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

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H AIDICIIG All A TRUMPETER SOUNDS the MINSTRELS PLAY dinner’s beginning. THROUGHOUT dinner. Lord and Lady Larson invite one and all to an evening-banquet in their Old-English Castle fanfare of trumoets nized for their contributions on preme, amona other delict fanfare of trumpets echoed through clouds of mist, announcing the eighteenth an- nual English Madrigal Dinner The festive blend of medieval music, elaborate pagentry and excellent food, introduced the Yuletide Season to the commu- nity and university. After welcoming nearly 300 guests each evening, Lord and Lady Stephen Larson acknowl- edged two couples for their services to the community and or university. Mr. and Mrs. James Murphy and Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Reisig were hon- ored on December 4. Follow- ing suit, Mr. and Mrs, Leo Bird and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Schramm were also recog- nized for their contributions on December 5 Highlighted by Madrigal singing, dancing and a court magician, the six-course cand- lelit banquet was set in the realm of an Old English Cas- tle ' The custodians spend over a week preparing the Me- morial Union for the dinner ' Steve Wood, Memorial Union Director, said. ARA Food Ser- vices, in conjunction with the Memorial Union, spend at least two weeks time in the kitchen cooking and baking ' The quests feasted on broiled rainbow trout, carved steamboat round, yorkshire pudding, Rock Cornish Game Hen and Lord Pineapple Su- preme, among other delica- sies. The greeting of the Madri- gal Singers, presentation of the Boar ' s Head and the presenta- tion of the Flaming Plum Pud- ding were a few of the fanfares interspersed with the meal. A six to seven foot long mounted peacock was displayed during the presentation of the Phe- seant Pie. Tt was an experience you can ' t afford to miss 1 Steve Henderson, Hays junior, said. It was a unique evening of festivities ' LORD AND LADY LARSON welcome all. 15

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I ence might have seen them previously. Certain shows like ' Exeali- bur and The Blue lagoon ' brought in the largest crowds because people really liked the movie or just liked kiddie- porno, like in The Blue La- goon A lot of the people heard the shows were good and never had a chance to see them ' Steffen said. “Excalibur had been to theaters here and it still brought the largest crowds of the year The movies were shown at 2:30, 7:00 and 9:30 p.m, The late showing was added at mid-semester in the fall The third showing went over be- cause students were studying Or in class and would come to the movie later ' Steffen said, The committee is also talking about adding a midnight se- ries ' Steffen said the Ambassa- dors group was an asset to the series. The Ambassadors did a hell of a job with the mov- ies 1 Steffen said. They punched a lot of calendar cou- pons for free beer ' Even though they did not get paid monetarily, Foerschler said the Ambassa- dors enjoyed working Suds and Flicks. Ambassadors got to meet lots of people. They also liked to drink beer and watch the movies. Of course, sometimes were too busy to watch the movie, but we still get to joke with everyone ' JZivery Wednesday, the smell of popcorn drifts down the stairways of the Memorial Union, filling it with odors of a movie theater. The Black and Qold Ballroom darkens, and the stage is set for another Suds and Slicks movie. The movies sponsored by the Memorial Union Activities Board, gave students an alter- native to the commercial the- ater ' s prices. They also served an unfamiliar theater beverage — beer, plus pop and free popcorn. Filled with chairs and a mov- ie screen, the Black and Gold room gave movie-goers a down -home feeling as they ar- ranged seats to stretch their legs and relax during the shows. The popcorn and drinks were served by the university host hostess group, the Am- bassadors, directed by Marilyn Foreschler, Chapman sopho- more, and Frank Long, Abi- lene freshman. Movie going was more eco- nomical for students since the prices charged were only $3 per person with a Lowenbrau Pilsner glass included and $1.50 for general admission. MUAB also published semes- ter calendars which had free drink coupons on them. Dan Steffen, Ulysses junior, was films chairman for the se- ries. Steffen felt crowds in- creased for movies that had been box office hits, even through members of the audi- l The Jazz Singer Stripes September 2 February 3 Escape from New York February 10 Fame September 9 ' Atlantic City September 16 Dragonslayer ' February 17 Private Benjamin September 23 American Gigolo ' February 24 Cannonball Run March 3 Urban Cowboy September 30 A Star is Born March 10 ' Blue Lagoon October 7 Tribute October 14 Richard Pryor Live 4 March 24 9 to 5 The Howling October 21 March 31 Four Seasons ' f Aurthur October 28 April 7 Excaliber November 4 Student Bodies ' April 14 Mommie Dearest April 21 Back Roads November 1 1 An American Werewolf in London 4pril 28 Ordinary People January 27 Feature 17