Queens University of Charlotte - Coronet / Edelweiss Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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BELOW: Dressed as a Herald. Valkyrie member Michele McGurk leads the readers into the Morrison Dining Hall. ABOVE: Bearing the bo'ar's head bedecked with bays and rosemary, seniors Candi Flynt and Lynnette McNeil bring up the rear ofthe procession. 14 Christmas: Boar's Head fu- :.a 1.-.41...L,.. g,,,.,.. . i, , '? ?'? on ABOVE: After the feasting, juniors LuAnne McKnight, Donlyn Lirchford. Sandy Shaw, and Alicia Rigney enjoy the Christmas carols from their vantage spot at their reserved table.

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uLet the Feasti Complete with medieval costumes and ancient carols. traditions of a 600-year old legend from Oxford. England. pervaded the ceremony of the December 5 Boar's Head Dinner. The Yuletide pageantry began with solo- ist Lori Sevier singing the l5th century car' ol Make We Merry. Trumpeters from the Queens Community Orchestra played Joy to the World as a procession of Valkyrie members dressed as heralds and seniors dressed as banner bearers. readers. candle bearers. and boar's head bearers entered the Morrison Dining Hall followed by the Queens Concert Choir. Seniors Karen ng Begin. Richardson and Terri Smallwood read the Legend ofthe Boar's Head to the audience. Valkyrie member Michele McGurk said the blessing. and President Wireman gave his traditional declaration: Let the least- ing begin! After the dinner. the choir led the audi- ence in Christmas caroling, then held their annual concert in Suzanne Little Recital Hall - and the traditions of Christmas at Queens continued. Bl1l,OVl' leaxing thc dining hall .it the ciirielusi-tri ol the banquet, L yntliia Wilson pauses to elieck out the htnirk teeth LEFT Leading the medicxal pmcessmn. st-loist Lori Setter sings the lith century carol Hake We 'Vlerryu - - Hy..- ,, .. Y.Y, -, .., Christmas: Boar's Head li