Ohio Northern University - Northern Yearbook (Ada, OH)

Page 33 text:

I 2 PERIOD 34 UU TEAM 3 Intramural races are held at King-Hom’s pool rTl I p 1 Itftt - -j, W 29

Page 32 text:

King-Horn For the fifth year in a row the resumption of classes at Northern marked the opening of a new building on campus. King-Horn Convocational Physical Education Center opened for student use in September 1974. Lo¬ cated at the northwest end of campus, the structure houses a 3,200 seat athletic arena with a capacity of 5,000 seats for convocations and concerts; a six-lane, 50-yard swimming pool, three handball courts, a 110-yard jogging track, a wrestling room, dance studio, gymnastics room, weight-lifting room, fencing, shuffle board and ping pong areas, three classrooms, offices, study areas, training room, sauna, and locker rooms. Financed, for the most part from a $1.8 million gift of the late Helen Horn King of Eaton, Ohio, the $2.3 million center was constructed in 17 months. The gymnasium is one of the finest of its kind in Ohio. Most of the 3200 seats are backed and have ample leg room. The scoreboards are the most sophisticated of any in the Ohio Conference. The main gym, when the seats are retracted, can be divided into three gymnasiums with floor to ceiling folding doors. The gymnasium can ac¬ commodate five basketball games, nine badminton matches, seven volleyball games, or two tennis matches, respectively, at the same time. One of the more unusual aspects of the building is its design for use by women as much as for men. Areas such as the dance room and gymnastics room provide the most modern and complete facilities for coed physical education dasses. Even the training room is arranged for use by both men and women. The natatorium was designed for inter-collegiate and intramural sports as well as recreation and relaxation. Special hours have been arranged for swimming by facul¬ ty, students, staff and members of the Ada community. 28

Page 34 text:

I Beanies are Back: Homecoming 1975 More than 2500 people looked on as Brenda Ridenour and Greg Russell were crowned as ONU ' s Homecoming Queen and King for 1974, Saturday, October 12. On the Queen’s court were Sally Grenell, Daryl DuBois and Barb Rivenburgh while Bill Zimmerman, Chuck Daum and Mike Kenner made up the King’s court. Although a happy afternoon for Ridenour and Russell, it turned out to be a disappointing Homecoming for ON U football fans as the Bears dropped a 28-17 decision to Capital. The Homecoming activities got off to a quick and fiery start Friday afternoon with a controversial victory in the flagpole rush. It seems that the freshmen got all the way over to Dean Miller, who was standing in front of McIntosh, when a sophomore grabbed the beanie from the frosh and handed it to Miller. Since the frosh sup¬ posedly win if the Dean gets the beanie, then, technical¬ ly, they won the flagpole rush. This was the third consecutive year the freshmen have come up with a victory. The pushmobile race Friday afternoon was taken by the brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon. Their time of 3:40.7 beat out the second place Alpha Epsilon Pi by a full IO seconds. In the lady’s division Alpha Omicron Pi came in with a time of 55.3 seconds to edge out Zeta Tau Alpha. Friday night’s torch light parade was followed by a bonfire at the Ada Park. After the fire was lit, Head Football Coach A. Wallace Hood complimented the stu¬ dent body on their “show of enthusiasm” and guaranteed them the team would bring home a victory with their support. Don Thomas, one of the football teams four co-cap¬ tains also spoke, pointing out that the team would do its talking on the football field Saturday. Homecoming Committee chairman Loyal Charles fol¬ lowed by asking the football team to step forward. The bonfire then ended with the announcement of the court for 1974. Saturday morning’s parade saw the Phi Mu Delta’s come up with the Grand Marshall’s award for the best float. Zeta Tau Alpha picked up the award for originality while Delta Sigma Phi’s float was chosen for the Best Theme award. The weekend came to a close as Maureen McGovern performed in King-Horn, Center. Approximately 3000 people were on hand for the concert.