University of Idaho - Gem of the Mountains Yearbook (Moscow, ID)

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dad ello. The greeting held more mean- ing than a simple saluta- tion when heard on the walkway below the Ad- ministration Building. For history, once again, was repeating itseif. Hello Walk, in the core of the campus. was not the only site of little- known but reoccurring Vandal traditions. From its historic buildings and sites to its nicknames and activities, the university swelled with trivial traditions. Here are a few of Idaho's best kept secrets: The Soldier Statue. The statue on the Ad- ministration Lawn was erected in honor of Ole Hagburg and Paul Draper, the first two UI students killed in the Spanish-American War. The statue depicts a soldier. standing at ease, Hourly Reminder. Since 1964. the David Carillion every hour. 7 melodies from such artists as the Beatles and the Carpenters can be heard. Every night at 10, the chimes play “Here We Have Idaho.” 8. Traditions and looking to the mountains. During the early 1970s, the soldier's arm and rifle were destroyed by students protesting the Vietnam war. In 1984, after years of neglect, the statue was removed and reconstructed by Bud Washburn. March 26, 1985 marked the rededication of the statue. According to legend, the soldier supposely winks each tíme a virgin passes by. Pajama Parade. Until 1977 students celebrated homecoming with a pajama parade. Dressed in wildly assorted bed clothes, stu- dent serpentined through campus and town on the eve of the Homecoming football game. Singing and shouting with pep band accompaniment, they marched through dorms, fraternities and sororities picking up recruits to at- tended the pep rally. Fight Song. In 1930 Morris O'Don- nelly wrote the words and music of the univer- sity's most spirited song — Go. Vandals, Go. The song was first presented by the freshman class that year at the song and stunt fesitval. Hall of the Presidents. The Hall of the Presidents is another name for the auditorium in the north wing of the Administration Building. A stained-glass window in the auditorium has been dedicated to each university president. The Ghost of Vandal Hall. A ghost apparently haunted the third floor of a dormitory formally located in the parking lot behind the Life Science Building. The hall was nicknamed ‘Vandal Hall!“ because of the many football players living there. Loser's Hike. Although the Vandals and WSU Cougars do not regularly play each other, the two schools, nevertheless, maintain- ed an athletic rivalry. When the Vandals and Cougs hooked up in the past, the losing universi- ty's student body presi- dent was forced to march the nine-mile stretch of road between Moscow and Pullman. @ The I's of Idaho. When built in 1952, the I Tower could hold enough water to quench the thrist of every resi- dent іп the state for several days. The tower was designed to make It nearly impossible for students to climb. Each “T” painted on the tank 15 20 feet high and 13 feet wide and can be seen from any point on campus.

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We’re not going to be satisfied until there are 10,000 people in the Kibbie Dome. David Giese see page 27 2? How bout That The Thompson Twins were just one of the entertainment groups to visit the Palouse. Starship, Foreigner and Heart each played to sold- out audiences at neighbor- ing Washington State University. Back in Moscow, students enjoyed perfor- mances by the dance, drama and music дерагі- ments. For more 'bout enter- tainment, see pages 30-39. or Lisa Crane and Mor- rie Berriochoa, participat- ing in the Delta Tau Delta mudslide during rush was downright dirty. quinting his eyes in the daylight, Steve Hatten turned over on his bed and grasped to turn off the high-pitched buzz of his alarm clock. Hurry up or you're going to be late,” Jim Semick called out from behind the bathroom door of their Asbury Street apartment. Across campus, clanging bells, blar- ing radios and loud-mouthed room- mates roused students from restful slumbers. From fall registration to spring graduation, fast-paced schedules seldom left enough time for students to get a full night’s sleep. After rushing to classes all day, Tish O'Hagan and Tina Judd kept in shape by running laps in the ASUI-Kibbie Dome. Roger McAfee crammed for quizzes in his spare time, while Aileen Sterling helped set up some of the 100 musical chairs used for an African famine relief benefit. And for students in Holly Rittenhouse’s creative process class, hours of designing, clipping and pasting helped to produce 20 milk- carton paper floats for the Moscow Mardi Gras Parade. How ‘bout that. Campus Life 7

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ОО „летш Un ty President Alfred Upham started the tradition of “Hello Walk during the 1920s. He was known for saying hello to anyone he passed on the walkway between the Adminstra- tion Bullding and Greek row. President Richard Gibb revives the tradition by stopping to talk with Michelle Anderson, jana Payne, Brian Derrick and Nathan Raff. Name Calling. Following a palr of victories by the men's basketball team over Whitman College in 1918, Argonaut Sports Editor Harry McCarty began referring to the team as the Wreckers. Soon people began naming the team after one of history's most effi- clent wrecking crews — the Van- dals. Before long. McCarty seized the name for the hoop team. And since 1921, Idaho athletes like Tom Stalick have been known as the “Vandals.” Came a tribe from the North brave and bold, Bearing banners of Silver and Gold; Tried and true to sub- due all their foes. Vandals. Vandals. Go, Vandals, go, Fight on with hearts true and gold Foes will fall before your Silver and Gold The victory cannnot be withheld from thee; Come on, you Vandals, go. Traditio 9