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WAHOO - Cowsill - a word not likely to be forgotten.
Students at John F. Kennedy College 'discovered' the Cowsills Friday night when the family and a troupe of lighting and sound technicians 'invaded' the campus.
Students stood in groups in front of the dining hall awaiting the arrival of the famed singing group. A nervous Student Union Association president paced the floor, constantly eyed his watch and occasionally went to the front door of the dining hall to look for the singers.
Two coeds, who were to later have the privilege of serving the Cowsill party, swung their hands and 'eagle-eyed' the door in which the Cowsills would enter.
After what seemed like an eternity, shouts and applause could be heard in the dining hall where student were eating when the Cowsills made their appearance.
Students nudged one another and the words 'hey, the Cowsills; were audible throughout the building.
The singers immediately made themselves at home. Coats were removed and stacked on shelves.
Mrs. Cowsill (Barbara), remarked how delicious the food smelled and the Cowsill boys and girl, Susan, walked around the room saying hello to students and faculty members.
Barry Cowsill, held up the sleeve of his sweater, only to display a small hole. 'Mini-Mom' (Mrs. Cowsill), as the Cowsill kids refer to her, asked why he didn't wear another sweater only to be told that the one he had on was the only one he brought with him. He offered to keep his coat on, but was told he looked all right and had better leave the coat off.
The group ate what the students had to eat (a choice of fish and chips or spaghetti) and then were served pieces of cake reading 'JFK Welcomes Cowsills.'
Mrs. Ron (Connie) Ellifson and Sherry Ambro, the girls who helped erve the meal, said they were ver pleased to be able to see the group, but were a little bit nervous.
One of the girls remarked that she had worked as a waitress at one time, but this time the situation was a little different. After the girls finished serving they took an occasional peek from behind the sliding doors separating the dining room from the kitchen area.
Mrs. Cowsill, after eating, sat back in her chair, looked at one of the JFK students and remarked "I don't know about you, but I think the food is just great."
After dinner, the Cowsills went into the dining hall and talked with the students, signed autographs and relaxed.
Barry Cowsill noticed a Christmas tree setting on a table and asked when the tree would be decorated. The answer, soon. He walked up to the tree, stuck his nose in among the branches took a deep breath and let out a sigh, "boy that smells great."
Susy Cowsill, dressed in a coat and wearing a stocking cap, walked around humming Christmas carols and talking to the girls closer to her age.
She said the Cowsill clan would be at home in Rhode Island and not on the road at Christmastime, "because daddy promised," she said.
The youngest of the Cowsills doesn't want any dolls for Christmas, but would prefer having toys that would ordinarily be associated with boys. "My mom said I can't have them though," she remarked, "because I'm a girl."
The Cowsills were to be entertained during the course of their stay. They attended the JFK basketball game before presenting a concert to a jam-packed house.
The size of a town in which the Cowsills play doesn't not make a difference, Bill Cowsill remarked.
"We like to go where we are appreciated." The next concert for the Cowsills will be Hastings.
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