Emporia State University - Sunflower Yearbook (Emporia, KS)

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Baclc to the est Homecoming, 1941, is past, but many memories of it still remain, Perhaps Mr. Bonney's article will help you retain other memories of it through the years. 8? 1471-0t0-It 80-Mite? imiw fm

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Eacwcf of fteqenfd. ancf Iffze plzedicfenl' . Run the College To the president is delegat- ed the authority to carry out the activities set up by the state. This marks the twenty- ninth year of Thomas W. Butcher's service as presi- dent. From a sod school house in pioneer Kansas where he received his first schooling, he has achieved a national recognition in the educational world. When he was twenty he decided to be- come a school teacher, and he has given more than fifty years of his life to educating the youth of Kansas. He has seen this college grow during his presidency, not only in physical stature, but in abil- ity to train students-to loe- come a member of the Na- tional Association ot' Ameri- can Universities and Colleges. lt has surely flourished under his guidance and he has add- ed much to its prestige. President of the College Thomas' W. Butcher 5

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i I PHI,Headership fraternity, set the keynote for Homecoming with its novel decoration in the rotunda, large panels on all walls made to form the slogan It doesn't cost a Fortune to have the Time of your Life at Emporia Homecomingf' The words Fortune, Time, and Life consisted of the titles of huge copies of these three magazines. The Hornets' Nest fUnion, to youj was decorated by Mu Epsilon Nu, men's social fraternity, and Winnetaska, women's social group. The design was on the walls of both the reading room and the fountain room. This was new and different and gave the old place a lot of local color. All the Greek houses on the campus com- peted in a decoration contest. Money total- ing S3000 was given as prizes to the best decorated houses, and every group worked with an all-out effort to win this money. The first prize of five dollars went to the Phi Delta Chi fraternity, who decorated their house to represent a large sausage grinder that took members of the Fort Hays football team and turned them into monkeys. The first prize of five dollars for the OPPOSITE PAGE: Sigma Pi Sigma stands to cheer, some apparently absorbed in the game, others less in- terested. AT LEFT: Betty Jane Socolofsky and her escorts return to the grandstand after she re- ceives the Homecoming Queen icoronation bouquet from Student Council Pres- ident John Zimmerman. sorority winner went to Sigma Sigma Sigma for their efforts. The sisters of the triple S portrayed the Hays Tiger as being brought back alive by eleven little, but mighty, Corkeys. Sigma Tau Gamma won second place with their version of V for Victory, and Phi Sigma Epsilon was awarded third place for their showing. When the final check was made to see how the rest of the sororities came out, Alpha Sigma Tau was the contender to fin- ish second with a huge cut-out of the Fort Hays Tiger in a boiling pot of water. Be- side this stood a poem which was a parody on Tiger, Tiger, Burning Brightf' by Wil- liam Blake. The houses of Alpha Sigma Alpha and Theta Sigma Upsilon tied for third place. The judging of decorations was based on the originality, color scheme, and lighting effects, which made competition keen and the campus a blaze of festivity. In fact, the judging committee must have been just a little startled to see how well the students went all-out for Homecoming. The official opening gun for the celebra- tion was sounded at 3 :00 Friday afternoon 7 ,W ,