University of Evansville - LinC Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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Lisa Culliver and Christine Olsen dip into the punch after President Graves’ speech. Sh heute his tae Students stand in line for cake and punch at the double celebration in Great Hall. Dr. Philip Ensley, professor of history spoke of the changes that have occurred over the years at UE.

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(top photo) Jerry Taylor, one of the Lambda Chis who worked to build the stage backdrop, demonstrates just how big the backdrop really is. (middie photo) Phi Mu representatives Cherie Richardson, Angie Miller and Jennifer Sharp participa- ted in the Lambda Chi Gong Show as “The Bust Clean- up Crew” which won first place. (bottom photo) Tim Smith of Lambda Chi Alpha sings in the Gong Show the week before Watermelon Bust. Bust 1986 Late September saw University of Evansville “busting loose” for Watermelon Bust ’86, Lambda Chi Alpha’s annual fundraiser for the Evansville Association for Retarded Citizens. As always, preparation for the event began weekis in advance as women from UE’s sorori- ties and residence halls held bake sales, doughnut sales, road blocks and a swing-a- thon to raise money for the association. For the second year, the men of Lambda Chi held a gong show during the week before Water- melon Bust. “The Watermelon Bust Clean-up Crew”, performed by representatives of Phi Mu, won top honors, while Chi Omega captu- red both second and third. All together these efforts raised about $5000 for the philan- thropy. The Bust itself began with the annual games compettion, consisting of two relay races, a pizza-eating contest and a watermelon shot- put. In the women’s division, Phi Mu placed first and Moore Hall placed second. Among men’s teams, Sigma Alpha Epsilon took first place followed by the men of Phi Kappa Tau in second. After the games, the festivities moved from the Lambda Chi house to Lot H, where an enor- mous stage and backdrop had been erected. There the bands “Blue Max” and “The Fantastic Silvertones” entertained the crowd and Leslie Lott of Phi Mu was crowned 1986 Watermelon Bust queen. First runner-up was Chi Omega’s Mikey Sue Roloff and second runner-up was Melinda Greek of Zeta Tau Alpha.

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Alive iy f His tA Pars : omy (MBASADORII PRISTEMIE! President Graves holds one of his birthday “candles”. Double Celebration One hundred and thirty-three years of higher education was celebrated on Febraury 10 as well as the birth- day of Dr. Wallace Graves. The Founder's Day activities began in Neu Chapel with a convocation featuring Dr. Philip Ensley, professor of history. Ensley was introduced by President Graves, who stated that older institutions such as Evansville are more respected than newer in- stitutions. Dr. Ensley is presently working on a book about the history of the Univer- sity, therefore qualified himself to speak on the many changes the college has gone through over the 133 years it has been in existence. Ensley stated one of the distinguish- ing characteristics of the University was its service and close association with the community. The University started out as Moores Hill Institute, becoming the fifth higher-education program for both men and women in the United States and established by the residents of Moores Hill. Mayor of Evansville at the time, Benjamin Bosse brought the institute to Evansville by raising $500,000 in ten days for the move. The city also helped build the Administration build- ing in 1927 and the Bower- Surheinrich Library in 1986. Residents of Evansville have also helped to put Evansville in the top 10 for soccer attendance and has put the annual income for athletics over the $1 million mark. The University has withstood many hardships such as the Great Depres- sion, decreases in enrollment, the competition of USI, and the plane crash of 1971 that killed the entire basketball team and the supporting staff. These events have made the University stronger, closer to the community and more respectable. After Ensley’s speech, the celebra- tion moved to Great Hall where birth- day cake and punch were served to students and faculty. The party was opened by Graves with a short speech and then Dr. David Wright, professor of music, presented him with a poster from the band. Kirk Works, president of Student Founda- tion wished the president a happy birthday and much to Graves’ surprise the crowd sang Happy Birthday” to him, as the band played. Cakes were then brought out by students sporting sparklers for candles. A balloon display was set up to complete the birthday celebration in Great Hall.