Earlham College - Sargasso Yearbook (Richmond, IN)

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. ,,.-.?., Page 28 clan on the heart and the crowning of Hag Queen Susie Foster and Purgatory Prince Larry East. The Devil himself appeared in the guise of one Arthur Little. After being duly impressed, the freshmen, juniors and seniors retired to rake leaves and keep a dutiful eye open for the sophomore banner which appeared at 2:30 in the tallest sycamore tree on National Road. Then and there all Hell did break loose! The flag finally was captured, and what happened to it then is known only to God or Martin Beer. Friday night was the Tiv Rush. Floats were beautiful fwhen they workedj, the crowd was noisy, and the double feature lousy. But it was the kind of fun you tell your grandchildren about. '

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HDMECUMING Homecoming weekend, l94S, began that new nostalgia for the seniors. It was the last time they'd be building a float, rushing the Tiv, decorating the heart or greeting the re- turnees. Next year they'd be admiring the floats, smiling benignly over such youthful exuber- ance at the Tiv, remembering how they once de- corated the heart, and returning the greetings of the children But that will be next year! This year we were too busy to get very melancholy about it. Sophomore Hell Day started the weekend off with fire and brimstone. Pitch forks, herald- ing the approach of Hell Day, appeared on sidewalks, trees, and people for a week before- hand. The Devil's right-hand men, the class of ,5 l, began proceedings with a gathering of the Page 27

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Saturday morning finally came and with it came hordes of visitors. Cries of Charlie's back! were heard far and near and you never knew when someone you were talking to would suddenly go berserk, run half-way across campus and embrace someone like his long lost brother. Sometimes it was his brother. The decorations this year were most un- usual. Bundy Hal1's decoration fell down before it was upg Earlham Hall's should have. But un- less you've decorated the side of a building sometime, you can't know what college is. There is nothing as unresponsive and uncooper- ative to decorate as the side of a building. But ing it gives atmosphere! The Commons looked like a pumpkin field until Christmas vacation, thanks to the decorating crew. CNO, I will not serve on the decorating committee for the Libeij For all our kidding, the decorations were all well done, and the judges had a hard decision to make. The geology bus parked on the heart was quite an attraction. All the visitors registered there, and everybody but the class of '99 could remember it in connection with their college days. None of the men on campus will forget the beautiful Homecoming court we had this year. Page 29