Arkansas State University - Indian Yearbook (Jonesboro, AR)

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Student Body (?) Picks Queen Valenteen Triumphs Over Four Others All important events have to have queens to reign over them. Most of these queens have at least one thing in common — beauty. Arkan- sas State ' s Homecoming Queen was no ex- ception last fall. Lynn Valenteen was beauti- ful, talented, popular, intelligent and, what ' s more, a member of the Indian staff. How- ever, many students were disgruntled, to say the least, about the method of selection set up by the SGA. The judges were poorly in- structed for their interviews prior to pick- ing five finalists. As a result, they may have given too much consideration to intelligence. Many candidates were eliminated on their lack of political insight, current events knowl- edge or literary awareness. Less than one- fifth of the student body voted. Good for the Greeks. Girls are nervous before the interviews. Little did they realize that they should have been studying Some students were corraled. Some were rustled. Some were found hiding. Others were trapped in class. But they voted, and they were counted.