Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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20—Spring mood

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K-State students display skills at LAR, Rodeo Cows. pigs, sheep, horses and humans congregated at Weber Arena late in the spring of 1972 for both the Little American Royal and the Inter-Collegiate Rodeo. The LAR, sponsored by the Little American Royal Association, is presented in conjunction with the All-University Open House each spring. It is a chance for students to test their showmanship by training and showing University-owned animals. The approximately 200 students who participated in the program were not judged on their animals. but primarily on their own show- manship. Top showmen had an opportunity to win one of three $2 0 0 scholarships. The K-State Inter-Collegiate Rodeo. sponsored by Chaparrajos. drew college rodeo teams from the University of Kansas. North Dakota State, South Dakota State and the University of Nebraska. To participate in the rodeo, a stu- dent had to be a member of a college team and own or borrow a horse. The rodeo. which ran for two nights attracted nearly 6,000 people — many of whom wore traditional rodeo and western garb. LAR. Rodeo-23