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1898 THE ORGAN OF STUDENT EXPRESSION 1978 Volume 80, No.5 Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia November 16,1978 At the End of the Rainbow is Success piii Jt 1 HP- By Mark Robertson This occasion was to be the highlight of the school year. Both students and alumni had anxiously awaited this event since September, for a Morehouse Coronation held great esteem. The many hours of preparation, planning, and dedication on the part of the Coronation staff, directed by Spike Lee, the Morehouse Student Government As sociation, the various clubs, fraternities, queens and their courts had paid off. For indeed, “At the End of a Rainbow — A Dance Fantasy” was a success. “At the End of a Rainbow” was not an ordinary, traditional pageant. On the contrary, it was quite imaginative and innovative. One never knew exactly what was going to happen next, but was nevertheless always an ticipating each act. According to one of the queens, “the courts practiced individually in separate rooms and had no knowledge of the other courts’ attire, music, or dance steps. In my estimation this unknowingness avoided conventionality and uniformity while variety and diversity was definitely the outcome. The gowns and the dance steps of the various courts were as innovative as the music which was performed by such artists as Art Farmer, Grover Washington, and Pharoah Sanders. Also lending to the imagination of the program were the two beautiful dancers, Melody Ruffin and Jasmine Guy whose light, airy movements were indeed a fan tasy in themselves. Before the crowning of a new queen, it is customary for the reigning queen to pass on her crown. Unfortunately Iris Lit tle, Ms. Maroon and White of 1977 could not make a personal appearance; however, she did write a beautiful letter in which she sent her apologies for not being able to attend this year’s coronation. Ms. Little is currently performing in a play at the Studio Theatre in the Memorial Arts Center. She also expressed her well wishes to Jerri Devard and Court and commented on what it meant to her personally and profes sionally in her career to reign as Ms. Maroon and White. Ms. Little’s letter was read to the audience by Rodney Thaxton who also did a fine job as the storyteller throughout the program. As the excitement grew toward the end of the program, 2501 people were anxiously awaiting their queen. All of a sudden, out of a cloud of smoke and with a clap of thunder came the Ms. Maroon and White Court. Then almost as suddenly as they had appeared, they disappeared. Just a glimpse of the queen was all there was and the audience, half-astounded could be heard whispering “what happened?” and “Where did she go?” Then through a transformation, as by magic or sorcery, the scene was changed. Now the stage had become Broadway, the hustling, bustling street where all of the happenings are and all types of people can be found. This was truly a scene to behold: a boxer, blind panhandler, hooker, and Don Juan among others had the audience in instantaneous laughter. Then as if tan talizing the audience enough, our Queen reappeared. The lovely Ms. Devard stood before an ecstatic audience who at last were about to see Ms. Maroon and White of 1978 crowned. If anyone in the audience could possibly imagine castles in the air or fairyland, then maybe, just perhaps, one could possibly have expected a rider on a ten speed racer decorated with ribbon and flowers to present Ms. Devard with her crown and a bouquet of roses. The audience at this point knew that they had seen an extravaganza, a fantasy that will be savored until next year when Jerri Devard passes her crown on to Ms. Maroon and White of 1979.