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

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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

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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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olls into Manhattan boa01 aa- • • ' ' ' It was something crazy to do: rything else gets boring, she said. he also read that skating was good Ycise. According to a June, 1979 our Magazine article, skating is the d most effective exercise, of those ked by the President ' s Council on steal Fitness and Sports. eal, a West Hall resident, said she and friends usually skated on the hattan streets. metimes we even went as far as town, she said. streets of Aggieville, however, not good for skating, she said, use they have cracks in them. Neal doesn ' t like to skate on campus. is so hilly that sometimes you get too fast and can ' t stop, and going ou have to walk in the grass, Neal said. Another customer, Connie Shaffer, freshman in general, said she and her friends usually skate on the backstreets. Both girls said they have never received a negative reaction from pedestrians while skating. Most people will laugh and say something like ' that looks like fun ' , Neal said. Although skaters were seen throughout Manhattan, Teague believes the fad wasn ' t as big as it appeared. We (T.J. ' s Skate Shop) thought we would have more business, but the population isn ' t as big as other cities, and the weather isn ' t as conducive as In other places, Teague said. There Is a problem of trying to find time on a nice day, Neal said. M ih Fads 29