George Fox University - L'Ami Yearbook (Newberg, OR)

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May Day combines new ideas with old traditions What do you do when rain spoils your plans? Activities Directors Ken Beebe and Jim LeShana knew what to do when May Day dawned cloudy. They made their own out-of-doors and introduced some of their own new ideas. Saturday in the Park was this year ' s theme. The day started off at a buffet breakfast, with ragtime music provided by Brad Rickey. From there it progress- ed to Miller Gymnasium, which Ken and Jim had decorated with trees and picnic tables to give it the park effect. Queen Debbi Egger, escorted by King Kevin McBride, was crowned by last year ' s queen Debbie Seibert. Then we all watched members of the freshman class wind their way around the Maypole. I especially enjoyed the new activities and booths that were added this year. A new stage show, such as Inter-Mission, a barbershop quartet, or a Dixieland band, performed every 45 minutes. The Old-Fashioned Picture Booth was great fun, dressing up in old clothes and pos- ing for Tim Mecham ' s camera. Chuck Hernandez and Deena Owens even drew caricatures, while silent movies were shown upstairs. The pie-throwing booth was a nice surprise too, but I liked the booth that featured clown-face painting best. A disappointment to many was the lack of a faculty-student Softball game due to the rain, but Ken and Jim set up a net in the gym and we all played volleyball instead. So, although it was rainy outside, my spirits weren ' t dampened, thanks to Ken ' s and Jim ' s ingenuity. May Day 27

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1. Snow cones sure taste good! Right, Diane Fields? 2. Taking a rest and enjoying the park at- mosphere seems to be good enough for some of the George Fox students. 3. With friends like Lynn Killinger. Bonnie Johnson doesn ' t need enemies! 4. The 1979 May Day court includes: Denise Roberts, Marc Graff, Deborah Greenidge, Rod Williamson, Debbie Egger, Kevin McBride, Janet Foster, Dick Hampton and LeAnn Nash. 5. The freshman class takes pride in their Maypole while having fun at the same time. 6. Smiling from under their archway of flowers is Queen Debbie Egger and King Kevin McBride. 7. The cotton candy business seems to be getting in Juli Phillips ' hair. 26 May Day

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Hester Gymnasium converted to Fine Arts and Religion center Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltry and harp. Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. Praise him upon loud cymbals: praise him with high sounding cymbals. Let every- thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. Psalm 150 That ' s what we did when the momen- tous day finally arrived: the official dedication of the Milo C. Ross Center, home of the divisions of Fine Arts and Religion. As students, faculty, alumni and friends, we were once again given the opportunity to join together in thanking God for his bounteous gifts, the Milo C. Ross Center being only one of five buildings erected in the last two years. Built on the foundations of the former Hester Gymnasium, the new building, when completed, bore little resem- blance to the old structure I remem- bered. The only reminder left by the workmen besides the frame itself was the Hester Choral Room. Special events took place throughout the day. Dr. James Houston, President of Regents College in Vancouver, British Columbia, brought a special message during chapel time. In the evening, several mini-concerts featuring the band, the choir and a flute harp- sichord concert by fa culty members Chris Lauinger and Dave Howard were part of the dedication of the Reli- gion Fine Arts building. And we all felt very honored that Istva ' n Na ' da ' s, resi- dent artist from Hungary, climaxed the evening with an incomparable recital. 28 Dedication of Fine Arts