25,000 Expected For Exposition
Twenty-five thousand visitors are expected to view the 38th annual Engineering Exposition which opened at 9 this morning.
Sharon Waterson, Wichita freshman and queen of the exposition, cut the ribbon which officially opened the exhibit. The theme is "Frontiers in Engineering."
Miss Waterson's attendants are Suzanne Kastner, Salina sophomore, and Marilyn Erickson. Mission junior.
The queen and her attendants and Engineering School Dean John S. McNown and Mrs. McNown and Chancellor and Mrs. Franklin D. Murphy were the first to view the displays.
Tau Beta Pi, honorary engineering fraternity, is maintaining an information booth for visitors in Marvin.
A 20-foot model of a beam balance scale forms the archway over the entrance to Marvin Hall. Theta Tau, professional engineering fraternity, constructed the arch.
At the conclusion of the exposition at 12 noon Saturday, Sigma Tau honorary engineering fraternity will award a trophy to the most outstanding of the 21 displays.
The displays are judged on the basis of originality, presentation, individuality, application to industry and student initiative.
Last year the petroleum engineering department won the trophy for the third consecutive year.
'Robin Hood' Play To Be Held Today
Youngsters and parents visiting KU today will have the opportunity to see the Children's Theatre production of "Robin Hood" at 4:15 p.m. in the Experimental Theatre of the Music and Dramatic Arts Building.
Robin Hood will be played by Terry Kiser, Omaha, Neb. freshman, and Maid Marian will be Nancy O Brien, Great Lakes, Ill. sophomore. Tickets are available at the Union ticket office. Saturday performances will be at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
This gave them permanent possession of the trophy.
The new trophy, a large silver bowl, is on display in the library in Marvin Hall.
Students in charge of the over-all planning and operation of the exposition are Duane DeWerff, Ellinwood junior, general chairman; Jerry Nelson, McPherson sophomore, publicity chairman; Gary Pack, Wichita sophomore, program chairman, and Arnold Henderson, Topeka senior, route chairman.
Exam To Be Given Orally
Students in Western Civilization honors groups may elect to take an oral examination in place of the written examination scheduled for May 17, James Schellenberg, assistant director of the Western Civilization department announced Wednesday.
A 2,000 to 3,000 word paper on a subject within the scope of the reading program also will be required of those students taking the oral examination. The paper is to be turned in to the student's instructor no later than May 1.
Students choosing this option will meet during the week of May 12-16 with a faculty committee of three for a 30-40 minute oral examination. The examination may cover anything in the readings and may include questions concerning the student's paper.
Weather
Considerable cloudiness today; partly cloudy tonight and Saturday; continued mild; low today between 50 and 55; high between 75 and 80.
BIG WEEKEND BEGINS — Engineering Exposition queen, Sharon Waterson, Wichita freshman, cuts the ribbon to officially signify the opening of the Exposition at 9 a.m. today. Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy watches as Miss Waterson performs one
of her many duties as queen. (Daily Kansan photo)
Daily hansan
LAWRENCE, KANSAS Friday, April 18, 1958
Relays, Exposition Underway Today
THE ROYALTY—Emily Mohri, Fort Meade, Md. student from Kansas State College at left, and Kay Winegarner, Arkansas City junior, will be the royalty at the KU Relays. Miss Mohri is the Big Eight Conference queen and Miss Winegarner is the KU queen. (Daily Kansan photo)
Co-Queens of Relays In Whirl of Excitement
Kay Winegarner and Emily Mohri—the two beauties who are reigning over the 33rd annual Kansas Relays—are two excited gals.
Miss Mohri, who arrived in Lawrence Wednesday as Miss Winegarner's guest at the Gamma Phi Beta sorority house, said in a Daily Kansan interview Thursday night, "I'm just so excited. Everyone here is so friendly, and KU's campus is lovely. I was so surprised at being chosen queen—the whole thing seems like a dream!"
Miss Mohri, whose hobbies include olaying the piano, loves to travel. She has had quite an opportunity for it since her father is a colonel in the U.S. Army.
