Southern Illinois University - Obelisk Yearbook (Carbondale, IL)

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Theta Xi Iraternity made a clean sweep of Class A Homecoming awards, winning first in parade floats and in house decorations, 1nen's division, both. Their house decorations depicted the Three Little Pigs fable. Homecoming i i w o if Sigma Sigma Sigma's sour grapes fable won first in women's Class A competition with a mechanical fox leaping futilely for the SIU grapes. An innovation this year, a pair ol stage shows in Shryock Auditorium ran concurrently with the concert and dance at the armory. The Hill- toppers and Jaye P. Morgan were featured, with Buddy iViO1'Cl10yS band. vs-.np

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In a modernistic Egyptian setting, Jane Curry- was crowned Homecoming queen. Attendants, flanking her, are Pat Elder and Pat Day. In the court are Dot Hamilton, Kay Sue Eadie, Pat Bruce and Lois Kalla. Students return and a hectic fall is climaxed Carbondale came to life again as students poured back into town in September for a new term. New Student Weelt preceded the serious business of classes and brought with it the greatest influx of stu- dents ever recorded. Sheila Pflanz, a senior register- ing late, was the 6,000th student to register. Housing was more critical than ever-Arnold and Sabino Segobiano were assigned a broom closet in the Southern Acres dormitories, while 240 men expecting to live in new Thompson Point dorms The cafeteria became a gracious colonial scene for the Home- coming breakfast. 24 wound up at Giant City and Little Grassy in tents and barracks. Faculty wives were temporarily hired in several departments to relieve the strain on the faculty. Leadership Camp gave instruction about parti- cipation in campus activities to 150 freshmen in weekend sessions at the reservoir and Giant City. Gov. Stratton proclaimed Oct. 27 at Southern Illinois Day in honor of SIU Homecoming activities. Jane Curry, a senior from Cairo, was elected Homecoming queen in all-school elections preceding the weekend. At her coronation, 1955 queen Marilyn Liebig appeared and enter- tainment featured Dave Richardson singing Desert Song, Sandy Stein dancing the traditional interpretive dance and Martha fCral1eyj Huntington as court jester in a comedy dance routine.

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Homecoming brings a flurr of activity Homecoming swung into high gear with a kick-off assembly in MacAndrew Stadium Thursday morning. Bob Etheridge made a stirring spirit speech, and highlights of the weekend to come were pre- sented. The tempo held through the weekend's full schedule. Freshmen shed their green beanies, burning them or tucking them away as souvenirs, at a bon- fire rally Friday night before the Homecoming play. Dr. Morris led them in the freshman oath, and Pat Elder and Jerry Singleton were elected Mr. and Miss Freshman. Other candidates were William Metlay, y Jack Mitchell, Jim Whittenberg, Brenda Bush, Danelle Sedlack, Yvonne Anton and Mary Alice Carnaghi. The mysterious King Menes and his entourage appeared to conduct queen's coronation Thursday. Homecoming is a lot of fun, but it's a wearying affair, especially during those last hours at late Saturday breakfast. The British suspense drama, Night Must Fall the wheelchair confined hostess. Others in the by Emlyn Williams, was the Homecoming play. cast were Harriet Saxe, Dick Hunsaker, Sugar A rather obvious mystery, the play concerned a Beninatti, Linda Adams, Joe Embser and Phyllis former be1lboy's scheme to murder his patroness. Ragsdale. Dr. Archibald McLeod directed. jerry Van Dover played the bellboy, Jan Davis H A '71-x W. W. Vandeveer, an SIU alum- Queen Jane Curry flips a coin to start the Homecoming nus, presents a pair of Salukis as football game. Standing by are the opposing team cap- mascots to the student body. tains, a game official, and her escort, A1 Rodgers. 26