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a MAY DAY IN PICTURES Queen Harriett Dickert durin 1956 Queen of May by Presi Elliott Dominick, crown beare girl precedes the queen to the By Jerry McGuire Staff Writer The month of May wa ushered in by University stu dents, faculty members an< visitors with the celebration o the annual May Day event. Although threatening skie seemed determined to post pon some of the events held in con nection with the festivities, Ma: Day plans were carried out wit few changes. Awards Outdoors O m i c r o n Delta Kappa' Award Day program was helc Wednesday morning in outdoo ceremonies. During this tim campus organizations and de partments of the Uiversit; SKELTON, HARRELL (Continued from page 1) ward C. Prettyman, American S ciety of Mechanical Engineers George E. Boland, Epsilon Lanub< Sigma scholarship award to .Jam D. Parrish, American Institute Chemical Engineers award Stephen F. Chadwick and the E stilon Lambda Sigma leadersh achievement awvard to Albert Perry. Pharmacy honors included ti Rho Chi pharmacy fraternil award to Mrs. Helen Ulmer Rtay the Briston Laboratory awardl Elbert T. Wilcher, Jr., the Lel and Fink award to William i Alwood and the Merck awardls Sylvia Ann Cupstid andl Janmes 3 Thomas. Fine Arts and Music Prizes in fine arts were ti Lizbeth Wolfe costume desis award to James F. Bridges, IBelk interior decorating award to Ha bara Lea Dent, the dlepartment best painting award to F'rar Hart and the Katherine B. lie ward art awardl to IIoward J'j lard. Musical achievement was reco, nized with the hand me*dal to it tricia Plott, the Delta Omier. music fraternity senior honor pi to Joanne Berry Cam pbell and t1 Delta Om icront star t o l'atIri ci RawI. Honors for the forensic act iv ties Included the JIohn J. I hem phi award for debate to Fred L. Clercq, t.he Lawrence L.. Keit award for oratory to Jlohn Alt man, Euphrosynean Literary So clety award to Nancy Smith, th Gonzales award for oratory ti Lewis Cromer, Hypatian Literari Society award to Helen F'ayu Douglas, the James Patterso award of the Euphradian Literar.y Society to Flynn Harrell, th< George Seabrook Legare meda] for declamation to Kenneth A. Flynn and the Clariosophie Liter ary Soety award to Calhoun 1ppe r left, Presidenat David. WhI SPhi Epsilon Pi's ie-Throin g (Coni denit Doniall Russell. i I.ookimng on, 4eI r, and L mind 4authe, hernmabi. I'ppe r thrown. Lowter left, dhancers ding the. \ \. A May presented1 awards to outstandinug students. Prior to the presentation of - ithe awards, Don Clark, outgoing I president of the student body, r turnred the student council gavel Uvrpothe new f,President, David \VWhite. SPh ix hio hei's wre it serived byn - K%appai Sigmai: I\appa for t he de t he aternoon, l'hiK -:ponlef r,a'inraernitynrised mey fopr the A ow G sch*l,arsip t4Iind durt iMg a pie-throwing cotAet. The highest hid thiring the pstry rflinging ttessio was n5 i Vir hgil lhwafie to plaster .tk gass. - rirp-ins wer hlu bey fry FO)'UEEN IN ITIIATIEI) ( i n ined from page a) (of the NROTC uit, ieident f Sigma Pihi :psihi soial fra tnty and a aebe of the "Y nai net. Lu Special guiests whoit werel. presenit neud tl'esn aflnd Phri Dpionl P. frusser,n.i. rand mlts. . forp arnt-es, sIrhriet lietund hr iet, liarry- Sunner. Thei as,i .Ji. t Blusiness .\ wardls An wardse-toN"olnts inesbusines Sivet d ward to \amy Cathe ine McCl( aini, the I)ltau Sigmaiu i schob;iisip keyv ftoI DonlaiIht -:winl fess5ional Womlen's c itaition to Swas woin by Carii .. i Hrazell. Neil r-lRid t it: iI wonJhilWmen' thleticy kli-rity~ scharht i/ttip priisenthd I- were the Ara re ;jt(t A :h clar ipai o lelt a lt a toelia tggHtty .fli Alurray te Zilli TuiiAlphimai Scholas ti ( iprvemetu achoar P Wi itt rdf o 1. l i z 'aketh in. Me-i \ awardh ofi (lihn%a itoii gieng ,hi -a wardV of'i iaftimeta Wi Il.'iabedh StTheilhi ('hi aid psyhoog awardi) ti'Alpham Phib () fg award,i gjiven bya -l i eriu e ii-iri atni, wa presented Li.yAeelwnteSca Servicef opmy ite of the student body gets a face et. Upper center, Miss