@prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:isReferencedBy "http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1211252"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "University Publications"@en ; dcterms:issued "2015-08-27"@en, "1964-01-20"@en ; dcterms:description "Mardi Gras Edition."@en, ""@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/Ubysseynews/items/1.0126503/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ MARDI CMS EDITION Vol. 1 VANCOUVER, B.C., MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1964 No. 1 '64 Mardi Gras this weekend It's laughs in London —don hume photo REAL SUCKERS for that Mardi Gras floorshow are Lee Muller, Robert Jones, and Morley Adelman, three of the cast in the annual half-time production. This year, floorshow takes on London theme, with dance and song routines set in an English pub. —don hume photo LEGSOME LASSES Pam Croll, Lynne Grimwood, Gail Flitton, and Dixie Szasz look over the script for chorus line. Girls have been working out regularly for month preparing for big night. Try wearing a big smile Haven't got a thing to wear? Try your sense of humor. Join Mardi Gras and laugh at London. Now's your chance to take revenge on the old British tradition. From the Wife of Bath to Christine Keeler, from King Arthur to his Lordship A. A. Jones, you have your pick. Just grab your "brolly" and join us in "a spot of tea" at the Commodore, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. See you there, chaps! Dance of year is here again St. Trinians' girls dance and one of the Beatles sings big- time boogie. Christine Keeler manages to steal a bobbie's trousers while high society and the workers dance and sing in an Olde English pub. It's Mardi Gras, 1964, and Mardi Gras Laughs at London! Thursday From the Thursday noon pep meet to the Saturday night dance, this year's Mardi Gras has been planned for fun on a limited budget. This is the year that the prices come down! The Mardi Gras committee has cut expenses wherever possible, with the result that dance costs only $2.50 per person—the same as a regular night at the Commodore. Mardi Gras is the oldest continuous dance on the campus. Since 1940 it has also become the largest costume ball at UBC. Recently, Mardi Gras has become less elaborate in that most merry makers choose to prepare their own costume rather than rent an elaborate outfit The theme this year was chosen with costumes in mind. Friday and Saturday night from 9 to 1 inhabitants of Soho, bird watchers, suffragettes and British tars will dance to Doug Kirk's orchestra in the Commodore Cabaret. During intermission, the traditional floorshow will be presented. Miss Barbara Bennett, choreographer said: "This year we have made an attempt to produce a truly "Mardi Gras" floorshow. I think the dancing is good, but the show is more lively than it has been in past years." Show will be lively Musical Director, Bob Olson, said the aim of the show this year was to convey the spirit of Mardi Gras. "To begin with, we have a solid half hour of fast moving song and dance. Every dance number has a complete chorus of singers to supplement it." Forty-four students from all areas of the campus have been rehearsing four hours a night for three weeks. Miss Bennett explained that the show was set in the English pub so that the producers would have the opportunity to present all aspects of English society. The floorshow will also be presented at the annual Thursday night bazaar. Since Mardi Gras associated with Muscular Distrophy, firemen throughout the provinco have aided the students with their Mardi Gras activities. Thursday noon will feature a colorful presentation of queen candidates, skits by king candidates, demonstrations by the firemen, and Tom Northcott, local folk song artist. The winning king and queen will be crowned Friday night at the Commodore. The UBC Pep Band will provide theme music lor all pep meet presentations. Mardi Gras: a time for fun Mardi Gras 1964 is structurally similar to the one held 24 years ago. However, like any other institution which is dependent on people, attitudes and customs slowly change. Today, we still have the pep meet, and the charity ball but these two events are no longer our main sources of money. We continue to sponsor these aspects of our program because we believe Mardi Gras is a time for fun and revelry which incident- ly raises a substantial sum for charity. Last year our $7,300 donation to UBC muscular distrophy research put Mardi Gras among the top 20 donors in this province. It was the largest single donation UBC muscular distrophy research has ever received. If the money was not raised from the Mardi Gras parties where did it come from? Most money was raised by the annual contest for the round trip to Hawaii. The Thursday night bazaar also added several thousand dollars. By the time the dances start, Mardi Gras has already earned most of its charity donation. Mardi Gras has also learned that