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Chte ' HiH tOillie—The upt ule Along about a week before Hobo Day every year, a familiar figure appears on the scene, signifying that Hobo Day activities have officially begun. Weary Willie, the glorious tramp of State College lineage, ushers in the fes- tivities of Hobo Week. Upon his arrival, things really start happening. Starting on Wednesday evening, stu- dents thronged to the railroad station to greet Willie, the idol of hoboes every- where — i.e. at State College. After Willie had safely arrived on the freight, the group trooped back to the campus in pouring rain to witness a test of supex ' - iority between the freshmen and soph- omores. The two classes matched their muscles in a tug-of-war to determine whether the freshmen would be bound to the initiation rules for the remainder of Hobo Week. If the f rosh were success- ful in outpulling the sophs, they could toss their beanies to the wind, don their make-up and comb their hair, and be normal again. Losing the battle meant sticking with it for the rest of the week. After much geeing and hawing, the sophomores proved determined to keep The frosh-soph tug-of-wor, stoged in a murky drizzle, was greot fun for all involved and a bonanza for the local loundry services. Object was for one teom to pull the other through a large mud puddle. Thanks to the weather, • ■ ' t ' o wos puddle, so the objective wos occomplished among the contestonts and spectators alike. 29
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their younger brothers bound to the initiation rules, as the youngsters went into the pit. Ending the evening frolics was the serenading of the girls ' dorms. The fel- lows dusted off their tonsils with some rousing numbers of high favor with the gals. Thursday evening, these shaggy creat- ures known as bearded State students appeared en masse at the gym to com- pete for prizes in the beard judging con- test. All the latest colors were displayed, ranging from coal black to snowy white, via red, brown, and nondescript. Com- petition was especially abundant for the most ticklish division, as a line of would-be torturers proceeded to make with the whisker rubs. Sounds like great sport! Friday evening, temporary segrega- tion was enacted, as the boys and girls went their separate ways. The boys withdrew to the smoker, for a little food and good, clean fun (well, good, anyhow). The girls thronged downtown and crashed the theatre for a free movie, after which they made their torchlight parade back to the campus. Joined by the boys, they continued their march to the football field for the bonfire and pep- fest. And so to bed to prepare for the big day ahead. The torchlight parade, top, girls ' pre-Hobo Doy clam- bake, surges to the door of one of the local theotres for o free movie. Here, center, boys ond girls meet after the porade and smoker to join in a final pre-Hobo Day pep-fest and bonfire burning. These distinguished gentlemen, bottom, could be watching almost anything, except maybe a pretty girl, since one lad isn ' t giving his full attention. Actually, it ' s a big moment in one of the many kangaroo courts.
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