Indiana University - Arbutus Yearbook (Bloomington, IN)

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' 3 ii .I;,- mii ' l m. j - iiSf iik ' l iM FAR LEFT) With a little help from mom and dad, this curious toddler samples some watermelon at the Dunn Meodow festival. (LEFT) Being a bit neater than the majority of the crowd, Freda Browne, (left), and Mable Graham try to remain as unsticky as possible while taking port in the melon fest. 27

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(LEFT) Apparently displeased by the photo- grapher ' s intrusion, Marljke Rowland waits for a more private moment to enjoy the rest of her Sun- day afternoon feast, (BELOW) While amused melon-eaters look on, In- diana Daily Student staffers and Indiana University Student Association members find thot a tug-of- war contest across the Jordan can be a fun way to cool off on a warm July day. ■■:£: ' ;i-£5»t«iS« If s melon mania time! Games, craft booths, music and free watermelon awaited the more than 450 individuals who turned out to enjoy a Sunday afternoon in Dunn Meadow. The Melon Mania festival and Craft Fair was sponsored by the Indiana Memorial Union Board and the Indiana Memorial Union Craft Shop on July 31 . 26 Rick Wooc

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Women ' s conference The theme of the National Women ' s Conference was American Women on the Move. The Declaration of American Women, adopted for November ' s Hous- ton conference, began: We are here to move history forward. In terms of participants, enthusiasm and agenda, the convention fulfilled the motto. The 2,000 delegates were not empowered to make laws, but to identify common concerns of American women and recommend solutions for removing the barriers to equality. Mandated by the president, the con- ference observing International Women ' s Year (IWY) was the first to be federally funded. Fifty-six state and territorial meetings and the four-day national con- ference were financed out of the $5 mill- ion appropriated. The national IWY committee was charged with submitting a report based on the convention outcome to President Carter, who in turn would send recommendations to Congress. The 25 passed resolutions dealt with such issues as child and wife beating, rape, employment, homemaking and ed- ucation. The most heated debates arose over the Equal Rights Amendment, re- productive freedom and sexual prefer- ence. The lone resolution to fail involved the creation of a cabinet level Women ' s Department. Delegates and observers formed a di- verse package, coming from every geog- raphical, political and economic niche in the country. Representatives of the highly conservative Eagle Forum had exhibits just feet away from COYOTE, the prostitLition advocacy group. Some among us may prefer a future that simply continues the past. Our pur- pose is not to tell women how to live or what to do. It is simply to say that women must be free to choose what they do, said convention chairwoman Bella Ab- zug. Abzug was joined by a distinguished slate of speakers which included three first ladies (Rosalynn Carter, Betty Ford and Lady Bird Johnson), actress Jean Stapleton and anthropologist Margaret Mead. The vocal minority of conservatives failed in their efforts to change the minds of the advocates of equality, believing as Abzug said, Democracy can only work for the people when all the people are in it. 28 Off-year elections Though 1977 was an off-year on the political scene, elections in several cities and states across the country brought at- tention to some interesting and some familiar politicians. A tough battle in the mayoral race in New York City ended in November with Democrat Edward Koch winning the of- fice. Koch defeated Liberal Party candi- date Mario Cuomo with a narrow margin of only 125,000 votes. Earlier in the year, Koch upset incumbent Mayor Abraham Beome and colorful U.S. Rep. Bella Abzug in the Democratic primary elec- tion. Another mayoral race was won by a little old lady in tennis shoes. Oppo- nents of 73-year-old Isabella W. Cannon described her in that way, so the candi- date showed up at a meeting carrying a pair of sneakers. Despite heavy opposi- tion. Cannon won the mayoral seat in Raleigh, N.C. In other elections, Ernest Morial be- came the first black mayor of New Or- leans. Coleman Young, another black mayor, was reelected in Detroit. November of 1977 proved to be a great time for another political hopeful. Charles Robb, son-in-law of former Pres- ident Lyndon B. Johnson, captured the lieutenant governor ' s office in Virginia. With support from Lady Bird Johnson, Carol Channing and Vice-President Wal- ter Mondale, Robb won 54 percent of the votes. Marianne Gleissner Tony Hulman Anton J. (Tony) Hulman, who purch- ased a dilapidated track on the west side of Indianapolis and turned it into the greatest spectacle in racing died on Oct. 27 Hulman purchased the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1945 from Eddie Ric- kenbacker at a price of $750,000. Hul- man immediately set about renovating the old track, pouring millions of dollars into the structure. Wooden grandstands were replaced with steel and concrete structures with a seating capacity of 237,500. The old brick track was paved, with the exception of one yard of bricks at the finish line. Today the estimated value of the speedway is $50 million. Hulman had many other business in- terests, but the Indianapolis 500 was his first love. His greatest satisfaction was the Speedway Museum, completed just before his death. Hulman was loved and respected by many of the race drivers at Indy, but he had a particularly close relationship with A.J. Foyt. When Foyt raced across the finish line in 1977 to become the first four-time winner, it provided Hulman with one of my greatest thrills. At the