University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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I-|,YIN(; SAI (1ER, eonstrueted l Kin kappa No. |N».vse. Main Jl Mil.INI. (il.OW N prnetiees j« -t Indore engineering. is part of K lay |uira'li' Tlie float won EEN firs! prim . Main engineering after parade |Ki»eil. OPERA MNALE is little more limn organized elinos ( omie opera tradition l»cgnn IwniiiM' Metropolitan opera ousted Engineers' day variety show from Northrop auditorium two years ago when Die Fledemiaus” played here. Page 23

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KNKKI.INC KNGINKKIt Ih-iuIs tokiss sym-bolic blarney stone. Al .simc linn In is knighted by la|M f Si. I'jiI's walking slick. KISSING KNGiNKKIt greets queen cniidi-First, his fee .tlalcninil was elicck« d l» mcmlicr li» verify if lie is IT senior. lU'GKSTKRING ENGINEER sells lra liliinial green linl. clenches a clay pipe in his Icelli. Hals help sepnriite genuine IT men from crowds attending i-eremonies. For Engineers, Day for Green Hats E DO (. 1 KEN Holly Slcmpcr smiles over Church slreel duinain. St. I’at, Jerry Kkberg, stands in the background Engineers’ lay is a time for good, lusty lilnrney. Wisely-staged in tin- spring when eamptis is luil l liiig with gre-giirioiisness. engineers encourage the have-not's to conic l»y and wateli their antics. It is quite a show, too. The day is overcast: just the right grey to display Irish green hats, clay pipes and flushed exuberance. The K day-parade is a pageant of flying saucers, complicated stills ami modern plumbing setups. It is pleasantly bawdy and every centimeter engineer. On Main engineering's canopied steps Si. I'al presides over queen candidates, queued seniors wailing for their kisses and the coveted blarney stone chained to the railing. This is some of the E-day mosaic. K day invades the night with II Cuspidore, the comic opera. It's more Olson and Johnson than Metropolitan opera. An all-male east and tape-recorded score provoke eliaos seldom seen in Northrop auditorium and belly laughs rarely bellowed at any variety show. This day i the brain-child of guys who pack slide-rules mi their hips and set lip transits oil I lie Mall.

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BE'I W EKN A CIS of I«« Ira via In, |{ii (ol|ili Bing. Metropolitan Opera immniier, plays chess backstage in Northrop auditorium I’ANTY RAIDS swept ram puses across the nut ion. much like the goldfish fail of the ’.’10s. Minnesota men half lieartoilly fell in with the trend on May ID. The raid was saved from complete failure through the “riot-breaking of campus police. Students seemed more interested in the Dean of Students' investigation. STACK REVIEW of soldiers takes place during the first act of tin- newly staged production of “Carmen. It was one of four operas performed by tin' Metropolitan Opera company during its annual lour. Rise Stevens once again played the scheming gypsy. Rage 24