East Tennessee State University - Buccaneer Yearbook (Johnson City, TN)

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▲ 1. 1. Rob Platz shouts The Itsy, Bitsy. Spider Drowns, and interrupts the nursery rhyme of Rick Schmid, Kathy Houser, Mary Monday, and Janet Judkins. 2. Tongue twisters twist the tongue of those who are inexperienced. 3. The Family Portrait includes: Professor Robert Day. Mylinda Day, Robert Crawford, Rick Schmid, Jill Sisk. Shirley Hutchins. Kay Rhodes. Pam Johnson. Kathy Houser, Rebecca Lane, David Post. Rob Platz, Ann Large, Elliott Hudson, Janet Judkins, Aaron McGlothm, Mary Monday 4 The calendar, Pam Johnson, tells the old woman, Mylinda Day, that it is October 31 while the clock on the wall. Ann Large, ticks away. 5. I say this is how the tongue twister goes. says Kathy Houser. Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales VII was sponsored by the E. T. S. U. Depart- ment of Speech and directed by Pro- fessor Robert O. Day. NRFT, as the show is better known, is a fast moving hour packed with fun and entertainment de- signed for children of all ages. The pur- pose of the show was to introduce chil- dren to fine literature at an early age and encourage them to read. Through the means of a reader ' s theater, chambc theater, choral speaking, fractured nur- sery rhymes, tongue twisters, and various other techniques, different types of litera- ture are brought to life on stage. 22 Nursery Rhymes Over-sized building blocks are the main props. These blocks are moved around during the show to create an image of the literature being presented. Sometimes the blocks become trees which are a chipmunks home or fence posts for a hog waller as in the improvi- sation of The Loud-Mouth Frog. At other times the blocks are completely dis- carded, and the audience is asked to participate with the cast as they play baseball, tag, follow-the-leader, or hide and seek. A show of this type requires people who are energetic, fun-loving, and creative. Sometimes people cannot recognize these humorous qualities in themselves. Under the careful guidance and patience of Professor Day, people are amazed at their hidden talents which can come to surface during the show. NRFT is truly one of the best produc- tions of the E. T. S. U. Speech Department.

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Sigma Nu ' s Sponsor Second Snake Day The second Sigma Nu Snake Day was a roaring success. E. T. S. U. ' s seven sororities competed in the days activities which were held at the Sigma Nu Fraternity house on West Walnut Street. The fraternity sponsored Snake Day to create better Greek relations on campus. Several types of events were held for sorority participation. These events included a sign con- test, car push, skit, and scavenger hunt. The scavenger hunt involved four or five sorority girls and their Sigma Nu coach. Each sorority searched for specific items which were on a list given to them by the fraternity. The items on the list were collected in the Johnson City area and on campus. Alpha Omicron Pi won Snake Day for the sec- ond year. Alpha Xi Delta placed second, while Kappa Delta came to a third place finish. All in all, the day was full of fun and excitement for all participating Greeks. Brothers from the University of Tennessee Sigma Nu chapter visited E. T. S. U. to help celebrate Snake Day. The day ' s activities ended with a dance for all sororities and frater- nities at the Sigma Nu house. 1 . Tony Anderson, Phi Mu coach, is dressed in items which the sorority collected for the scavenger hunt. 2. Gussie Pope and Debbie Pearson compete in the car push event for Alpha X Delta 24 SnakeDay