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

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ries, with the dorm coming out ahead, much to the chagrine of the village paper bag poppers. But for many of us, the most active and tiring activity we would take part in all year long would be that long walk down the aisle for our diplomas. This author plans to camp half way. and climb the stairs only with the aid of oxy- gen and a Nepalese Sherpa. These. then were the events we loved. hated. walked miles for, and cruelly disregarded. We yelled, screamed, hissed and booed. and our moods changed with the wind. Each individual's list of highlights var- ies, and for many, the year's social success will be measured in quite different terms. The 1983-84 social planners were more than glad to leave their beds of spikes to make way for others foolishly taking their positions. But for the most part. they didn't fall. They just went unthanked, which is par for this course. anyway. Now. if only they could have offered our social pro- grams on video. What a year we could have had. The crew from the good ship Enterprise beamed down to compete in Family Feud rleftl. Despite a greateffort by game officials the game show parody did not land a TV contract, Miss Texas, Gloria Gilbert, lrightl entertained a small crowd of community Lyceum supporters one night in January. College Bowl lbelowi overcame clock and question difficulties to be the hit of the season.

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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

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Sporting for Sanity By SHANE HINSHAW Photographs by COLLEGIAN, MARK EARL, MIA JONES, and RON WELLER Moumam Ash