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A zoo Riverbanks Zoo in West Columbia is flushed with the pelting rays of a hot Easter Sunday Sun. The 91 degree weather has coaxed hoardes of visitors out to the zoo and each in their own way, they respond to what's around them with an unusual candidness, a frank childlike curiousity. Bedecked in casual shorts, , stiff suits or special Easter clothes, the visitors stray from the polar bear to the monkeys, from tne exquisite giraffes to a pacing lion. "Boy, that lion is big," the young child with the close The elephants at River hi visitors. (Allphotos by Kan Actual poster size 19"X 22" L?3| >withn ? z( Lark Platte % lil Inside ? H Entertainment ? n, cropped dutch-boy hair cut m says. zc S? WITHOUT HESITATION, th the boy's brother, about half m his brother's size, grips the hand rail separating the g1 onlooker from a deep pit, fo stares at the beast, and 1 _? _ 1 A ininucKS in a sun, annusi ^ inaudible, voice, "Boy, that lion is big!" m The family of seven whose fo five kids are wearing the pc exact same outfit of red te shorts and a printed t-shirt pc 1 ..Jtu .... sijuiui ui uie puim ucui wiui w. two of the kids running wild w down the main path of the 01 inks Zoo are probably the < 9 n Add y) kS. y? itfjff a?r A' J*I 0? VHP '11 bK 'JS ''-'Hi. W^StBn'M ' A tS/fl/ w j H ?H V ' 'g ' w |' mmmm riorei r X). The youngsters seem to low up now and then with leir parents strolling ;veral feet behind trying to (nore their children. The zoo itself is probably <e thousands of others :ross the United States but iverbanks is a little bit fferent. It sits on the itskirts of Interstate 26 ;stled in the hidden, mantade setting that makes os famous. There are those inasione-iooKing crags tor le most gentle of mamtals, natural leafy settings r the tropical birds and -avel-based paths through rests for animal-lovers. The man with the receding lirline waves a brightange cracker almost echanically outside the gged-up glass of the ;nguin home, where the mperature is low and the inguins rarely enter the ater while they're being atched by the people itside. greatest attraction to n-. ou I k Ro B dowi Halp W sprii RHrF yi iJB 185/JL*'t,'* 4 x BvflHwM '<^8 ,W/&' ^''^AAfen ' B ftBW& Bfe hB thanji PARENTS AT the zoo are magically transformed into Harvard doctorates, lecturing to their ctiildren about the nature of the animals they're observing, their typical habits and where in the world the creatures can be found. A grandfatherly type lovingly tells his young companion all about the penguin, stressing its incessant waddle, noting its capacity to swim, making sure the youngster is watching. Back outside, the sun glares back into the teary eyes of zoo-goers. Near the outside bird display, rare fowl are caged in forest surroundings. THE GIRL named Stephanie in the green outfit skips around the outside of thp raffm as her mother calls for her to look at the toucan, a beautiful r ~ ilored creature. He. . -.jnger brother mentions "Froot Loops," the sugar-coated breakfast cereal that made the toucan famous. Before long, her parents have tried to persuade the uninterested Stephanie to watch the bird. No luck. The slow pace of walking at the zoo is probably the way people might want to wander through life. Aimlessly, observing, analyzing, having fun with their kids. ror tne people that attended the zoo on that Easter Sunday and for those visiting the rest of the year, the Riverbanks Zoo serves as a model for the relaxed state of mind that is so enjoyablethe good life. pport th <gers Mt asting tribute to the 198( itown uoiumoia, Deginn 's Booker T. Washingto h Waldrop, to be unveik ig celebration. The George Rog Downtown Action C i- . r ^ unamner 01 uommi through individual e Footballs autogra (1) highest individuf non-student contrit highest student 01 $10.00 or more will jfk ! Please shan fffe' J your tax dedi Ithe Mural Pro I Name Address | Amount 'Number of Postei |Postage (k Handli: JContributions of! 1 Make chei | Bankers 1 | P.O. Ra? a ist anirr ^BBJ^^^^fe":'' te George iral Progi ) Heisman Trophy winner! Thr< ing with a depiction of George n Center, painted by Columt ;d May 2 as part of Columbia'; [ers Mural Program is a pre Council, an affiliate of the Great* ^rce. Funds for the project are 1 ind corporate donations. phed by George Rogers will be i\ student contributor; (2) highej >utor; (3) highest corporate con -ganization contributor. Conti receive a posier 01 tne mural. e in this tribute to George Ro, ictible contribution today! 1 gram is to raise $20,000 now s ($10/posfcer) ng ($l/poster) S> lO.OO or more will receive n ?rj v! cka payable to George Rogers Mural 1 eorge Slur!il P^otfram 'rust 1307 , o.l/. iCU'ZUZ SSSESSS55SSSS5SSSS5SS5S5S5SSi mis s & Sf ~ I Ur^ri--^v=v-????ta??WA ram ee murals in L'i 3 rvugcrs oil )ia muralist s "Mayfest" >ject of the er Columbia being raised awarded to: 5t individual itributor: (4) ributions of i gers by sending i 'he final goal of. i _ , f the poster. | urogram. , 1 I i I ? 1