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SUNDAY, APRIL 30. 1961
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
ii of Hilarity Substitutes for Southern Oregon College Classes
Fuller Field Is
Scene of Student
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.