its fectivities cannot be restricted to only fraternity and sorority members. The attitude for the past few years has been that our activities welcome participation and support from all segments of the campus. It is only since the former narrow attitudes were abandoned that Mardi Gras has been able to grow into the largest campus dance and celebration of the school year. Last year's figures show that during Mardi Gras week over 7,000 UBC students attended at least one of our activities. In our attempts to continually raise donations, we sometimes tend to forget the traditional festive nature of Mardi Gras and think only of (Continued on page 3) SEE: MARDI GRAS Page 2 MARDI GRAS EDITION Monday, January 20, 1964 LINDA KORBIN ' . . . Delta Phi Epsilon MERLE SAMIS . . . Alpha Phi JUDI SMITH Alpha Omicron Pi .--»». - *"". JOAN POUTNEY . . . Kappa Kappa Gamma Voting Thursday LINDA CHALKLIN . Alpha Gamma Delta King, Queen known Friday The new reigning monarchs of Mardi Gras will be chosen at the Pep Meet and Bazaar Thursday. But following past tradition, the results will not be revealed until Friday at midnight when the 1964 king and queen will be crowned. LINDA MUIR . Alpha Delta Pi LINDA WARREN Kappa Alpha Theta CHERYL WATT . Gamma Phi Beta Bigger, better Mardi Gras is back again—bigger and better than ever. From its humble beginning in 1940 as a small wartime charity ball, Mardi Gras has now become the biggest charity drive on campus. The Mardi Gras tradition lives on! The first Mardi Gras took place in the Commodore and, in keeping with tradition, it will again be held there. But Mardi Gras is no longer a one-night affair. On Monday, campaigning for Mardi Gras king and queen heralds the start of a week highlighted by the Pep Meet Thursday noon in the gymnasium with the presentation of Mardi Gras King and Queen candidates and other entertainment, and the Bazaar and Dress rehearsal Thursday evening at the Commodore (you can't afford to miss that). Mardi Gras is brought to a climax Friday and Saturday night with the costume balls and the crowning of the King and Queen. In its drive this year Mardi Gras is supporting UBC's own Muscular Dystrophy Research. Last year $7,300 was raised during Mardi Gras for this worthwhile cause. Funds from Mardi Gras have increased over the year and this year, the Mardi Gras committee hopes to top the $8,000 mark. For over 10 years now Mardi Gras committees have banded together and racked their brains to come up with a new and challenging theme. Those of past years have included International, Deep South, Broadway, Continental and Disneyland. This year Mardi Gras Laughs at Ldndon. So this year be sure to join in Mardi Gras and help to finance University research. Twelve in race for king Twelve men have been named by their fraternities to contest the Mardi Gras king election. They are: John Black (Alpha Delta Phi); Mike Fuller ton (Alpha Tau Omega); George Peter (Beta Theta Pi); Jim Nolan (Delta Upsilon); Dick Gibbons {Kappa Sigma); Ian Morton (Phi Delta Theta); Tim Cummings (Phi Gamma Delta); Bob Hunter (Phi Kappa Sigma); Ken Hick (Psi Upsilon); Sandy D'Aquino (Sigma Chi); Steve Groberman (Zeta Beta Tau); Harry McLoughlin (Zeta Psi). SANDY PLANT . . Delta Gamma The crowning will climax weeks of preparation and anticipation. King and Queen candidates are chosen by their respective fraternities and sororities in November. Following the choosing, there are many weeks of planning for the posters and gimmicks, ■which must be invented and made for publicity. King candidates prepare skits, hoping that theirs will be the best crowd-pleaser and vote-getter, while the Queen candidates prepare themselves for that long walk to the stage. Official kickoff for Mardi Gras '64 is Thursday, January 23, at noon in the War Memorial Gym, with folksinger Tom Northcott. At the gym, the queen candidates will be presented and the king candidates will present their skits. Voting for your favorite king and queen who will reign over Mardi Gras activities, will take place during the Pep Meet. Best wishes to all the King and Queen Candidates from Varsity Jewellers 4517 W. 10th Ave. CA 4-4432 Diamonds - Watches China For Your lV dresses i^ coats ^r suits visit THE Petite Dress Shop LTD. 732 GRANVILLE Specializing in sizes 3-22 Vi Thursday evening at 8 the bazaar is open to the public, so bring along your family and enjoy the fun! Admission is $1.00. The Mardi Gras dances will be held Friday and Saturday nights at the Commodore from nine to one. Tickets for the dances are on sale at the AMS office in Brock Hall at the new reduced price of $5.00 per couple. Green, McDell are co-ordinators Alison Green and Barry McDell are the co-ordinators of ihe '64 Mardi Gras celebration. Rocke Robertson is treasurer, and Patty Sandquist and Jane Brown are secretaries. WHITE DOVE CLEANERS Complete Deluxe SHIRT SERVICE THE ONLY DRY CLEANING PLANT IN WEST POINT GREY 5467 West 10th Ave. Phone: 224-4377 Student Discount On Dry Cleaning