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Blockprint April 25, 1960, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The April 25, 1960 issue features articles on the approval of a European Extension School in Italy, textile department, collections, class officer elections, the drama club's production of "Antigone," refugee aid, student life, student club news, and various lectures and events around campus; student editorials and creative writing.

Blockprint April 18, 1960, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The April 18, 1960 issue, in addition to containing typical news and editorial pieces, also contains a section entitled "Blockhead" in belated celebration of April Fools Day. Actual news articles are on class officer nominations, an upcoming lecture by ceramicist Edward Arthur Lane, the Rhode Island Arts Festival, jazz, and various lectures and events around campus; student editorials and creative writing.

Blockprint April 11, 1960, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The April 11, 1960 issue features articles on a demonstration against segregation, a student council meeting, faculty news, the junior school, the Newman Club, a Richard Neutra lecture to the Architectural Society, the five year anniversary of Blockprint, an apparel field trip, museum news, a student exhibition, student club news, and various lectures and events around campus; student editorials and creative writing.

The York Nativity Plays

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1960 performance of The York Nativity Plays edited by J. S. Purvis.

The York Nativity Plays are selections taken from the larger, English mystery play cycle the York Mystery Plays. The original was comprised of 48 simple pageants telling the story of the Old and New Testaments from Creation to the Last Judgement. Each was performed by a different craft guild.

This performance featured eight of the 48 pageants, covering the events of the Nativity from the angel bringing the news to Mary to Herod’s slaughter of the children.

Spectrum April 1960, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Spectrum was a publication released in the early 1950s by the undergraduate students at Rhode Island School of Design. This issue from 1960 contains drawings, mostly figural, by RISD students and faculty. Likely published in April. Contributors include William Ouellette, Charles Wright, M. Illenberger, Santiago Cardenas.

Blockprint March 21, 1960, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The March 21, 1960 issue features articles on student council elections, an Industrial Design Society dance, a new RISD radio program, an upcoming lecture by Richard Neutra, the formation of a socialist group at Brown, a speech by actress Helen Hayes at Pembroke (Brown), the new Blockprint editorial staff, museum news, student life, student club news, and various lectures and events around campus; student editorials and creative writing.

Blockprint March 14, 1960, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The March 14, 1960 issue features articles on an Architectural Society discussion of the new student dorms, nominations for Student Council, the new head of Homer Hall, a textile department exhibition, a metal sculpture show at Providence Art Club, RISD Museum news, an art history party, student life, student club news, and various lectures and events around campus; student editorials and creative writing.

Letters To Lucerne (March 11-12, 1960), Fritz Rotter, Allen Vincent

Student Theatre Programs

Program for Letters to Lucerne (March 11-12, 1960).

To view the photos from this production of Letters to Lucerne, please click here.

Blockprint March 7, 1960, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The March 7, 1960 issue features articles on a television program on architecture, a meeting of house councils, the formation of a jazz society, the junior school, student life, student club news, and various lectures and events around campus; student editorials and creative writing.

The Trojan Women

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1960 performance of The Trojan Women by Euripides.

The Trojan Women tells the story of the fates of four women after the fall of the city of Troy.

Blockprint February 29, 1960, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1950s-60s. The February 29, 1960 issue features articles on a lecture by Alexander Nesbitt comparing teaching in Europe vs. the US, a Philip Johnson lecture at Brown, the RISD Museum's acquisition of a Spanish head sculpture, an organ concert, student life, student club news, and various lectures and events around campus; student editorials, including the final Unadjusted Man column, and creative writing.

King Of Hearts, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1959-1960 Season

The play was originally conceived by Eleanor Brooke and was written as an exercise in the drama course at Catholic University in which she was a pupil of Walter Kerr, drama critic of the New York Herald Tribune. Her teacher encouraged her to rewrite the play, which she did several times, and she finally asked a fellow drama student Jean Kerr, wife of Mr. Kerr, to collaborate with her in the final revision.

The play opened on April 1, 1954, with Cloris Leachman, Jackie Cooper, and Donald Cook in starring roles, and closed on November 27 of the same year. …

String Of Pearls (February 26, 1960), Lindenwood College

Student Dance Programs & Brochures

Event program for String of Pearls (February 26, 1960).

Blockprint February 23, 1960, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1950s-60s. The February 23, 1960 issue features articles on Take-A-Break Weekend, including the TAB Queen, the variety show, Kai Winding and Urbie Green's performances at TAB; articles on a RISD Museum exhibit on bronze sculptures, student life, student club news, and various lectures and events around campus; student editorials and creative writing.

Campus Lights 1960, Murray State College

Campus Lights

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Blockprint February 15, 1960, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1950s-60s. The February 15, 1960 issue features articles on Take-A-Break Weekend, Kai Winding and Urbie Green's upcoming performances at TAB, a RISD Museum sculpture series, industrial design department news, a Newman Club meeting on alcohol, student life, student club news, and various lectures and events around campus; student editorials and creative writing.

