Miami University - Recensio Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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A stroll through M iamiis lovelyfall campus provided a quiet momentfor parents and students to vzszt and exchange the latest new. jokes ribbing the presidential candidates and the Shrivers as Miamiis thirst Family? The popular sentiment following the show was TTHope for President? The performance ended with Oxfords Mayor Hollis, who honored Hope with a key to the City and with Shriver giving Hope a print of the Redskin Indian. The night ended on an extra special note with Hope extending a special Ththank youi, for letting students spend this special time with their parents. The weekend concluded Sunday with a farewell brunch in the Towers Room and the film TTA Little Romance, in the University Center. CC? e Laurie Baumgardner Weehen Larry Kaufman The traditionalfamde the game, pmu B annersdp to make their visit a memom George Lehrun R N x.' x X x h x x h x George Lebrun x Z2. . Osted alt Over eamfus advertised thefestive atmosphere ofParentsi Students hospitab welcamed their parents and successfully attempted gle 0716. ioffootballpareiits lined up on thekfietd before the start of ,5 number. E ach Reds in presented his par- fly bearm their son ents with a certi icate 0f onor. 29 Student Life

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George Lebrun 28 Parents Weekend ceiver Treadwell. The pass proved to be the highpoint 0f the game. Soon afterward, Redskinsi defensive back Dave Williams nimbly lifted the ball from MarshallTs quarterback. Williams then pro- ceeded to carry it all the way to the one yard line. From there Jones easily scored the touchdown. The Redskins ultimately beat the Marshall Thundering Herd, 34-6. The huddling, shivering crowd then hurried back to warmer quarters; they had seen the Victory that they had come to see. Also on Saturday, Navy ROTC and Air F orce ROTC held their Open houses. There were the coffeehouse performances of Todd Johnson, Rod Stevens and jenny Allread in the University Center. A parentsi luncheon in the Towers Room and a pottery sale in the Res completed the day. Bob Hope performed at Millett Hall Saturday night and ap- pealed t0 the audience of 11,000 students and parents who at- tended his show. He began his show with a political rally thimself as candidatei, leading into his performance. This included many President and M 75. Phillip Shriver graciousl asked a smile ofappreciation t0 thefootball crowd as the 1980 Parents of the ear.

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Mark Schultz 30 OxfordrMiami eople walked up the sidewalk in groups. Some went into red brick buildings, while others continued walking up a diago- nally-slanted sidewalk toward the heart of town. Still others romped in grassy areas playing frisbee or throwing a softball. They all looked to be about 18- t0 22-years-old, and they were dressed in a similar fashion. Who were they? They were Miami University stu- dents. But these students were more complex than they seemed. They kept the city of Oxford hin businessh by attending school nine months out of the year. In fact, the university, Oxfordts biggest employer, had a payroll of about $86 million. But how well did Students fit in? Did the Oxford residents really welcome the stu- dents back each fall -- or did they simply put up with the infiltra- don? Many Oxford residents enjoyed having the students come back for the academic term. Uptown merchants, most of whom de- jim Smith, owner of the Oxford B askin-Rob'bms store, patiently waitedfor the studenfsfinal decision of what to purchase.