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Jacksonville (Alabama) State University Monday, November 4, 1974 Graduates Chosen For Special Honors By CARL PHILLIPS Auditorium. university." the University. A certified Currently a battalion campaigns in Vietnam and Assistant Editor Kennamer, an insurance Mrs. Stone was the public accountant, he was commander at Redstone four in Korea. At recent day-long execgtive in Anniston, was recipient of a plaque citing cited for his "success and Arsenal, he served in three homecoming ceremonies at chosen Alumnus of the Year exceptional contribution to prominence .in the (seeHONORS, page 4) Jax Stat< five graduates for "distinctive and unselfish the university. A recently recipient's chosen profession were chosen for special service to the university and retired official in the and interest in Jacksonville honors. his leadership in many fields Jacksonville city schools, State University ." Heskett Will Speak The five-Bob Kennamer , of endeavor. she was honored for "out- This is the second year this Jane Rice Holloway, Kitty Mrs. Holloway, the former standing success in her award was given. Dean Bruce C. Heskett, 2:15 for conferences with Stone (Mrs. Ernest Stone), Miss Alabama of 1973, was chosen field". A former cadet com- assistant dean of the students who are iniaested John Collins, and LTC selected Alumna of the Year Collins, a former ac- rnander of the Jax State University of Alabama Law in law school. He will also Norman Propes-were for "exemplification of the counting instructor at JSU, ROTC unit, Propes was School, will be on the campus address the Law Club at 2: 30 honored at the annual highest ideas of citizenship was also given a plaque for declared the Distinguished of JSU on Wednesday, Nov. in room 215, Brewer Hall. Alumni Buffet in Leone Cole and her many services to the exceptional contribution to Military Graduate. 6. He will be on the 4th floor Visitors are cordially invited of the Student Commons to this meeting." Building from 11-12 and 1:30- t Mrs. LeFevre: Colorful, Busy By JEFF DONOVAN alto "or thereabouts". LeFevre went to California, when it came time to finance Staff Writer After graduating from where she took a post a show," she added. "The Mrs. Janet LeFevre, high school, Mrs. LeFevre teaching at a private school first play we did was "The known to many on the JSU attended the Floriston- for show business children in Night of January 16th," a campus for her work with Mather-College for Women, Pasadena. Walter Pidgeon 's courtroom drama. We had the Masque &Wig Guild, has affiliated with Case - daughter was one of her no scenery; Leone Cole had been characterized by many Western Reserve University charges; did she ever try to just opened, and I was as the busiest instructor on in Cleveland, Ohio. While at steal the spotlight? "No," hoping to put on a really nice campus. Whether working the college, Mrs. LeFevre replied Mrs. LeFevre, "she production, but a lack of with the Masque & Wig or was a member of several was always a quiet one-a scenery put a damper on her students in her speech dramatic clubs and very goodgirl." While at the that. However," she con- and debate classes, she is fraternities, the most schol, Mrs. LeFevre had tinued, "I was undaunted always rushing to keep prominent being the Curtain the children present several and Mr. Heinrich Mueller appointments, working on Players. The production put of Shakespeare's plays. "We and I went to Forney Hall, several projects, or con- on that year by the group would put the plays on in the found some old bedsteads ferring with her students. was "He," in which Mrs. spring," recalled Mrs. and railings, and we made Her life has been colorful as LeFevre portrayed a circus LeFevre, "in the gardens in our scenery from that." She it has been busy. rider. At times, the women's back of the school." added she has always been Born in February (she college would collaborate From California, Mrs. grateful for Mueller's declined to name the year! ) with Reserve University on a LeFevre arrived in Alabama assistance in her produc- in Cambridge Springs, Pa., production that the Curtain in June of 1952. She stayed at tions, and places enough Ws. LeFevre was delivered Players wrote themselves, Fort McClellan with her value on his help that she by her uncle and her father, she recounted. Armed with husband and daughter, calls him "our honorary both doctors. Asked if she the practical experience she Janie. During her residency Masque & Wigger." ever considered going into garnered in college, Mrs. on the post, Mrs. LeFevre After Mrs. LeFevre's the medical profession, she LeFevre went on to graduate taught at Anniston