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Program of Alumni advocates to begin Jeff Frazer the college who have a fonld- During January and Febru- ness for Westem Maryland ary, the Annual Funds office and have led interesting and of Western Maryland College successful lives. Alumni will WecmesdaY, 'anuary 19, 1983 Western Maryland College will begin a new program enjoy this opportunity to main- Volume II;. Number 9 officials expect to be innova- tain close personal connec- tive and exciting, and to receive a personal Dawkins named president tions Western Maryland with This program was formed to give special thanks to the "thank you" for their contribu- members of the Founder's , More than 125 students of registrars association tions. Club, a club for alumni and friends who contribute $1,000 have expressed an interest in or more annually to the col- the program. Ms. Vlcek says Publicity lege, Without such generous this will get the program off to H. Hugh Dawkins, Jr., regis- ~ contributions, tuition costs a good' start, and the student .trar: director of records and could be as much as $1,500 body will Q8 notified if more institutional information for • or more per year. help is needed. But she also Western Maryland College, . When the program begins, added that the program began a one-year term as Western Maryland students needs a distinctive name to president of the Middle States will be writing to specific give it an identity of its own. It Association of Collegiate Re- Founder's Club members sev- has been called "Adopt an gistrars and Officers ot .Ad- eral times a year to thank Alum", but that is not an missions on December 1, them for their contributions appropriate title, according to 1982. and to keep them informed of Ms. Vlcek. MSACROA is an organiza- upcoming events and various Founder's Club members tion of more than 1,200 mem- aspects of life at Western receive other incentives for bers representing 400 Maryland. Students will first making donations, such as institutions in Maryland, Penn- be matched with Founder's special gifts, use of the golf sylvania, New Jersey, New Club members who share course, free refreshments at York, Delaware, the District of common interests. Then, the home games, and a dinner in Columbia and Puerto Rico. students will receive bio- their honor. Therefore, the An- The association is organized graphical information about nual Funds office is offering a to perpetuate, encourage and the Founder's Club member $25 prize to any student who expand the protesslonal edu- and college stationary. The can think of a more suitable cational development -of its college will handle mailing name for the program. membership; to promote' the interchange of ideas on edu- I costs. liver their entry, along with cational problems; for the ad- Students should mail or de- ~~~~:~~~~;~~d~~:~~:i~~~~ Virginia Vlcek, assistant dj+ 1 rector of development, envi- their name and WMC Box motion of mutual helpfulness sions this program as being number, to the Annual Funds rewarding for both students and Founder's Club mem- office, 2nd floor, EJderdice and friendliness among its Hall, by the end of the Janu- members in the areas of ao- bers. Students will enjoy hear- ary term. Good Luck! ing from alumni and friends of missions, financial aid, institu- continued to pqe 2 • Students present play In Alumni Colony is more about Earth I -- moon and a theatrical light and our appreciation of the A futuristic settlement on the home planet than it is about show make up two produc- Hop- I tions being Term presented this the moon," explained theatre as kins. He described Colony at Western January a "celebrational Maryland College. piece," which will include ~ Colony examines the first signing, dancing, and audi- : group of people to live on the ence participation (which is moon. It is being written and being kept secret). acted by a class taught by Immediately after Colony, playwright Gienn Hopkins Lumia will be shown in Alumni i (who originated the Idea). Understage. Described as Lumia, a "fascinating look at "the art of light" by Domser, light," is also being put to- the light show will portray the ~ gether by a January Term story of "humanity on earth." ; class taught by Ira Domeer. "It's not the typical light l. Both shows will be presented show," Domser commented. on January 22 and 23, begin- Human sounds and music will ning at 8:00 p.m. in Alumni be incorporated with dancers Hall. and actors in the show. Hopkins plans to use a Tickets to see both shows :; trampoline as part of the are $2 for students, senior I· stage to Simulate the moon's citizens, and groups of ten or t gravity in Colony. Actors win more, and $4 for others, The f~ use make-up and foreign ac- money from the productions cents to create an interna- will go to the Esther' Smith , tional cast of characters. Scholarship Fund, named for' "No one person is doinq a former Western Maryland one function," Hopkins said. Drama teacher. "I wouldn't be .; The class members, most of involved in the theater if it ': whom are not drama majors, weren't for her," Alumni Hop- t TechniciuK try to avert the destruction of their lunar colony by a meteor. (Photo courtesy of are writing, acting, and doing kins said. '. Production Crew.) the stag:e wo~ fC?~t~e play.