"I never had any idea I'd get to be Relays queen. My sorority sisters have been about as excited as I have, and everything has been wonderful. Emily and I couldn't have had four more lovely attendants."
Miss Winegarner's feelings on the matter are just about the same.
Pert, vivacious Miss Winegarner was runner-up in the Miss Kansas contest in 1356, a military ball finalist earlier this year and is currently a finalist in the Miss Kansas Press Photographer contest.
Miss Mohri, a hazel-eyed charmer from Fort Meade, Md., is a sophomore at Kansas State College in Manhattan and a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. She was recently chosen by Stan Kenton as Miss Royal Purple—queen of K-State's yearbook. And she has been homecoming queen at her school in Fort Meade.
The Relays co-queens are well qualified for their honor.
"We may move to California this summer-I'd like to very much Traveling is fascinating to me," she said.
Miss Winegarner loves sports—tennis, and swimming in particular. Last summer she was a tennis instructor and waterfront director at a summer camp in Maine, and hopes to get a job as swimming instructor at a Colorado camp this summer. At KU she is active in Quack Club.
Jazz Festival To Be Here Sunday
Jazz groups from Big Eight schools will give a jazz concert at KU at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Hoch Auditorium. The Larry Cummings Trio and jazz vocalist Pattie Tucker, both from the Embers Club in Kansas City, will be featured guest artists.
The event is the beginning of the Big Eight Jazz Festival and is sponsored by the KU Jazz Club and Student Union Activities. Admission is one dollar a person. Tickets are on sale at the information booth of the Kansas Union.
Three Queens In Spotlight
The 33rd annual KU Relays, the 38th annual Engineering Exposition, and three queens share the spotlight today and Saturday in KU's biggest spring weekend,
Kay Winegarner, Arkansas City junior, and Emily Mohri, Kansas State College student from Fort Meade. Md., will rule the Relays, and Sharon Waterson, Wichita freshman, will reign at the Exposition's "Frontiers in Engineering."
Given good weather, a record crowd of 20,000 is hoped for at the Relays Saturday afternoon. About 25,000 are expected to see the exhibits at the Exposition.
Skip Williams, Lawrence Relays parade chairman, said he expected about 15,000 to watch the Relays parade in downtown Lawrence at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Relays events started Thursday night when Miss Mohri, Miss Winegarner and four attendants were presented at the athletic banquet after attending the queens' dinner earlier.
About 400 people heard Paul W. Brechler, director of athletics at Iowa State College speak at the athletic banquet. More than 160 high school athletes, KU athletes, and their coaches were guests. After Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy addressed the audience, the queens and attendants were presented by Sam Molen, Kansas City radio and TV personality. The co-queens and attendants were given a miniature gold and silver track shoe charm bracelet.
The parade theme, "Sports in a Scientific World," will be carried out by 23 floats. KU organized houses have entered 21 floats. The other two are entered by Moore Associates of Lawrence and by Hassell Institute. The Haskell float will carry a group of Indian dancers who will perform tribal dances along the parade route.
Queen Crowned Saturday
The queens appeared on a WIBW-TV show at noon today in Topeka. They will be crowned at 2:35 p.m. Saturday in Memorial Stadium.
The queens will award $2,500 worth of trophies, clocks, watches, and medals to winners of the Relays events.
The queens, attendants, and the other candidates for KU Relays queen will appear in the Saturday morning parade, driven in ten convertibles by members of the KU basketball team.
Marching units entered include the KU marshing band, six high school bands, KU's Pershing Rifles, and color guards from the National Guard and the Disabled American Veterans.
Forty members of the Kansas City Saddle and Sirloin Club will ride show horses and the club will also have three carloads of cowgirls in the parade.
KUOK To Interview
Campus radio station KUOK will have two sports cars in the parade, equipped with a movie camera and a portable recorder, to interview spectators along the route and take a "float's eye view" of the parade. The film and the interviews may be used later for campus TV and radio broadcasts.
Joe Skillman, chief of campus police, is parade marshal. Neither Governor Docking nor Governor Blair of Missouri will be able to attend the events.
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