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Two letters to the editor appear in the Sounding Board section of the Skyscraper. The first, from Richard A. Gibson, Mid'n USNA, Annapolis, Maryland, writes in support of "the girls of Mundelein who enjoy twisting." He compares it to the earlier critics of Rock and Roll dancing, and suggests that people may practice first to avoid looking ridiculous.
The second, from "22 signatures," addresses "quite a commotion in the smokers." The signers defend The Twist as "no more than an amusing way to release energy after a hard day in class. We feel that the whole situation has been greatly blown out of proportion. Why not let the twisters Twist, the smoker smoke, and the bridge players play?"
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A satirical article by Pat Krochmal covers the "new epidemic [that] has broken out at Mundelein." The author describes the "symptoms" of The Twist, or "Twistentia Praecox," which "is thought to be activated by an abnormal pounding rhythm commonly found in the Phoenix Room." Jokingly, Krochmal describes the efforts of medical researchers to find the origin, and warns that it may spread rapidly.
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In a letter to the Editor, three students of the class of 1964 (Karen Doody, Connie Pearson, and Ruth Fazioli) express their disturbance that the "smoker" room has been taken up by "twisters" who "suffer from high school fad mania" for the new dance. As they say, "One girl in 100 can do it as a dance, many of the others look highly suggestive, the others purely ridiculous. We think it's time that the smoker be open for smoking -- smokers and bridge players. They're carrying this thing to extremes. Once the hallowed halls were filled with feminine chatter, now all you hear is "Hit the Road Jack." Now's the time to clear the dance floor and act like adult Christian women."
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Several people do a social dance at the Freshman Mixer. One of the foremost couple smiles at the camera.
The caption reads:
"FRIENDS MIXED and twisted at the Freshman Mixer. The more than 600 guests who attended the Swing-Out did a variety of steps to Notre Dame's Dance Band, and to Rae Paul's Lakeshore Four Combo." The Lakeshore Four was a quartet of four Mundelein students.
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An advertisement invites students to a Computer Dance, where on Nov. 19, 1966. Participants are encouraged to come without dates, because they will fill out a punch card for an IBM computer as a personality test. The computer will match the most compatible attendees of the opposite sex, who will then have "the opportunity to meet the person with whom the computer has matched them at another party in December." The band will be "The Wild Things, with the latest sounds."
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Two people dance in traditional outfits as part of the Historical Society's Christmas party featuring traditional European dances.
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A line of people dances in a kick line during the Superdance '80 24-hour dance marathon for charity, held from 9 P.M. March 14 to 9 P.M the next evening. The marathon raised almost $10,000 and included contests, such as a pie throw at Cathi Kern's face.
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A photo and headline announce the band for the annual Fall Frolic. Carleton Kelsey and his Hollywood Band were chosen, shown here in a still from "Twenty Million Sweethearts" with Dick Powell. The band also appears in the musical "42nd Street," and in the soundtrack for some Mickey Mouse short films.
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A view over the shoulders of a dance band includes a room full of couples dancing along to the music at the Fall Frolic, an annual dance originally held by the Loyola student newspaper.