High initial effort with the Masque replied emphatically, "No, school at Cornell; While at School. In 1961, Mrs. LeFevre & Wig, their second my father would have had a Cornell, Mrs. LeFevre took finally arrived at JSU, then production, "Blithe Spirit," fit ! " Medicine's loss is many directing, writing, and known as Jacksonville was presented in November drama's gain. Citing her acting courses; one of her Teacher's College. Upon her of 1962. "The Masque and mother as her first big ~rofessors was William arrival, she was asked to Wig has not been without its theatrical influence, Mrs. Strunk, the author of the sponsor (and bail out) the bizarre and sad episodes," LeFevre recalled how, with famous English handbook, almost defunct Masque and continued Mrs. Mrs. her mother's gentle urgings, ''Elements of Style." Wig Guild. LeFevre, "in fact, 1 recall she sang for a gathering of After leaving graduate ''There were 15 members the time when we tried to MRS. LeFEVRE family friends at the tender school, Mrs. LeFevre went to m the Masque & Wig Guild, take '&The Lark," i-i piay age of three. Mrs. LeFevre's Westchester, Pa., to teach and $11 m the bank account. about Joan of Arc, to Gad- take it to Gadsden. The sky "we only had an audience of first legitimate role was in high school, and true to To top it off, we had no sden. It was during grew blacker and our hopes about 12 people that mght, high school when she por- fwm, she ended up with scenery ," recalls Mrs. minimester, on the day grew bleaker, but in the but ffie show went on." trayd Yum Yum in "The numerous irons in the fire. In LeFevre. "Back then, the Gadsden was bt by those tradition of the theater-we Smce her arrival at JSU, Mikado," produced by a addition to teaching history, Masque and Wig was tornadoes; we had been pressed on. We had to unload Mrs. LeFevre has produced friend of her family. She was she taught English and completely self-supporting- working all afternoon, the scenery in gale-force 19 plays, and all have ben winds, being careful not to lauded for their professional again showcasing her ~ech,and even found time we had r~( ( ds we have racing agamst the weather, singing talents in the role, to be a girl's counselor. now, ~IIL~ situation gave to pack up the costumes, tear the costumes. To make and recalled that she was an From Westchester, Mrs. us somethlng of a headache scenery and equipment and thlngs worse," she added, (See LeFEVRE, Page 3) Pace" 2 Oink. Oink. Letter By BILLIE NAPPER "beauties" have their own In the past 16 years I have little car, it makes for a long, not missed a homecoming drawnaut parade, from a parade of this university. As woman's point of view. To The a child I eagerly looked Now, I'm not suggesting forward to the parades, that we not have these mainly because they were beauties in the parade for the always the best parades of guys to drool over ; it's just I Editor the year. There were several think it's time the women large floats, many bands, started playing this little approval and support for the like what they like, agree shriners, super cock, game. So for next year, I Dear Editor, speakers is of no con- ideas and starements ex- beauties, and the ROTC's. think the female students of Ms. Veronica Pike's last who do exercise their right to sequence or importance. pressed by Ms. Harrison and This year there were a few this university should editorial in which she gives a with what they wish, and What is important is the bands, two or three floats, nominate at least 20 char- Ms. Tyler. She expressly likewise to disagree with blanket condemnation of the condemned those who may belief by Ms. Pike that she the shriners, the ROTC's, ming young men to run for JSU student body for that which they do not agree. can dictate to me-or anyone and beauties, and beauties, Mr. Homecoming (or not have liked or agreed with Ms. Pike's attitude seems to and "narrowmindedness" and the views of the speakers, else for that matter-what beauties, and beauties . perhaps we could find a snack of being 'two-faced.' views, beliefs, ideas, and for "immaturity" leaves me while in the same breath Ms. catchier title). Then we can with the feeling that MS. I do not mean to imply that preferences I can or cannot Don't get me wrong. If the Pike screams for all of us to have the contestants in the there is no incidence of hold, simply because she Pike is using her position as "OPEN YOUR MINDS." students of this university parade, wearing suits, sit- editor of the Chanticleer as a "narrow-mindedness" or may feel differently on the think there are 30 or 40 Now, does that seem con- ting in the back of a car.

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