Multnomah University - Ambassador Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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78 M55 In Al Il nr:-'I if-11 is u I A what banquet? Where'd this come from? I wonder who sent this? 'tls this some sort of a joke?' No-it wasn't a joke, though we junior girls could barely believe our eyes as we read: Appreciation Banquet to be held in honor of the Ladies of the Junior Class . . . Monday, Jan. 19 . . . 5:00-7:00 . . . A-Frame . . . Semi-formal . . . Please meet in Memorial Lounge at 5:00 p.m. sharp. True to their word, a whole host of junior class men met us in Memorial Lounge. I glanced at my watch. It was 5:20. All of us girls lined up as the guys ap- proached the lounge, and each girl was per- sonally escorted to the A-Frame. In the center of each table was a unique center- piece dreamed up by the guys hosting that table, centerpieces from home-made terrariums to bricks and trees fbranchesh. Thanks to the golden fingers of Steve McClurg, we were treated to some terrific dinner music. It seemed as though everyone was in on the act. Led by Chief Butler David Needham Ccomplete with bowler hat and vestl many junior guys participated as waiters. Lima beans and baked potatoes never tasted so good. The entertainment was memorable. In fact, it left quite an impression! The men's quartet QDave 81 Doug Steward, Steve McClurg, and Cliff Horrb earned an encore singing Sweet Adeline. And we'll never forget Cliff's ballad: Proverbs 32 Blues. By this time, we were quite impressed with the whole program and the great bunch of guys who had made it so special. But when Cliff sang his last song, we shifted from impressed to overwhelmed. You've got a friend, he sang. Yeah-Jesus Christ came to our mind. But even more, we thought of the bond Christ gave us with our brothers at Mult- nomah. Silently, we recounted cherished Carl Thompson

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Diane McKenzie Other junior-sponsored activities includ- ed an evening of singing at the Pittock Man- sion Cas well as a tour of the buildingl, and the annual Junior-Senior Banquet in honor of the seniors. The theme for the banquet was America, God Shed His Grace on Thee. The members of the junior class were in- novative not only in what they did, but also in what they were as a class. They boasted that they had less couples and more spirit than the freshman, senior and grad classes. When the class got together, there seemed to be a real unity among the members and a good balance between clowning around and being serious about spiritual things. Since the class was smaller now than dur- ing their freshman year, there seemed to be a greater sense of unity and a greater desire to get to know each other. And since the class members were now a year older, there was a new enthusiasm to get everything they could out of their classes and out of other aspects of campus life. The members of the junior class were in- novative in what they did as a class, in what they were as a class, and finally, in what they did as individuals. They were great at playing pranks such as kidnapping people on their birthdays, stuffing people's cars with newspapers, short-sheeting beds, and freez- ing people's clothes. They were great in thinking up new ideas. Before the Dallas-Pittsburg super-bowl game on January 15th, Howie Smith and J eff Klippenes came up with the idea of ren- ting a room at a motel in order to have access to a television for this all-important event. The manager of the City Center helped them set up rows of chairs in the room, and provided glasses of ice water and then Howie and Jeff charged admission for other students who also wanted to watch the game. The manager commented that he had never rented out a room for anything like that before. The juniors were great in their ad- ministrative and leadership abilities. Nine juniors held positions on the student body president,s cabinet and many others held positions in Congress and other areas of stu- dent government. The junior class-an innovative group of students and a very significant contribution to school life. by Gloria Hegge . Y . . I . . . Slllrlehjf Broun .nts at the arrpor. disguised' as rl biker. wuitiutg lo be d'i.rcn1'ered by the memberx of lbe junior rli1.v.r. its Q3 Mark Brewster and Randiy Brown prartire .romething 'X fix fancy. I f l I ..-1+ .ll '. :T l .Q N C as Y o 2 cu C .Q Q 77 M55

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friendships with our guys. Mark Brewster read us a portion of Proverbs 31 describing the Virtuous Woman. By then we were ready to stamp the ban- quet with They thought of everything! but there was more! In walked Greg Smith bringing four red roses to the ladies seated at the head table: Shirley Brown 4SecretaryJ, Melody Gorbet fTreasurer7, Mrs. David Needham, and Dean Pamela Reeve. Wow! we thought, What more could they possibly have done? But that wasn't all. Soon they had presented each one of us with a red rose. How did a speechless bunch of girls tand it takes a lot to get all of us speechlessl res- pond to such royal treatment? We gave our guys a standing ovation. It was one of those times when words just weren't adequate. Long before the banquet, we knew that the men in the Junior Class were a very special bunch of guys. But until Monday, January 19, we didn't really know how special. by Sharon Johnson Carl Thompson Carl Thompson fAhn1'ej Prof. David Needham serve: ax thief butler for the banquet. fFur leftj Gary Augustine and Dave Squires .verve food Io Sue Kilmllins. Sandra Kempel. Cheryl Sirex, Slaaronjolm- .von und Krixty jones. Cory Hdgflllllll esforfs Diane Mink to the A-frame for the ajzprerialion banquet. 79 M55