,Q5J i-p ( FLTINIBIB IN FLORIDA F. s. u. students stage fifth annual campus big top By LYNN Ru ESTER IN THE CIRCUS that opens in Tallahassee, Florida, this April, the nerveless young lady on the flying trapeze could very weil be a chemistry major, and, just as logically, the clown getting most of the laughs might be a straight "A" student in bacteriology. "Flying High," the "big top" production of Florida State University, located at Tallahassee, has an all-student cast, from ringmaster to the lowliest roustabout. It is an unusual, exciting, and popular circus featuring pretty coeds and daring young men, and regardless of the station of the performers there is one thing the ushers have in common with the stars-none of them is paid. Opening day for the 1952 version of " Flying High" is April 30. After a four-day stand on the horne grounds of the F.S.U. campus, the circus will take to the road on week ends for about twenty-five performances. In addition, there will be numerous appearances of individual acts before civic clubs and various other organizations. In the five years of its existence, the Florida circus has become one of the most popular college hits in the country. Drawing most of its performers from astate weil known for its pretty girls, the F.S.U. circus is generously endowed with star per­ formers. Thirty-five acts, put on in five rings, make an evening of Break-away cas ting is included amonB fast-moving entertainment. Additional circus atmosphere is pro­ the darinB aerial acrobatic aets in the F.S . U. clrcus vided by a forty-piece band from the School of Music. The circus bill of fare includes such stellar items as "Sensations on the Web," the glamorous " Bevy of Beauties," " Sky High Flying High in Florida .. .... .. ........ .. .. .. ............ .... 3 This Month's Cover Rugged Capitol Reef.. .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .............. .... ... 5 Chrissie (left) end Setty Roache, of Silvermine, Connecticut, ore show" with VOLUME 13 NUMBER 10 APRIL 1952 z Golden Vacation ....... .. .......................... .. .. .. 6 their brood of ducklings in th is charming photo by Ferenz Fedor, Photo.library, w Fun Galore in a Country Store .. ............... ......... 8 Inc. Since the picture was taken, th e girls have undertoken to build 0 pond This magazine com.es to you os 0 friendly messen ger frorn Springtime in the Smokies .. .. ...... ... .. ... ....... .. ..... 10 for their pets. your Buick dealer. It provides an additional means of Pictures in 'his ;ssue-Pages 3, 4, z Buick Owner Picfures .. Floride Stote UniversitY i peges 5, 6, saying that you are a welcome member of the Buick family .. .. .. .......... .. ............. 12 7, Josef M uench ; pages 8, 9, Marjorie and Grant Heilmani pages 10 , 11 , o Buick Forum .......... .. .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. ....... ... .... ......... 14 North CaroHna N ews Burea u, Tenn essee Conservatio n Department, Gatlinburg C OPYRI G HT, 1952, BUI C K M OTOR D IVI S ION , GENERAL M OTOR S COR PORATI ON u At Your Service .. .. ........ .. ............. ........ .. ......... .. 14 Cha mber of Commerce. Sextet," and "Human Pin Wheels D efying All L aws of Gravity"­ Mr. H askin has worked out aseries of simple tryout stunts a ll executed by amateur performers with professional ability. which give hirn an indication of the basic possibilities in each The idea of a college circus was taken to Florida five years ago person. Sometimes, through these tryouts, the coach is able to spot by Mr. l ack H askin, a former physical education instructor in the particular act the student sh ould attempt. However , the student Illinois and Wisconsin schools. H e began putting the acts together h as his ch oice of the act h e or sh e would like t o be in. in a corner of the university gymnasium in 1948, but the idea cau ght Timing and good coordination are just two of the valuable on so quickly that indoor quarters were soon outgrown. The circus things learned by F .S.U .'s circus performers. The circus skills now h as its own outdoor training grounds. acquired stand in good stead for dancing, swimming, diving, weight