Bates College - Mirror Yearbook (Lewiston, ME)

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7 0 improve Bates' so- cial life, Chase Hall Committee started sponsoring pubs where beverages cost a little, but the entertainment is free. Parents Weekend became the epit- ome of busy-ness. That Friday night was the Student-Faculty Talent Show, full of diverse and engaging perfor- mances. T The Deansmen and Merimanders entertained parents with their singing and theatrics. The crowd was so large that many wound up sitting on the floor, a fact that later perturbed the Maintenance Center. OX. . Ph I wit 'MRP' . ,lg-gym 79. ,4 Also on that night, October 10, was the traditional Semi-Formal where parents and kids danced to Taylor Made. Sunday afternoon provided another opportunity to get a musical fix with Bates' own Stage Band. The third Friday in October was made more interesting with the return of Ian Maclntosh, a Scottish Folk Sing- er who delighted those who saw him last year as well as for the first time, Monday, October 19, also proved to be an eventful day due to a surprising about face on the stock market front. Hello Black Monday! While most students hadn't lost millions in the crash, many saddened Batesies packed their bags to leave the Bates bubble fabovel Ron Fried '88 performed live at the Chase Hall Committee's first Pub. Situated in Chase Lounge, Batesies have the chance to socialize, drink prepurchased beers, and be entertained. frightl Students take a time out, while the weather permits, to tinker inside their car. since October Break began the follow- ing day. Upon our return. and a somewhat stabler economy, we were greeted by Poet and Lewiston Resident Robert Farnsworth. The final weekend in October was the most ghoulish of them all. with two Halloween dances. lNIoonlit Mad- ness, earlier in the evening. had slat- ed four folk bands to complete the fes- tive fall theme. Bates' more traditional Halloween Dance featured the band The Breakdown and those Batesies parading around in Halloween garb. -Ioanne Seavey 23

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ftopj Some professors take their classes out- side for lectures during the pleasant autumn weather. fabove and rightj Four women dress as the Paul Murphy Fan Club, while three men also get in the spirit of Halloween at the Halloween Dance. frightj This year's Crew Team faired well at the Head ofthe Charles Regatta in Boston. lt was only the second year ofthe club or their voyage to the event.

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labovej Students freeze at a foot- ball game on the home field. labove far rightj Iacob Holdt, a Dane. explains his perspective on the United States' underclass. frightl Bates' Field Hockey team scores big and went on to win the State of Maine Championship.