Central Michigan University - Chippewa Yearbook (Mount Pleasant, MI)

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Alumni show that theyTe still young enough to enjoy Homecomin at a get-togsther in Roman Hall. Alumnus Frank Sage Pmotes. Enthusiasm bursts forth to start the. Homecoming activities with a bangy at th!: rally for Homecoming Queen, Sue Smithk backers helped Cheer her to Victo

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Your ID and matriculation cards are ready; your schedule docs not in clude any 8 oyclockus; so you wait in line and hope they Class isnut full. Your Hrst schedule ends up in the wastebasket. Starting the year OH in good formWifs yusigninq inu time.

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Traditional queen, Miss Elvira Scratch, is perched high on her throne and Carried around the held by her faithful followers, the Campus Vets. themember When is the Homecoming theme, and thc TekEs idea to fly over Northern Illinois wins the house decoration contest. Homecoming . . . the Alumni Return It was that time of year when all roads led to Mount Pleasant. The hold grad? returned to view the 1957 edition of Central Michigan College, re-establish old acquaintances, marvel at the new structures, End out how the good-ole fraternity 0r sorority were doing, andJ perhaps, relive a few memories. It was the undergraduatesi day, also. Flourishing house decorations all proclaimed mayhem for the visiting Huskies of Northern Illinois. The Homecoming parade featured brass bands, colorful floats, and a drill team. Clubs and organizations started parties and activities on Friday night and festivities continued until Sunday morn- ing. Jim Strohmer led the Booster Clubhs Chippewa maidens through an authentic war dance at the pep rally before a large gathering of chilly students. A festive atmosphere per- vaded everything from the pep rally to the football game. If only that man hadnlt been there, the Chip7s Bill Antico might have added another touchdown to the Homecoming Victory. Jim Strohmer recreates an authentic Indian dance at the pep rally.