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8 A SUNDAY, APRIL 30. 1961 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON ii of Hilarity Substitutes for Southern Oregon College Classes Fuller Field Is Scene of Student (7 " - r ' t" BATTLE OF BRAWN The tug of war li manly sport SOC Campus Day officials spiced tip Wednesday's contests dominated by more muscle than brain power. If strategy by spraying a stream of water across the center line. . exists, It is evident only in the word, "pull harder men." HOPE BREAKS The rope broke twice In the first tug of m"t. sprawling contestant on the grass. Contests resumed, wuen a two-inch rope was obtained. Men of Cascade B men's dormitory are piotured after the rope broke the first time. The only injuries reported were rope burns. K'lt 1, j .tytotmrf'' Vv, - If,.-" 0 .J 7 HI s ff1 t v 1 v 1 , SACK RACE Burlap sacks have a lot of uses, one of second. The contest was marred by an occasional spill, which Is sack races, as these SOC coeds demonstrate. Gracefully though. ' Elaine Robin won the race and "Butch" Hartman finished . Body Campus Day By JOHN STAFFORD Mail Tribune Siaff Writer Eeadin', writin' and arith metic were tossed aside at Southern Oregon college Wed nesday afternoon as the stU' dent body enloved Campus Day at. Fuller field. ' An estimated 700 students Viewed . the days activities, starting with a greased pig contest. .However, it was obvious the pig hadn't been cued in on rules of the game or was just being difficult. When the whistle for the chase blew, the pig just stared at the wild group of collegians closing in. The pig held his ground and was eventually surrounded by the shouting mob. The clutching hands of Ray Endlcott finally claimed the prize. The pig retained a look of unconcern, . . . Bit of Hilarity Softball and volley ball games followed. Then came the day s second bit of hllarl ty. More than 30 couples com' peted in a balloon toss. The balloons were filled with wa ter. The object was to keep toss lng the balloon back and forth, lengthening the dis tance after each successful toss. Balloons filled with wa ter have a tendency to break when thrown more than a couple feet. The crowd was in a constant uproar as water gushed over pretty coeds or their boy friends. Elaine Robin and Noble Ad- amack.were the eventual win ners, at a distance of about 40 feet. Then the fun started. There were a few dozen extra water-filled balloons. Boys will be boys, and soon the air was filled with well aimed blobs of water. A few old scores were settled in the melee. The Mail Tribun rer porter (who in a dignified moment decided to show up in a suit) retreated to the sidelines after a couple of nar row misses. Order was finally restored and the activities went on. ' Tug of Wars The first of a series of tug of wars then started. It ended seconds later when the rope broke. It was repaired and then broke again. The men of the Letterman's club and Delts went sprawling both times, A hurried Call went out for a new rope, a two-inch job which held up. The lettermen topped the Delts, the Mugs beat the Delts and Cascade B Men's dormitory dumped Siskiyou hall. ' A pleasant interlude was provided when girls, of Su sanne Holmes hall and Cas cade A Girls dormitory met at opposite ends of a rope. The Susanne Holmes , girls proved to have more muscle than the Cascade crew, drag ged over the center line grace fully. Elaine Robin just had too much bounce for the .rest of the girls in the sack race, as she hopped over the finish line a few feet ahead of "Butch" Hartman. There's something graceful about a coed bouncing along in a bur lap sack and the crowd cheer ed wildly. Nail Driving Contast In a nail. driving contest, girls of Cascade A hammered a wicked nail as they out classed all other competition. The sophomore girls dem onstrated superior agility In the hula hoop contest as they outclassed tne Mugs, an on campus fraternity. In other hula hoop action, the Siskiyou hall team out-wiggled Cascade hall. Dale Casey was first in the tire rolling contest, and Orr Bannister won the 440-yard relay race. Kerm Bennett won the heel and toe 440. The senior class defeated Tau Kappa Epsllon fraternity in softbnll. In other games Delta Phi Delta whipped the Lettermen's club and Siski you hall beat the Delts, Barbscue Dinner At 4 p.m. a barbecue dinner was served, and then dancing started on the tennis courts, Highlighting the dance was the naming of Sandy Pierce, Portland sophomore, as "Bet ty Coed," and Joe Luccycki, Klamath Falls sophomore, as "Joe College." Campus Day was an annual affair a few years ago. Then activities were taken farther and farther from the campus and things tended to get out of control. A determined group of stu dents, led by Dale Truax, new student council president, led a campaign for resumption of the affafr. Administration ap proval was granted, wrily in some quarters, lest the previ ous rowdyism return. There was no rowdyism at Wednesday's affair, and Tru ax nopes Campus Day will again be restored as an annual event. - V - , -,r fvt", H'l 1 , 'i I, ' ."mk' .,(V,i.Aivif4,-'i!t(1,,': , Cs Jft " . , - BALLOON TOSS Plenty of laughs were provided In a balloon toss, contest. Three water-filled balloons are pic tured In the air. Two of them broke seconds later. Eventual winners were Elaine Robin, second from right, and her partner, Noble Adamack, second from left. U.l ni .. HAMMERING AWAY A nail driving contest was a popu- other opponents to win easily. No smashed fingers were lar attraction at Campus Day.' Girl's teams of 10 each reported. ' , competed. Girls of Cascade A dormitory out hammered all L IH Ill it I MMMMMMMMMaMMaMLMI HULA HOOPSTERS The hula hoop fad diminished not Campus Day. Hoopsters are shown warming up before) long ago. However, It was revived for a short time at . competition began. Linda Wright was contest winner.
