Missouri Western State University - Griffon Yearbook (St Joseph, MO)

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M.S. FEVER Photos By Ben Weddle Eyes glued to the clock and hearts pounding faster with each passing moment, was not the typical reaction to the 1978 M.S. Dance Marathon. As a matter of fact, the Marathon Com- mittee had a hard time get- ting anybody to do anything. Deadlines came and went with realtively few par- ticipants signed up for the dancing and rocking events. Faculty needed to supervise the event were few and far between. None of the cam- pus clubs or organizations would volunteer to clean up after the Marathon, even after the SGA offered to pay them. In spite of all this apathy and negative reaction, several MWSC couples volunteered 28 hours of their time and energy to raise money to help in the battle against M.S. Area high school couples were invited tojoin in the bat- Couple no. 9 lSuzanne O'Mearal and lClay Violettl participate ileftl in one of the periodic contests. In the wee hours couple no. 7 Uim Smithl and lGail Strubel keep on dancinglrightl. tle at this year's Marathon. Mr. J, a local disco DJ helped kick off the annual event, which began on the evening of April 7, DJ's from KSFT radio station were on hand to provide the late-night entertainment, as well as coverage for the event. Featured entertainment throughout the Marathon was provided by area bands such as Jade, Liquid Fire and U.S.A.

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