Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook

“COMING IIOMK Weather and tie dampen day L ' nder overcast skies Tech dlunini and students gathered in the annual celebration of Tech ' s Homecoming Nov. 10. Homecommg Day provided an opportunitN fiir students, past and present, to renew old acquaintances and possibly make a few new ones. Homecoming Day began with the Homecoming Parade down Broadway and through campus. For- mer Ail-American football player Donny Anderson returned to Tech as the Homecoming Parade Mar- shal. Anderson has enjoyed a lucrative career, first with the Green Bay Packers and then the St. Louis Cardi- nals. Parade floats came from sororities, fraternities and other oganizations on campus, including dorms and service clubs. There were many ingenious designs. Homecoming Queen nominees were pre- sented to the spectators as the parade wound its way through the Hub [o the Tech campus. .As the parade progressed down Broadway, numerous receptions were being hosted in departments across campus. There also were campus tours and many Greek coffees. The Ex-Students Association hosted a reunion of the class of " 54 " prior to the football game. Students rushed home from the parade to prepare for the Homecoming game while the " exes " gathered in the Lub- bock Municipal Coliseum for a lunch- eon from 11 a.m.-l p.m. As kickoff time neared, crowds began the walk to Jones Stadium and the overcast skies began producing small snow flakes. Temperatures drop- ped to sub-freezing levels and fans pre- pared for the cold and chilling winds. Homecoming mums glittered and bells rang as the multitude proceeded to the stadium. Red and black were the pre- dominant colors of the crowd, all loyal Raider fans. The Homecoming game, however, was a disappointment as Tech only managed a 3-3 tie in the final home game of the season. It was quarterback James " ' ^ Hart ' s first start for Tech. He replaced Ron Reeves, who was sidelined with a shoulder injury. Tech ' s defense had a fine showing, holding off two TCU scoring attempts in the first half. Tech could manage only a field goal when an errant pitch by Hart was fumbled and he recovered the ball on the Tech 15. Tech ' s defense forced four turnovers by the Horned Frogs, but with 21 sec- onds remaining in the game, Greg Por- ter of TCU ended a drive with a 28 yard field goal. Tech had a total of 294 yards as com- pared to TCU ' s 220 yards, a reflection of the final 3-3 tie. At halftime. Homecoming finalists Jeanye Hunter, Jo Mims, Wendy Mot- long. Camille Rice and Kathleen " Kansas " Sweazy were presented to spectators. Sweazy was crowned Tech ' s 1980 Homecoming Queen by Beth Ann Wright, the 1979 Homecoming Queen. Sweazy had been selected the previous week by stu- dent votes. She was a junior jtiurnalism/public relations major and sponsored by Kappa .Alpha Theta soror- ity. The day ' s events culmi- nated with many campus- wide Homecoming dances and celebrations, one of the most notable being the All- Exes Dance at the Koko Palace. Other events during the weekend included an alumni tennis match and a Class of " 59 " reunion. The Ex-Students Association honored " Top Techsans " John Conley, Paula Dan- iels, Pat Kindred and Bea- trice Zeeck at a Council Awards Luncheon. The annual Century Club din- ner featured the Folkel Minoritv singing group and interim Tech President Lawrence Graves spoke to the alumni. Former Tech Homecoming Queens were honored at a coffee Saturday morning in the Uni- versity Center Courtyard. The day, however dreary, ended with present and former Tech students remembering a time that was and look- ing forward to more Homecomings with new and old friends, sharing events that happened in the past. It was a time to come back, come home to Texas Tech. ”