Earlham College - Sargasso Yearbook (Richmond, IN)

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where Someone had deposited them during the night. How those floats had changed when they appeared for Tiv Rush on Friday night! All this plus dorm decorations and an immaculate campus. After a day for victorious sporting events, open houses and delighted 'ahellosu to grads, came the Kick-Off Dinner held midst the festive dance decorations, the excitement of the Challenge, and of course, the thrill of evening dresses and of the dance to follow. And then the climax of a weekend beautifully managed by Co-chairmen Bill Loucks and Betty Hunter. We welcomed Mary James back from Scotland as our Homecoming Queen. Mary was not only all that she used to be, but even more- a beautiful, bonny, sparkling Queen. This was Homecoming, 1953! Dwight Young and P1 esldent Jones Campus Clean-up

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if uf fa' X L. to R.. 5. Long. B. Hunter, M. James, R. Hoerner, ll. Furhay, and B. Carone. At Homecoming Plarlham publicized the fact that She ain't what she used to he. lt was for students. faculty. alumni and friends to decide if this was for hadfor for good. The class floats gave optimistic interpretations of future events. The great thing in the near future was a last quar- er victory over the Anderson Ravens-13-9. The juniors knew what was going to happen all the time and showed how the Quaker, Shavin' the Raven. would Get 'em in the end on their win- ning float. The Seniors felt that the Raven was sitting on a hope that would never hatch. a purple hope at that. The Freshmen too were certain that the Quaker would fell the Raven. Not only would V+--... . . t. x HOMECOMING the Sophomores see the Quaker overcome the Ravens, they had him put to work re-vamping Earlham Hall. Any early morning risers a couple of days before Homecoming saw Freshmen, Sen- iors, and Juniors tugging their floats off the Heart The Heartl' The Winning Junior Class Float Twelve 1-Q6 ,. 1. M153 P, I-

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g nav 'S '7 , , In QT 7 I I.. Io r.: Peggy But-ll. Gene Chenoweth. Marv James. Nanev St-hroer, Art Taylor, Nancy Dwinell, ,lim Puckett. i if MAY DAY I . 17, Jim Puckett. Nlary James, Nancy Sehroer, Nancy Dwinell. Art Taylor, Gene llhenoweth. Fourteen May Day dawned grey and cold. for the first time in years. But despite the pouring rain and howling winds, stu- dents managed to dash into the dining room from all parts of the campus for the traditional strawberries and cream breakfast. Even the fact that we didn't have strawberries didnit bother us this year! Unfortunately the sophomore girls never did get to wind their May-Pole, much to the disappointment of many fcamera fans includedj, but May Day was still May Day and nothing could Change it.