Kent State University - Chestnut Burr Yearbook (Kent, OH)

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The highlight of the evening ' s entertainment was the appearance of the Moulton hall Dream land skit. People strained from the balcony and stirred in all sections of the auditorium as line after line of synchronized dance teams slid across the stage. Complete with identical costumes and definite evidence of many, many hours of practice, these girls thrilled the audience. In this par- ticular chorus line, the girls, from left to right, are: Joan Arick. Marlene Hamblin, Connie Gannis. Bobbie Brazee. Mary Ellen Butin, Penny Wells. Joycelyn Harrah, Marty Garver, Carol Worm and Maxine Shmgler. However, other girls in other dance routmes deserve just as much credit as do these girls. The pre- cision dancing of these amateurs, resembling the Rockettes of New York Radio City Music Hall fame, easily won the trophy in the independent women ' s division of the contest. Turnabout is fair play, so they say, and the professors of Kent set out to prove it last year. Tired of having their talents frustrated each year, the pro- fessors produced their own Pork Barrel. In this photo. Fred (Mario Lanza) Davidson of the psychology department croons to Ken Pringle, English professor. Ray Metzinger emotes for inde- pendent winners, Stopher hall. Por- traying Bugsy Manchaser. he is about to be shot by the gang. Looking on is Senator E tes Kefau- ver, Dryden Reno. High-Hat. Bernie Russi and the bartender, Len Dockus. Scene of the brawl is the Brady Bar, the group hangout.

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Because of the great need for talent in television, many people have said that vaudeville has made a comeback. But students at Kent will be quick to ascert that vaudeville has never gone out. Each year all the unknown talent which exists around the campus is brought out into the open, dusted off and produced Roll out the ' ' Pork Barrel for the benefit of the student body and all Hollywood casting agents within eye or ear shot. The event in which these skits, dances and comedy routines are staged is called Pork Barrel. But there is more than pork in the barrel. There is a great quantity of corn . . . and some ham, but regardless of this, when it is prepared for several weeks and much seasoning has been added, it is quite surprising how very appealing Pork Barrel really is. Last years production was a cross-breeding of the nation ' s top amateur talent shows with a pinch of typical KSU frivolity added at the opening and sprinkled generously between acts. Eleven campus organizations reached the finals in the May 4, 1951 extravaganza. Trophies are given to the winners in three groups. The Alpha Phi Betas, winners of the competition among fraternities, catch their new pledge and attempt to get him back on his feet after he received his draft notice. It said he was I -A. 20

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Campus Day . ♦ ♦ The day was hot ... in fact it was stifling. But the mass of humanity which swarmed over the campus and over flowed into the nearby streets did not seem to mind. The wicked winter was over, the rainy season had passed and this day marked the social culmination of another school year. Campus day had arrived. And for thirteen and a half hours, students of Kent relaxed. June 2, 1951 was the top social event of last year. From the opening event of refurbishing the year long forgotten K with a new paint job to the final kiss of the evening, this was the day of days. As the sunlight filtered through the arched trees lining Terrace drive, the floats lined up early in the morning in preparation for the afternoon parade through the streets of Kent. With the streets lined with students and townspeople, the serious theme of the floats proved that all is not strictly fun at college. P i H S K. ■ ' ' MJiR PJ slkkl c lU ' VlA. ik- ' X ' il l H l H Here is Delta Tau Delta ' s prize winning float. Depicting the struggle of Joe College against failure, the rowing Joe won the fraternity division for the Delts. Later in the afternoon, led by Jim Tu- shar, the Delts also won the fraternity songfest by singing the English marching favorite. John Peel. Campus Day, June 2, 1951 will be long remembered in the Delta Tau Delta house on Main street. 22 The big parade got off to a good start and the right mood was created by the American Commons club. Their float, which won the independent prize, was titled Campus Fiesta and gave Campus Day a touch of the Mardi Gras spirit. They even had Spanish music.