Walla Walla University - Mountain Ash Yearbook (College Place, WA)

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The ASWWC sponsored a quarter mHe fun run mbovw and a legwresmng tournament HighU to help studenrs make it through We winter quarter Mues,

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Boys and gx'rIs alike enjoy the occasional opportunlty to don some fancy cIoIhes and flowers for a great socx'aI extravaganza modesIIy caIled a banquet, The food Iler usualIy surpasses normal standards and the entertainment rbelow left; promotes feelings of great emoIIon. amoral pablum of The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes genre. In 1983-84, we were required to sIt and think simultaneously. In the same vein. drama arrived in full force. even occupying a semI-major place in religious services. We could safely say that Karl Haffner Injected new dra- matic vitality into the student Week of Prayer and other special events, while Donnie Rigby continued the Communications Departments winning streak with a superb production of The Night Thoreau Spent In Jail. The Lyceum series included the musical adaptation of Dickens A Christmas Carol, and It appeared that drama In 1983-84 finally left the realm ofcIiche, to both entertain and instruct us. Variety programs stIII occupied the major portion of ASWWC programming and still remained suspect In some cases. We couId probably say that game shows died as we Knew them, concluding an on-going decay lasting at Ieast five years. Of course, the 80 or so people who attended Family Feud might disagree wIth that diagnosis, but most of us were willing to throw dirt on the coffin. TaIent programs remaIned relatively popular. The Freshman TaIent night, the Tonight Show, and The Audition gave some ample opportunity to see the finest WWC had to offer. Lisa Cummings took Amateur Hour by storm, as did Monte TorKeIson, Kevin Brusett, and Gary Parks with All the Gold In California. The AGA Hour of Charm and Village Club's Saturday Night Live rounded out the year. Sometimes what we saw was a pleasant surprise. Other times, our hearts were sitting In our living rooms watching Solid Gold and scraping Mountam Ash

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the bottoms of barrelsi. Often, our hearts showed no discretion. and our dates wished they were bowling. There were those of us who did not appreciate the efforts of the popular musiclcomedy culture. For this group, our social planners, in the form of the Lyceum committee, provided a cornucopia of delights. The Empire Brass and the San Francisco Guitar Quartet were just two events in the on-going Lyceum series, sponsored by the college for both students, faculty, and community residents alike. Student attendance at these programs was slim despite the fact that some called the Lyceums the only culture to ever invade our campus. Our own radio station, KGTS, did its part by spon- soring the singing duo of Hale and Wilder. And the WWC band helped, with one particularly memorable evening at Dresden in the College Church. On occa- sion. when all else failed, we could drive on out to Cordiner Hall to hear the Walla Walla Symphony. So we weren't totally without cultural refresh ment. Leaving the music category, some social events de- fied categorization. College Bowl overcame some basic difficulties to make a strong finish. The Engineer- ing team came through when they had to, despite a strong surge in the early stages of the competition by the fine ASWWC team, who managed at least one win. In other exciting news. Miss Texas, Gloria Gilbert, brought her dummy to the Alumni Gym, performing her ventriloquist act for a handful of students and a majority of community residents. And who, when looking at the year in review. could rightly forget the international Food Fair? We did try to become actively involved this year. Snow Frolic. our annual mid-winter romp in the moun- tains, brought almost 500 students participating in one or more of the planned activities. Campus Day at- tempted to demonstrate just how many of us were in peak physical condition, while Mud Bowl showed our stupidity and basic need for attention at any cost. The Sonnenberg games renewed old dormlvillage rival- Mouniain Ash