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

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In the above picture, Phyllis Slack and Beaver King of the Stater staff, grab a line thrown to them by a passing motorboat manned by students. Object of this bit of strategy is to defeat the faculty boat, which had challenged the Staler crew. Rowers for the faculty were Frederick Davidson, psychology and James Rinier, geography. Other winners in the annual Stater sponsored Rowboat Regatta were independent women. Moulton Hall, Betty Ann Schmid and Carole Root. Sorority winners were Pat Long and Lou Kaupinen for Delta Gamma, the second year in a row for the DCs. In the men ' s division, both winners repeated for the second time. Ben Steele rowed alone for Sigma Nu fraternity, while a brother act, John and Len Pohlod won for Stopher Hall. 24

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♦ ♦ ♦ memories of the day of days There, with the music of the band floating in ail directions, the Maypole dancers nimbly pranced around in perfect symmetry. The May Queen was crowned in a simple ceremony made complicated by her corps of youthful attendants. The long processional of the Queen up the hill to the slow, deliberate flow of band music was thrilling. After some people had crawled down from the trees and others had backed away from the curb when the parade was over, they reclined on the campus hillside to enjoy the songfest. Here, as the sun moved toward the horizon and with a trace of a cool breeze, the songfest was held. As the groups formally filed on and off the platform, thoughts of the evening ' s dance flitted in and out of many minds. And even now, many memories of this day are flitting through many minds. With an out of season pumpkin riding on the back of their con- vertible towed float and their own Cinderella stepping from the pumpkin, the Alpha Chi Omegas won the sorority float competi- tion. The title of their float was Cinderella Girls ... In By 12. A tradition within a tradition, that of painting the K behind Rockwell library on Campus Day, got the festivities off to a good start. Sponsored by Delta Upsilon fraternity, their queen. Joann Hall, grabbed a bucket and brush and did her job. Then, that night in Will ' s gymnasium, in stifling heat which pro- vided for an informal atmosphere, the Campus Day dance was held. The awards were announced here, the May Queen and her court were presented. Bob Chester played and he also autographed. Campus Day Queen. Miss Jessica Perry 23

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Muscles, Blisters Rowboat Regatta These girls were chosen as finalists in the queen competition. From left to right, they are: Delores Weinke, Helen Bauch. Norma Lou Home. Marilyn Wilbanks. Janet Reed. Nellie Lou Williams, Eleanor Mann and Pat Hawkins. Nellie Lou Williams was chosen queen. While the people in the back almost pushed the people in front into the water, the start of one of the races is watched carefully. Some of the more fortunate crowd out on to one of the piers at Brady lake, while the really fortunate watch from their own boat. ' May 26, 1951 is a date that will live long to Kent students. Two things happened on that day. In the morning the draft eligible portions of the males toiled through three hours on draft deferment tests . . . and in the afternoon muscles were strained and blisters were raised at the annual Rowboat Regatta. A real carnival atmosphere pervaded the long caravan of cars which gathered m front of Engle- man Hall to begin the trek to Brady lake. A sound truck led the way followed by an endless strmg of convertibles carrying the queen candidates. Stopping all traffic and with much crepe paper and hornblowing, this was just a sample of what would follow. With a slightly overcast sky and a cool brisk breeze blowing, the crowd packed around the reviewing stand in anticipation of the parade of queens. And they paraded . . . much to the delight of the males. The races which followed were filled with sus- pense . . . the boats were filled with water . . . but no one drowned . . . and it didn ' t rain in typical Kent tradition until the activities were almost over. Although the day was dark and murky throughout, the rain held off until the boat races were over. They finally came, but at a time that made the event which followed that much more interesting. A tug-of-war contest, to pull the other team through a muddy hole, was sponsored by the Phi Gam ' s. With the rain pouring down, everybody got slightly muddy. In this photograph the Alpha Phi Beta team is shown strain- ing their muscles and digging in with their toes. It was all in vain, though, because Delta Tau Delta won the contest. 25