Wake Forest University - Howler Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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I j ' ' f ' WAKE FOREST IN 1951-1952 A forlorn bull in a distant pasture heard the band ' s second bass player and returned the mating call. Coeds ' hair curled with the roll of the drums. It was the wild night before Homecoming and every freshman and most upperclassmen, uncontrollable in their madness, poured out of dorms, frat houses, restaurants . . . and dribbled from the libraries to swagger behind the band to the stadium bonfire. Ai — eee! screamed enthusiasts. Law students smiled under- standingly. I like it! I ah li-ike it! wailed that unusually long guy. Freshman, grab that wood. . . . But it ' s still on the tree. Oh, lawd, Wake Forest ' s on wheels! Whazza matter with you girls in front? Louder!! ' You got an extra lung. Slim? Sh-h-h. Let the coach speak. Slim clanked a cowbell, and in a belly yell — Carolina may have Hadacol, but the Deacons got Davis! The loud speaker was off but the coach ' s lips moved. He handed the mike back to the head cheerleader ... the band blared ... the majorettes stepped on pin points ... the cheerleaders danced through the crowds . . . ! Coach had just poured gas on a furnace. And Slim . . . ? Be-e-a-t Carolina! He could only whisper now. Carolina?? Why, with this much spirit we could beat the itch! He sank on a car fender. What ' s the matter. Slim, can ' t you take it? Sure. ' And this is the greatest school on earth ... and no place like a pep rally to prove it! Hey, Slim, you dropped this. Slim took the blue and white cap, but turned the letters, U N C, on the inside.

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THE CHAPEL, ENDEARING SYMBOL OF WAKE FOREST. PROUDLY OVERSHADOWS Till: CAAIl ' lS. Fall Familiiir t ' .iccs . . . trundU ' hand- sh.ik(.-.s . . . hul)l)lint; L-nrhusiasiii annrhcr opening chaptLT in the annals of VVakc Korcst College. Snidcnt.s re- assembled to reminisee beach parties, pranks to anticipate future nierr - tnaking. To new IXacs. a heart - feel- ing of Weleome ' to old Deaes. the traditional Hi. .Summer faded leaves blushed -sweaters and skirts swished -joviality at Deacon Hollow -football in the air! Pep rallies 10 Leaves Blush— Book Backs Crack— Dust Clouds Stadium reeked excitement campus launts led b spring eheerlciders, eel-hipped majorettes . . . bonfires and Oh Here ' s to Wake Forest drained all rahl rah! from students. Sore throats and dusty shoes— who cared? — we ' d won the Big Four (Championship. Pledge pins on prim ROFC uniforms . . . parched faces and weary legs at ground-breaking . . . Messiah re- hearsals were started- -a few fur coats were dragged our fall was over. . . . J. L. PEELER personifies that old Wake Forest spirit as he cheers tlie Baptist Hollow Deacons to victory.