DUTHIE BOOKS LTD. 907 Robson, Vancouver 1 MU 4-4496 4560 W. 10th Ave., Vancouver 8 CA 4-7012 Monday, January 20, 1964 MARDI GRAS EDITION Page 3 From page 1: That real Mardi Gras atmosphere money. This year we are doing our best to sponsor the most festive dance of the year and to return to the original Mardi Gras spirit of fun. If you have never been to Mardi Gras, we urge you to attend for you will find something unique among campus social activities. Walking into the Commodore that weekend is the closest one can come to the authentic New Orleans Mardi Gras atmosphere for five dollars. For those who have attended several Mardi Gras Balls, we believe you will find the excitement of the first Mardi Gras and the best floor show ever produced. We also take this Opportunity to thank the merchants, students, private individuals, and the Ubyssey staff for their donations of time and kind which together have aided us to raise our annual donation and to sponsor the largest Mardi Gras Ball ever. Alison Green Barry McDell Many guests Pearkes heads dance patrons A long list of well-known B.C. citizens are the patrons and guests for the 24th annual Mardi Gras celebrations. The patrons include Major- general the Hon. George R. Pearkes and Mrs. Pearkes, the lieutenant-governor of B.C.; University chancellor Mrs. Phyllis Ross and her husband, the Hon. Frank Ross. • • • President John Macdonald and Mrs. Macdonald, former president Dr. Norman MacKenzie and Mrs. MacKenzie, Mayor William A. Rathie and Mrs. Rathie, and Attorney- General the Hon. Robert Bonner and Mrs. Bonner complete the list. Among the special guests are: Dean Blythe Eagles & Mrs. Eagles, Dean David M. Myers & Mrs. Myers, Dean Neil Perry and Mrs. Perry, Dean S. Wah Leung & Mrs. Leung, Dean Neville V. Scarfe & Mrs. Scarfe. • • • Dean Thomas A. Wright & Mrs. Wright, Dean George F. Curtis & Mrs. Curtis, Dean A. W. Matthews & Mrs. Matt- ' hews, Dean V. J. Okulitch & Mrs. Okulitch, Dean Helen McCrae, Dr. W. C. Gibson & Mrs. Gibson, Mr. George T. Cunningham & Mrs. Cunningham, Mr. T. S. Hughes & Mrs. Hughes, Mr. Alfred W. R. Carrothers & Mrs. Carrothers. Mr. Ron Jeffels & Mrs. Jeffels, Miss Barbara Schrodt, Mr. Hector Wright & Mrs. Wright, Mr. Ralph R. Jacks & Mrs. Jacks, Mr. Gordon R. Anderson & Mrs. Anderson, Mr. Bryan Williams and Mrs. Williams. 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Rush down to EATON'S and buy one today . . . before someone else gets the same sneaky idea ! jr ^ q |" From EATON'S Of Course Page 4 MARDI GRAS EDITION Monday, January 20, 1964 Bazaar's your piece of cake Three years ago Mardi Gras decided to open its dress rehearsal to the public. Since that time, the rehearsal has grown into a full scale bazaar. This year the program includes an auction of cakes made by king candidates, and booths featuring everything from kisses to games of skill. • • • The highlight of the bazaar is the sneak preview of the floorshow. Recently the bazaar has become so popular that the cast is forced to hold a private dress rehearsal the night before. During the program Miss Kathy Hobson, one of last year's queen candidates, will model the fur stole which is one of the contest prizes. • • • All 30 contest prizes will be awarded during the evening. This year, the program has been enlarged to include a fashion show featuring clothes from Richards and Farish and Chapman's. WHERE THE FUN IS THURSDAY, JANUARY 23 12:30 noon—Pep meet in Memorial Gym. King and queen candidates presented. Tom Northcott, folksinger. Voting for king and queen. 6:30 p.m.—Charity Bazaar and dress rehearsal at the Commodore Cabaret. Cake auction. Contest draw. Kings' and queens' fashion show. Voting for king and queen. Laughs in London floorshow. (Program begins at 8 p.m., door at 6:30) FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, JAN. 24-25 9:00 p.m.—Dances at the Commodore. The big costume Charity Ball. Laughs in London floorshow. Crowning of king and queen. Here's list of workers They are: Sandy Plant and Marty Zlotnik, raffle; Dave Norton, dance tickets; Sandy Senbergs and Doug Hager, activities; Barb McGrath and Len Marks, Commodore arrangements; Don Mowat, decorations; Sheila Harvey and Dave Phillips, programme; Virginia Hamilton, costume; Lorna Heg- dahl and Keith Henderson, publicity; John Rodger, sponsors and donations; Gail Crighton and Mike Butcher, bazaar arrangements; Barb Bennett and Bob Olson, choreography; and Robin Lecky, public relations. About Town Hair Stylists presents A beautiful salon for beautiful women * INDIVIDUAL STYLING * BEAUTIFUL BODY WAVES * NATURAL COLORING * STUDENT RATES ALL YEAR WILLIAM MARTIN DOREEN 4603 West 10th Avenue "Just Outside The Gates" Phone: 224-4384 Best Wishes For A Successful Mardi Gras from MOLLIE'S Card & Gift Shop 4479 W. 10th THE IDEAL PLACE TO MEET YOUR FRIENDS Try Our Delicious T-Bone Steak with Coffee $1.35-Ifs Really Good Full Course Meals within your income. 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