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

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Alumni serve steak, watermelon during Kickoff Barbeque Sept. 8 p.m. pre-game festivities. The meal was provided free to residence hall students with meal plans. A parachute toss and disc jockey music highlighted the activities. The celebration later proved not, to be in vain as FHSU held Langston Uni- versity scoreless, 31-0. Blankets and lawn chairs covered the lawn in front of Lewis Field Stadium Sept. 8 during the Kickoff Barbeque. The barbeque, sponsored by the Ellis County Alumni Association, celebrated the first home game of the Tiger foot- ball season. Steaks and watermelon were feasted upon by fans at the 5 to 7 1. Tiger fans proudly wave black and gold pom- pons just minutes before kickoff. 2 . Following their introduction to the crowd the Tiger football learn and cheerleaders prepare to start the first game of the season Sept. 8, 3. Morgan Wright, Chapman sophomore, lakes careful consideration in dividing up a watermelon equally for the Kick- off feast. 4. A young boy attending Kickoff activi- ties loses his breath after being thrown into the air by parachute toss participants. 5. A Hays resi- dent eagerly waits for his serving of steak while Dave Bossemeyer, Wiest Hall assistant head resi- dent places another portion on the grill in front of Lewis Field Stadium. v 1 Kickoff 11

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SPECIAL EVENTS

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Bierocks, beer and Bratwurst Could it be any other afternoon when college students are excused from classes to eat, drink beer and have a good time? Of course it could only be Oktober- fest. For the seventh year in a row. the Volga-German descendants of Ellis County and Fort Hays State University faculty and students took time off to join in the no-holds-barred celebration Oct. 12 in Hays South Park. Food could be smelled everywhere as one aroma blended in with another, enticing participants to try Bierocks. pretzels, apple dumplings and Brat- wurst. Following Volga-German tradition, the beer flowed freely. Two stands dis- pensed the frothy brew, which was in such high demand buyers sometimes had to wait in line 10 minutes or more. (Continued on page 12D) 1. Students, faculty and Ellis County residents wander among the Oktoberfest booths and occa- sionally stop to talk to friends, Z Greeting ihe crowd and officially beginning Oktoberfest Oct. 12 are county commissioner Harold Kraus t FHSU president Gerald Tomanek, Hays polka musician Eddie Basgall and Kansas Lieutenant Governor Paul Dugan, 3, Hays area high school students drink a toast to Oktoberfest and skipping their afternoon classes. 4. Eddie Basgall, Hays musi- cian. helps kick off the festivities with traditional polka tunes. 12 Oktoberfest