Ripon College - Crimson Yearbook (Ripon, WI)

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 If something perplexes and creates an intellectual maze where the ques- tions are oblivious to the answers, think. Curtis Montague. Tewksbury. MA Simple talk with simple things make good mo- ments. Perry Page. Ripon. Wl Jim Fahley. Winneconne. Wl MOMENTS MAKE A MOOD ALIVE A heterogeneous mixture of attitudes, thoughts, backgrounds, lifestyles, and beliefs easily and simply defines the Ripon College student. They bring these unique features with them upon en- tering Ripon and they neither shed them or cast them away. But rather we share them with others as they share with us and from this exchange we learn human nature more so from a desk in the rooms of Wehr Hall. That little effort, trifle of energy, it comes easy and we can perform. Bill Stuart. Shrewsbury. MA Student Life 23

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Somehow amidst a crowd wo are still able to ponder within our thoughts and think out another day. Patricia Whitney. Ripon. Wl Phasing our glances into the could-have-been sometimes the reality of today becomes transpar ent. Dan Kuh, Concord. MA RIPON LETS Owing to our capacity to think out a problem or create Illusions of idyllic promise, our faces reveal our mood. Alice Anthony, Menomenee Falls. Wi We are the possessors of the most expressive weapon ever created - the human face. It's various shapes and sizes can alter the mood of the day through a salient smile or a somber gaze. Perhaps here at Ripon we are the carbon copies of the ex- pressions issued daily by students of the various colleges throughout the country. But in and of it- self, each movement of the face's lines reflects a mood prevailing on the campus. After a drilling by a professor in a semi- nar, a late night session with the typewriter and the coffee, after a re- freshing conversation with a friend in the Pub, or after a minute of medi- tation, we all dictate a moment and a mood. Through these motions we begin to discover not only ourselves but others through their reaction to our feelings. Amidst the chaotic chorus of flustered thoughts we define what it is to be sad, jubilant, serious, or just simply beauti- ful. This is the Ripon College student in mood, expressed through pictures and words.

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FRANTIC FEMALES FIGHT FOR BOOTY DURING D’ DAYS If an unsuspecting individual happened to wander onto the Ripon campus during Derby Days, his eyes would have been treated to a spectacle of spills that resembled the Roman coliseum on an active afternoon. The Sigma Chi's annual Derby Day's celebration has become synonomous with fun, bruises, the thrill of the victorious female and the pain of the conquered male. Derby Days began on Friday afternoon with the Derby grab. Women, representing various living groups, took on the role of the aggressor and hoped to capture as many derbies as possible to gain points for their living group. It was not uncommon to see a Sigma Chi being walloped into a tree, careened into a pole or just plain unconscious. When dusk arrived, the Sigma Chis returned to their house only to dream of frantic females and the next day’s events. Saturday dawned and the list of events gradually took form as the tricycle race commenced, the Treasure Hunt occurred, and the all campus party attracted everyone. Twas not over yet for the Sigma Chis and the teams as Sunday's Olympics were to finalize the weekend's results with the announcement of a winner. The Olympic flame was lit, the games ensued, and Wright Hall was the winner for the fifth straight year followed by Alpha Chi Omega and Evans Hall. Top Chris Mason reaches for Charles Bissel's hat. Above left The Scott Angel. Kurt Chrohst. leads the Scott Hall women down Throne Street. Above The all campus party attracted people of all backgrounds as Jeff Penney talks with Bob Schmitt. 24 Student Life