George Washington University - Cherry Tree Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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LABOR DAY FESTIVAL With everybody moved in, friendships reunited, and schedules fixed, everybody gathers in the Quad for the annual Labor Day Festival. This is when G.W.U. looks most like a college wdth a campus. Frisbees fly everywhere, stereos are blasting, beer is being imbibed, and people are just plain having a good time. H Street is closed off and the endless line of traffic that usually rolls through it is replaced by an outdoor mall with sidewalk vendors offering food, drink, T-shirts, plants, etc. . . . and a massive amount of students. This year the Program Board, which sponsors this event had numerous activities planned. For the adventurous students among us who wanted to demonstrate that there are other ways to move around than just walking, there was a roller-skate rental truck. The entertainment was enjoyable and varied. WRG W supplied music during the w ' hole day. Frisbee performers from the Good Time Frisbee Show supplied us with a memorable show of disc talents as they flipped Frisbees back and forth from many different positions. After the performance, G.W.U. studen ts were allowed to demonstrate their own disc throwing skills. A contest was won by senior Don Treeger, as he out distanced all his competition. Seniors Tom Kapp and Brad Heftier offered their juggling skills to the crowed. A new event was heralded in this year. The Yearbook staff sponsored the first annual Cherry Pie Eating Contest. The ob- ject of this contest was to consume a cherry pie in the least amount of time. The contestants were chosen from the various frats, sororities, and student groups on campus. Bob Fulkerson from SAE svon the title as the master muncher of GWU. Students also showed their own initiative in thinking of ways to keep busy, there were hundreds of people gathered there for the same reason as you: to reintroduce themselves to friends that they had not seen for while. All week long since you first arrived back at school, you have 20 QEORGE ‘WASHINGTON ‘ UNI VE c . PROGRAM ‘BOARD ‘DAW THE PROGRAM BOARD c EaboT c Day ' ‘Festival 1980 10 oo F lea Mar heir I OO Good Times f nsbee 5houj 0) OO - Tex ubinoujitz I The bad Bgljs - 5 “ S Cherrq Tree Tie ETatmq Contest 7 00 -Tfie Fdt ... 1