Southern Illinois University - Obelisk Yearbook (Carbondale, IL)

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Aquaettes' Ballet Aquati- que boosted Festival excite- ment with three sell-out shows. Here, the pool sparkles with a star formation to the French song, La Vie En Rose. Festival Time at Southern May was festival time for Southern-and festive it was. Hard on the heels of the biggest Qand as usual, bestg they're better every yearj Spring Festival came Music Festival. And the weather was extraordinary, with not a whisper of rain for either. Transportation was the thing at Spring Festival. The theme came from Paris, the midway crossed the tracks, the kick-off assembly went to McAndrewg Hal McIntire's band jumped from a concert ia Shryock to the Armory dance while Miss Southern contest- ants paraded at Woody and the Vaudeville Show moved at a faster pace than any-though staying in Shryock. Movement featured in the Music Festival, too, with Indian dancers, tl1e Joliet marching band, massed baton twirlers and over 2,500 area musicians gathered for the spectacle. Austin Gibson came from Vienna to be special honored musician. This charming portrait won for Bob -Iungers the title of Ug1iest Man. It was really pennies that did it, but l A Virginia Haskins, former Southern Illinoisian famed in radio, tv, stage and opera, returned for the 1956 Music Under the Stars. Here, Festival chairman Floyd Wakeland wishes her luck before she is driveh onto the Held to sing.

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