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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, APRIL 20,1951
SECTION C
Relays Royalty Chosen From Kansas' Prettiest
Bv DOROTHY OGLESBEE
What does it take to be a queen? Well, to cover a few essentials,
it doesn't do any harm to have silky, blond hair and hazel eyes.
If you're 5 feet, 5 inches tall, weigh 114 pounds, and are 21 years old you're well on the way. And if your name is Lynette Oberg, quit wishing! You are a queen—queen of the 26th annual Kansas Relavs.
Lynette, a senior in fine arts at the University, competed with 80 women from the University for the honor of being the Jayhawk candidate for Relays queen.
After five hours of interviewing, three Lawrence judges selected Lynette as the most beautiful and
LYNETTE OBERG, a senior at the University of Kansas, will reign as queen of the 26th annual Kansas Relays. She was selected from nine candidates nominated by Kansas colleges. She will make official appearances at the Engineering Exposition, the Relays parade, the Relays, and the Relays ball.
MISS NARRA SHERRILL SMITH.endant to the queen, is a senior at Washburn university.
personable of the group. Her picture was submitted with those of candidates from eight other Kansas colleges to a board of three Kansas City judges, and on April 10 she was named queen of the Relays.
Being a candidate for queen was not a new experience for Lynette, but this is the first time she has won the title. She placed second in the 1550 Miss Kansas contest.
When asked how many times she had competed in beauty contests Lynette said, "Up here? Og hosh! Let's see. I went up there for home-coming queen this year—but not to the finals. O dear."
There were many more, but the list was long and confusing so we proceeded to the more important problem of what effect being a queen has on the dating situation.
"I'm just dating around. Well, I think it kind of scared them off. They're afraid to call up now. They
think I have too many responsibilities," she said.
Lynette was surprised to hear of her selection as queen. She said, "Oh gee, it was kind of late at night when they notified me. It was a nice feeling, like I was dreaming."
Lynette is a member of the Women's glee club; Student Union Activities, Gamma Alpha Chi, women's professional advertising fraternity; Tau Sigma, modern dance club; Delta Delta Delta sorority, and the Delta Delta Delta quartet. She will sing in the chorus of "College Daze."
A commercial art major, Lynette hopes to go into professional illustration after being graduated in June. Her home is at Willemette, Ill.
She attended Monticello college near St. Louis for two years where the dean of women recommended the University art department to her. A week-end visit with a Kansas City roommate ended in a tour of the K.U. campus.
"I just fell in love with the campus," Lynette said. "I wish more people knew about it."
Queen Lynette's attendants are the three runners-up from the Reels queen competition and three runners-up from the University of Kansas competition to pick the Jayhawk candidate.
Washburn university is represented by Miss Narra Sherrill Smith. Narra, a blue-eyed, blond senior with a 2.8 grade average, is working on a combined liberal arts and law degree.
She is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds.
Narra was May Fete queen at Washburn, and is listed in Who's Who among American university and college students. She is a member of Tau Delta Pi, honorary scholastic fraternity; the Washburn International Relations club, and the Ichadettes, honorary pep club.
Narra is secretary of the Washburn chapter of Kappa Mu Epsilon, national honorary mathematics fraternity; a past president of Delta Gamma sorority, and treasurer of the Women's Athletic association.
Miss Velma Lee Metz, who was Miss K-State of 1950, is an attendant. Velma is 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 125 pounds, has blue eyes and blond hair, and is 21 years old.
She received Phi Kappa Phi recognition as a freshman and has better than a two-point scholarship average. She is majoring in home economics and education.
Chosen honorary cadet colonel at the Kansas State college Military Ball this year, Velma was also an Ag magazine cover girl. She is a member of the student planning committee; the social and recreational committee: Amico council, independent women's organization; Kappa Phi; Home Economics club, Home Economics Teaching club, and the Y.W.C.A.
an upperclass counselor in the Kansas State college freshman residence hall next year. Her home is in St. John.
She has been selected to serve as
A brunette with brown eyes and a "striking smile" represents the University of Wichita. The president of the Wichita student council writes that Miss Maurine Ramsey's striking smile, pleasing personality, and above average scholastic standing make her a leading coed on the Wichita campus.
Maurine is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 120 pounds. She is active in school and civic affairs in Wichita. She holds the offices of vice-president of the junior class; secrete-
tary of the student forum of public affairs; council member of the Y.W. C.A.; general chairman of the Red Cross for the colleges and universities of Wichita, and blood chairman of the University of Wichita.
Maurine is also a member of the Home Economics club; Mathematics club; Modern Dance club; Wheaties, women's pep club; Tri Rho chapter of the Future Teachers of America, and U.N.E.S.C.O.
Barbara Findley, College sophomore from the University of Kansas, is one of three attendants from the University. Barbara has dark brown hair and hazel eyes. She is 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 103 pounds.
She was Pershing Rifles queen this year, queen of Delta Sigma Pi, commercial fraternity, and a finalist in the Jayhawker magazine queen contest.
Barbara is a member of the Y.W.
C.A. and Alpha Delta Pi sorority.
Her home is in Osawatomie.
Beverlee Strasser, fine arts freshman, has brown hair and blue eyes, weighs 128 pounds, and is 5 feet 8 inches tall.
Beverlee was a dance instructor and dancer in the Rock Chalk Revue and is now choreographer for "College Daze." She was named the outstanding sledge of her sorority, Chi Omega.
She is a member of Tau Sigma dance fraternity; the Red Peppers, freshman pep club, and Student Union Activities publicity committee.
Virginia Ann Ireland, College junior, is also from the University of Kansas. Virginia transferred to the University her sophomore year from Colorado Women's college.
She has gray eyes and brown hair, is 5 feet 6 inches tall, and weighs 127 pounds.
On the College honor roll for the past three semesters, Virginia also found time to be a member of Student Union Activities, Statewide Activities, the Geology club, and the Pan Hellenic council.
Virginia appeared in the '50 and '51 Rock Chalk Revues. She is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.
Kansas Engineers Meet Here
The Kansas Engineering council will meet Saturday morning in Marvin hall on the University of Kansas campus. C. Y. Thomas of Pittsburg, chairman of the council, called the meeting and will preside.
Following the meeting council members will attend the annual K.U. Engineering Exposition and the Kansas Relays in the afternoon.
MISS MAURINE RAMSEY, attendant to the queen, is from the University of Wichita.
BEVERLEE STRASSER, attendant from the University of Kansas, is from Kansas City, Kan.
VIRGINIA IRELAND, attendant from the University of Kansas, is from Lawrence.
BARBARA FINDLEY, attendant from the University of Kansas is from Osawatomie.
MISS VELMA LEE METZ, attendant from Kansas State college, is from St. John.