Mississippi College - Tribesman Yearbook (Clinton, MS)

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■ Keep on smilin ' ... JUDGeS 4RG W4TCH-ING Three of the award winners for the night: Cindy Henry, Miss Congeniality; Lisa Rives, talent win- ner; Beverly Gilder, Scholastic Award. DEAR DIARY: Guess what- today Lakiss Social tribe asked me to represent them in the Miss Mississippi College Pageant. They’re going to pay the thirty bucks and everything. But boy- am I scared! DEAR DIARY: Well, we’re getting organized. Practices after practices after practices. I’m contestant number 18-the very last! I’ve got ten pounds to lose in a month. Why does cafeteria food look so good all of a sudden? DEAR DIARY: I can’t decide what to do for my talent! I want to sing and play the piano and do a dramatic reading. I wonder if there’s anyway to combine all three? DEAR DIARY: Ooops! I overdid it with the sunlamp last night and, ouch, are the back of my legs cooked! We had practice tonight in swimsuits and I was never so shocked-some of the girls are actually going to wear falsies in their swimsuits. DEAR DIARY: Tried on my dress today— I’d thought I was losing weight. No more desserts. I’ll have to start doing my exercises twice a day. I hope the people below me don’t mind my jumping rope. DEAR DIARY: I can’t believe how close the pageant is. I’ve really got to work on my talent. I’ve been working on my song-and-dance routine and it’s still got some rough spots. I’ve really gotten to know some neat girls. Why, Ann isn’t stuck up at all! DEAR DIARY: Today was the interview and swimsuit competition. I felt so sorry for Lisa Rives. Someone stole the dress she was going to wear for the interview and she had to rush out and buy one. One of the judges was late- overdue plane— and we had to sit and be nervous for an hour and a half longer than we were supposed to. By the time of the interview our noses were shiny and our lip stick was gone. I could hardly talk over the lump in my throat. How are you supposed to answer the question, Why do you want to be in the pageant?” By that time I wanted to call the whole thing off. I did better until Mr. Hart asked me about the Panama Canal issue. I told him I’d never been to Panama so I couldn’t say. The swimsuit was worse. I felt like a Singing I Got Love” from Purlie , Lisa Rives presents her award winning talent. Incorporating a song and dance routine to the song Mame”, Cecelia Boyd presents her talents.

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' Circle-K took first place with a crepe- paper Indian mounted atop a Dodge Colt. KT won second place with a large pink elephant, and the senior class cap- tured 3rd with a tiger in a giant bag. The junior class float fell apart shortly before the parade, and the crazed Pre- Legal Society ended the afternoon af- fair by pelting the parade on-lookers with handfuls of candy and driving their 10 wheel, 17 gear float across campus ending up on the grass in front of Nelson Hall. Under the direction of Missy Hudson and Phil Lang, the Saturday afternoon Patio Show began shortly after the pa- rade. The multi-talented team of J3J The Choctaw band presents the half-time show. Tommy Sparkman and Carol Joy Yates hosted the program while such names as Lisa Rives, the Naturals, and Ross Price led the entertainment billing. Bruce Fields accompanied Beverly Gil- der and a barber shop quartet per- formed some old favorites. The stands were packed and the evening cool. A beautiful blanket of stars hung over- head as the Choctaw football team un- der the supervision of Coach John Wil- liams prepared to take the field. After a mistake ridden first quarter the fans were left glaring at a score- board reading 10-0 in favor of the vis- iting team. As a discouraged Ezra Tate left the field, a dazzling homecoming court prepared to steal the show. Vicki Kuykendall was first on the program, escorted by John Travis. Cindy Henry followed escorted by Tom Washman and Debbie Colvin representing the ju- Southeastern Louisiana proved to be a really tough team, but the Chocs gave them a good game. nior class was presented by Dave Railey. Dorothy Bowman was the se- nior maid escorted by the class presi- dent, while Fred Slabach had the plea- sure of escorting the Maid of Honor, Miss Elizabeth Young. SB A President, Andy Taggart, presented the 1978 Homecoming Queen, Miss Melanie Taylor. Dr. Lewis Nobles crowned the queen and in a flurry of flowers, flash- bulbs, and approving applause the highlight of the week-end festivities ended. The Choctaws again took the field only to meet with more mistakes and final defeat. At the Holiday Inn Downtown spirits were again lifted as SNOWBLIND laid down the sounds til the wee hours of Sunday morning. All across Jackson, Mississippi College students could be found dining, dancing, and visiting family as the hours faded Homecoming 1978 into a memory. It was truly a splendid weekend. The campus was, as usual, neat and trimmed. Mother Na- ture picked three of the most beautiful days of the year to share with us for this special occasion. There is no way to give proper credit to every event held on campus during the Homecoming weekend, but one thing can be said about the entire affair. The over- whelming success of Homecoming 1978 was a result of an effort by students past and present to show, even if only in this small way, how much we love, honor, and respect this place we call Mississippi College. It is only fitting that we do so, for the students of yes- terday, today, and tomorrow all give MC the life-blood and hope that exists here today. For in fact, we are Missis- sippi College, now and forever. — Henry Stovall li

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prize heifer. My bathing suit kept “ ' “seleS 8 SUng by SUZanne Higd0 “ ridin g “P- was dreadful, and I was shaking like a leaf. Why did I let myself get talked into this. DEAR DIARY: It ' s over!!! Lisa Rives won. She did a great job on her song- no one would have guessed she had been sick all week. Tm glad it ' s over. I almost tripped over my gown and I smiled so much 111 never be able to smile again. My grades are the pits. Guess HI have to get back to normal now. I wonder if I wore falsies and changed my talent for next year how Td do? Phyllis Robinson plays the piano for her talent.