Dickert i t to right, are Carol Brandenburg, right, scattering flower petals as A] Virginia reel in "South Land," th s Ushered . the afternoon. At the end of the day Harrietl Dickert was crowned Queen of May by President Donald Rus sell. Her maid of honor wat Carol Brandenburg. After "Her Majesty" hat taken the throne, her subject. entertained the queen and het rourt with the presentation o "South Land," a saga of the Old South. "Sout h LIand" Given Writteni by Virgil Duffie ant directed by Sally Youngblood "South L and"' had as its scen< a garden('I of a Sothlerni Plata. tin in 181. l 'articip;atinhg in) the corona. tionr ars herralds were iAndu Canuthen and1( Marilyn Stacy Elliott D)ominicek was the crowr hieairer anrd Hob Grauve~s wvas th<i scepter baea rer. Train bearers were Sandy F'retwvell, Bob Mar. shlrl and Jimmy Coggins. Susan Jones, Debra Whaley Becky Williams, Anna Elizabeti HIawkiris and Pam Jarrett acted as flower girls. .\a rshallI Cin narrated "Sout)1 L anrd.'" (OtIhers taking p)arts in 640 K. C. WUSC RdiO Guide 640 K. C. MON., WED., FRI. I .59 Sign On 2 00(- World News Rtoundulip 2-:I5--Ilires to V'ets 2:. iii I iy IDremams I:30)l Jaz,z art thme Cuoncert -:0 Ca (.irolinaa Caulling Pahnmmetto Mystery [Tune 4:4-5-Worldl Ne'ws Rounadup 5 III -Cmr-oljina Calling Caro-linma Mystery Tumne (5.0)0- Co.i-eds on Campus (I I15--Join thei Navy Ii Il- Flying Iliigh 7-til this Is jazz 715 WVorld of Spomrts 5.01 Topjms in P'ops (J)( l0 arust Rtendez'voums In .00 Career loumr II0 I5 - Nsalgia II 110 -CI,ssic Ntmsicamle 12:00 -Sigmn Off TUES., THiURS. , - 59.- Sign Onm 2 00i Wortld News Rtomundrp 2- IS- Serermade in Blime 2:301 Da)y IDreamrus :30-1- Jazz at thme Concert 41:100- Carolinaa Calling Pamimetto Mystery Tuane -1:-In--Wmirld News Rounrdump 5:00- Camrolia Calling Casrolinaa Miystery Trine (1:01) Cii-eds on Camum (:15-Join the Navy (1:30-Flying Hligh 7:0- Proudly We Hlail 7:30--This Is My Faith 7:45-World of Sports 8:00-Topsi in Pops 8:30 -BIBC n:010-Rlegimet terndezvous 10:00 -Csreer liour 10:15 --Night Train iI:0 11-Classie NMusicale l2:00--Sign Off mid. SUNDAY 12:00( Sign On S2:05 -The Night Owl 2:00 -Sign Off 8:59--Sign On 9:00--Sundimay Aforning Devotional 9:l0--Sundaluy Mforning Concert p.m. I (00 UnYrited Press Sumnday Show 1:15 -BBC 2:15--Swing Street 4:45-World News Rloundup 5:00-Music from Broadway 5:45-Warld as Spo.e. k .... ..: -A . ; .. full of pie from lowed the coi a being crowned Sidney Sullivj maid of honor; the non-stude ie goes, a flower enjoyed the L skit which fol In With Da the saga were the following: Johnny Parks, Percy H o y, Percy Stakes, Buddy Kennedy, Billy McAbee, Elsie Simpson, Pauline Edwards, "Mae" Cor HES Satiy Thurse/f vn packed for moi A fouch will tell you . .an Accu field is more perfectly packed. ..a Chesterfield satisfies the most... evenly, smokes much smoother. MILD. YET T 'onation ceremouies. Lower center, m Award, watch as President Russ nt winner during ODK's Awards I] ox lunche given out by Kappa Sig Of Celebi bett, Helen Anderson a n d Peaches Watson. Also, Billy Temple, Hal Cros well, Billy Walter, Dean Crain, Lawrence Curry, 13 e v e r l y ERIE ; ith a Milde2 Better -'I ~e pleasure by exclusia Ray Chester- To the taste, too. di that means pleasure. Firm and p1 burns more deeply satisfying to ti is pleasure-packed by fIEYSRaf61k. TI MIR> Flynn Harrell and Margaret Skelon, -I prementx Dr. Rober4 l-e .Shiaier, ny program. Lower right, .holn hi4ie - Ina Kappa. (Photo by 11I) 1Finle a ma tion Hughes, Jean Oliphant, Julie Petoskey, Louise Withers and Virginia Ross. Members of Pi Rappa Alpha fraternity took part in the asting smoke Te Accu Ray .Chesterfield packs more easing to the lips..mild yet ec taste..Chesterfield alone Accu-Ray. ~MOST! May 9, l93o K.. tuen(lvt imrnnrs of tihe Algernoin iiver%it. aleannu s it award for - are ia fet of the nany who 1:ern 1'owell) ba; ttlefie'lII scene- of the skit. Lewis Cr'mner, dressed in Con fe(evate uniform, portrayed (General Robert E. Lee as de iveriing his farewell address. OR REi ,b - J