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T h e L a w r e n t i a n VOL. XCV IIN O. 24 LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY. APPLETON. WISCONSIN 54911 FRIDAY MAY 4. 1979 CELEBRATE... ’7 9 ! Stephanie Howard, Oreg air balloonists who will race on If you’re hungry, stop at the stage. Some “oldies but goodies” workship, an exhibition by the Griffin and a whole crew of Saturday and Sunday, May 12 Cafe Mudd and grab something to will mix with more progressive Lawrence fencing team, a group Lawrentians have been busy for and 13. The balloons will take off eat—but that’s not a l l . Besides jazz: LUJE, Mike Minnick and game activity, and a kitemaking the last four months working on from the Banta Bowl and are the international foods, you will group, the Doug Segal band, the and flying workshop. CELEBRATE! ’79. Howard says, expected to attract millions to the be able to relax to the Robin Reed Campus Life Jazz band and the Artists and craftsmen from all “Celebrate means more to me Lawrence Campus. The rally has Puppet C om pany , The Im- Appleton West Jazz Band. over the state will line the than life itself,” and Griffin been generously sponsored by provisational Theatre, the sounds The Campus Green will play campus. Watercolors, pottery, claims it means even more than 7-Up, Thilmany Paper Com of the Daybreak Singers, and the host to four dazzling displays of jewelry, leatherworks, and that to him. pany, Copps, and Air Wisconsin. mystifying feats of LU’s own frisbee showmanship by a woodcrafts are a few of the Because planning began so When your eyes have tired Bruce Hetzler. Classic Ren- professional frisbee team —the tantilizing treasures to be traded late, a smaller Celebrate was from watching the balloons, naissance music by the Goliards, Aces. A Sunday morning frisbee for. expected. However, this year’s catch the sounds of the Gilmour a barbershop quartet, and many workshop will also be held for Need we say more? Keep your Celebrate ’79 promises to be Brothers, East Avenue Aces, other acts round out the Cafe those who can’t find a major at eyes to the sky, your ears to the better than ever. Four big Dark Horse, Thunder Mountain, Mudd experience. Lawrence, or seniors who haven’t breeze and join in the fun May 13 reasons for this year’s an and the Rowdy Yates Band who For those dedicated to blues heard about jobs for next year. In from noon to dusk (keep your ticipated success are the four hot will appear on the m ain stage. and be-bop, there’s the Jazz addition, there will be a dance fingers crossed for sunshine!). inÆp -«SP* r Photo: Daily Northwestern V-ball W ho's Fu ll o f H o tA i r ? m arath o n by Dave Becker Plans are now underway for a by Brenda Kesser competition will be the two free qualifications include selection to in talent, he promises to replace volleyball marathon taking place Well, it’s not Greg Griffin or balloon rides awarded to two participate in the National with enthusiasm. Rowe hails next Saturday and Sunday on Stephanie Howard (as you may lucky raffle ticket holders on Championships, and the from Madison and will be floating Celebrate Weekend. The purpose have guessed), coordinators of Sunday, the day of Celebrate ’79. development of the Viking away in a Barnes AX-6. John is These raffle tickets will be sold at of the marathon is to help raise Celebrate ’79. But there is going Burner System used for crossing a “ dealer” in “natural highs” on meal times at Downer, or will the money which would allow the to be more than the usual amount rest of the Saphni Ly family to of hot air floating around campus also be available from Julie Dyer before Celebrate. All of these leave Vietnam. on the weekend of May 11-13. Ly, as some may remember, During those three days, you plans depend, naturally, upon the weather. was featured in an article in the might be hearing strains of the Left completely to the mercy of March 2 Lawrentian. In the story, song, “Up, up and away”— written by Philip H. Polk, Ly brought to mind by the four the wind, hot air balloons can carry two or three passengers related a few of his horrible colorful hot air balloons that will experiences in war-ridden South be on the Lawrence campus for plus the pilot, or 700 lbs. They are basically composed of three Vietnam. Saphni escaped from Celebrate '79. pieces: the seven-story balloon Vietnam four years ago, on April Arranged by Howard and her 30, 1975, just before the Com committee, this special event will (weighing in at 245 lbs ), the rattan basket, and the fuel munists took over Saigon. feature several balloon com However, Saphni’s parents and petitions to take place on system. When heating at maximum, the burner uses ten of his siblings are still in Saturday and Sunday afternoons enough energy to heat fifty Vietnam, facing the absence of at 5:30 p.m. and on Sunday freedom there. Occasionally morning at 7:30 a.m . average-sized homes for one hour. Saphni and a brother who lives in The balloons will be technically As you might guess, the costs of Chicago send money to help handled by Don Janke, out of such a sport are “flying high;” finance their loved ones’ future Madison, who knows the many insurance is $350 a n n u a lly , exit from Vietnam. But not details of professional balloon average balloons run from $6000- nearly enough has been sent yet. competition. Don has lined up $12,000, and operating costs per After writing the story, Polk four professional balloonists, who one-hour flight range from $12- looked for ways to help Saphni’s are preparing for competition at $35. And to start it all off, private family. Polk had little success this very moment: lessons can be anywhere from until he learned that Lawrence A1 Hanson, a balloonist for six $750-$2,000. These " in fla te d ” Christian Fellowship was years who has “flown in races fugures point to the reason why planning a volleyball marathon. around the country,” believes the sponsors should be gratefully The LCF officers agreed to hold that alone will be enough to in acknowledged for their con the marathon as a fund-raiser for timidate his rivals. Al, from trib u tio n s: 7-Up, Copps, A ir Saphni. Milwaukee, will be flying an AX-7 Wisconsin, and Thilmany Paper According to Rusty Ingraham, Barnes. Co. LCF large group coordinator, the Ed Vandenburg, a native of Celebrate ’79 gives Lawren site of the marathon is tentatively Chicago, will be piloting his AX-7 tians the chance to support this set for the area in front of Orms- threp passenger balloon, “Fang growing hobby by attending one by Hall. On Saturday the II.” Vandenburg has flown in of the three launchings at LU’s marathon will be held from noon both the Wisconsin Dells and Lake Michigan. the side: he is a Barnes Balloon soccer field next weekend. Be until 5 p.m. and on Sunday Madison Balloon Festivals. Finally, John Rowe, the rookie salesman . All in all, it looks sure to get your raffle ticket at (Mother’s Day, by the way) from Admiral Finn (alias Thilliam of the entrants. Rowe does not like each of this fearsome Downer this week, or snag Julie noon until dusk. Ingraham said Vittala), from Huntly, 111., has even mention the short length of foursome will prove himself to be Dyer. Maybe you too will have 200 hours of flying time under his time he has spent in pursuit of a tough competitor. ront. on page 3 the chance to “ fly like an eagle!” belt. His impressive this new hobby. But what he lacks Even more exciting than the Page 2 The LA W REN T IA N 4 May 1979 \leniber o f the dssociaieD THE c o u e c ia T G LAWRENTIAN ■pRes* Openings (USPS-306-680) Friday 4 May 1979 Phones: Office: ext. 600. Business mgr., ext. 361, Editor-in-Chief, To the Editor: P a n h e l E = M C 2 ext. 674. Published weekly during the school year, except during The LUCC Committee-on examination periods by The Lawrentian of Lawrence University. Committees is taking ap Admirers of Albert Einstein Printed by The Bulletin, Inc.. of Appleton. Deadline for copy is plications for two student a n n o u n c e s are invited to take part in an 8 p.m. Wednesday night. 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