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

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Break loose, play games, relax with Spring Fling By Terry Jackson Guys with greased-back hair, girls wearing Ruby Begonia lipstick, beds being pushed down the middle of the street, and 32 people taking baths at the same time — In the same tub. These are Just a few things that happened during the week-long residence hall carnival known as Spring Fling. The festival, sponsored by the K- State Association of Residence Halls, Is a week of free, inter-hall ac- tivities designed to give hall residents a chance to break loose before beginning hard-core studying for spring finals. There you were, remember? You and a couple of friends, standing on the porch of that white house. The lit- tle old lady answered the door, and you asked her if she had a 1945 K- State football ticket or a pig squeal. Remember — it was the scavenger hunt. Then there was the casino party. All the money you lost, you and everyone else losing your shirts. But you kept on playing. Well, why not? The money was free. You got it as you walked In the door. That was Sunday. And on Monday, your whole dorm along with the dorm assigned to be your partner, went over to Weber Arena and tried to stuff as many bodies as possible into a bathtub. You remember. Maybe you were one of the guys sitting on the bottom when West Hall loaded the tub, only to have the entire pile fall over on you. Or maybe you were one of those In the middle of the pile getting squashed and gasping for breath. But it was fun. And that night, as you dragged your aching body around the dorm, the smell of popcorn was everywhere. You and your date grabbed a blanket, tripped down to the lawn in front of Van Zile Hell, watched the movie and passed around those big bags of popcorn. On Wednesday, there was the leadership banquet. Maybe you were one of those honored at the banquet. Remember? For the first time, the candies really were lit .. . and you received a certificate for being a student leader. On Wednesday you went to a se- cond movie in front of Van Zile. Or maybe you were one of those studious persons chosen for honors at the scholarship banquet. And on Thursday you had a day Off: there were no activities schedul- ed. But there were always the beds to decorate, Remember? You hid the bed In the basement of your dorm. The bed decoration contest was scheduled for Saturday, and your hall wanted to win. On Friday, if you had a talent you wanted to share, or maybe If you didn ' t but wanted to hear others per- form, you went to the Catskeller In the Union where there was an open mike. And then Saturday came, and with it the culmination of the week ' s ac- tivities. You helped move your dorm ' s bed outside for the contest. Remember all the people leaning out the windows of the dorm, throwing water balloons? Then the judges voted on the beds. Maybe yours was the one with Willy Wildcat lying sick . . . or the turtle . . . or the sports. Or maybe yours was the bed that won .. . the one with the picket fence, a Swiss clock and a couple who leaned out of the clock, kissed and disappeared again. After the contest was over, you ripped the decorations off the bed and prepared for the race. The bed was reassembled, four girls took their places on the mattress and four guys prepared to push. It all started in front of the Union, remember? And it ended — or was supposed to — down by the Chapel. It was a hard race . . . one bed didn ' t even make it out of the driveway. Whether your bed made it or not, you met down at the Chapel for a picnic. And then the games started. How could you forget those? The ice cream-eating contest in which the ice cream was like rock . . . the bed race where four guys carried a girl . . . the grapefruit pass where the girls would have clobbered the guys if they could have stopped laughing long enough . . . and the tug-of-war which ended up as a mud bath. And Saturday night .. . the final touch on a week of fantastic fun: the Fifties Dance. The band was Lonny Fame and the Beltones. If you are a guy, your hair was probably greased back, and you came complete with pocket comb. If you are a girl, you probably were wearing white bobby socks and a class ring on a chain around your neck. Everyone was chewing bubble gum, oohs and ahhhs were heard everywhere, and there was even a kissing contest. Then, Sunday, things began to return to normal, but It was fun to laugh about the silly times you had. For many, 1972 ' s Spring Fling was their first, for some it was their last, and for others It was their only. But whatever it was, it was fun. 34—Spring Fling

