Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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are vogue and slimming down with raquetball, skiing, jogging, tennis, Dr. Atkins, Dr. Stillman, and Scarsdale New York, all to the tune of an aerobic beat. While other fads are simply reoccurring from the ' 40s and ' SOs, bringing back blazers, blazers; and more blazers, narrow skirts, and pleated pants. Hair Is edging its way back up the collar, curls are everywhere and dresses are becoming a common sight. Fads are fads because they reflect the American personality, which Is everchanging. We look upon the miniskirts, the Vietnam war, the white lipstick, and the love beads, even the destruction of Nichols gymnasium, and it ' s hard for the average KState stydent to visualize life in the ' 60s — that time when the majority of us were busy learning to read, write and multiply double numbers, Will the ' 70s be as hard to visualize for the next generation? Ifs difficult to say. That generation,may look back on disco, permanents, and How to be the best you can be books, and wonder how we could have fallen under such listless spelisild thank to Carousel, Kellers Too and the models: (leans) Kelly Kuehl; l (dresses) Kathy Jellnek, Janet Howe and Tammy Abrahamson; (logging outfits) Cherie Parish, Kerr, MbIts, Kathy Marsh, and Anne Baekstrom. Fashron 27

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Spike heels, tight jeans, 26 Fashion Inching my way into a pair of freshly washed Calvin Kleins, I am forced to collapse, due to exhaustion. impatience and the frustration that follows the realize. tion that I will never (alas) look like Shelly Hack. So•why, then, will I continue to tor. ture myself again and again with the likes of spike heels, pants that cut off all circulation in my body and so much tern cloth that I begin to feel like a model for Cannon towels? Simply because spike Keels, tight jeans and tern cloth are in • that special word that drains our checking accounts, • attacks our egos, our bodies and has been known to answer to the name of fad. Whether we like it or not, we all must surrender to the fate of fads, those merciless items that pop in and out of America ' s fingers. While each one of us realizes that fads have relatively short life expectancies, we all still believe deep down in our heart of hearts that •cowboy boots. Barry Manilow albums and everything else we are wise • enough to purchase, will reign for ever Gayle McGehee If so. then how do we explain those five pairs of hip huggers with the 60 bells hidden in the depths of who knows.where. or the broken mood rings. or even those sexy gold medallions that somehow turned a lovely shade of green? Face it, we all succumb sooner or later to at least one walled fad, whether it be skating down the streets of Aggieville, trying on a pair of hiking boots or digging through a mountain of crusty army pants. Another added plus is the fact that as we become older, fads become more complex. There seems to be so many choices, and we become faced with such questions as: should I grow out my Dorothy Hamill wedge into a Farrah Fawcett (minus Majors) mane? Am I some kind of a jerk or something if I don ' t have an Ind shirt? Surely I wouldn ' t break any bones if I get a skateboard? Gone are the uncomplicated days when all I wanted in the world were two magenta lucite balls on a string,called Klackers that always seemed to hit everything but each other. Still, there are fads that are not just a waste of money America is shaping up

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Fad the hilly sidewalks of campus. down the bumpy streets of Manhattan, and through the smooth dormitory halls, skaters, old and new. took to their skates, as the nation-wide roller-skating lad wheeled into Manhattan last fall. Along with the skating fad, new enterprises appeared to provide students with a new source of exercise and entertainment. Mrs. Janice Teague; comanager T.J. ' s Skate Shop, a skate rental store. said the shop was the idea of her son Mike, a 1974 K•State graduate. tie read about the roller-skating fad in newspaper and magazine articles and thought maybe It would go here. Teague said. The shop opened on Aug. 2. to the surprise of many who were amazed to find the roller-skating fad apparent in Manhattan. I ' ve heard people make comments. who have been in other cities like New York, Dallas. and Denver. and they can ' t believe we have a place like this in Manhattan. Kansas. she said. Mrs. Teague said the Idea took a little while to catch on in Manhattan because people couldn ' t get used to the idea of skating outside. Some people really resisted at first. she said. Once It got started, she said. most of her business came on weekends when people were looking for something nice to do. and in the evenings when the weather was nice. Although many customers came only once to satisfy their curiolity. Teague said she did have a few regular customers. One of them was Dana Neal. freshman in general. Neal said she started skating for entertainment and exercise. Rolling by- Kevin Swan. senior in community servkes and social work. rolls into an unexpected, but welcome Shower while roller skating. on John flak