Dakota State University - Trojan Yearbook (Madison, SD)

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1 T 'ini-NSF' aan! V9 s. ss :ii i V' X . 5 2 - ' 'L-- f yf g if 'Kgs ABOVE: The Lord and Lady of the Manor, Fred Smith and Ruth Wilson, offer a toast to the Holiday Season. ABOVE RIGHT: Singers Doug Soule and Carolyn Knox smile for the cameraman during the serving of the meal. ABOVE: No English Holiday Dinner is complete without the Boar's Head, here being carried by John Grunewaldt. BELOW: The court jesters find time to spring one of the many antics on Judy Bohl. A Warm and happy reproduction of a Christmas dinner festival in the Hmerrie olde English tradition came to life at General Beadle December 12, as the first annual Madrigal Dinner was added to the cultural'pleasures of the campus. The atmosphere was that of an event in England years ago with all the colorful trappings of the era. The madrigal singers per- formed beautifully as did the brass choir which provided the traditional English fanfares. The dinner was sponsored by the Social Committee, headed by Dean DeForest, and was one of many events which added much to the holiday spirit at GBSC. f-iz 189

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AT LEFT: Court jesters Elmer Lovrien and Dave Thoreson acknowledge the Lord and Lady of the Manor as they make their entrance in the Great Hall. BELOW: Memorial Gym was transformed into an elegant hall with all the colorful trappings of the era. ABOVE: The Madrigal Singers sing one af the many carols of merrie olde England. ABOVE LEFT: Members of the brass choir provided the traditional English fanfares. AT LEFT: The Wassail Bowl kept Gay Lynn Johnson busy as guests stopped for refreshments before entering into the Great Hall. 188

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Christmas, 1966, found General Beadle State College glowing with all the excitement and glitter of the Yule- tide Season. The holiday spirit began Thursday evening, December 1, as students gathered at the Trojan Center for an old fashioned Christmas decorating party. The evening was spent stringing pop corn, decorating trees, and painting windows. A concert of festive choral music was presented by the college choir December 4. A capacity crowd jammed Kennedy Hall Auditorium to hear the musicians raise their voices in song. The first annual Madrigal Dinner was held at the Memorial Gymnasium December 12, with dorm parties being held throughout the week. Lowry, Zimmermann, and Higbie each had room decorating contests, and gaily lit Christmas trees welcomed visitors to each of the residential halls. The welcomed two-week vacation which began D-e- cember 16 was preceded by an all-church caroling party and the annual Christmas Convocation held this year at the Memorial Gymnasium. Withitempora paints and brushes in hand, students put their artistic abilities to use as windows, hallways, and even rest room doors took on a festive appearance for the holiday SCGSOI1. ii' 190 le l X in W...- Y'