Campbell University - Pine Burr Yearbook (Buies Creek, NC)

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18 Kris Kiistofferson

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Traditional Dances: Sadie follows Cupid People caught up in the spirit of celebration seldom know the true reason we observe traditional holidays. Thoughts tend to focus on the superficial facts that purportedly support the celebration. Let us examine the annual celebration of Valentines Day, February 14. Observed on February 15 by the Romans as the Lupercalia Festival it evolved as a lovers ' festival for young people. In honor of Juno, the Roman goddess of women and marriage and Pan, the god of nature, young men and women chose partners by random drawings. Partners then exchanged gifts as a sign of affection with many of these courtships culminating in marriage. As Christianity spread. Pope Celasius changed the date to February 14 in honor of Saint Valentine, but the sentimental meaning remained. As the years passed, Cupid, the Roman god of love was given a more important role in perhaps one of the greatest marketing plays man has ever known. This cherubic little imp with his bow and arrow has wrecked havoc on the hearts and minds of lovers of all ages. Cupid ' s cheery little portrait has graced packages of cards, boxes of candy, signs in flower shops, T-shirts, and a variety of other consumer Dancing to the music of Sound Approach, Kathy Reitzell and Blanton Hartness have a rip roaring blast at the Sadie Hawkins Dance. North Tower, of Raleigh, performs a favorite Beach Boys ' medley as they provide tlie music for the Valentine ' s Dance. products. It is of little concern that these items have nothing to do with the traditional meaning of the holiday. Campbell students celebrated with a dance in Marshbanks Cafeteria. Campbell guys kept local florists busy all day by Saying it with flowers! to their favorite girl. After dressing in their finest, guys and gals floated dreamily across campus to Marshbanks. Captain Steubing could not have done it better himself as Marshbanks had been transformed into the Love Boat for the students Valentine cruise. Students went to Carter G ym the following week for the Sadie Hawkins dance sponsored by Bryan and Small Dorms. A DJ played all types of music for the enjoyment of the crowd. Al Capp, an American cartoonist is credited with the idea of girls asking their favorite guys out for the evening. The creator of the humorous adventures of Lil ' Abner from Dogpatch USA had Sadie Hawkins ask her guy to the dance — a reverse of the traditional social custom that remains with us today. Students who attended the dance wore country-western clothes in keeping with the country bumpkin tradition of Lil ' Abner.

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Kris: Disease Plagues Campus Even before he set foot on campus Kris Kristofferson, singer, actor and songwriter was tfie subject of a great deal of controversy. As news of his scheduled concert and the $15,000 spent to bring him to Campbell University spread around campus, there was growing discontent among many students who felt Kristofferson was a has been of generations past. They contended that they were unfamiliar with his music or accomplishments and that someone else more well known to their generation could have appeared instead. Despite all the controversy, the show still went on. Billy Swan began the concert by warming up the audience, and he provided the back-up music for Kris Kristofferson. Kristofferson was given an enthusiastic Campbell welcome; however, the audiences ' enthusiasm dissipated since they were not familiar with many of his songs. A sizeable portion of the capacity crowd in the 30-40 year age group did enjoy the performance, as did the young women in the front row who acknowledged his attention with vigorous screams and yells. He told the audience that he had given up alcohol and drugs and that much of the material for his songs arose from actual experience during his years of struggle to succeed. As he left Turner Auditorium, a group of coeds managed to steal a kiss, exhibiting the classical symptoms of Kristoffersonitus. Conversely, there were those who left the concert with a bitter taste in their mouth with difficulty swallowing, well known side effects of the plague of Kristoffersonitus. Kris Kristofferson 19