Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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p i f The preparation. After the Thanksgiving holidays, the pulse of the students beat faster as the orbit sped up in pre- paration for the three-day Homecoming clebration. Excitement mounted concerning the identity of the Queen. In the basements of the dorms, students worked feverishly on house decorations. Lights in every garage in the Creighton vicinity burned far into each night as wire, lumber, napkins and card- board became floats of many sizes and descriptions. The big day came at last. Queen Jeanne Waller launched the large balloon set up in the square out- side the Student Union. The balloon was to be the symbol of the theme Around the World and stay aloft for the week of Homecoming. The balloon, however had ideas of its own, and plummeted back to earth within a few seconds of its launching, scat- tering our queen and Steve McGill her helper. Al- though the balloon failed to cooperate, it did not dampen the spirit. Hats and pins were sold in the Center by the princesses. The strains of ' ' ' ' Around the World in Eighty Days could be heard day and night over the P. A. system. That night a record crowd appeared for the Soc-Hop in the Gym. The next day professors found it difficult to keep the students ' thoughts on the subject matter. That night the Variety Show in the Center drew a standing-room only crowd of nine-hundred stu- dents. ,||il l Call in the Army. Early the next morning students tumbled out of bed to do last minute touch-up jobs on their entries. The floats were checked, dorms were judged, ducks were chased, and fingers and toes were frozen. At noon, the parade started in front of the Arts buildings. Lew Burdette of the Milwaukee Braves was the honored guest. Floats and cars alike snaked their way through the down town, then returned to the stadium, and a push-ball contest. Later the floats were burned. There were near-tears as two weeks work and two hours of glory went up i n flame and smoke. A few hours lapsed, and then the big game be- tween the Blue Jays and the Coyotes of South Da- kota was played at the City Auditorium. The Blue Jays did their best but were unable to match the skill of the Coyotes. About ten o ' clock Peony Park swarmed with students as the 1957 Homecoming dance began. Under professional direction, the Royal procession was very effective. Queen Jeanne Waller, represent- ing the School of Law, officially received the crown. At one a.m. the strains of Good Night Sweet- heart brought the dance to a close, and placed this year ' s Homecoming in the past. At the hop.

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' W 0 ' The Orbit started to expand early with the soon-to-die rush for Orientation, the spirit of elections and all the posters and propaganda that floated around, giving a little of our AB blood to help set a record, or defying all rules by reaching for a hand across the table in the Center. ' Hands Across the Table O tempora, mores! ' We ' re all in our places with sun-shiny faces. Confusion at this time was settling down to a smooth routine when quarter exams came around and managed to up- set the apple-cart of knowledge. After any exam time, though, the student can always return to normal study pattern, dances, and sports. Purple heart material.

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