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Show Outreach, auction etc. Homecoming activities end by FRED KEMPE Chronicle Staff The joint Homecoming-Outreach week closed Saturday night with a stomp sponsored by Outreach. Though financially sucessful the week of events was marred by a lack of student response and squabbling among the organizers. In 1971 Outreach entered the Homecoming activities in hopes of stopping the downhill trend, which it's sponsors attributed to the lack of "social concern." It's sucess earned Outreach a renewal in 1972. Point combination The Homecoming group and the Outreach group differed over purpose, the former opting for traditional events and the latter pressing to raise money for scholarships. Most advertising was titled "Homecoming" rather than the official Homecoming-Outreach. The computation of the official group participation winner also had a questionable side. The LDS chapter supplied the queen and fared well in the talent competition, thus winning the set. However the sorority had no bike riders in the bike-a-thon, no booth at the fair and only a few participants par-ticipants at the city cleanup. The Homecoming committee, under Judy Heilpern was responsible for the kick-off stomp, talent contest, the fair and the Queen and talent contests. The less traditional events were handled by Outreach directed by Nanette Pederson. Among them were Clean-Up Day, Film Festival, Auction, Bike-A-Thon and the Saturday night stomp. Before official week The clean-up day took place before the official week and opened the Homecoming-Outreach happenings. With the aid of local merchants it was the most financially successful event, putting Outreach $1,000 in the black. The Friday auction, .emceed by KALL radio wit Tom Barberi drew the most response as hundreds of The IK will return the rock, mounted and with a plaque to the University. The coveted A sticker went for $30. The auction took in a total of over $500. Mr. Barberi also promoted his Ophir State Marching Band albums and with gimmicks such as, "It can cover the barf spots on your rug." They went for upwards of $4. Bicycle awarded Saturday's Outreach Bike-a-thon netted $394 for Outreach. Randy Ryser, winner of the marathon bicycle race, received the race's grand prize, a new 10-speed bike. At the stomp Saturday Nanette Pederson explained the week as "quality, not quantity." Discouraged from advertising, Outreach was forced to rely on a college attendance and made over $100- , . . , "It's the end of the week and I m glad it's over," Nanette Pederson said Saturday night students soaked in the humor and salesmanship of the Ophir State originator. Barberi took control at 12:30 and held even those not interested in buying for three hours with his salesmanship prodding, "Speak up, Clown," and on the spot humor exemplified by saying, "Have you ever walked into a movie house backwards and played like you had just seen the show? as he walked backwards over the makeshift stage at the library plaza. The big sellers of the day were the rostrum rock and an A parking sticker. The first went to the Intercollegiate In-tercollegiate Knights for $75.38. |