Something kinda weird happened in McElroy Dining Commons around Halloween 1966. There was something of a “party” for dorm residents. A brief article in the October 28 Heights said “Jimmy and the Jades” performed during the two-hour event, which, most surprisingly, included “suitably-costumed young girls” serving cider and donuts. The photos below, from the 1967 Sub Turri, are from the event, I believe.

Sub Turri photos

We’ll talk more about the food service at McElroy and the protests that brought in Saga as the replacement, but Saga’s Halloween “party” was, to me and I believe many others, a hit. The Heights described the dining hall as decorated with hay, pumpkins, black cats, and other traditional items. Responding to the performance of Jimmy and the Jades, the Heights said, “Dorm students stood on tables, sang along and generally clapped their approval.”

A senior was quoted as saying, “This is the greatest time I’ve ever had eating dinner in McElroy.” Not a high bar to exceed, perhaps, but it was a rare fun evening in McElroy.