Novelty fabrics and smart detailing swing into fashion in the 1956 spring rainwear parade.

Rainwear Trends, Betty Gregory, page 2

Turntable Potters-Wheel, Donna Schneider, page 7

Veishea has Changed, Martha Elder, page 8

Picnic, Marilyn Ogland, page 10

Destination - Europe, Jane Takehara, page 12

It’s Spring! Spots Must Go, page 13

“I Like Black In My Dorm Room”, Anne Parks, page 14

Paint it black and put it in Tuck's room," the friends of Oak Hall's Tuck Barber, architecture sophomore, are fond of saying. Any Visitors to her room will quickly see why this statement originated.

"Let's go to Europe!" Ten Iowa State girls' dream of a European tour will come true this summer under the leadership of Jean Daggett, technical journalism senior. With $800 and English bicycles, twelve weeks will be spent abroad visiting eight European countries. The girls plan to spend $750 for living and traveling expenses and $50 for bicycles.

Editor's note: This is the time for new inspirations, new thoughts; time for experimenting and trying out new ideas. Here's one coed's experiment: hand-made ceramics. Let's see what she did.