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

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Having spent most of his time on the keyboard, as a member of the rock group Kansas, Steve Walsh continues to play the synthesizer with his new band. Streets, Walsh said he will have more space playing with a band which centers around a heavy guitar sound. Despite the high wind, drummer Billy Greer manages to keep the beat going during Streets ' performance. Streets debuted in Hays the night before at the Home I tavern. Students gather behind Malloy Hall for the Wheatstock concert featuring Steve Walsh and Streets. Usually scheduled to precede the first home football game, the concert date was changed so Walsh could perform. wheatstocl

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lear blue skie AND FORMER KANSAN YIELD GOOD WHEATSTOCK The sky was clear. The weather was dry. What seemed to have been a Wheatstock tradition had ended — it did not rain. For the past four years, the Wheatstock outdoor concert has been planned in hopes that the tricky Western Kansas weather would not rain on the concert. But each year, the rains came to dampen the Memorial Union Ac- tivities Board sponsored event, Cyndi Young, MUAB chairman, said, This is the first Wheatstock that it has not rained. The only complaint was that it was slightly windy. And that came from the band members ' Besides not being rained on, this Wheatstock was different in other ways, Wheatstock had previously been scheduled before the first home football game. However, it was moved to Friday, Sept, 23. Due to the later date, more students and community people attended the concert. Mike Brown, MUAB music chairman, said MUAB wanted over a 1000 people to attend the concert, but only 200-300 people attended, This was a slightly larger crowd than in previous years, Brown said. Another change in Wheatstock was the addition of a feature singer, Steve Walsh, formerly of the rock band Kansas, performed with his new band called Streets. Wheatstock was opened by the band Alchemy, from Topeka, and followed by Steve Walsh and the Streets. Louis Seemann, Kensington fr„ said that he didn ' t like the Alchemy opening, They (Alchemy) seemed to have prob- lems with the wind. And people just didn ' t seem to get into it, Seemann explained, They (Alchemy) were a decent band, but people didn ' t seem to think they were, Kevin Smith, Kesington fr., said. Until Steve Walsh came out, that picked it (Wheatstock) up. He was what they came for. Not Alchemy. — jerry Sipes ISheatstock

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Unlike most fast food restaurants the “traditional gathering place” does not try to serve you and Push you out the door 20h e red coat fessor of business administration, said. Price, who conducts independent study classes at the Red Coat, said the regular classrooms provide too sterile an atmosphere for senior and graduate level students to discuss material effectively. Although the Red Coat does not include Kistwiches on its menu, its hamburgers — ' fixed any way you like — are the usual fare of customers. The menu also includes chef salads, soups, bierocks, other hot sandwiches and popcorn. In addition to the regular menu, specials are offered daily, including the restaurant ' s latest novelty — Pit- cher and Platter, The $4,89 special, which includes a pitcher of beer and a large plate of mountain oysters, has caught the fancy of several customers. I like the idea because it is innovative — it ' s unique ' Huff said. — Debbie Sehrum Hamburgers — fixed any way you like — are the specialty of the Red Coat. Bryon Can- non, Hutchinson sophomore, grabs a quick lunch before returning to campus for class. Although the decor lacked any memorable quality, the atmosphere was the factor that led students and university personnel to gather at Mack ' s, just across from campus, in the 1930s. It was the place everybody went to hang out ' Katherine Rogers, class of ' 33, said. They would eat or play cards there, Rogers said. We didn ' t drink beer like they do today, Kansas was dry then. One of the most popular items on the menu, Rogers said, was a Kistwich — a toasted Hershey bar sandwich, made similar to a grilled cheese, and served with pickles for just 15 cents. They really were good, Rogers said. And you didn ' t need potato chips to go with them — you got all the grease you wanted. The decor and menu have changed a bit since then, but the Red Coat, as it is known today, is still a traditional gathering place for students and faculty. Amid the deep red interior, accented with English coats of arms and hunting scenes, customers find a place to eat, converse or even study. Gary Gabel, Red Coat manager, credits the Red Coat ' s popularity to the restaurant ' s atmosphere and its tradition as a hangout for university-related people. It ' s just always been the place to come for some people. People even come back, after they graduate, for Homecoming and stop in after the game, Gabel explained. Indeed, students do frequent the establishment because of its at- mosphere. First and foremost, I go there because of the atmosphere, Luci Huff, Norton sophomore, said, It ' s not as stuffy as a restaurant, yet it ' s more personal than the Union, Craig Chizek, It ' s not as stuffy as a restaurant , yet it ' s more per- sonal than the Union.” — Luci Huff Belleville junior, agrees that the at- mosphere is im- portant, I like the atmosphere because it (the Red Coat) isn ' t trying to serve you and then push you out the door like most fast food restaurants ' Students are not the Red Coat ' s on- ly customers, though. Faculty and administrative members also visit the restaurant for lunch or even to conduct classes. I am a firm believer that learning comes outside the classroom, Don Price, assistant pro-