Brigham Young University - Banyan Yearbook (Provo, UT)

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COUGAR DAYS A NEW IDEA IN BYU SPIRIT •ctober 6 and 7 meant Cougar Days at .Y.U. and the coordinator of affairs was m Bean. The feature event was a real, ve snarhng mountain cat. For Cougar lays the studentbody executive council ent into the mountains east of campus id snared a sleek, 175-pound cougar )r his new role as mascot. The hunt was art of a two day pep campaign fashion- i by veeps George Mangan and Del addis to build school spirit. Oscar Han- ;n of Provo, a professional cougar hunt- ;r recommended by the Utah State Fish [id Game, was called in to supervise le hunt (and furnish a live cougar), he Sportsmen were given charge to ouse the frisky feline. The caged cougar lade its first debut at the Friday bonfire jUy behind Helaman Halls. Elder Boyd acker spoke about the spirit of the Y nd football coach Hal Mitchell related )me e.xperiences when he played for f C L A. The rally was followed by a ance, carnival, and songfest all held at le same time in the fieldhouse. Satur- ay, wards and organizations competed 1 stadium games and the finale to Cou- ar Days — a football victory over the ' niversitv of Montana. •(■Kfi, .■-!CW mm With torch in hand, Cosmo stood for the em- bodiment of spirit generated by Cougar Days. •, ' ' ■f t Cosmo Cougar performed the task of igniting the bonfire that lighted the Cougar Days rally.

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S wlSffiy Dam fiUed these baUoons which were used to inaugurate the first Cougar Days, she must have blo -n too hard for they blew past pus when they were dropped from airplanes over the main quad. Life photographers and Cougar Days committeemen were last sLn roiL , gar Days committeemen were last seen going north. Cougar Days was complete with a studeiitbody assembly featuring a laienled sack violinist. 10 Campus units .sponsored a carnival in the field- house, featuring a beam high ferris wheel. Cougar hunter Oscar Han.sen caught thLs caged Cougar especially for the initial Cougar Days.

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BEST YEARS ' HIGHLIGHTED HOMECOMING Our Best Years Unfurl was the theme of 1961 Homecoming. Weeks of feverish preparation and anticipation culminated with the selection of a queen. The assein- l)ly reviewed the successes and growth of past years as observed by Y Motm- tain. After much ceremony and song. Queen Julie was crowned by her father. After a sleepless night of fervid float building, Saturday morning saw hun- dreds of near-frozen spectators huddled along the streets of Provo as efforts of housing, social, and service units passec in review. Even losing the homecoming football game failed to daunt the spirit: of celebrating students and alumni. Tha evening Les Brown and his band tool tliem on a Sentimental Journey. Awarene.ss . . . readiness mixed will antit ' ipatioii as the Cougar ftxjtbal U ' lich watclu-d the j;ame ' .s progres siun, eager tu join the attuckl 12