Emporia State University - Sunflower Yearbook (Emporia, KS)

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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 ,

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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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when registration of the alumni began in the Student Union. Final check, made Saturday night after the Homecoming Ball, showed that over 400 former students at- tended. This was a much better showing than had been originally planned. For- mer students traveled many a mile to re- turn to the old Alma Mater. The oldest class represented was 1903. No Homecoming would be complete with- out a queen to preside over the ceremonies of the season, and Emporia Teachers had its own Royal Highness. Ten beautiful and popular girls were on the ballot and the students had the task of electing one to be their queen. CI say t'task because-did you ever. try to decide which ONE girl was the most beautiful when you have ten to pick from?J The names on the ballot read: Ellen Byrd, Joan Holmes, Joyce Van Gundy, Irene Quiring, Jerry Phillips, Martha Broomfield, Frances Nunemacher, Betty Jane Socolofsky, Elva Lee James and Leah Park. See what I mean when I say this was no small job? Any one of these girls would make a Peggy Pedagog to be proud of. But which one, was the problem on hand. The students polled their votes and the name of the young lady was not revealed until the Homecoming Vaudeville Show, Friday night. Orien Dalley adapted the Sweetheart of Sigma Chi into a song honoring the queen, and he titled his ver- sion Sweetheart of. K. S. T. C. This was played by the band when the choice of the students was made known and Peggy Peda- gog was crowned for 1941. Everyone was pleased Cme too, even though I voted ten times-once for each girlb when Jane Socolofsky was presented to the audience of alumni, guests, and stu- dents as the winning candidate to be crowned Peggy Pedagog. The Homecoming Vaudeville Show was presented with all the ballyhoo of a carni- val. The barker, Bob McCormick, an- nounced the series of skits as The Scotty 'MacFarlane Shows. College was given a playful slap as the various departments were portrayed as side-shows and the sub- taught in the school served as the jects topic for gags and laughs. One show that drew a lot of laughs was a burlesque of the Music, Speech, and Fine Arts Departments as a typical leg-show well known to any fan of the sawdust path. Special features of the show included a colored quartet, composed of Earl Win- Mary Tizzie Rawie gallops across the food ex- hibit to receive more contributions for her prize- winning explosive pie. Hey, hey, this is just a sample-U barks Bob McCormick as Betty Lou Skinner displays her talents,