University of Wyoming - WYO Yearbook (Laramie, WY)

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Everyone appropriately dressed in their western togs attended the Cow- boy Ball sponsored by the Ag Club on February 9th, following the Utah game. Many and varied western outfits were in evidence, levis predominating, and a rarin ' good time was had by all! Oscar Wilde ' s satirical play, The Im- portance of Being Earnest, opening a series of Penthouse Plays to be given monthly, was presented in the Union Lounge February 27th. Principal roles The final bow, The Importance of Being Earnest. Originality plus . . . Plus the last minute scramble for costume, and these gals did all right. were portrayed by Pat Stoddard, Willard Roth, Elva Mae Robb, Ann Clark and John Those. This production was so well received that another perform- ance was presented the following day. The purpose of these dramtic projects is to familiarize the student body with interesting dramatic approaches to the classics. Elva Mae Robb and John Thode in The Importance of Being Earnest. 18

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One of the many mixers held in the Union Ball Room. Terrific man shortage, what with the girls shoveling their own walks . . . Registration . . . what again! Lines, lines, lines, red tape, and lines . . . the Seniors re- membering those last-minute requirements . . , the Freshmen looking nonchalant, after all, this is their second registration . . . lines, lines, lines and then off to the Union for the proverbia coke, some backfence gossip, and already reminising about Christmas vacation. Here we see Mike giving the on lookers a few lessons in stemming Ski jaunts to Summit . . . snowball fights . . . hot chocolate in the Union . . . the beginning of a new quarter and resolutions to really study this time. Resolutions made to be broken, and the old question . . . Whose got a deck of cards . . . like to sit in on a bridge game? Tuesday night mixers in the Union, everyone enjoying this weekly dance given by the Independents . . . those more than comfortable, but not a bit private couches in the Lounge . . . the Union is a pretty wonderful hangout come January and its cold blasts.

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The annual Pan-Hellenic Ball, always one of the outstanding dances of the year, was held in the Union Ballroom Saturday, February 17th. The lighted emblems of each member sorority on the campus served as the theme of the Ball. . a parade f }t0 U. W. co-eds turned out en masse for the annual A.W.S. Co-Ed Costume Ball held in the Union Ballroom February 22nd. Countless costumes displaying sky-limit originality were evident in the grand march, from which were chosen three prize-winning costumes — the funniest, the prettiest and the most original. This has become a traditional affair on our campus, and as in previous years proved a huge success. The winnahs! ! oo la la such brazen hussies! ! ! !