Southern Illinois University - Obelisk Yearbook (Carbondale, IL)

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1 llllll I 5 SQ I ii- At the annual Parents' Day football game, Southern vs Northern A buffet in the University Center gave parents the opportunity to Michigan, the Larsons and the Merediths, were honored. assuage appetites that had been growing during the day's activities. Congenial company and much small talk made for a very pleasant afternoon at President Morris' tea for the parents of the day. l its i sb ' I ii, l 1 Q9 ,V . r' N 1 l rx Q A A tv v M M 29 .f, ,J in i .-'l KN fr i

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BL 5 - Parents who did not feel like hiking but still wanted to see SIU, Parents, Dal' began in the Univefsiw Center as. Parents Signed in sit and wait for the This Is Southern slides shown in the center. for a day promising to be a key to the world of their offspring. Red Carpet Rolls Cut for Parents After registering early in the morning, the 1,000 sets of parents who took part in Parents' Day set out to be educated and entertained. Their education consisted of a footsore three-hour trek across campus followed by a parents' convocation and buffet. The entertainment, which again required that parents be as active as their off- spring, involved loud cheering for the home D-up football team and for the Parents of the Day, Mr. and 'W ' Mrs. Raymond Larson and Mr. and Mrs. Les Meredith. After-the-game entertainnient meant more shuffling of weary feet as parents danced in the close of Parents, Day. For those who wanted to ask questions about SIU or simply wanted . ' tca d the Information Desk was open. Gver 600 parents attended the convocation where they were en- to buy amagazme or pos r ' tertained by the campus production of The Sound of Music. 28

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Numerous Concerts Heod Holiday Fore With Christmas tunes issuing loudly from the WSIU radio station and the Daily Egyptian heralding the Third Annual Season of Holidays celebration at Southern, students were able to forget encroaching exams and become caught up in the Holiday spirit. Christmas is not complete without a tree so the first event planned was a Christmas Tree Ornament contest which was followed by the decorating of the 40-foot tree in front of the University Center. Throughout the week campus choirs sang joyfully the songs of the Advent season. Christmas at Southern was not reserved solely for adults as the sounds of childrenis laughter could be heard emanating from the numerous parties sponsored by campus organizations. But all could not remain merry forever. Christmas at SIU was over with the start of Finals and students had to wait two weeks before continuing the season at home. Raising their voices to praise the coming of Christ, the Oratorio Choir and the University Choir presented the Holiday Concert. Adding a festive touch to the dormitory decor, a coed puts aside her books to enter into the Christmas spirit. 30 The question of how to find enough ornaments to dec- orate a 40-foot tree was solved by an ornament contest