A major feature of the Parade at 10:00 a.m. Saturday will be
giant balloons similar to those used in Chicago's Thanksgiving
Parade. (Photo courtesy of the Viking Days Committee)
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Next Weekend
October 26-29 . .. Viking Days!
Parade Featuring
Giant Balloons
Showcase—They are the band which will play from 9-1 on Friday
night. They are one of the top dance bands in the nation. (Photo
through the courtesy of the Viking Days Committee)
Soaring individuality and ex-citement
in the person of Merry
Clayton will help kick off Viking
Days '72. With her performances
of rhythm and blues and
straightforward pop and
anything between, the concert
should be a great way to burst
into the spirit of the week.
Merry performs Thursday at 9
p.m. in the gymnasium
providing two 45-minute sets of
block-busting music. But, she is
not a screamer. Rather, her voice
is strong, clear and resonates
with a sense of excitement.
Merry Clayton
She records for Ode Records,
with two albums, GIMME
SHELTER, released several
months ago, and her latest,
MERRY CLAYTON. It con-tains
material by Carole King,
Hilly Preston and Bill Withers.
Climaxing Friday will be the
appearance of Showcase as the
dance band. Showcase, booked
out of Chicago, is currently
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57102
booked until 1974 as one of the
top dance bands in the nation.
Celebration will be the theme
from 9 to 1 a.m. Friday as Show-case,
a band that started about
two years ago in Sioux Falls,
provides a two-fold enter-tainment
package. They will
begin their performance with
two 45-minute sets of dance
music, then perform an in-termission
floor-show. The
fburth set will close the night
with dance music.
Dewey Hunt, one of the most
dynamic of the group, is from
Aberdeen. Being the shortest of
the group, he seems to grow
under the spotlight, and he
demands that the audience be
happy. Fred Sayler, from Men-no,
is the drummer and rarely
gets the spotlight, but without
his skills, there would really be
no performance. One of the most
versatile of the group is Jerry
Selix, from Sioux Falls. He plays
nearly all the instruments, sings,
dances and is one of the most
outspoken of the group. Selix
says that their entertaining
"provides an escape for those
who come and see us. We don't
drink during a performance and
rarely at anytime and we do not
take drugs; it would show dis-respect
to the audience."
Fred Sayler seemed to sum up
the feelings of the group when he
said, "I like to see people smile,
to have a good time, no frowns.
There is too much bad going
around, we don't want it going
around in our time . . ."
"What the World Needs Now"
. . . the 1972 theme for Viking
Days provides a unifying force
for all activities, and is ex-emplified
in the parade. Satur-day
afternoon at 1. To com-plement
the floats which have
been made by societies, dorms,
and off-campus groups, giant
balloons resembling those in the
Gimbel's parade in Chicago will
he interspersed throughout the
units. Some of the balloons in-clude
Mr. McGregor, Tigger, 65-
foot long, Calico Cat and Heidi
and Her Goats.
Providing transportation for
dignitaries such as Gov. Kneip,
Cary Thompson, Bob Hirsch and
Jim Abourezk, will be 20
Corvette convertibles.
Queen from Sioux Falls
Colelge, South Dakota State
University, the University of
South Dakota, Miss South
Dakota, and the South Dakota
Dairy Princess will add beauty
and color to the parade.
One of the most important
aspects of the parade is under
the direction of Dr. S. G.
Froiland. He directs 35-40 facul-ty
members who are devoting
their afternoon to making traffic
and the parade go smoothly. Dr.
Froiland is personally in charge
of situating each unit into its
respective position. Viking Men
play an important and im-mensely
fun part in the Viking
Day activities.
October 2, 1972
Bill Peterson, President
Student Association, USD
Vermillion, S. D. 57069
Dear Bill,
As you know, both Augustana
and the University of South
Dakota are based on years of
tradition. Of the many traditions
and rivalries that have survived,
the most important, of course, is
the yearly Augie-USD football
game.
In keeping with the traditions
of the past, I hereby challenge
Viking Men
With grizzled, ruff beard, a
mace in their hands and covered
with fur—the Viking Man will be
a highlight to all activities.
Thursday night beware if you are
shirking your duty. These
warriors will be raiding the
dorms to haul out anyone who is
not attending the pep rally kick-off
around the Ole statue.
Presently, there are about 38
Viking Men and need even more
— somewhere in the vicinity of
60 — let's get with it men.
Viking Men will be given the
material and will be able to
design any type of garb they
want. That should prove
interesting.
Viking Men will be responsible
for controlling the giant balloons
at the parade, to throw out
miniature footballs at the parade
and the game. Additionally they
will be helping sell balloons the
profits to go to a local charity.
you, as president of the student
body, to bet your pants on the
outcome of the fierce battle on
the football field, scheduled to
occur in the year nineteen hun-dred
and seventy-two on the
28th day of October. The
sacrifice of the loser's pants
would take place at midfield
following the final blast of the
referee's gun.
I will look forward to seeing
you at the battle.
Sincerely,
Gary Snow
ASA President
Again, at the football game
they will be running around on
the field with the team during
warm-ups, helping the
cheerleaders and generally being
a thorn in the side of the
opposition.
Viking Varieties
Entertainment and ex-citement
are the key words in the
1972 Viking Days presentation of
"Viking Varieties." The show
offers everything from comedy to
song; from the classical to the
sounds of Dixie.
Bringing all of the musical
events together is the Augustana
Brass Choir, acting as the pit
orchestra. The brass is directed
by Harold Krueger, with Gene
White providing the special
arrangements. Included in this
year's performances will be the
Norland sisters; Vicki Rislov,
pianist; girls' trio; Augustana
(See Viking Days—Page 6)
October 10, 1972
Mr. Gary Snow
ASA President
Augustana College
Sioux Falls, S.D. 57102
Dear Mr. Snow:
Your challenge is accepted! I
have never been known to refuse
a challenge before, and your's is
one I accept whole-heartedly. I
shall be on the field on October
28 (after the victorious Coyote
hordes have left) to claim my
token of victory in the battle of
the bared-buttocks.
Until then I remain
Sincerely yours,
Bill Peterson
SA President
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Vol. 55, No. 6
October 19, 1972
A Traditional Battle
Challenge and Acceptance
INSIDE GUIDE
Page 2— Editorials, letters to the editor, and Cambronne's cartoon.
Page 3—ASA passes Students' Rights Statement.
Page 4—Joel and Jabbertalky talk about pins and sweatshirts.
Page 5—A lot of continued stories.
Page 6—More continued stories and one large ad. And the queen candidates.
Page 7—Potpourri.
Pages 8 and 9—Pete Young discusses intramurals and the off-campus team.
Page 10—Dr. Roy Kintner talks about Core requirements.
AND THE MIRROR-ASA SPECIAL INSERT!!!