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

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Craig Karlin, Oakley freshman, modeled his blue {eons before a panel of female judges in the tight-fitting blue jeans contest. The contest was part of the activities at the Wheatstock festival. Plain Jane keyboardist Jeff Frost raised his face to the untradi ttonal Wheatstock Sun. No afternoon showers inhibited the crowd as in recent years. WHEATSTOCK 13

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Judges of the tight-fitting blue jeans contest make their final selec- tion while checking out a line-up of oil the contestants. And Everybody Was Happy Plain Jane performed for the Wheatiock festival Tradition was broken No late afternoon showers. No poor often dance. Success, It was time to relax, enjoy the sun, and let the suds flow. The Wheatstock concert began If was a great day for the concert. It was as big, if not bigger, than any other Wheatstock in the past. We (the Memorial Union Activities Board) were pleased with the attendance, and the band went over really well, Mike Brown, MUAB music chairperson, said. Everybody was happy. This year, unlike other Wheatstock events, the concert was not held before the first football game, and the location was changed to the presi- dent ' s lawn, in back of President Gerald Tomanek ' s house. We tried a new loca- tion this year and atten- dance was good, l,B. Dent, MUAB director, said, We hope that students will learn where to come for future Wheatstock concerts. Dent mentioned the possibility for another Wheatstock in the spring If the desire is there, maybe we could do two every year, he said. It was a neat location — we had lots of room, Leasha Folkers said. I noticed even more people than last year. It was a good pre-party for the weekend. I will definitely go again, especially if they give out free hats. Robert Barnett won the Better Buns contest, and two free tickets to the Cheap Trick concert. I was just wearing blue jeans, Barnett said. I entered just to see if I could win. It was worth it. Since then. I ' ve had a few people asking me if I would enter any future ‘buns’ contests, he said. I don ' t really know if I would or not. It takes a little bit of courage, and maybe just a little bit of beer for me to get up enough nerve, 12 WHEATSTOCK

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Tall Tales Come True Carlo Meyer was crowned homecoming queen during half-time ceremonies of the Wayne State vs- FHS football game. Tati Tales 1 set the theme for the Homecoming parade, and it was a setting for a fairy tale come true for par- ticipants as they enjoyed the festivities on Oct. 5. Activities began early in the morning as parade entries prepared by lining up for the procession. By 10 a.m. hundreds of peo- ple lined Main Street to evaluate the finished products. The Homecoming Parade Committee pro- moted a drawing for prizes, in order to help make the parade bigger and better. Prizes were donated by the FHSU Endowment and Alumni Association, Hays merchants, and individuals. Value of prizes ranged from five dollars to five free admissions to the FHSU Historical Society to $600 for a residence hall occupancy for one semester. Kim Schuster, Phillipsburg sophomore, took the grand prize in the Homecoming Parade Committee’s drawing to benefit the parade effort. Schuster won 1 5 hours of in-state tuition for a semester at FHSU, valued at $520. A total of $1,050 in prize money was given away to the outstanding floats that passed down Main Street, The Fort Hays State Creative Arts Society took top honors. The group won a $300 sweepstakes award for scoring the most points among parade entries. Four university organizations also won awards. The Marketing Club won the $200 Tiger Spirit Award, Phi Delta Kappa won the $150 President ' s Award, McMindes Hall won the $100 Founder ' s Award and Delta Zeta sorority won the $100 Alumni Award. Saturday afternoon of- fered more excitement as students, alumni, parants and friends gathered at Lewis Field Stadium to watch the Tigers defeat the Wayne State Wildcats, 21-14. Football fans had the privilege of seeing the 1984 Homecoming Queen crowned. Escorted by her brother Robert, McMindes Hall candidate Carla Meyer was crowned by President Gerald Tomanek during halftime festivities. The other four finalists included Stephanie by Alison Hall Casper, sponsored by the Society for Collegiate Journalists and the Fort Hays State Players; Chris Newell, Panhellenic - Interfraternity Council candidate; Karen Davis, representing the Fort Hays Association of Nurs- ing Students; and Jody Haynes, candidate of- fered from Wiest HalL A crowd of over 4,400 people listened to the music of Cheap Trick in Gross Memorial Coliseum Saturday evening. Warm- ing up for Cheap Trick was The Rail. Saturday evening also hosted a performance of Cabaret at Felten-Start theater. Students, faculty and townspeople met in Fron- tier Park for the twelfth year to celebrate Oktoberfest. The featured class of the six honored classes was the half cen- tury class of 1934. 14 HOMECOMING