Baylor University - Round Up Yearbook (Waco, TX)

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il f 4 . A father and his toddler son enjoy the pa- adc as it winds through campus. Tim Flanagan KVL. , f,-, , . .. f,. , . - ,,---,... . Z., , . , Za: - . I . . .. f. ,-,,,.. . .M ,,,, . . .---,,.--,- . . '- 'M 'Vjw .f-.2'ffH'f' ff fi: .ze . 5 .'f..H,:.'f.f:z' , fi: I 1 J :W-1, : g.. 1-,fn 5 f -f.yra.f,.gf.1f aa- yi, ,fi '44,-k,, fy Many activities fill Homecoming Week Long ago before mums and money shortages, parades and Pigskin, Homecoming simply meant a two hour battle on the football field. At the 78th Baylor Homecoming, the game was but one of the dozens of activities on the agenda. On Wetlnesdziy night, freshmen gathered for the annual Mass Meeting at the Marina. The meeting, along with the other major festivities, was overseen by the Baylor Chamber of Commerce, who began planning the events as early as April. Speakers included President Reynolds, who delivered the traditional story of the Immortal Ten, Dr. Rosalie Beck of the religion department and Neal Knight- on, area director of development. At the conclusion of the Thursday night Pigskin Revue performance, Missy Yeary was crowned Homecoming queen, The following evening was crowded with both Pigskin and the BonfirefPep Rally at Fountain Mall. The Baylor Line built the fire, using a Volk- swagen Beetle to make the fire distinct from those of previous years. A fireworks display was also added to the ceremony. Zachariah Bobo served as Grand Marshal of the parade on Saturday morning. After the Bears suffered a 24-O loss to the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs, fans let loose at the final event of the week, the Extravaganza Dance at the Suspension Bridge. The dance has always been my favorite part of the week, said Meshell Brinkman, a senior AISXISY major from Temple. 'iAfter being dressed up and stuffy all day, the dance gives you an opportunity to just cut loose. While the week was definitely a celebration, it stopped short of being all play and no work for more than a few campus organizations. The administration and Alumni Association worked many hours to ensure the success of the activities. More than a dozen receptions were held honoring various groups returning to campus. The yell leaders and songleaders put in extra hours to participate in all the events, and the Golden Wave Band worked between six and eight hours to learn a new routine for the half-time performance. Lillian Spink, a junior from Waco and a first year member of the band, commented, Sometimes it's hard to be in the band, es- pecially during Homecoming when everyone is with their dates but it's the band as well as other groups that make Homecoming suc- cessfulf' , , , 11llIIli'i'f17!lfflg

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Alumni return, visit old classmates Amidst the chaos and hoopla of Baylor's 7?-ltli Homecoming, it was easy for students to forget the original intentions of' the event. Homecoming was an opportunity for alumni to return and celebrate with current students the pride that they have in Baylor. Lining the parade route on Saturday morning were innumerable fiuture Baylorites dressed in tiny yell leader uniforms and green and gold overalls accompanied by their zeal- ous parents waving pom-poms and greeting old friends. Over half of' the football game's fans were alumni who came home to cheer their team on to victory, or as in the case of this year, to a bitter end as the Texas Christian Horned Frogs defeated the Bears 24-ll. I believe it is the spirit, tradition and ex- citement that keeps me coming back, said Martha Emmons, a graduate of' l9l9. There's no place like Baylor and there's no feeling like coming home to Baylor. The first year that alumni returned to their alma mater was in 1909. Since then, the annual fes- tivities have grown to include a parade, dance, bonfire and numerous other traditions outside of' the football game. This year Baylor continued to host the largest collegiate homecoming parade in the world. Reunions for various graduating classes were spread out all over the campus and parts of Wfaco. At the Harrington House, a notable Golden Diploma dinner was held honoring graduates of 19.5 7 and earlier. My parents went to Baylor in the fifties and they are still as spirited now as they were then, said Paula Stripling, a junior from Wiico. I can easily see coming back and bringing my own children for Homecoming, Alumni were offered a chance to reserve gam tickets as well as alumni dinner tickets, Pigski Revue tickets and the like several months prior t the festivities through the Baylor Alumni As sociation. Besides attending the planned events returning graduates visited old hangouts sucl as Poppa Rollo's Pizza on Valley Mills and the re opened Baylor Drug on Bagby, Other schools may boast of' spirit and tra dition but here it seems unsurpassed, said Blan Kilpper, a senior engineeringfphysics major fron Rochester, New York. Homecoming here a Baylor is the biggest deal. Ms, Emmons added, No matter how mucl the campus or traditions change, Homecoinin, will always be basically the Katie , 'mx V523 F Homecoming Queen Missy Yeary rides in the parade. Freshman men construct the bonfire. Care has to be taken so that sophomore men don't destroy the fire before the Friday night pep rally. llllliltfflllllflg I-ui.