Southeastern Oklahoma State University - Savage Yearbook (Durant, OK)

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President Shearer teases his emblem into the fire. With him -ire John Lucas and Virginia Koontz. Out iif the favorite events of each new school year is the annual Friendship Fire. Sponsored by the Student Senate, the fire is held in the amphitheatre. It impressive ceremony includes the lighting, by Indian students from Oklahoma Presbyterian Center, and the throwing nf emblems into the fire by the two friendliest members of each campus organization. The highlight of the evening comes with the presentation of the campus’ friendliest boy and girl by President A, E. Shearer, The two friendliest are chosen in a campus-wide election the day of the fire, John 1 ucas and Virginia K001U7 were elected Friendliest Boy and Girl by popular voir of the hludrnt hotly. The Ire sb man class emblem is thrown and Ronnie Tipps, into the fire by Cheryl Kilpatrick Student Senate’s Annual Friendship Fir Ranks High As Favorite Campus Event

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 Southeastern’s Chorale is seen in the Oklahoma Pavillion at the World’s Fair in New York, during one of its performances. Southeastern has always had reason to he pri of its college chorale. This year in parlieu however, the chorale has outdone itself, 1 chorale, on invitation of the Oklahoma Worl Fair CommiLtee. traveled hy plane tu New Yc and performed twice a day during its four c stay at the Fair. The singers, picked hy director George Sin from the larger SSC chorale, worked ail sumo in their hometowns to raise funds for t trip. Lyeva Engelman. vocal music instruct also accompanied the group. While in New York, the group also took a bo tour around Manhattan Island, and sandwich in downtown trips as well. Chorale Sings At NY World’s Fair Topping the whole trip off was the unexpect invitation of Representative Carl Albert to sir on the capitol steps in Washington, D C. an be his guests for a luncheon in the new Sal Rayburn Building. The group met and sang fc Speaker of the House John McCormack an watched sessions of the senate and house i action. I Speaker of the House John McCormack talks In the group, as Representative Carl Albert looks on. Just one of the many exciting sights seen by Chorale members was lh famous Unisphere, giant symbol of the World’s Fair, 24