University of Illinois - Illio Yearbook (Urbana Champaign, IL)

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Illllllllll Max Muirheid and Jacqueline Lewis enjoy Plowboy Prom. These twisting students are dancing in a speakeasy atmosphere. Dances Mark A Gay Spring Whirl On Illinois' Campus Spring brings the usual flurry and excitement of dances galore. To the students this means more two o'clock nights, new variations of the twist, lengthening the bidstrings, and very tired feet! Houses take on new looks as decorating is done for the spring formals, and excitement heightens as dances are publicized on campus. Enormous signs with pictures of various queen candidates appear on pledges and the campaigning gets under way. The anxiety comes to a climax on the big night with the announcement of the new queen. The variety of dances is numerous, and attire ranges from the rags for Hobo dances to white jackets for formals. Refreshments may be sandwiches, beer, or punch. No matter what the occasion, dress, or refreshment, dances add gay excitement to Spring. A strain of soft music flows through the spring air as houses hold their formals. 20

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Sylvia Nelson examines tier rare specimen very closely. Much of the landscape is hidden by many sun badiers who anxiously begin work on their first tan of the season. Sun tan lotion in one hand and a text in the other, they busily try to study. •J Final week immediately brings to mind the infamous Illinois water lights. Many students teel that this is the way to relieve academic tension, but officials are on the scene before damage is done. Curses! Foiled again!! Biology field trips are common occurrences during the rainy period of the first weeks of spring. 19 ■

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Midnight is the bewitching hour at every spring formal. 'If I had only played that Carol Slern, Phi Sigma Sigma, was crowned as the Greek Ball queen last year. 21