e , Tom F a h e r t y , Vic As t o r g a , Ch a r l e s Ba r r a c k , Lo n n i e S p r i n g e r . S e c o nd Row : F a t h e r L a n p h i e r , Da v e Bu r n e y , Bo b Ge n g l e r , J o e D i Tom a s o , Nick S a n t i a g o , Ron C r i s e , Ron Ho u s e , J o h n Ma r k l e y . Third Row: G r e g P e a r s o n , Bill F r a n k l i n , P a u l C a l l a g h a n , R o g e r P o l l a c c i , Tom Bullock, Ba r r y Ry a n , Victor Bu o n o .

Ma squ e r s , und e r t h e d i r ec t i on o f t he Reve r end Leo F. Lanph i e r . A cons t i t u t i on w a s d r aw n up a nd it w a s ap p r o ve d by t h e S t ud en t Counc i l . Thus it wa s t ha t t he Al ca l a M a sq ue r s cam e t o be t h e first c l ub t o be or ga n i z ed a t theCo l l ege For Me n . Themos t a s t on i sh i ng t h i ng ab ou t this n ew o r g an i z a t i o n w a s its g r ea t succ e s s . . . For it ha s p r ove n t o be one o f t he mos t successful University ven t u r e s of ' 5 6 - ' 5 7 . Al t h ough its constitution on l y ca l l s f o r tw o ma j o r p r oduc t i ons and on e da nc e , dur i nga s cho l a s t i c y ea r , t he s e ou t s t an d ­ i ng t he sp i an s o u t d i d t hem s e l ve s . No t on l y ha ve t he y p r od uced t h r e e r em a r k ab l e go od p r od uc ­ t i ons , bu t t hey s pon so r ed one o f t h e mos t suc ­ cessful danc e s of t he year .

The U.S.D. d r ama o r i g i na t ed in t he Fall of ' 5 5 , wh en T.S . Eliot's "M u r de r InThe Ca t he d r a l " wa s p r od uced by t he Co l l ege For M en . This l i t e r a r y d r am a wa s d i r ec t e d by Mr . B. R. Van Vleck, a s s i s t ed by Mr. Fr ank De ne an d Dr. Robe r t C. W a l s h , University i ns t r uc t o r s . Th e ca s t i nc l uded Richard Den een , Roge r Ra l s t on , Lea Lacy, and Cl yd e Gi dd i ngs , Pan cho Pr ec i a do , Syd Rod r i que , Tom Fahe r t y , Ge o r ge Tho r s e l l , a n d Ge o r ge Ha r dy , Tom DuBois, Jo e Mo t t , Ge o r ge Sempe l l and Joe Ch r i ng . Tony Br acco w a s S t ag e M an ­ ag e r an d Terry Van Or s hov en and J ack Can son s e r v ed on publicity.

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