Iowa State University - Bomb Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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The Follies girls, sparkling in setjuined dresses, joined others in the tast for ihe musital Iniale of the 1952 Stars Over A eishea. Stars Over Veishea and Veishea Vodvil Hi.stoi ' s iioiiien arc humoroiisl portiaved b Tri Dells at ' odvil. The largest stage used for a Stars 0 er Veishea j rodiiction incorporated complete vaterproofing and a Grecian setting for the 9j2 performanc e, ' Ten Golden Years. The sho v ' s skit, vhich commenced in a speak-easy, progiessed down the Great White Way for a re ie ' of the tlien new Broadway plays. Characters from Gentlemen Prefer lilondes were cle erly combined vith those from Showboat, The Vagabond King, and The Ziegfield Follies. A skillful Charleston routine by Colenc Riich. Marilyn Jensen and Bruce Johnson added the perfect I ' sveniies touch to this gay extra aganza. Veishea Vodvil ' s winning pioduction, E ' er Since E ' e, concerned the most famous female charmers since the Garden of Eden ' s mistress. The audience vas delighted vith the Tri Delts ' humorous portrayal of famous vomen from Cleopatra to the ISC coed. 23

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Beneath the soft lights of the combined baUrooms of Memorial Union, sweet music undei ' the baton of Duke Ellington set the scene for the three Veishea dances. Ooh ' s and Ah ' s were the audience ' s reply to Ellington ' s o vn compositions. Soli- tude and ' Mood Indigo — fa orites of e eryone vith a taste for danceable music. The Duke expressed the sentiment of the band vhen he said. The boys in the band want oii to knoAv they lo e yon madly. This as in response to the roinid of applause from students, alt nnni and high school students croAvding the dance floor. Tiiose that vanted to just listen Hlled the balcony. Ellington began his Veishea stay vith a concert of jazz and s-sving tmder the stars at Clyde Williams Field. It ' s Duke Ellington and his famous band playing for Veishea Dance. Concert and Dances The scene, Memorial Union — the occasion, 1952 Vci.sliea Dance — the orchestra, Dnke Ellington ■ were vonderfnl Veishea Dances. 22

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This fellow talked himself into a first place Open House trophy. Thirteen-foot balloons anchored on top of tlie major buildings pointed out each divi- sion ' s Veishea open house. Three-foot bal- loons were used for subordinate departmental functions. A chance to see themsehes on TV at WOI- TY and a greeting from a talking robot at the Modern Languages Open House were among the surprises in store for open house visitors. High school students were guests on con- ducted lours across the campus. Guides in- troduced them to all the open houses and em- phasized those students ' major interest fields. After the hustle of the celebration ended, fi ' e ora:anizations ■were cited as the ' innina: gTouj)s. Trophies vere awarded to Agi-onomy in Agrictdture, YWCA in activities, Ci ' il Engineering in Engineering, Modern Lan- guages in Science, and Pathology in Veterin- ary Medicine. Open House Just like real that little train is comin ' ' round the curve . . . the C.E. ' s open house cxhihit captured many Veishea visitors ' interest. 24