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Volume 5, Issue 3
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Tuesday, July 9, 1968
—Kansan photo by Janette Clavton
FREAKISH ATTIRE POPULATES SADIE DANCE
Campers attired in Daisy Mae and L'il Abner costumes, dance at Sadie Hawkins.
'This is where the action is' describes Sadie Hawkins
By Barbara Kimble Kamper Kansan Reporter
"This is Where the Action Is," a sign on a McCollum Hall window, could have been the theme of the Sadie Hawkins Dance Saturday.
The Gaslight Gang, a Dixieland jazz band consisting of counselors and a few librarians and KU students initiated the dance at 8 p.m. in the McCollum southeast parking lot.
The Counselor's Kix band, comprised of counselors and KU students, and the Camper's Kix band, consisting of campers, played old dance band numbers. A camper rock 'n' roll band also performed.
ABOUT 71 couples entered the costume contest. The couples
chose a number at the contest table and filed past the six judges. The number was then narrowed down to ten finalists. Two couples were finally selected as the grand winners.
The two couples chosen were: Joyce Perrin and Charles Berger who portrayed Bonnie and Clyde; Sharon Kunst and Roland Stone who portrayed two Hawaiian natives.
Miss Perrin is from St. Joseph, Mo., and is study speech and debate. Berger of Natchez, Miss., and Miss Kunst of DuBois, Pa., are also studying speech and debate. Stone from Indianola, Iowa, is studying voice.
THE COUPLES were given charms which will be engraved with their names.
The six judges were: Russell L. Wiley, director of the camp; Gerald Carney, associate camp director; Richard Brummett, camp supervisor; Charles Lawson, Ellsworth supervisor; Mr. Racher, guest band director; and Merle Nay, athletic director.
Other costumes included cut-off jeans, painted skin and freckles, sultan costumes, and the ever present red identification tags.
Sadie Hawkins achieved its fame in the comic strip, Li'l Abner by Al Capp. On Sadie Hawkins Day the girls chase the boys in a race. Whoever the girl catches she can marry. Some of the main characters associated with this day are Marryin' Sam, Li'l Abner, and Daisy Mae.
Camp council elects officers
By Darryl Pinckney
Kamper Kansan Reporter
The Camp Council Wednesday discussed problems with Russell L. Wiley, camp director, passed important measures, and elected its officers.
The 45 wing representatives elected Frank Young as President, and Claudia Peebles as Secretary. The president's duties will include acting as chairman of the sessions, and representing the council. The secretary's duty is to take the minutes of the meeting.
AS A RESULT of the second session, camp council campers are allowed to sleep late on Sundays and Saturdays, if they don't have classes. Roomcheck on Sundays does not exist anymore.
The subject of dress at the camp dances was also discussed. Originally, campers, both girls and boys, were not allowed to wear shorts to the dances. The majority of the council agreed that the regulations was impractical. Casualwear is now acceptable attire to the dances.
A group of wing representatives, led by Tom Wood, said several of the plays given by the University Theatre during the week end after closing hours. Because of this, they said, campers were not able to attend the performances. Wiley said he could not extend the closing hours and he preferred not to make exceptions.
THE DIRECTORS said he would not object to a delegation to see if Tom Rea of the Theatre company, could reschedule the plays. Wiley said it was doubtful if the plays would be rescheduled to Saturday, but he would see to it those campers who have purchased tickets for week night performances would get refunds.
Several complaints were registered by the campers about not having ample time for study. Wiley said he had asked the professors to cut down assignments. He added if the homework still proved to be too much, then he would okay a trial study hall in
Lewis Hall after hours. However, supervision would be required.
The Camp Council asked camp authorities to see if the transit company would be willing to run buses downtown on Saturday nights so the campers would not have to walk.
THE DORMS ON Daisy Hill also have classes meeting during the day. Campers who are returning from their individual classes interrupt those which are meeting in the lounges. The council passed a measure to ask the officials to unlock the side doors, which would permit campers to walk up to their rooms, without interrupting classes.
Op-art fires imagination of campers
By Rees Roderick Kamper Staff Reporter
"What will I do with it? I'll set it up in my front yard for the Great Danes, of course!"
That's how Farris Chit木ip,
Guthrie, Okla., an art camper has decided to use the six-foot fire hydrant he's constructing.
THE IDEA TO create the fire hydrant was suggested by Chitwood's instructor, John Whitney. The class is studying op art, and Whitney encourages students to develop unusual projects.
Chitwood has been working on the hydrant in front of Strong Hall. He built the basic form out of chicken wire, then gradually added layers of papier mache. When the sculpture is finished, Chitwood plans to paint it bright red and yellow, and move it to his dormitory.
Chitwood says at the end of camp he will saw the hydrant in half and ship it home in a trunk.
Drill forensics prepare campers
By Mike Dohn
Kamper Kansan Reporter Practice tournaments involved 126 speech and debate campers last Friday and Saturday, Bobby R. Patton, speech division director, said.
Two sessions Friday afternoon and three sessions Saturday morning gave participants opportunities to practice debate, original oratory, extemporaneous speaking, interpretation of poetry, interpretation of prose, dramatic interpretation, duet acting, informative speaking and radio speaking. Debate was divided into Kansas beginning, Kansas advanced, national beginning and
Young prophecies
The group, spearheaded by Bill Cline, camp assistant supervisor, is entirely made up from campers and has been rehearsing since the beginning of camp.
Young Prophesies for '68, a folk-rock group, will present a program on July 16 for all campers.
national advanced levels. Campers elected two or three areas to enter for the tournament.
A championship tournament will begin Friday, July 19, with preliminary events through Saturday, July 20. Eliminations will occur Monday and Tuesday, July 22 and 23. The national advanced winners will debate campers from the University of Denver speech camp by an electronic audiovisual connection Thursday, July 25.
THE MAIN PURPOSE of the forensics was practice with an emphasis on constructive criticism by the judges. KU speech instructors and guest high school and college speech instructors served as judges.
WEDNESDAY, July 24, 7 p.m., Swarthout Hall, the speech and debate division will present an oral interpretation workshop convocation open to all interested campers. The assembly will feature dramatic readings and scenes including excerpts from "John Brown's Body."
Staging a debate for the benefit of the campers, the Wichita state national debate champions met KU debaters in Swarthout Hall Saturday, June 29.
COUPLE PREPARES SCENE
—Kansan photo by Janette Clayton
Speech campers practice duet acting to prepare themselves for the forensic championship tournament which begins Friday, July 19.