Augustana College
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Thursday, Oct. 13, 1977
Vol. 61, No. 4
The first production of this
Augustana College Theatre
season will be the modern
play "Lovers" by Brian Friel.
"Lovers" will open Friday,
Oct. 14 and run through
Tuesday, Oct. 18.
The show is under the
direction of Prof. Gary Reed.
" 'Lovers' is divided into two
parts and may be termed a
play about winners and
losers in love," Reed says.
"In the magic of this master-piece
the lovers are seen not
only in this moment, but in all
time — past, present, and
future — and we share in
their triumphs and dis-asters."
The play will be done in a
presentational style. Two
commentators are on stage
speaking without emotion
about the events of the play.
Heading the cast of
winners in love are Nancy
Henrickson, Rapid City and
Dan May, Sioux Falls. Cast
as losers in love are Lori
Krogstrand, Custer, and
Nick Nelson, Atwater, MN.
Charles Hayes, Council
Bluffs, IA and Melodi
Jensen, Kimballton, IA are
the commentators and
Margaret Yachel, Circle
Pines, MN and Pat Smith,
Young America, MN com-plete
the cast.
Theatre season
opens with "Lovers"
Only
7
days
'til
Viking Days
Nancy Henrickson and Dan May portray the "winners" in love in the first theatre production of the year,
"Lovers."
Voting for royalty
scheduled for Tuesday
Augie
enrollment
down
Enrollment for the fall
semester at Augustana College
stands at 2,228, a small (1.6%)
decline from last year's all-time
record high student population.
This year's student body is the
third largest in Augustana
history.
Figures released by Mrs.
Sharon Neish, college registrar,
show an increase of 13.5% in
graduate students enrolled in
Augustana's Master of Arts in
Teaching program and a 5.5%
jump in the sophomore class.
All other class levels experienc-ed
minor decreases as did the
number of transfer students
from other schools.
Augustana students this year
come from 35 different states,
Guam and seven foreign
nations. The largest segment of
the student body are South
Dakotans (56%) with
Minnesotans second (22%) and
Iowans third (11%).
Nearly 65% of the fulltime
students are Lutherans but over
a dozen other denominations
were listed by registrants.
Freshmen represent 619
students (down 14 from last
year), sophomores 514, juniors
477, seniors 471, post-college
63 and graduate division
students 84.
Ten students from the coun-tries
of Cambodia, Canada,
Hong Kong, Kenya, Liberia,
Norway and Rodesia are
registered for classes.
The ratio of teachers to
fulltime students at Augustana
this year is one teacher for each
14.5 students.
In a setting designed to
transform the Augustana gym-nasium
into an atmosphere
reminiscent of a royal courtyard
the queen of the college's 54th
homecoming celebration will
receive her crown.
This year's coronation
ceremony, planned to fit the
Viking Day theme "Return to
Glory," will begin at 7 p.m., Fri-day,
Oct. 21.
The seven members of this
year's royalty will be escorted
by a cortege of senior Viking
Men chosen on the basis of
their leadership, involvement in
campus activites and academic
accomplishments.
gustana's Concert Band
an the Augustana College
Ci it will both lend their
pr ,ence and musical talents to
th occasion.
even women were chosen
frui-n the senior class by an
earlier vote of the student body.
A second election will deter-mine
which of these seven
women will become
Augustana's homecoming
queen.
Voting for royalty will take
place in the Commons Tuesday,
Oct. 18, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Selected as members of this
year's royalty are:
Cay Cobb, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Forrest N. Cobb,
LeMars, Ia. Cay is majoring in
both German and English with
the objective of becoming a
secondary school teacher. She
has been active in the
Fellowship of Christian Athletes,
German Club and English Club
and has won Dean's List and
German Honor Society honors.
Her interests include tennis,
ballet and drawing.
Camilla Iseminger is the
daughter of the Rev. and Mrs.
Leroy Iseminger of Crooks. She
has been extremely active in
extra-curricular events in-cluding
the Madrigal Singers,
girls' track, the pep band, Flute
Choir, Viking Varieties Shows,
co-chairperson of Frosh
Varieties, Concert Band,
College Choir, and the musical
production "Of Thee I Sing."
She is the secretary for the stu-dent
association and has won
Dean's List honors and is a
member of Chi Epsilon Honor
Society. Cammy is majoring in
vocal and instrumental music
and hopes to be a music
teacher.
Renae Lein is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Loren B. Lein of
Blue Earth, Minn. During her
years at Augie she has been a
cheerleader, a member of the
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
and the Student Congregation.
She has been on the Dean's List
and was an Awards Day
recipient. Her majors are in
special education and elemen-tary
education with a girls
coaching certificate and, of
course, she plans to teach. Her
hobbies include cross country
and downhill skiing and cam-ping.
Mary Meester comes from
Edina, Minn. Her parents are
Mr. and Mrs. Judd Meester who
both attended Augie. Extra-curricular
activities include
membership in the Augustana
Nursing Students Association,
service as co-chairperson for
the Viking Day parade,
Women's Senate, Phi Rho Beta
Society and the Fellowhip of
Christian Athletes. She's been
on the Dean'S List and is a
member of Chi Epsilon. A nur-sing
major, Mary finds relaxa-tion
in bicycle riding, skiing,
camping and playing the piano.
Susan Naylor is the daughter
of Kathryn and Robert Naylor of
Sioux Falls. She is majoring in
German and minoring in
physical education with
aspirations of teaching German
and coaching women's sports.
She's been a member of the
German Round Singers, presi-dent
of the German Club, a var-sity
cheerleader, captain of the
women's tennis team and has
earned honors as a Regents
Scholar, and by inclusion on the
Dean's List and the German
Honor Society. She likes to go
bicycling and swimming and
enjoys singing, reading and
listening to music.
Mary Selvik of Waseca, Minn.
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jerry Selvik. Mary has been ac-tive
in F.C.A., women's athletics,
Women's Senate, as chairper-son
for Lutheran Youth Day and
as a resident assistant in her
dorm. She's been on the Dean's
List all four of her years here.
Mary is majoring in elementary
education and physical educa-tion
and plans to teach and
coach. Activites which interest
here most are playing the piano,
handicrafts and all outdoor ac-tivities.
Sue Taintor is the daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. Wayne Taintor of
Marshall, Minn. She has been
on the Dean's List and has been
active in Concert Choir, the
Adelphics Society, Lutheran
Youth Encounter, the Student
Development Board and the
Viking Days entertainment corn-mittee.
Sue is majoring in
special education and elemen-tary
education and plans to
teach. She likes singing, playing
the guitar, camping, skiing and
bike riding.