Kent State University - Chestnut Burr Yearbook (Kent, OH)

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TOES ARE TAPPING, and tliis musician ' s tuba re- flects part of the crowd enjoying a little Dixieland. ■(Jld Sol seems to lia e turned out to enjoy the days lestivitics along with hundreds of carefree students. Lovely queen and muscle men thrill crowd All autocade had made its way to Hudson Springs park about noon lor one of the biggest social splashes ol sjjring quarter. .Students dressed in bathing suits and henniitla shorts were cheering the elforts ol tJieir lavoi- iies at KSU ' s lake-oil on the tiaditional Ivy l.eagtte shell laces. Pioniptetl by the hot . la sttn. spectators were making liequent trips to and from the refreshment stand. Stantl- ard ec]uipment for all was a bottle of sun-tan lotion. To leign over proceedings ol the annual outing, regality .ippeared clad in the outfit of the day— shorts and t-shirts. Quartet singing and dixie-land music filled in be- tween the contests. Bill Gordon, known b radio fans for his humorous chatter and lip-smacking, headed ttp cere- monies in mid-afternoon. Jl I)V B. RCHFELD recei es the ([ueen ' s trophy from Glen Lincicome. president of Sigma Delta Chi. This dntv was part of a da ' s work.

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May Day mix-up fails to dampen students ' high spirits Hundreds of students clad in laded jeans, khakies, and s veatshiits were gathered on the sprawling Sig Ep lawn. What ' s going on? a curious passer-bv asked. It ' s cjiu annual Ma ' Day relays. But this is . prill he protested. Yeah, 1 know. I ' m contused, too, came the quick answer. Stopping to obser e, lie learned tli.it a iiux-ii]) hatl occurred between the co-sponsors. Gamma I ' hi Beta and Sigma Phi E]Jsilon, and the weatherman. The cool but sunn) da had brought a laiger-than-expecteil crowd ol students, some ot whom were no ' pertoiniiiig curious antics in the center of the lawn, surroundetl by excited, cheering students. The passer-by jjushed his way through the crowd, straining to see into the circle. Eggs were bursting simul- taneousl) with screams of despair. One student licked his pie-co ered lace happily as he heaved another pie at his opponent. B;d) talents surfaced as studeirts chugged cokes from nippled bcjttles. (iouples raced clumsily across the lawn on three legs. Screams and a general atmos- phere of excitement filled the air as students cheered their teams on to ictory. In the end. X ' eider hall and Sigma Nu recei ed trophies. The lirst May Day relays, vhich ' ere started in 1956 as an all-Ciieek event, were held on the library lawn. They were moved off cam])us to the Sigma Phi Epsilon lawn because of the construction ol the library addition and the parking lot. Our passer-b turned awa . still pu led. He dejiarted pondering the somewhat dubious values of this modern college education. VERY SLOAV ' I.V, but .surely, the coke cli-sappears via an unu.sual method ot chuggiug. Bel Ed Wolski won ' t want a coke for a while. E. SY DOES 11. Those aren ' t hard-boiled eggs with which the boys are plaving ball A miss or a hard catch and— splash! Omelets may look appetizing on a platter, but they aren ' t appropriate on shirts and trousers. But, those smiling faces show little concern.

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