Indiana State University - Sycamore Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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Stealing the show. the elephant drew lots of oohs and aahs from the crowd. With a balancing act this couple turn animal tricks into a class act. A human gorilla act tensed the au- dience as the girl feared no evil. - All photos by Mark Chamness 26 Student Survival

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'P' WHAT IS FUN? Fun . . .Webster described it as something which pro- vided amusement or enjoy- ment; a violent or excited ac- tivity; or an event which in- duced laughter. Usually best found in groups of two or more but had been discov- ered singularly, this enjoy- ment promoted a natural high on life. Though a big test which needed to be studied for, an unfinished project, or sleep lerked in the shadows, fun simply erased the time need- ed to fulfill those tasks. Not always wasteful, sometimes those extra fun times relin- quished the pressures of col- Even doing laundry can break the monotonous strain of the day for Jim Haskell, Greenwood freshman. e Photo by Doug Runyon Afternoon delight comes while sketching on a warm day under shade. - Photo by Kevin Alexander escaping to fun for survival lege life. Norman Lewis, edi- tor of Rogetis Thesaurus, de- fined fun as tisport, frolic, gaiety, meriment, pleasure, or amusement. Certainly this didnit need to cost mon- ey. For sometimes just a walk around the block, a trip across the hall or an after- noon on the sunny quad re- vived the energy left behind in the classrooms. Escaping to our own little corners, true personalities blossomed into fun times. No matter who, what, where or when, fun was a useful tool in life for the college student at Indiana State in 1984. e by Sheila Hoffman .sz- mum Escaping to fun 25

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Hulman becomes circus ttbig topt Here come the elephants, popcorn, and peanuts. No, its not a fair, it was the Shrine Circus that per- formed at the Hulnian Civic Center. Students, parents, brothers, Sisters, and friends attended together to travel back into their childhood where dreams come alive. Though large quantities of local children attended, it gave students of ISU a chance to let off a little steam and forget their prob- lems of end of the semester SHRINE CIRCUS blues. Lasting for approxi- mately two hours, students came back to campus re- freshed and ready to finish their last two weeks of the collegiate year. The animal tricks per- formed by elephants, ponies, and dancing bears stimulat- ed awe and wonder. Many years of training were need- ed to gain the animals trust and to teach them basic com- mands. Hosted annually, the Shriners dressed in the tra- ditional Shrine wear. With all the garb, clowns put a smile on each persorfs face, for everything seemed fun- ny Outside the Center, cot- ton candy, pretzels, food and souvenirs were sold to pre- pare spectators for the ex- citement. Human-gorilla acts, m0- torcycles on a high wire, tra- peze artists, and animal acts filled the building with fun 3 and high spirits. Once again the circus reached daring heights in the eyes of the Child-like spectators. - by Sheila Hoffman Scaring the audience, the high-wire act required accuracy and timing. HWelcome to the annual Shrine Cir- cus performance, is the welcome by the ringmaster of the circus. Circus 27