The Glenville Mercury Number 25 Glenville State College, Glenville, West Virginia Friday, March 22, 1974 RESUL TS UNKNOWN AT PRESS TIME Food Management Beth McVey Hosts Is Offered In Aug. The West Virginia Board of Reg­ ents has approved a new two-year Miss G.S.C. Pageant program in Food Service Management for Glenville State College. Students The M,ss GSC Pageant, sponsored the set for "Parade" and Kim John­ are now being accepted for the pro­ by the Student Congress was held SOn was in charge of lighting. gram which begins in August, 1974. last night in the college auditorium. Miss West Virgmia, Beth McVey, Combining formal course work MISS West VlIginia, Beth McVey, has been selected for another honor. and internship experiences, the pro­ was mistress of ceremonies and also For the first time in the state's gram is designed to prepare compet­ sang three songs' "I'm Always history, a M iss West Virginia has ent fouo service manag:-rs for large Chasmg Rainbows," "I Know a Place," been selected to participa te in the restawants and cafeteria s in bo th and "A If... " prestigious Miss America Pageant the pubHc and private sector. The theme of thiS year's pageant USO tour_ FoUowing two weeks of Very few formal programs are was "Parade." The opening song, Intense rehearsals in Atlantic City, offered in food service management "Don't Rain on My Parade," was Beth will depart on August 4 for across the country. and yet some sung by the outgoing \1,ss GSC', such distant bases asThailand, Korea, Miss Beth McYey estimates go as high as 60,000 per­ and Alaska to entertain American Melanie Hess. She also sang "The Miss West Virginia sons needed with backgrounds such Way We Were" in the second half troops stationed there. as those to be developed in this of the pageant. Only six of the most outstanding program over the next five years. Interviews with the judges and performers of the previous year's The Marriott Chain estimates that SWim suit competitton were held Miss America Pageant are chosen this oo mpany alone will need approx­ m the Wesley FoundatIOn Sunday. for this event. ThiS means that the Forensics Tourney imately 5,000 food service managers March 17 Since the contestants name of West Virginia will be carried in the next fIVe years. had been pre·Judged m swimSUits, not only nahonwide, but world­ A food service manager is not a they appeared for only a short tune WIde to the thousands of United cook or a chef. He is the person States servicemen, many of them on stage in th*,f' sw-imSUltS. responsible for maintainirl8 the qual­ West Vuginians. Trus is a great Sees G.S.C. Second The contestants and their talent ity of food and service appropriate competiuons were: Karen Froendt. honor not only for Beth, but for The Glenville State College For­ uted three points to the Sweep­ for the clientele served by the rest­ who dKl an original creative inter· the entire stale since she will also ensics Team placed second in the stakes total. Woody Wilson placed awant. He has complete respon­ preuve dance of a ragdoU comu'lg appear on the national telecast of state in over-aU sweepstakes with 31 sixth in Prose Interpretation and sibility for the management of the to lJfe ; Sherry Helvy, who did a the MissAmerica Pageant thiS coming points behind only Marshall Univers­ fifth in Impromptu and contributed food service establishment. Jazz dance to "Love Tram;" Sherry September with more than 70 mil­ ity with 45 points in the W.Va. Inter­ the remaining points in the 31 point Enrollment will be limited to Horne, who presented a flute solo, lion people watChing her perform. coUegiate Forensics Association Tour­ Sweepstakes total. approximately twenty students per "Scherzino" by Joachim Andersin, Also selected for this year's tour ney held at Parkersbwg Community All of the above people have year. Students must meet the re­ besides MISS West Vtrginia are Miss accompanied by Jackie Stricker; and College, March 8-9. Under the direc­ qualified for the Na tiona! Forensics quirements for entrance into the Illinois; Miss Iowa; Miss Kentucky; Marty Harmon who sang. tion of Ms. Leisering of the Speech fina ls in their respective categories CoUege, which means that they must MISS Minesota ; and Miss Texas. The TIle results of the pageant were Dept., Glenville entered six people, to be held April 19-21 at the N.Y.U. be high school graduates or equiv­ not available at press time. reignrng Miss America , Becky King, comprising thirteen entries. Ten of branch in Plattsburgh, N.Y. Skip alent. Miss GSC will go to