Miami University - Recensio Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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The to archers in the world met in Oxfordfor the N ational Archery AsSociationls Open hamptonsth. World-record holderRich M cKinney of Glendale, Arizona State Route 73. Olympic trials were held on Cook F ield by the National Archery Assoc1ation throughout the first few days of summer. The Na- tional Collegiate Athletic Association held its national champion- ships each year at Miami, but this year a special element was added; selected title winners became eligible to compete for a position on the United States Archery team. And students, unable to watch the Olympic games on television due to the national boycott, were able to enjoy an Olympian drama presented in their own backyard. The champions returned to Oxford in lateJune. These athletes were more concerned with body geometries than with bow and arrow, though. World champibnship trials were held for the Na- tional Sports Acrobatics and Tumbling Association on June 27-28 in Millett Hall. The event was televised by CBS Sports Spectacular. It provided another opportunity for summer students to partake in the making of history, rather than merely in the reading of it. By this time, the session in which most students were enrolled had ended its first six weeks of classes. It was hard to believe that the equivalent of one semester was already over! New classes and new terms provided a change of pace before old courses had even Tim Folker Gary Kirksey o 9 7 August 26 marked the day when freshmen Sat inthe Sim durin convocation. S tudent bod President Liz H agenbuch took an opposing sidejgrom President Shrwer an lashed out against several university policies. in her address to the students. Exhibitions 161 stren th, balance amt precision commanded continual applause during the ationa Sports Acrobatzcs and TumblinilChampionshig and World Championship Trials. The event was held in M illett all onjuly 2 and 28 and was covered y CB S sports. ' . won the menk diviszoh with a score of 2558 . udi Adams ofPhoenix, Arizona won the womenls dwzszon wzth a score of 25 6. acquired a tinge of dullness. New dimensions were also added with the opening of the uni- Versity summer theatre season. The audience roared with laughter asp Paul Kassel flounced across the Stage in the frilly robes of llCharley,s Aunt? Two other plays alternated withathesfirst. The drama lljoe Egg? left viewers pondering the question of whether one person could end the life of another, albeit that the other was a crippled vegetable. The season,s musical llThe Music Man, charmed the audience with such classics as the love song, ilTill There Was You? and the show-stopping llWells Fargo Wagon? l Summer camps were also held by sports enthusiasts. The sum- mer sports school offered archery and soccer buffs of high school and grade school age the chance to live on campus for two weeks and develop their athletic: skills. College students were relieved when all camp sessions ended, and the campus returned to its Mark Schultz . normal summer pace - slow-beating but regular. Q33: 4 Christy Rumpf Student Life 13