Arkansas State University - Indian Yearbook (Jonesboro, AR)

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Showy marching drills are always a popular crowd pleaser and the Marching Indians are very seldom ever out of step. Out in front of the band, Carol Rand, head majorette, shows the style and enthusiasm that marked the entire majorette line Don Minx guarantees nothing less than an entire field of entertainment with something for everyone Li .1 i w. ——-v. WS—s ' 29

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Everyone is at attention, all is in readiness, the whistle tweets, GO ! . . .And The Word Is Perfection The Indian Band marches on and wherever it goes, the qual- ity of its performance has brought the name of Arkansas State to fore. This year band director Don Minx was assisted by Tom Williams, new to the A-State campus. Always a crowd pleaser, John Erwin, drum major, donned a Batman cape and mask to accent one of the band ' s more colorful shows. Lead- ing the majorette line this year in its many clever routines was Carol Rand, head majorette. Taking over an honor be- stowed in years gone by to the state ' s other university, the Marching Indians were the lead band in the Arkansas Live- stock Exposition Parade. A trip to Murray State to perform at halftime, a concert at the Mid-South Fair and the Jones- boro Christmas Parade were also a part of its schedule. Most assuredly, the A-State band holds a ranking among the elite of its kind in the nation. Feature twirler Ben Coonfield provides a show in him- self as he twirls at the sideline during a performance As if being able to carry one of the things isn ' t a feat in itself, the tuba section performs a feature number on one leg.

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Candidates of the two parties congregate to prepare for the coming week of campaigning and elections. URP and its cowboy hats get out the votes with pretty girls. Every spring when Student Govern- ment election comes around, the cam- pus shows more life in this one week than at any other time. Last spring two active parties, the Progressive Student Party and the University Re- form Party, each composed of sever- al organizations, all but two of which are Greek, presented their slate of candidates and party platforms. The campaigning, entertainment and prop- aganda in attempts to sway the voters had vivid effects as over 2,000 stu- dents went to the polls — impressively breaking a school record. The night before voting day each party held a dance, but a deluge of rain dampened spirits considerably. A campus forum to interrogate the candidates, rallies and platform brochures handed out to the students resulted in an inform- ed, interested voting body. The final results gave PSP candidates 20 posi- tions out of 27 possible. Five mem- bers of URP gained victories, and two independents were elected. All in all, a bundle of money was spent, mainly by the Greeks, to control the SGA, a goal questionable in value. RSP utilized student talent to bring out the voters