Parkersburg will also be part of the tour. Of those thirteen entries made it to the Kincaid is qualified in four events those on the tour, Beth is expected for the M iss West Virgml3 Pageant final! and every team member was a in the Nationals and needs only one to be one of the featured vocalists. June 14-15 She will be 10 Parker .. finalist in some area. Skip Kincaid, more qualification in poetry to be The Miss West Virginia Scholar­ burg for one week and wiU be entered in rIVe categories, was a fina­ a Pentathlon entry in Plattsburgh. ship Pageant, Inc., to be conducted list in four . Ms. Kincaid won first She is also qualified in her persuasion Pre -Registration stayi~ at the ChanceUor Hotel. Six­ in Parkersburg on June 14 and 15, teen contestants are .expected in place in Prose Interpretation, second speech to be one of two represent­ will feature Beth rn one of the num­ the state pageant thIS year place 10 Persuasion, third place in atives from W. Va. to attend the bers she will be performrng on the Bruce Brumage was rn charge of After-Dinner Speaking and fourth National Oratory Contest to b.,,; held Is Set For April 10 tour place in Dramatic Duo wit~ Nancy May 3 and 4 in Pueblo, Colorado. Meads. Ms. Kincaid cor:-tributed Glenville's last tournament before fowteen points to the 31 sweep­ the National Finals will be at Mar­ April 10, 1974 has been estab­ In t er vie w s G,S.C. COED HONORED stakes points Gl6~ville recieved. Dave shall University on April 5-6. Ms. lished as pre-registration day here Brown placed second in Expository Leisering would like to extend her at the campus. All students currently Spcakingand Impromptu Speaking and deepest appreciation to aU the team enroU~d will have the opportunity to contributed four points to the Sweep­ members for their forensic efforts register for the autumn semester and stake, total: Bob Dye placed third all of which contributed to Glen­ by so doing assure themselves of a A~.~~, ~~~~~Kim Ellyson in Prose .Interpretation and contrib- ville's first Sweepstakes Award. schedule for the fa U. cing fow upcoming mterview dates' During the week of April 1-5 , April 3-Burroughs Corp. will inter- those students who want to pre­ register for the fall, 1974 semester canVIew be Business Math EducatiOn) and Math Itmajors is requir- (it Is Prl-ncess should arrange to meet with their ed that applicants have a B average advisors. Students who will be inter­ In Math and accounting and a 2.8 ing the Professional Semester next overaU average faU ma y not pre-register, and students who will be taking Education 301 April 4-The Kroger Company H. Gene Starr, Director of the must see Mr. Hickman before com­ will interview Business Administra­ West Virginia Strawberry Festival pleting their schedule. Once a sched­ tion Students from 10 to 4. announces the appointment of Miss ule is agreed upon, the student April 9-Medla Co. Ohio School, Kimbra Beth Ellyson as a queen should romplete both a yeUow and beginning at 9 :30 A. M. contestant for the 1974 Stra wberry blue registration card. These cards April II-Queen Anne County Md . Festival Queen's Revue to be held should be kept by the student until schools from 10 to 3:00 P.M. on March 30 at the Benedum Cam: April 10. On April 10, 1974 all pus Center at West Virginia Wesleyan classes will be cancelled from 8:00 College. a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The regular Miss Ellyson is the daughter of registration procedure will be set up Mr. and Mrs. George P. Ellyson of in the ballroom. Students should go Glenville, and was appointed by to the ballroom in accordance with Billy B. Burke, House of Delegates the following schedule: 8:30 - U, V, member, to represent Gilmer County W; 9:00 - M, N; 9: 30 - 0, P; in the Annual Strawberry Festival. 10:00 - Q, R ; 10:30 - S, T ; II :00 - Miss Ellyson is presently a fresh­ Pictured is the Forensics Team tha t won second place in Interoollegiate E, F; 11: 30 -{;, H; 12:00 - A, B; man at GSC, where she is majoring State competition in Parkersburg_ Mjssing from the picture is Miss Skip Kin­ 12:30 - C, 0 ; 1:00 -I, J; 1:30 - K, L; in elementary education. Before grad­ caid. 2:00 - X, Y, Z; 2:30 - Stragglers. uation from .Gilmer County High FORMER ADVISOR IS The registration time table should School, she was' Natio nal Honor TAKEN AT AGE OF 71 be strictl y adhered to to prevent lines. Society Vice President, Secretary of Former Mercury advisor, Mrs. Any veteran or veteran's depen­ There should be little or no problem Student Council,cheerleader for three Opal V.