Manchester College - Aurora Yearbook (North Manchester, IN)

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Aay Day 1951 The Isle of Make Believe — a musical fantasy from the South Seas ... a fitting prelude to the May Day festivities . . . May Day arrives in regal splen- dor . . . gaily decorated floats show evidence of originality, hard work, and sleepless nights . . . the massive IRC Indian elephant . . . the Blokewood Congo sun-worshipers . . . the Ulrey Hawaiian musicians . . . an endless line of competing floats depicting various mem- ber countries of the United Nations. The colorful May Pole dance ... an impressive coronation of the Queen of May . . . costumed float participants present a short United Nations Revue . . . faculty are hosts for fish fry . . . informal reception for Queen Mary Alice Bagwell . . . her Maid of Honor, Mary Bow- man Baucher . . . and attend- ants, Seniors Barbara Helser Anstine and Harriet Beahm Kaylor . . . Juniors Charlotte Schutz and Jane Burkholder . . . Sophomores Betty Mishler Plunkett and Dorothy Smith . . . Freshmen Donna Loe and Phyl- lis Heeter. Baseball and track draw Spartan fans to Kenapoc . . . formal English-style banquet repeats United Nations theme . . . May Day I 951 appropriately closes with a final touch of in- ternationality — Tri Alpha ' s The Hasty Heart .

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Homecoming Energetic, enthusiastic rooters . . . that never-ending snake dance and the burn- ing effigy . . . then the liniment! Hours and hours of last minute display prepara- tion . . . rrrrrrrrrrriing! ! (Ohhhhh! I just crawled in!) ... Homecoming, October 20th . . . the alumni invade with perambu- lators, grey hair, degrees. Junior display cops honors ... an additional football for the banner on the steps of the Ad build- ing . . . Manchester clashes with Hanover on the Kenapocomoco Field . . . Go, you Spartans, beat those Panthers! Bronson, Michigan, marching band performs at halftime . . . terrific battle . . . last minute touchdown . . . final gun leaves Spartans out in the cold. More reunions . . . ban- quet Under the Harvest Moon a la west dining hall . . . Tri Alpha ' s lovable Two Blind Mice . . . departing alumni and friends ... so long — until next year!

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Queen of the May Miss Mary Alice Bagwell 20