Millersville University - Touchstone Yearbook (Millersville, PA)

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Good weather prevailed as students welcomed their Parents to MU by robin rosenfeld Saturday. September 22, the temperature soared into the mid 60 s while warmth could be felt in the air and in the hearts as families congregated with their sons and daughters at the college for Parent s Day. This year's events offered an expanded program of varied activities for parents and students to plan a day of their choice. The festivities officially began with a parents reception in a tent located near the pond. Other activities that were available for families to take advantage of included creating a button . Family photographs transformed into pins was sponsored by UAB, and many families ventured to the Student Memorial Center for this reason. For the sports fans. Biemesderfer Stadium was the place to be. A soccer game launched at noon, and fans had the chance to see the Marauders lay a competitive This family look some time to have their picture taken for a pin. The University Activities Board sponsored this event as part of the Parent's Day Celebration. Photo by James Smith Students and their families congregate In front of Biemesderfer Executive Center for the annual Cider Pour following the football game. Biemesderfer is the oldest building on campus. Photo by Steve Danforth 22 Parent's Day

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Inspired by a large crowd, the Marauders ran onto Biemesderfer rield to take on the Huskies of Bloomsburg. The Homecoming football game was the highlight of this festive weekend. Photo by Jamcb Smith dealing with the concept of 50 s life won third place with the judges. At 1 p.m., the anxious Marauder football team ran onto the field to meet their worthy opponents from Bloomsburg. The Marauders fought off the growling Huskies and earned a 22-15 win before an excited crowd. At halftime, the 1984 Charity Queen, Sheila Stohler, was announced. In the evening, the college sponsored several events to keep alumni and students active. UAB presented the 1984 Lancaster County and Central PA Women's Bodybuilding Championships in Lyte Auditorium. At the same time, UAB also presented the movie Stripes in the Student Memorial Center. In Gordinier Dining Hall, people danced, sang, and had a great time enjoying the oldies with an R.S.A. dance which featured WIXQ Disc Jockey. Doc Rock. On Sunday. October 14. the celebration came to a conclusion. Students woke up late that day. pulling themselves out of bed and back to reality. The past week had been fun especially the previous day. Yet. just as before the celebration began, there was work that had to be done. By 2 p.m. that afternoon, Ganser Library began to fill up as students tried to catch up on the work they had put aside during University Celebration Week and Homecoming Weekend. ■ Lyle Auditorium was the scene of women's Bodybuilding Championships held Homecoming Weekend. This competitor displayed her winning form that allowed her to receive an award. Photo by Snap per Many people gathered along George Street to watch the Homecoming Parade. WIXQs float depicting the 50's won third place In the annual competition. Photo by Steve Dansforth Homecoming 21

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game against the Huskies of Bloomsburg. But, the stadium filled with many students and parents for the big football game against Cheyney. Cheyney tried, but could not beat the rough Marauders. After the final minutes of the game had ticked away, the families and visiting friends walked towards their cars bringing Parent's Day to a close. Fathers were busy slipping a ten dollar bill into their child's hand just in case , and moms were hugging them with warm goodbyes. As the sun approached the horizon, they climbed into their automobiles to make their jour-nies home. The warmth of the day remains as memories forever. ■ As always, the swans attract many families to the pond. In the Tall. MU became the permanent owners of Ralph and Tred. Photo by James Smith Biemesderfcr Stadium was filled as students and parents enjoyed watching the Marauders defeat the Wolves of Cheyney. The Marauder football team ended their season with a 6-3-1 winning season. Photo by James Smith Parent's Day 23