Millersville University - Touchstone Yearbook (Millersville, PA)

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the audience In a very humorous manner. Dr. David Pearce Snyder was to speak about the future of education on Thursday night, but unfortunately he could not appear and the lecture was cancelled. Phi Sigma Pi. national Honor fraternity. began its second annual volleyball marathon for the benefit of Muscular Dystrophy, because of the rain, the twenty-four hour marathon was held In Byerly Gym. Approximately twenty-five teams from campus signed up for one-hour slots and were sponsored for their participation. Three Phi Slg brothers and one other student played for the entire twenty-four hours. Sophomore communications major. David Patti, co-chairman of the marathon, had fun playing the entire time, but admits that he got tired and even the simple shots became difficult. Others who had the stamina to hit a volleyball for twenty- Contcnt with outdoor roof partying. MAh brothers, friends, and other guests gather to celebrate their own Spring fling atop the old Manny s.' Photo by Mertn Studios Inc. four hours, were grad student Gary Duell. senior Terry Reisch. and freshman David Murst. Faculty members and administration—namely Mrs. Nancy llungcrford. Health and Phys. Fd.. teacher and Dr. Gary W. Kclghard. Vice-President of Student Affairs both advisors to the Student Senate—came In Saturday afternoon to aid In making the marathon a success. WGAI. —TV Channel 8. a Lancaster television station, broadcast the event on their news show Friday night. The marathon ended successfully as the frat brought in over $1,350.00 for muscular dystrophy. On Friday night, the traditional Spring Fling concert was held in Puclllo Gym. Todd Kundgrcn and his group Utopia performed before a packed house. Approximately 1.000 of these people had gathered early outside the doors of Pucillo. Shortly before the designated starting time, people began trickling inside slowly looking for a seat with a good view of the four talented musicians. By eight o'clock, however, the gymnasium was full of eager spectators awaiting the promised spectacular concert. The concert was slighly late in starting due to a ficticious bomb threat by an anonymous caller. The threat proved to be little more than a sick joke and the concert went ahead as Spring Fling 25

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Punching the ball Is an unusual task for MDA Volleyball Marathon co-chairman Gary Ducll as David Patti, co-chairman, and Mark SldelnlcK. all brothers of Phi Sigma Pi. national Honor fraternity. look on. The twenty-four hour marathon raised over $ 1300 for MDA. Photo by Merln Studios Inc. Activities carried on. as did the Cultural Affairs presentation of Vision '-. This Program marked the ending of Spring fling activities. Photo by Merln Studios Inc. Spring Fling (cont.) Wednesday, which was attended by approximately one hundred students, faculty, and members of the community. Dr. Qoldsby defined race, explained the origin of the term, and the relationship between race and I.Q. Dr. Goldsby's main point on the relationship between race and I.Q. was that a significant relationship did not exist. He believes that an appropriate environment is needed to nurture a high I.Q. Many seemed to enjoy the lecture and asked various questions at the end. Jan Hassan. freshman, said. Dr. Qoldsby s speech was informative and very interesting. He added a touch of humor and used personal experiences to make the speech easy to follow and enjoyable to listen to. Evelyn Mena sophomore, thought that Dr. Qoldsby was a very vibrant speaker. who was knowledgeable about a complicated subject and introduced the material to normal Avenue residents move outdoors to play a friendly round of Crazy Eights. Photo by Mertn Studios Inc. 24 Spring Fling

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.Sunshine I onics a Utile Late Early morning rains forced the Spring Ming Committee to cancel Saturday, April llth's activities. Photo by Mcrln Studios Inc. planned. When the group appeared on stage, they were welcomed with warm applause and anxious grins from everyone. The four group members were dressed In camouflage army outfits. Kundgren humorously stated before the concert that they wore the army outfits because they were the bomb squad. The acoustics In Puclllo Qym were amazingly good. The music was not too loud and the listeners could understand the words. Utopia basically played songs from Healing. ' their most recent album. The crowd seemed to enjoy the concert very much and their thundering applause after every song definitely showed their appreciation. Todd Run-dgren made the audience feel important. as if they were part of the show as spectators joined in on the singing. The Utopia concert was a unique and personal experience. It was as if the audience was a single whole unit as they enthusiastically responded to every song. The Utopia concert will definitely be a tough performance to follow for musicians who arc planning to appear at Millersville in the future. Although Accu-Weather called for clearing skies, the Spring Fling committee cancelled the carnival for Saturday because of the wet field conditions. As the weather brightened and the temperature rose students created their own festivities as they overran the fields around campus to play frisbcc. softball, volleyball, or to just lay out in the sun. Disappointment was evident among the students as cries for the carnival were heard from the vast majority of people here. Popular opinion was to hold the festivities later in the afternoon: however. the controlling voice of the situation did not agree. Saturday night, the Persuasions presented a concert In Lyte Auditorium. The people who attended were highly entertained by the powerful performance put on by the group of talented 26 Spring Fling (left) With head cocked, and wineskin upheld, a student pauses for a refreshing squirt behind Landes Hall, rhoto by Hertn Studios Inc. (below) Seated In Puclllo Gymnasium students await the Utopia concert. The concert was delayed due to a bomb threat before the performance. Photo by Mcrln Studios Inc.