There are so me 200 performers' roles, open to students wh o try lifting, and many other physical activities. P erformers are urged t o out for the parts. M ost of the applicants h ave h ad no previous swim as much as possible, since this keeps them in t rim, stren gth ens experience, but Mr. H askin runs his circus on the theory that musc1es, and relaxes the body. anyone who can walk and h as a sense of showmanship can It t akes a lot of cooperation and months of strenuous practice qualify for something. Those wh o fall sh ort of showmansh ip can t o stage the show, 'but the results are worth the effort. The F.S.U. still get into the act as roustabouts, ushers, or ticket t akers. " big top" is now rat ed " big time" by " big timers" themselves. Tight rope walk takes skill Hand-balancin A Bet and ho urs of practice h olds t h e tJudi ence speIIbound One of the most ~larnorous aets is aballet number D e /eAation {rom "clown alJey" provides fun hiA,h on a si/ver moon throughout the show 4 BUICK MAGAZINE Coed per/arms on a twenty-five-foot perch pole h e ld by a fellow student In Capi tol G o rlle, Utah R o u te 24 cuts through s t eep sands t o n e fo rmatio n s From the exil 01 Capito J GorAe, the vie w o p en s across a tre m endo us a rea with the Henry Mountains hulking o n the s k y line Rugged This is The Ca s t/e , a fo rma tio n Capitol Reef of sands t o n e t o p p in A the c liffs in Ca pito J R eel Natio n a l M o nument By DON E. HALL T HE WILD HORSES are gone from the can yons, the outlaws h a ve left R obbers Roost, a nd the Dirty D evil River h as been sed ately rena m ed Fremont, but the rugged region west of T orrey, in south central Utah , still h as m any things to interest v isito rs. In fact, it was set aside as C a pitol R eef N a tional Monument in 1937, and since then t ourist s h ave been coming in ever-increasing numbers. C apitol R eef N a tional Monument lies on the ed ge of the la rgest R eef. One tributa ry , Grand W ash, is so n arrow that in places its unfen ced and unexplored region still rem a ining in the United States. I ,OOO ·foot walls are only a few feet apa rt. Other unusu al features M any y ears b efore it ca me under the jurisdiction of the N ation al of this a rea a re the n atural "water t anks" which hold thousands of P a rk Service the a rea was a n atura l holing-up pI ace for colorful gall on s of ground wa t er. A man could die, a nd according t o legend characters whose wildness m a t ch ed the la ndscape and wh ose only m any h ave, w ithin sight of rocks con taining the " t ank," n ever interest in the sta rtling rock formation s was that they m ad e good knowing tha t wat er was elose at h and. hiding places. H erds of wild h orses also roamed the v ast a rea. C a pitol R eef N ation al M onument is open the year a rou nd, but The 37,OOO·acre tract of colorful sandst on e fo r ~a ti o n s can b e the best time t o visit is in spring or lat e fall , when the scen ery is at reached by Uta h Highway 24, which bra nch es off U . S. 89 at its b est . H ardy d esert wildAowers, ineluding several va rieties of cacti, Sigurd. The white N avaho sandst one d om es, t opping reddish a re in bloom in lat e April. M ay, and ]une. P etrified wood in the brown Wingat e sandstone , from a dist ance resemble the n a tiona l area, from sm all fragm ents t o seventy·fi ve-foot lengths, is estimat ed capitol, which prompted the n am e C a pitol R eef. to b e severa l million years old. Steep escarpments, weird ly sha ped rocks, carved pinnacles, and R ecreation ineludes hiking, elimbing, and riding. E xcellent deep gorges a bound throughout the m onument. C a p it o l R eef itself fi shing, hunting, a nd campin g facilities a re avail able in adjacent is an upthrust a rea with a eliff-like face, t wenty·miles lon g and na tion al forests. F or those accust om ed t o rou ghing it, p ack trips st anding high above its surroundings. The unusual rock formations ca n be arra n ged . were creat ed some seventy-fi ve million years ago, when a geo­ And, while you 're in the a rea, b e su re and see the panorama logica l disturbance h eaved the earth's crust u pward.