Blockprint February 8, 1960, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1950s-60s. The February 8, 1960 issue features articles on an increase in tuition and housing, faculty promotions, the drama club, freshman class officers, an Italian course at Brown, Take-A-Break Weekend, student life, student club news, and various lectures and events around campus; student editorials and creative writing.

Blockprint January 18, 1960, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1950s-60s. The January 18, 1960 issue features articles on the student council, a meeting to discuss a RISD student center in Europe, an upcoming election of freshman class officers, interfaith dating, a Turkish travel recollection from Edna Lawrence, student life, student club news, and various lectures and events around campus.

Blockprint January 11, 1960, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1950s-60s. The January 11, 1960 issue is the first of the year and features articles on a Newman Club discussion on love and marriage, spring enrollment, student nominations for the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship, the Scandinavian Seminar, study abroad, a MOMA exhibit featuring a faculty member's work, student life, student club news, and various lectures and events around campus; student editorials and creative writing.

1960-1961 Season Brochure, Otterbein University Department Of Theatre And Dance

Theatre and Dance Annual Brochures

Annual promotional piece of the upcoming season's shows.

Ua68/17/2 Scrapbook 1959-1960, Western Players

Student Organizations

Scrapbook of clippings, playbills and photos of theatrical productions from 1959-1960 season. The scrapbook also includes items regarding meetings and activities.

• Inherit the Wind, 1959
• Much Ado About Nothing, 1959
• Ninotchka, 1960
• Picnic, 1960
• Our Town, 1960

Ua68/17/2 Summer Players Scrapbook 1960, Western Players

Student Organizations

Scrapbook of clippings, playbills and photos of theatrical productions from 1960 summer theater season. Includes souvenirs from field trips and campus activities.

• The Old Fort Theatre
• The Larger World of the Theatre - Outdoor Drama
• Giants Lie Sleeping
• Night Must Fall
• The Importance of Being Earnest
• Our Town

Ua68/17/2 Our Town, Wku Western Players

WKU Administration Documents

Program for WKU Western Players' production of Our Town.

Historical Study And Adaptation Of Hawaiian Folk Dances For Physical Education Classes, Sharon Rosa Hines

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The present material that would be acceptable in the high school physical education class required a study of the various types of dances from Hawaii. There appeared to be two main classifications of dance forms: the modern and ancient. In the modern form, hip, torso, simple and intricate step patterns, as well as hand and arm motions, are used to convey the meaning and rhythm of the music . This style is not readily adaptable to the high school situation, nor does it lend itself to transmission by written form. The ancient danses, on the other hand, relied upon the …

Blockprint December 14, 1959, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1950s-60s. The December 14, 1959 issue is the last of the year and features articles on the nomination of freshman class officers, the industrial design department, Christmas, painting at RISD, student life, student club news, and various lectures and events around campus; student editorials and creative writing.

Sabrina Fair (December 11-12, 1959), Samuel Taylor

Student Theatre Programs

Program for Sabrina Fair (December 11-12, 1959).

To view the photos from this production of Sabrina Fair, please click here.

The Diary Of Anne Frank, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1959-1960 Season

The Diary of Anne Frank, found by Anne's father after the young girl's death, was translated into English and published in a two-part condensation in the magazine, Commentary, and then in book form · in 1952. Its simplicity and candor moved it immediately to the best seller list. Producer Cheryl Crawford obtained the state rights to the book not long after it was published, and Meyer Levin was assigned to its adaptation. But then, quietly, Miss Crawford allowed her option on the rights to drop. Kermit Bloomgarden, veteran producer, immediately picked up the stage rights and elected the husband …

Blockprint December 7, 1959, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1950s-60s. The December 7, 1959 issue features articles on Le Bal Masque, a possible European campus, military recruitment, new RISD trustees, an upcoming lecture by Margaret Israel, spring fashions, RISD Museum exhibitions on Edward Hopper and English drawings, student life, student club news, and various lectures and events around campus; student editorials and creative writing.

Blockprint November 23, 1959, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1950s-60s. The November 23, 1959 issue features articles on the drama club's production of "The Simpleton of the Unexpected Isles", a joint RISD and Brown Newman Club meeting, the MOMA expansion, a lecture by Sibyl Moholy-Nagy on Brazilia and Machu Picchu, student life, student club news, and various lectures and events around campus; student editorials and creative writing.

Program For The Stage Production Major Barbara, Curtain Club

Theater Production Programs

This four page program details the Curtain Club of Ursinus College’s production of Major Barbara, held November 20 and 21, 1959 in Thompson-Gay Gymnasium. It includes information about the directors, cast, production of the show, and a scene synopsis.