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

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INTRAMURALS FEATURE NAMES WHICH ARE IMOST PICTURESQUE AND QUITE IMAGINATIVE Hieliliehliii III. Sigma Chis l.all tn.|iliy : mtiamuial [ rugrani for fall. t(uiili f(.(,ll,all l.ruujilu with it an cnllmsiastir ii-spiMisi- frdiii iiian an ardent fuolhall adiliit im the campus. Bearing names imaginative but significant, eight Fraternity League teams and eight Inde- pendent League teams battled shoulder- wise with unusual heat and furv for the all-campus football championship. Through a series of bitter conflicts the fate of each team was decided. Sigma Chi climbed to the top spot in the Fraternity League In edging Sigma Phi Epsilon. last year ' s win- ners. 7-6 in a hard-fought battle, while the Colonial Club put down the Pi-Rockets, who except for a loss to the seminary were uridifratrd. for the Independent League cliainpioriship. Sigma Chi. matched with the Colonial Club in the final skirmish for the campus championship, emerged from the intramural grid field uidieaten to cap- ture the campus crown. In the campus golf tourne) Ken Ethe- ridge defeated Carwile LeRoy for the golf champi(jnship. Louis Hayes took the cam- pus tennis championship b defeating Howard Abernathy. The men on campus were obviously ath- letic minded, as seen by the great number who participated in intramurals. Both independents and fraternity men had an op- portunity to display their athletic abilities. As the 1954 season, iivu i,.;, ,l,, r, tlir SiKni:i (■|iisi.miTt;,.(his Ihr i-mipus intraimiral loot hai: .-11:01. pi., n- I ' l.iiii.M ;,l,.,vi ' ar. ' Sifinia Clii foot- l.all.a-. W.,ll, Tiiiii. ' i, IJIi.TJ.In. ' . (Jiay, CHiHav. li.iyal S. ' , ' .,nii r.AV, ll,,U(;li, St.ik.ie, .M,-( llnl. ' V, .lanii ' s, li)MniliKliarii. Ilniiri.-, Ula. ' k, n);lit. Intramural Golf champion l.,i Ih. ' fall, K.-n J lhiii.Ji;. ' Characteristic ..I th. ' hi ' ali.l a.li..ri in Wake F.ncst intramural .■.,niprlili.,ri Ko. ' S tim.UKli a prarli.-,. session I., keep U|i his t, lf , i Hie s.-ciie l„.|ow as llie Sis l ' :|)s aridthe I ' iKA ' s liattic for IIm ' .■lusiv. ' hall. .T

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FRESHMEN FIND THEIR WAY IN POLITICS AS SOME GET ELECTED Thursday. October 2ii. l ' ).Sk »as an iiii|)iM ' laMt ila in the lives of freshman politicians. It was their electicm dax. For weeks ever a ' ailable space had been plasteretl with posters and signs. The splashy displays made it e iiiriil to upperclassmeii thai llie freshmen were going all out fur the event. Voting began with candiflates browsing around the WFDD office (voting headcjuartersl . tr ing to swa the voters minds with extended hands and cheerful words. Smiles had to be worn even longer than election day. ' hen the tally came in, only the treasurer had been elected. The next Tuesday the first runoffs were held. .All but the president were elected. Candidates for the top office had to sweat, smile, and shake for two more da s uTitil the frosh finally elected a complete set of officers. Lee Koontz, runner up HUGHES, LYNAM, KOONTZ, PIKE, BUNN, AND POWELL WERE CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT. Getting pointers on their first college election, several freshmei learn about campus politics from Student Body president Coy Privet t e fer Sit -V - tJ MT ' fcil ' i No election can exist witiiout posters and more posters. The freshmen tried their best to cover all of the campus with propoganda.

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DEACON RAY GREETS DEACON JIM, SAY HEY DEACONS ! BEAT THE DEVIL ! OUT OF DOOK ! Hex. Oeais! Beat the devil (.ul of Duke! echoed tliroughout Baptist Ihilhiu during homeecuniiig weekend. On Friday evening. Nuveniher 12. a pep rally began the traditional e enl. The chant Go Deacs Go! couhl he heard for miles around . . . torches v ' ere lighted . . . the college band struck up Oh. Here ' s to Wake Forest . . . students gathered around a giant bonfire. Excitement inebriated the crowd as the golden flames from the fire lighted the surroundings and warme l the chill November air. It was a sleepless night for the frater- nities. First there were parties: then decora- tions had I., be pul up for tli. ' billouiii daN . On Saturdax. the big da . high scIkjcj! bands arrived, as well as the Duke and Wake Forest bands, to provide eye-filling halftime entertainment. .Shenanigans of Deacons Jim DeVos and Ray Whitlex ranged from the spectacular to the ridic u lous to keep the Deacon fans howling. Eluding the activities was the Tonimx Tucker dance, uhicli was held as usual al the Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh. Thus another homi to an end. ' If we d touchdown. . . . ■ oming weekend inl tnade one A huge mound ..r wood sloul - i-. ll:ipsrs, ami sparks fly lliicufjli Ih. III.- l.uiliiliK l..iliti]r ,lart l.ackwanl. slill .--liouling -Vcali Dca.s ' at t LiKI ' cprallv An early morning IT. iwi I of colt enthusiasts watcl arc Koll Ki ' -ats. Cillers Dirk Tl.l.lv .iihI .Vni.iia 1 ' : iti-lil,ctHcriitlilvc«- Vakc Foresters wh.i h as Hillv .Joi Pattou tries to siuk a putt. •V