Multnomah University - Ambassador Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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Jan, 30 - Feb. 4-Missionary Conference I fSee article, page IZQJ -Ice Cream Break One afternoon Nostalgia Nook invited over some Jewish missionaries and a fewi guys to make vanilla and blueberry ice cream. The guys did most of the cranking while the missionaries shared about their work and the Passover. The Jewish missionaries showed- they were a hardworking people by doing some of the cranking, even in their business suits. Feb. 5-Exodus to the promise landv Jeff Clark and crew headed out to HaystackWRock and the Oregon coast after solving the minor problems of finding means of transportation and deciding which direction to drive. The dayls activities included playing with seaweed Hbull- whips,', sinking into a deep puddle of miry mud, and riding wave-tossed logs. It must have been Jeff's off day as he was the only one to sink into the mud or fall. off the logs..,Fu1ly drenched, Jeff decided to., remove his wet clothing and alfbw them to dry. It took some persuading, but Jeff finally got two guys to loan him their shirts, which he tied toga- style aroundfhisgvyaist. 1 -s l When one tithe f'bombs gave out on the 'way home, it was Jeff, still clothed in his skirt of shirts, who had to stand out in the cold to fix the car. This awesome sight was recorded on... film, see piasserbys, and endured by iff.. Feb. 6-Happy Birthday, Laurel! Armed with pillows, the girls of the Upper West Wing lined each side of the hall, Laurel Halley was sent down the center for a 19th birthday soft spank- ing. Everyone them partook of one of the many cakes she had received. Feb. 9-Dinner Dandy To illustrate that worth- while accomplishments can be obtained from watching the tele- vision, particularly the Gong Show, Kevin Stone imitated a water sprinkler. Popular demand brought him back to demon- strate bacon frying. Feb., 11-Parked car totals parked car The little red Karman ghia sat innocently where its owner, senior Terry Hayes, always parked it at the bottom of the hill. Suddenly, a car smacked into it from behind. Little Karman lay completely crushed and crumpled, the offending car settling on top of its roof. What had Little Karman done to deserve such a condition, totaled beyond recognition'?iThe offending car had come from further up the hill. Its owner had carelessly set the hand brake and left the clutch in neutral. What a sight-a driverless car hurtling down the....hi1l,, wipingout poor Little Karmanf All was not a total loss, however, for Little Karman's owner. The insurance company's settlement, combined with an offer for what was left of Little Karrnarfs useable parts, left quite a nice lump in Terry's wallet. Feb. 12-During the Valentine's Banquet, Mr. Muir explained that the natural consequence of exchanging 600 letters in one year would be a wedding engage- ment, such as the one between Sheila Oxfzer and Gary Clelland. Feb. 12-Hunky-Dory Party Going on at the same time as the Valentine's banquet was the Second Annual Hunky-dory party in the A-Frame. Credit goes to Dub Newton, Bob Reinsch, and Brent Meeks for pulling it all together. Roughly 135 people attendedi Brent's Banana Olympicsl' challenged participants to a variety of activities: measure the number of end-over-end banana lengths from Sutcliffels front double doors to the flagpole fcounts varied-152, 145, 172, 178, 1685, hijack a plane from the airport using a banana gun,,' return to the A-Frame in 45 .minutes and form a human pyraniid. This finale required the top ' person to eat the banana baton the team had carried around on its activities. Fortun- ately, a new banana was supplied as the banana batons came back mangled, squashed, massacred, munched, mushy, peeled, dirty, grimmy, grungy-not one banana returned edible!

