Sruarh Dance
Proves Popular

“Promenade boys, you know}

where—and I don’t care—” that
‘nostalgic cry drew three sets of stu-
dents, faculty, and townspeople to
the platform last night to brave the
heat in a good old fashioned square

dance, proving it to be one of the |
most popular sports featured in the |

all-inclusive round of games, fun,
and frolicking in Dr. F. C. Allen’s
summer session recreational pro-
gram, The program opened foria-
ally Wednesday evening with a
steak picnic and program. The
square dance was called by Ernie

 

Vanek, Topeka high school basket-
ball coach and alumnus of the Uni-
‘| versity. Music was played by Miss
Joie Stapleton of the as of
physical education.

The picnic steak lunch was served.
at 6:30 as Fowler Grove swarmed
with people who braved the threat-
ening rainy weather. Following the
square dance, Dean Herschler of
| mporia led the participants in sing-
ing popular tunes as “My Gal Sal,”
folk songs, “Carry Me Back to Old
Virginia,” and patriotic songs, “God
Bless America.” The singing closed
with the national anthem.

Dr. Allen introduced Chancellor

“and Mrs. Deane W. Malott and spy-
ing Dean’G. B. Smith playing cro-

quet, asked him to take-a. bow. Bad- |

minton, goal-hi, swings, archery,
shuffleboard and many other games
intrigued students, faculty, towns-
people, and the younger folk. Dane-
ing games and singing held on the
platform following the community
singing attracied many young peo-
ple.

The square dance will be a special
feature every evening that the play-
ground is open—from 7:30. to 9:30
every night except Saturday and

 

Sunday. ?

 

 

 

‘Street Dance

To Feature

13-Piece Band

Cornmeal,- a 13-piece orchestra,
and people will stop traffic Monday

evening from 7:45 until 9:45 when
the street between Bailey Chemical

- | Laboratories and Robinson Gymnas-

ium will be roped off for the first
weekly street dance of the Summer
Session. The dance is part of the

' program planned by Dr. F. C. Allen

and his class in Community Recrea-
tion for the Recreational playground.

Russ Chambers’ thirteen-piece or- |
chestra with the entire personnel
taken from former Hill bands in-
cluding Red Blackburn, Louis Kuhn,
Clyde Smith, Dale Brodie, Clyde
Bysom, Clayton Harbur and Russ
Chambers, will combine to provide
music for this first dance. Five ‘of
the thirteen are coming over from
Kansas City to play for the dance.

Sidney Dawson, negro vocalist,
and Jim “Sledge” Hammer, .dire¢-
tor «will vary the program with
swing ballads and hot jazz tunes.
Other members of the orchestra are:

| John Pope, Bill Hunzicker, Joyce

Drew, Gene Crabb, Bob Carle, Carl
Bushey, Bob Douglas, Bill Wilson,
Bill Smith, and Harold Bundy.

Cornmeal willbe sprinkled onthe
pavement to make a smooth danc-
ing floor. The orchestra will be
placed on the sidewalk in the mid-
dle of things and benches along
the sidewalk will be available for
those who wish to watch.

These dances will be featured
every Monday evening for two
hours during the summer session.
Activity tickets will admit.