Page 4 Comment October 1978 Alumni Community Th eatre (ACT) presents ‘‘Music Man’’ 4 A a ‘ if LS Fast-talking salesman, Harold Hill, right, played by Dean Hurst, manages to win over the skeptical town librarian, Marian, Nancy Flamm. Side-kick, Marcellus, played by Gerald Smith, and lisping Winthrop, Michael Shirra, are delighted and surprised. The musical is a light-hearted story set in the early 1900’s, filled with fun, frolic and romance. This production is the eighth for ACT and ‘‘provides an outlet for community talent which has an extremely high number of talented Thespians and musicians interested in productions of this type,’’ said Dr. Wooden. Planning the ACT production of Meredith Willson’s ‘‘The Music Man’”’ are, standing, left to right, Dr. Ronald L. Wooden, director, Alan Hall, alumni director and producer and Mrs. Carolynn G. Lindsley, ACT president and, seated, Mrs. Colleen Gardner, choreographer. The musical, sponsored jointly by ACT and Ogden City Corp. is the opening production slated for the Union Station M.S. Browning Theatre as part of Golden Spike Empire Week, Oct. 16-21. in Memoriam DR. DAVID EUGENE MILLER, 69, one of Jtah’s best known historians, died Aug. 21, in jalt Lake City of pneumonia. He was an iuthority on Western history and retired from he University of Utah in 1977. A native of syracuse, Dr. Miller attended WSC and ‘eceived bachelor and master degrees from srigham Young University and his doctorate rom the University of Southern California in 947. He had served as director of the Western History Center, president of the Jtah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters ind as historian for Nauvoo Restoration Inc. dr. Miller was a teacher and principal in Jtah public schools from 1929 until 1944, was a eaching fellowat the University of Southern ‘alifornia 1944-47 and had been at the Jniversity of Utah since 1947. He taught istory at Ogden High School, 1941-44. Dr. filler was the author of numerous books nd articles on various aspects of Utah and Vestern History and received many awards or his research and wriiing. He is survived y his wife, Mabel P. Wallace. His first wife, ella Snell, rother, Dr. preceded William him in death. P. Miller, was His former VSC president. NEWTON RENO FICKLIN, 67, died Sept. 6, of a heart attack. He was former manager f the Prudential Insurance Office in Ogden, etiring in 1968. He was a member of the ational Association of Life Underwriters nd former president of the WSC Boosters lub. Surviving are his widow, Hilda rautreau, two sons and three daughters. MELBA MAXINE MCDONALD s3URROWS, 64, former assistant professor of Inglish at WSC, died Aug. 12, 1978. She etired as assistant professor of English in 974. Her husband, Richard S. Burrows, receded her in death and she is survived by ne daughter. ELDA CORNIA JOHANSEN, 58, died Sept. i, at her home. She had been employed as a 1edical receptionist for several local doctors. he graduated from Davis High School and VSC. Surviving are her husband, Ralph FE. ohansen, one son and one daughter. Photos by Mike Schoenfeld M. THATCHER ALLRED, 82, died Sept. 23 in Ogden from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. He was a WSC professor emeritus. Professor Allred was raised in Wyoming and Idaho, served in the U. S. Army during World War I and received his bachelor degree from Utah State University in 1922. He received his master’s degree from the University of Iowa and studied for his doctorate degree at the University of Utah and Stanford University. He served as superintendent of schools in Three Forks, Mont., and as the principal of the Afton (Wyoming) High School. He joined the WSC staff in 1931 and served as the chairman of the Speech and Drama Department for more than 30 years. He retired in 1965. He had served as president of the WSC Faculty Assoc. for two terms, as chairman of the Fine Arts Building and Planning Committee, member of the Utah and National Education Assoc., and Utah, Western and National Speech Teachers Assoc. He helped organize the Ogden Community Theater and was director of Student and Community Theater Productions at WSC. One of his mest noted civic efforts was directing the production, ‘‘All Faces West,”’ performed each year during July 24 activities in Ogden. His wife, Pearl Oberhansley, preceded him in death. He is survived by one son and two daughters. Son, Dr. Gordon Allred is an English professor at WSC. ADAM PATTERSON, JR., 88, Ogden business man, died Sept. 15. He was president of the Adam Patterson Land and Investment Co. and Ogden Furniture and Carpet Co. He had been a director of the Chagmon Commission Security and Storage Co.; Bank; Ben Lomond Commercial Hotel Corp.; Browning Arms Co. and the McKay Dee Hospital. He graduated from Ogden High School and attended Weber Academy and Harvard Military Academy. In 1943 he became manager of the J. A. Hogle Brokerage Firm in Ogden. He is survived by nis wife, daughter. Katheryn Cowley, one son and one MAZATLAN FEBRUARY MEXICO 10 — 13, 1979 4 days - 3 nights Round trip airfare — SLC — La Palapa Hotel, Mazatlan (Approximately) Si@o per person — double occupancy Additional attractions: Deep sea fishing, tennis, 18 holes championship golf, swimming, horseback riding, superb restaurants and an excellenr market place for shopping. Weber State Colleg ALUM . geafT" FAG TRAVEL For further information, write or call the WSC Alumni office at 626-6571.