Fort Hays State University - Reveille Yearbook (Hays, KS)

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a. Bert Houle and Sophie Webauz gave lecture demonstrations for FHS students, then presented An Evening of Mime. b. Pure Prairie I eague presented a con- cert here to promote their first album, Bustin ' Out. c . Goldrush provided music for a danc e sponsored by the Coffeehouse Commit- tee. d. The Bella Lewitzky Dance Company performed dance seminars and modern dance performances. e. The King ' s Singers gave a chamber music concert in November. Performers 15

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..a MUAB Committees Select Variety of Entertainers Singers, dancers, comedians and instrumentalists lopped the ' list of entertainment at Fort Flays State this year. The Righteous Brothers, Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield presented a three-hour scholar- ship concert sponsored by the Student Government Assoc iation. the Special Events Commit tec brought a wide variety of enter- tainment to campus, including the Dimov Quartet, state string quartet of Bulgaria; An Evening of Mime and mime workshops featuring Bert Houle and Sophie Webauz; Pure Prairie League and Dave Loggins in a joint concert; the King ' s Singers from I ngland; and the Bella Lewitzky Modern Dance Company performance and workshops. The Memorial Union Activities Board featured the Burgundy Street Singers and sponsored i. the Dimov Quartet, official stair ' siring quartet of Bulgaria, performed chamber musk in October. 1). Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield, the Righteous Brothers, presented a three- hour scholarship concert. . the Burgundy Street Singers, originally from Kansas State University, showed versatility with a wide range of musical instruments, in a Homecoming cone ert. d. Dave Loggins, singer-composer, joined Bure Prairie League in a concert in Febru- ary. comedian-billiards expert, Jack White. Goldrush, a bluegrass band, provided background music for a dance sponsored by the Coffeehouse Committee. ▼ T 14 Performers

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Well-Known Performers Attract Visitors to FHS Bob Hope entertained nearly 7,(XX) people in November, with jokes about politicians, golf, Hays- America and his Afternoon in Liebenthal perfume. The back-up band was directed by lames Olcott, fHS music instruc- tor. Before he loft Hays, Hope was made an honorary citizen and was given a plaque from the Vet- erans ' Club. The Ellis County His- torical Society also made Hope the Honorary Buffalo Chip Throwing Champion and pre- sented him a trophy composed of materials found in Ellis County. I he Earl Sc ruggs Revue enter- tained a Homecoming crowd of nearly i,(XX). I hey played music ' ranging from hillbilly to contem- porary and were well rec eived by students who c lapped their hands and danced around the stage to the music . Up With People performed in September. Members of the group from foreign countries typ- ified their nat ive lands through dress, song and dance. A large 5 nc ' on sign blazing Chi cago announced the rock music group that appeared in Marc h. To encourage an encore, the c rowd burned matches and paper. Apparently not expecting such a reac tion, Chic ago returned to stage out of costume and played several songs to terminate their Hays performance. Performers