Vice Pez-ident : I enlightens flock 1 By Billy Joe Wampler

ids Staff Writer

Leon Varjian, graduate student, never gives up on a campaign. Last year, Leon guaranteed a good time to every student if he was voted president of the student body. Varjian lost. But he certainly isn't gone or forgotten.

Over 150 students cheered and applauded Varjian and the remnants of his Birthday Party as they presented "The Art of Dispensing Pez," offered as a one-time only Free University class Wednesday night in Rawles Hall.

Amid flashing lights and excited screams, Varjian introduced "The Students for Pcz," a zany group of 20 costumed witches, pirates and clowns. The performers had all the theatrics to support a good comedy and the crowd

t shrieked with approval. , But, what is Pez? L, 7 Pez is a nostalgic candy of the late

1950s which became popular as a result of its wide variety of plastic dispensers. The brightly colored cases featured the heads of cartoon characters such as Donald Duck and Bozo the Clown. By

[pressing the figure's head properly, a small rectangular Pez candy is released.

"I.U. finally let this Pez dispensing course be taught through the University facilities. I'm only the Vice-Pez-ident," tuxedoed Varjian said. The "department chairman" of Students for Pez was a six-foot tall cardboard likeness of a Pez dispenser. As the giant dispenser was positioned on stage, Varjian lifted the duck head and demonstrated "the fine art of dispensing Pez from the Pez dispenser." The crowd roared to the tune of "When the Saints Go Marching In."

Master of ceremonies Va rjian offered a lesson in loading the Pez dispenser. "I have in my pocket one pack of Pez . . . First, slide off the outside wrapper." Varjian said. He told students not to throw away the wrappers because they "are redeemable

. for Pez premiums. Peel back the inner wrapper . . . I'm exposing the Pez (the crowd laughed). Hold the Pez with your pinky and inside your hand. Now, with one swift motion, insert the Pez into the dispenser ."

7. 1 Somewhere in the crowd, a

cos tumd Santa Claus gasped that he the audience that hc had received 5,000 had loaded his dispenser without any Pez from the Pez company for speaking help and, again, the crowd broke into at the meeting. "That is a damned lie," 'cheers. Zorro said. "Don't let anybody give you

The audience was invited to a wooden Pez." par t ic ipate in dispensing Pez. The crowd cheered briefly as a Entertainers walked through the crowd student in the audience rose from his offering tips on Pez dispensing and seat. With silence about him, 'the student loading. Everyone receiv6d several free said, "Give me Pez . . . or give me samples of Pez. At one p'oint, Varjian death." As he finished, the crowd asked the crowd to show their erypted.

qrr dispensers- About 60 hands proudly b* Few talked about Spiro T. Agnew displayed the candy holders. or war in the Middle East. Someone

The guest speaker of the night was asked if Zorro intended to resign. Kazoo an unidentified student costumed as music rang out faintly with a chorus of Zorro, the legendary Robin Hood of "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and a nulnber Mexico. Zorro told the audience his students were sitting on the base of chilling tales of PeZ dispensing. Bandits the Adaln and E~~ statues behind have bought off Spanish soldiers with Lindley Hall. They all had stomach Pez, he said. "You couldn't do that with from eating too many pez. milk, you couldn't do that with beer. , . . - but you can do it with Pez," Zorro said. I

The audience eagerly applauded. Zorro said I.U. students have

"grown accustomed to the easy Pez life here." He said, "The outside- world is hard. Last week, BlooNmton ran out of Pez." .

Zorro countered allegations from 1