Clemson University - Taps Yearbook (Clemson, SC)

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The C. D. A. staff spends much of its time working before and during dance weekends to present the best dances possible to the student body. Wife V L b y 1 fcfcB f H j M fa W dfl Si r hBii UK: ■ 1 - ' ' ■ wr m During a tight work schedule, C. D. A. staffers manage to work in a few minutes of dancing. Dancing is a form of recreation that is enjoyed by the majority of the student body and their dates. This is why the dance floor always seems crowded. The fabulous Jimmy Dorsey orchestra, directed by Lee Castle, furnished the music for the Saturday night dance.

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The Blue Notes furnished very good dance music for the Friday night crowd. Everyone seemed to enjoy the band that is made up of Clemson students. The photographer captures pretty Sandra Scott, Freshman Rat Queen, and her date during a slow dance Friday night. Dorsey, Blue Notes, Dancing . . . Rat Hop Memories After a long Friday morning of classes the Clemson Freshmen experienced their first dance anxieties as they awaited the arrivals of their dates for the annual Rat Hop. The Blue Notes, a local group of musicians, who have won acclaim through- out the state, provided the music for the Friday night formal dance. The highlight of the formal was the selection and presen- tation of Miss Sandra Scott of Henderson- ville, North Carolina as Clemsons 1960 Rat Queen. Sandra was selected from a field of five lovely finalists. The following afternoon at the football game, the Rat Queen was presented to the student body and fans. The Tigers victory over the Virginia Tech Cobblers was celebrated in high spirits at the Saturday night dance. The informal dance Saturday featured the fabulous Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra. It was a night of excitement and enjoyment as the Freshmen danced to perhaps some of the best music in the land. The music of Jimmy Dorsey was a fitting end to a wonderful weekend, which introduced the Rats to the social life of Clemson College. The dances, the football game, and the dates will long be remembered by every Rat who attended. C. D. A. President, Dick Harvin, announced the winner of the Hat Queen contest, the very pretty Miss Sandra Scott, during the Friday night dance.

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Gator Fair ' s traditional burying of the Gamecock was a tremendous beginning for the first and a most successful ' Solid Saturday weekend. Spirit, Fair, Victory . . . Solid Saturday Success The brightly painted faces of the freshmen add to the gala occasion, the funeral pep rally. For the first time in Clemson-Carolina history, the Gamecocks came to Tiger Town. The entire state awaited the event which marked the end of the traditional Big Thursday and the beginning of Solid Saturday. The big game Saturday was preceded by the traditional guarding of the cam- pus by the Rats. They began beating the drum Thursday at noon and did not stop until Saturday. Gator Fair buried that damn rooster at the Friday night pep rally amid the cheers of thou- sands of Clemson students and fans. The Frosh teams had met in Columbia prior to Solid Saturday with the Cubs scoring a de- cisive victory. The Gamecocks entered Death Valley with Tiger blood in their eyes. But to their dismay, they were denied a much-wanted victory by the score of 12-2. The well-deserving Tigers won the first game in a new era of Clemson- Carolina football. A crowd of 50,000 witnessed a strong defensive game. Saturday night, B. S. Plair and his combo provided music for the Blue Key dance held in the college dining hall for stu- dents representing both institutions. Victory, dances and parties made a perfect, first Solid Saturday. 26