University of Arkansas Monticello - Boll Weevil Yearbook (Monticello, AR)

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a iy gene 88 Forestry Lady Luck refused to smile upon the Foresters in this year’s Conclave. They chop logs and bow saw just as well as they used to, but everyone else, it seems, is getting better. The Foresters made the trek to Norris Dam, just north of Knoxville, Tennessee, the home of Southern Forestry Conclave host University of Tennessee. As the saying goes, it was close, but no cigar. . ata” » ®y aye, They had to settle for fourth place in an astonishingly close Conclave; only fifteen points seperated the top five teams. Even though they’ve failed to win the last two conclaves, our foresters remain the Pittsburg Steelers of the lumber Super Bowl. Including this year’s performance and last year’s second-place finish to Virginia Tech, the Foresters have won ten out of the last fifteen conclaves and six of 8 8 ee the last nine. That feat is all the more remarkable when one considers the competition; giants like Texas A M, Oklahoma State, North Carolina State, Kentucky and Georgia. Texas A M took top honors this year, followed closely by North Carolina State, Oklahoma State, then UAM. The quest for a conclave win | began with a tune-up a week before

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She is a freshman office administration major and a member of the Southern Association of Dance Masters. Cindy Eubanks was selected by the other contestants as Miss Congeniality. She is a freshman elementary education major from Monticello. Other contestants included: Sandra Fife, a Crossett office administration major. Her talent was singing. Regina Jacobs, a Monticellonian who won this year’s Miss BOSS Pageant, also sang during the talent competition. Robin Johnson, a freshman elementary education major. She performed a piano solo. Regina Muckelroy, a freshman general education major from Star City whose talent was dance. Lisa Riley, of Star City, a freshman music major and sang in the talent program. Terri Tilley a junior English major of Monticello, danced in the talent program. Penny Mattox of Pine Bluff, a freshman elementary education major sang in the talent program. ABOVE LEFT: Cindy Eubanks added innovation to her dance routine with a mop as a very cooperative partner. LEFT: Contestant Regina Muckelroy was fea- tured in the swimsuit competiton. FAR LEFT: Terri Tilley is shown here in evening gown competition. CENTER: Penny Mattox models an evening gown for that particular competition. ABOVE: An ecstatic Miss UAM: Becky Gibson succeeds Cecile Bordeaux to the honor. Miss UAM 87

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OPPOSITE: Ronnie ‘Rollo’ Parsley turns on the concentration for bow sawing. LEFT: Shades of Daniel Boone. Dee Zimmerman eyes the target in axe throwing competition. BELOW: Forestry Fi eld Day and Conclave events know no sex boundaries. Women’s Crosscut Sawing counts for as many points as any other event. BOTTOM: This is log rolling. Most people think that it happens in the water. Now you know the truth. Forestry 89