University of Arkansas Monticello - Boll Weevil Yearbook (Monticello, AR)

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A FLOAT is more than a crude fabrication. These Alpha Sigs busy themselves with the more artistic segment of its construction. construction demands precision. 22 Student Life BESIDES BEING a massive undertaking, float per, beer ... ) which are usually ac- quired at a minimal cost, if any at all. One might learn a valuable lesson in economics from an evening of such foraging. Despite the covert contention be- tween organizations, it is not at all un- common to be visited by a member of a rival organization. Under the guise of an inter-fraternal visit, this socializa- tion is often a form of quid pro quo: “So that’s what they’re building ... ’ There is art in espionage. Perhaps the major component of Homecoming’s distinction from the or- dinary week is the influx of alumni. Something of the campus past is cap- tured in their varied reflections; names, faces, and escapades of the past sometimes wrinkled and vague, but still a sentimental portion of their respective memories. UAM's history £2 | — CHEERLEADERS Tim Wallace, Debbie Casto, and Pam Hitchcock lead the bonfire crowd ina cheer.

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aE succumb to the festive spirit of the oc- casion. The evening before Homecoming is usually frantic, often chaotic. Utiliza- tion of an organization’s membership in an enterprize such as float building is truly amazing, carried out with an in- sect-like determination. For example, a select few are delegated to the pro- curement of building essentials (i.e., scrap lumber, chicken wire, toilet pa- OF COURSE, Homecoming activities aren’t totally hectic. Some students choose to simply stand around ...... while others devise a more ingenious method of sitting around ... . and the most industrious of all figure out how to work in a reclined position. ete en: OUT Behold the Boll Weevil. Is it not ironic that this nemesis of the farm- er should be appointed mascot of an agriculture-oriented institution? Is it not pathetic that the only crime against society in which this univer- sally persecuted insect is involved is its systematic munching-down on cotton? . O loathsome creature, is it not true that you, in your infinite com- passion for the humans who trample you underfoot, actually munch down on cotton in an effort to provide eco- nomic. stability?(i.e., business for the — gasp — pesticide people) Alas, ‘tis tragic that this colorful creature shall never be represented as it truly is - in its wealth of heritage and its pursuit of its own nirvana which so many other Americans have found. Weevil, what have your years of evolution bought you? Where are you bound? What were you in past years? - You'll show us? Good .... Flip the pages in reverse order (be- ginning with page 109) to find out.

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can be put into perspective as one sees a withered octegenarian standing on the dancefloor of his past and thinking of silk, tophats and tuxedoes, while a younger man next to him describes to his son the ‘sockhop’ that was held there many years later. Even though the students appear distant and mod- estly unconcerned in their hustle and bustle of preparations, the alumni are imbued with a sense of belonging, though some to a past age. Homecom- ing is a football game, it isn’t floats and dances and romance and keg parties. It is a coming home for all those who were here at one time or another. Though time moves on and the cam- pus changes, the alumni are offered the opportunity to come and relive a day of collegiate life in its unbridled en- | thusiasm. Change may be the catalyst ' for sentimentality, but it is of no conse- é n oN Res? I ce — DISGRUNTLED FRANK Millerd watches as Homecoming rehearsal proceeds despite field preparations. carries on-thanks, Edison. WORK ALWAYS draws on into the night. A Sigma Kappa CINDY SNOW is congratulated by a fellow forestry student, Marthy Lynn, after being crowned Queen.