Elmhurst College - Elms Yearbook (Elmhurst, IL)

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Homecoming revived memories of years of fun and work for the old grads. The younger ones were more interested in who married whom, while some, such as the speaker at the Friday night banquet, con- cerned themselves with the theme: It was different when I went here. After the banquet the Theater revue was centered around the beating of the football rival the next afternoon. The grads had the oppor- tunity to watch the younger talent on ex- hibition. The revue broke up with cheers and the fight song, followed by the bonfire. Rain spoiled this part of the program, but the crowd reassembled inside and listened to the best college band in years put on a rush-order concert. The snake dance to the York Theatre was enjoyed by the students and younger grads only. The older men and some of the women stayed behind to talk of the past and present. Saturday morning was started off with the routine business meeting. This was fol- lowed by the annual musical. After lunch there was the parade, and at last the thing everyone was waiting for — the game. The Pirates just couldn ' t break the jinx, and they lost the advantage of their one touchdown lead to end the game in a dis- appointing 7-7 tie. Carthage ' s vicious rally was too much for the weary Pirates, who had been struggling all afternoon to make their lone touchdown, and keep the lead it gave them. Bill Lytton ' s music at the dance swayed the crowd into forgetting the game, and only pleasant memories survived the 1936 Homecoming. [22]

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Crusaders have now won five games; the Pirates, four; and there were three ties. Don Jepsen played the best game he ever played for the Pirates, and Leuschke also played well in the line. Bohle thrilled the crowd with a 60-yard punt and later with a brilliant run for a first down. Elmhurst, T] Wright, 0 The Wheaton upset put the Pirates in a fighting mood, and they made short work of the Chicago team. Bucholz, Baum- rucker, Oberkircher, and Ver- tovec were the outstanding Pirates in the game. Elmhurst, 12 Illinois Wesleyan, 38 The Methodists startled the Pirates with a dazzling display of triple laterals, brilliant blocking, and all-around good football to prove that they earned the title of Little Nine- teen champions. Vertovec and Briggeman stood out in this game, and although the Pirates were badly beaten, the Meth- odists knew they had been in a football game. This game was not the hoped-for climax to the Pirate football season, but that ' s the way it goes. Captain Frank Vertovec con- cluded a brilliant four years of football when he played the Wesleyan game. He rates as one of the Pirate all-time stars. Few schools ever had a better end. Fred Oberkircher, after plugging along for three years, finally landed a regular guard berth, and although he never starred, he played steady, depend- able football. Next year ' s team will be one of the best ever to represent the White and Blue. Fifteen lettermen will be available, and it looks as though Elmhurst will have some reserve strength. [21]

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Not to be separated from football and Homecoming is the Elmhurst College Band, which performed nobly with both in the past year. The Band went far toward re- capturing past glories and establishing a position of genuine importance in the life at Elmhurst College. Largely through the efforts of an Elm- hurst alumnus, Fred A. Krueger, the Band was put in shape to do an expert job at Homecoming. From that time on, diligent work and considerable practice bore the fruits of a steady and marked improvement. Lucian Keppel handled the work of student director, and to him much credit should go for the results achieved. The achievement of the Band continued throughout the year, and it only came to an end in the spring when a really fine Sunday afternoon concert was presented in the gymnasium on April 25. For this perfor- ' mance, as well as for several earlier in the year, the Band was augmented by the mem- bers of the Leyden Community High School band, of which Mr. Krueger is the director. , For the first time in Elmhurst history there were coeds in the Band, and several quitted themselves in fine style as soloists at the spring concert. The advancement made this year will undoubtedly be maintained in the future inasmuch as it was found possible for the College to give credit for participation in the work of the Band. Talent is not lack- ing, and the enthusiasm needs only to be continued to produce a band equal to any. [23]