Benilde St Margarets School - Sangraal / Benilden Yearbook (St Louis Park, MN)

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FESTIVITIES Tho gang's all here. Ye Old Wishin Well The natives ero restless tonight! Homecoming Quoon — Colleen Murray

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RED KNIGHTS DISPLAY SCHOOL SPIRIT Benilde's 1959 homecoming erased all doubts as to whether the students of Benilde High School were fully capable of showing intense school spirit. The eager and energetic attitude of the students was never more apparent than it was during the first two weeks of November, 1959. Preparations for the homecoming had long been in the making. Several weeks before the game, some of the upperclassmen had begun construction on floats for the gala homecoming parade. On a cold and snowy Sunday afternoon, activities began os a colorful parade of two hundred cars proceeded from Benilde to Marshall High Field, where four thousand people witnessed an inspired team of Red Knights defeat a determined team of Islanoers. In the final minutes of the game, the Red Knights, on a spectacu ar run by Joe Hartle. scored a final touchdown which tied the game. A well-placed kick gave Benilde its most desired v.ctory by the slender margin of 20-19. , ,. No sooner had the victory been won than prepara 1 . , begun for the homecoming dance. Under . e ex. revv,dr j;nq of Brother H. Andrew, the seniors began the long but reward,ng task of decorating the gym. wr ek activities On Friday night the climax of the homec entered Benilde's was reached as the students with their , , music of Ron superbly decorated Great Hall and danfce, homecoming queen Seaman and his band. The coronation o evening's fun and by Miss Minnesota marked the heig ° was apparent to all excitement. As the dance came to a' cos • brilliant display or that this homecoming had been Bern e school spirit. Pacje 10