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Allocations battle resembles Colosseum scene By Terry Jackson In the spring of 1972, Student Senate once again reverted to its an- cient Roman heritage - back to the times of emperors and gladiators. As in past years, they met in their own miniature Colosseum - more commonly known as the Big Eight room of the Union - on Thursday nights to hear requests for money. One by one, the gladiators (organizations requesting money) were led in and required to prove themselves to the spectators. Debate raged over which gladiators were the best. Supposed- ly the better they were, the more money they would be allocated. Some spectators became actively in- volved in the fights; some didn ' t say anything; others spoke for or against certain gladiators while saying nothing about many others. And when the fights were over, they all voted. And, as in Rome, the audience had its favorites. There were a few gladiators who had been found or raised to fight in the contests - and win. They were lumped under the ti- tle service organizations. And, of course, the audience had certain gladiators whom they hated. There were those who had been trained too extensively and had, in previous years, won the games too consistently. In previous years, most had fallen Into the category athletics. But this year there was another gladiator named to this group: Royal Purple. The modern-day Romans even had a group to decide which gladiators were the best. They called it Finance Committee. And when the board had previewed the fights, and had recommended how each should be rated, the gladiators were thrown into the arena for the real tights. The tights were marked with con- fusion. Spectators kept leaving the arena for refreshments. The Colosseum echoed with cries of point of order, and the crowd y began to get hot and emotional over the performances of the gladiators. When the time came to vote, the levels of debate and dissention mounted even higher. But, finally, a decision was reached. The ratings were quite different than those proposed by the previewing group, but no one had expected them to be the same. And then the twentieth-century Romans went home, preparing to return the next Thursday as twentieth-century student senators. The senators ' Romanesque decisions were not final, however. The organizations still had a chance to return and appeal the allocations - In the fall of 1972. 114 Allocations list The for toeing OtelletelellOrl has to-quested funds through BOA for the 1072-73 schOet Sur. listed are the orgentictIon ' s name. the amount 11 vetted tht• put, iM amouM II re. quested for nest year. the Finance CommItIvn recommendation and Me tentative elloca• non Iv next year (ii the orgratIzeihong •Ilocellon Ina been malignly •pgroncl). Oronntratton K-Stote Linn Student Pubilcallona Intramural. end Invitation Student Oweening At !reflation Tescher•Courea Entwine.% logal Service Drug Education er Fine Arts MECHA Stock Student Union Units-telly tor Man KSDB•FM Orientation Wart Coureenng FONE University leaning Network Consumer Deletions Board Environments! An firemen Athletic Hand. Vets on clung°. Chapenin Club Amorists., Women Students Plus Noy Rent Amen es International Cour. dinning Council (building) ECU Went Core 1(.51ce 111641 Club 14•90tle Kyoto Ps1 CM PeyettMegy Club Manhattan Cycie Club Collegiate 4.71 Amount Resulted lost year $5.00 glee Rem • $2.33 line limn • $1.25 line Item • 011,250 15.000 111.060 511,10, 540.030 $2.300 33.003 $12,003 in reserves Mr entertainment 55.920 12.140 tot rent 16000 51.500 $4.42041.630 for rent of this end the FONE 12.000 52.000 (this Is Om Mot yew) 32.103 51,000 15.5 1100 12,000 In reserve for rodeo II held outside $250 $US 1110 Amount Reunited this Veal 35.02 line Item $4 13 line Rom $2.10 line Item $20.277.01 56.000 SI 1600 51 3,203 $40,715 56,441 121.525 114.230 $10.029.60 51.800 17.220 $1.552 $2.539 33.101 14.030 511.604.45 $793.10 12.52$ $724 1375 $20.000 $5.-544.65 92.324 11.915 $15 62.355 $290 0 15.00 $2.33 SOSO 119.677.01 11.000 35.725 5.2.500 15.070 31 $8,340 15.643 11,800 15.120 12.077 12.424 12.1173 $2.100 $7.283.45 1736.61 Finance Comm Ilea Incommendellon tine Item Rne Item (excluding Royal Purple) Ilna Dorn Including 50 cent. My Rem for Intrucolleglete spode) 0.200 5.575 60 1500 1325 12.000 Tentative Alkxellon 15-00 line tern 32.33 line Hem 11.00 line item $12.000 35,022 $12.900 WOO $20,000 ling Item niters to the vnount revierod from nob students ectivIty fee nth otunntm. 36-Spring allocations