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From Dr. Mitchell's view it appeared as if an innocent passer- by had opened the door by mistake. A look from the door- knob down, however, revealed the grand sight of junior Tim Raven crawling in on his hands and knees. He took a seat on the stairs and posed his open note- book on his lap as if he'd been there for hours. Mission accom- plished! r Cquoted from the Uplookj Jan. 25-New junior class V.P. Brent Meeks assumed the position vacated by Steve Ramp who became class president when former president Gary Parrett did not return for the spring semester. Jan. 25-Basketball records broken J The Ambassadors set a new record for high scoring game by defeating Sheldon Jackson 126 to 84. Dan McReynolds broke the rebounding record with 21 re- bounds. Dave Steward set a school assist record with 15 assists. Jan. 26-Senior Student Chapel Each month of the spring semester, one class is responsible to organize and produce a student chapel. The senior class as a whole presented today's chapel on encouragement. Through singing and testimonies, the seniors showed how we students were encouraged through circumstances, answers to prayer, and each otheras company. Jan. 26-Hair cuts! No, it wasnit guys whose hair touched their collars or covered their ears that got shorn. It was three courageous girls from the Wild, Wild West Wing: Zona Stump, Jeannette Shoop and Shannon Anderson. These three volunteered to be models for a hair cutting demonstration at the Carousel Beauty Salon. They returned with a new look. A crowd gathered. lt was r' study quiet in the dorm, but the whispers began to get loud! RA Jeanette Van Diest walked up- oh, no! Minutes! She called an on-the-spot dorm section meeting and all excitedly inspect- ed the hair cuts. ss :af Jan. 28-Camp out in the wilds', The Upper East Wing hall- way of Memorial dorm was the site of a slumber party. They had no camp fire to place theirsleep- ing bags around, but the girls in Judy Schmidt's section had funny stories to tell and cold pizza to eat. Jan. 28-Back to camp! i The dorm sections of Kathy Graham and Larry Barclay joined together in the A-Frame for a time of activities usually done at camp. An introduction game conisisted of each group perform- ing a name song of its own making. Following 'cfree rec Ctalkingj, 5'rKrafty Kathy led in making the centerpieces for the Missionary Conference banquet. Singing came next, casino camp would be without music. Food was obtained at the Plush Pippin, where the waitress almost fainted at the sight of such a large group-18 people. Jan. ZS-29-Relaxing Retreat V Washougal, WA, was the site for playing, relaxing, baking, ceauggg, and fighting. Accom- panied by Agnes McDaniels, Dtinna Stephen's section spent a weekend playing volleyball and hide-n-seek, making a pyramid, popcorn balls, and chocolate chip cookies, plus, fighting with pillows. .. 5 Jan. 29-Service repaid In appreciation for its 'fservice at the Hiltonn Csee page 865, the Dew Drop Inn was surprised with an home-made breakfast by the gals of the old Haunyaucker Hilton.

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Next, l4 dozen doughnuts, one case of apple cider, 15 bags of chips, and 20-plus batches of popcorn were skarfed down. Following food and fellowship was the films! Donald Duck, Goofy, and Chip and Dale pre- ceeded the main feature, 'fThe Absent-minded Professor. When the show was over, there was more snow Cpopcornj on the floor than at Timberline on Mt. Hood! The measure of success! Feb. 12-Turned tables Who are the masterminds, the artists, the culprits behind these formations? Once again, picnic tables behind the dining hall were rearranged, this time upended and placed in a modern sculpture design. Previous maneuvers arranged the tables in a pyramid or end-to-end in a straight line. lt might be kind of chilly at that altitude, but one could have dined among the stars on top of the pyramid pile. Feb. 13-Sunday dinner devotions The various musical ensembles are tools of public relations as well as spiritual ministries. Patty and Peggy Higer demonstrated their method of advertizing the school's pro- grams: singing If you want Bible, you want Mul-te-no-mah,', to the turn of The Happy Wanderer. Feb. 14-Happy Valentineis Day! Csing to the tune of 'GTry to Remembernj Try to remember to treat grad girls tender For they can't flex like weeping willows Try to defend her from studies that bend her Into a knot, so she can't dswallowi ' ' ' Try to remember, support you must lend her. Don't be a pretender or shallow fellow. Try to remember that if you befriend her she'll mellow CSXJ. Try to remember to treat grad girls tender, So they won't cry upon their pillow. Try to remember her dif- ferent gender, So you don,t treat her like a fellow. Try to remember a greeting I-to lend her, I I I Till we, in the summer part for what follows. Try to remember she needs a kind fellow to follow. By Diana Stuhr Rather than wear hearts on their sleeves, the girls in Donna Stephens' dorm section ex- changed valentine cards, candy, and brownies, placing the goodies in decorated paper bags attached to each girl's door. Feb. 14-Happy Birthday, Oregon! The Wild, Wild West Wing joined Steve Ramp's and Jeff Clark's sections in a study break to celebrate Valentine's Day and the statehood of Oregon. According to Squattie Ueanette Shoopl, this was just an excuse for an occasion to t'pork,ou,t on cake. 5, - i Feb. lf!-Car aflame on driveway Gas from a carburator leak caught on fire as Paul Glazner drove his Nova down the campus driveway to the Post Office. Excitement and uncertainty grew as the danger of the gas tank exploding increased. Several men came to the rescue with fire extinguishers. I Feb. S4154-Ifhea Monopoly..r.Scandal mother always told me nioltgiitoibeat a guy at a game. But I couldnft help it. I knew I was going to win the game because I'd been given a few tips from the World's Best Monopoly player. from the otherside of the Mississippi Cnone other than Woody, of coursel. It was really a hard blow for Woody. He was offering me everything from a weekend use of his car to adate the basketball player of my It was a hard deal to turn down, but I had no choice. My Christian instincts forced me to play fair. I won the game in less than thirty minutes with a measly set of houses. -Christy Jones