California State University Chico - Record Yearbook (Chico, CA)

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Glenn 'lRed Beard Hoffmann Won the race for Sheriff after a spirited election Week. The Sheriff and his posse guarded Little Nell Ingrid Alm Well, for the outlaws never did ind her for the kidnaping. Setting off the Week-end excitement was Delta Psi Delta's annual Pre-Pioneer Day Dance in Memorial Hall on Friday night, The unique hall decorations were also used for the Pioneer Day Dance that Wound up the celebration on Saturday night. A packed Bidwell Bowl watches the Cavalcade and judging events. Left center: B, Torrey and K. Zumwalt cut up during Pio neer Week, Center: H. Corn gets a light from J. Mazzei during beard judging contest. Bottom left: Little Rock Merchant Collier and Planning Commissioner Oliver strangle the goose in their eagerness to see who'll be up to bat Hrst for the annual Pioneer Day Faculty-Student softball game. Top right :I Torrey, Gheller, and Shepard of the Variety Show. Bottom right The sophomores lose their footing in their tug-o-war with the freshmen. KA Qi 'LT6YQXTm MR3?E8 K NMX

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C2fMeL,a, Top left: Prize winning float in the Pioneer Day parade. Center left: This could be the SheriE's posse or a band of outlaws. Bottom left: One of the best liked floats in the Pioneer Day parade was that sponsored by the Block One of the most humorous was the medicine show. Top right: The 'sophomores are in the creek after tasting defeat from the frosh in the tradi- tional tug-ofwar. Lower right: Little Nell lngrid Alm and Sheriff Glenn Hoffmann lead the Pioneer Day parade. Center: Ehelller and Torrey, room-mates, talk over the Variety Show. Bottom center: Bill Matz is just about to whip the camera out of is and. On the Thursday before Pioneer Day, Pihl had a large part of the Student Body in Bidwell Bowl for a Tom Sawyer Party. The purpose of the party was to construct a town for the 'Cav- alcad-e Saturday afternoon. A cemetery, saloon, bank, church, and general store were con- structed and the show was rehearsed at the same time. The Faculty-Student softball game ended in a tie, but the Freshmen won the tug-o-war against the Sophomores. Jim Mazzei had the longest beard on campus and Harold Corn had the fuzziest. Prizes for best costumes were awarded to Kathleen Bulkeley and Kenny Pope.

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Top left: Lang, Dunning and Dawley were standouts in the Variety Show. Top center: The Half-Brewed Indians Doug Sundby and Kirk Zumwalt. Top right: Pioneer Day chief Rick Pihl and Variety Show chief, Bob Gheller, get together. The Industrial Arts float that received honorable mention in Pioneer Day judging. Center: SheriHf Red Beard Hoffmann. Right center: A scene from the Cavalcade. Bottom left: Featured in a soft shoe routine. Pretty Baby in the Variety Show, were E. Brown. H. Hansen, P. Brownell, T. Verhetzel, C. Endicott. and J. Galloway. Bottom right: The pie eating contest being refereed by Dr. Oliver and Mr. Page is won by Eddie Hodges. Eddie comes up for air in front of Dr. Oliver. Highlighting Pioneer Day activities was Gert Gets the Golden Gate, the annual Variety Show. The show, directed by Bob Gheller, consisted of eight highly entertaining scenes. i The show featured Mary Shepard and Bob Torrey, but the show stoppers were the Gym- nasts Bill Lang, Paul Dawley, and Garth Dunning: dancers Anita Gordon and Diana Laumerg , and the Half-Brewed Indians Doug Sundby and Kirk Zumwalt. 'Cert Gets featured nine new songs written by Bob Russell and Bob Gheller.