Monday, October 30, 1967
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Senior weekend ends with party
"Rah-rah-ree, kick 'em in the knee; Rah-reh-rass, kick 'em in the other knee," chanted the 1908 KU seniors. Senior Weekend was underway.
The seniors paraded into the football stadium in their red and white three-cornered "Paul Revere" hats, and their red and white football tessera. They took their seats in the designated place — "SENIOR SECTION."
All the way through the KU-Iowa State football game the senior "enthusiasm" rose higher and higher. The "Senior Cheerleaders" led cheers during the game which helped build the senior "all-for-one, one-for-all" spirit. The seven senior cheerleaders were: Max Foote, Faacl; Randy Viot, Shawnee Mission; Steve Schultz, Junction City; Dennis Tavlor, Rancho Cordova, Calif.; Dick Elliot, Shawnee Mission; Dick Melinger, Emporia, and Red Johnson, Wichita.
Variation in dress
The cheerleaders' attire ranged from shaggy hair and cowboy boots to an aviator's helmet and sunglasses. The cheerleaders bounded from section to section with their "cheer cue cards" and directed the seniors in the chants.
With only a few hours left before the senior party, the seniors left the stadium knowing for once in their college life KU was "number one" in the Big Eight Conference.
Around 8 p.m. a caravan of cars, containing seniors and assorted dates, headed toward the National Guard Armory for their party. Many of the seniors were still feeling "happy" from the game and spirit was not lacking.
Vote for Hillteachers.
When the seniors entered the Armory, they either had their senior dues card stamped or paid $1. Also, the doorkeeper handed each senior a mimeographed sheet of paper containing two columns
of professors names. The instructions read: Vote for five. The seniors voted for KU's Hillteachers.
About 33 keeps of beer were consumed during the night, said Bruder Stapleton, senior class president from Fort Scott.
The band began playing and the seniors began dancing. At 9:45 p.m. Rufus Thomas appeared in an orange suit and started his show, which included the seniors.
"Is KU number one?" asked Thomas.
"Oh, yeah-h-h!" answered the seniors with thumbs up.
"Are you seniors the best?" asked Thomas.
"You bet!" answered the seniors.
Then, "everybody do the dog!" Thomas, with the help of Vicki and Carol, both seniors, showed the group how to do the "dog." The seniors applauded with thumbs up and danced on.
Cheers replace music
During the band's break, the senior cheerleaders took over the microphone and led the estimated 1600 people attending the party in senior cheers again. Seniors were everywhere—on the floor, on chairs, and on table tops.
Police made it to the party too, but only to ask for some cars to be moved.
When Rufus Thomas came on stage again, the seniors were bursting with pride—it was THEIR weekend. They danced on beer soaked floors and no one cared if beer was poured on his hair—it was all in fun. It was all for each other.
The night ended in circle dances—circles of friendship. It marked the celebration of three years' work.
Stapleton, class president, said. "I've never seen so many people in my life, especially so many drunk people!"
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I won't
go into business when I graduate because:
a. I'd lose my individuality.
b. It's graduate school for me.
c. My mother wants me to be a doctor.
Can't argue with c), but before you check a) or b)—pencils up! There have been some changes. Drastic changes in the business scene. But changes in the vox populi attitude regarding business ... especially on campus ... just haven't kent pace.
Take the belabored point that business turns you into a jellyfish. The men who run most of the nation's successful firms didn't arrive by nepistom, by trusting an Ouija board, or by agreeing with their bosses. Along the way, a well-modulated "No" was said. And backed up with the savvy and guts today's business demands.
In short, individuality is highly prized in much of the business world-the successful much. Even when the business is big. Like Western Electric, the manufacturing and supply unit of the Bell System.
We provide communications equipment for
our Bell System teammates, the Bell telephone companies. This takes a lot of thought, decisions, strong stands for our convictions, (and sometimes some mistakes . . . we're human, every 160,000 of us).
Individuality pays off. Not only in raises, but in personal reward as well. Like an engineer who knew deep down that there was a better way to make a certain wire connector—and did. Or a WE gal who streamlined time-consuming office procedures, and saved us some $63,000 a year.
Rewards and accolades. For saying "No." For thinking creatively and individually. For doing.
Not every hour is Fun Hour, but if you've got imagination and individuality—you've got it made. With a business like Western Electric. We'll even help you answer b) with our Tuition Refund program. Come on in and go for President!