Ferris State University - Ferriscope Yearbook (Big Rapids, MI)

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Photo by Larry Kunkle A. Donee Damore, h omecoming candidate, is escorted into the pep assembly. B. Queen, Barri Tomei, is escorted into the pep assembly for her crowning. Homecoming 23

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22 Salute to the Olympics By Cindy Cole Homecoming at Ferris is a time of fun and excitement. The 1984 Ferris Homecoming Queen was chosen out of nine women in a campus wide vote on October 18. The young women who competed against one another were: Suzannah Andrews, Big Rapids; Krista Bell, Pickney; Patty Bernardon, Concord; Pam Brown, Ann Arbor; Karen Reed, Davison; Lisa Spaugh, Chippewa Lake; Barri Tomei, Oak Brook, IL; Beth Vogelreteuter, Marshall; and Donee Damore, Lansing. At the pep assembly on October 19, Barri Tomei, from Oak Brook, IL., was crowned the 1984 Homecoming Queen. Ms. Tomei is a marketing student and instructor in figure skating. She was sponsored by Phi Delta Chi. Dean of Women, Mary McClelland, and Dean of Men, Thomas Walsh, were also honored at the pep assembly. The two were selected by Sigma Phi Epsilon as the two Homecoming Parade Marshalls. Homecoming ; rnoto by Jim Uissor! Homecoming queen candidates Beth Vogelreteuter, Karen Reed, Donee Damore, Lisa Spaugh, Patti Bernardon, Suzannah Andrews, Pam Brown, Krista Bell, and Barri Tomei.

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24 police. Cars andi By Ron Printz The crowd assembled early, long before the start, filling the sidewalks with people milling around waiting. Children bundled up against the sidewalk and curb. Hawkers selling balloons, carnations, and more picked their way through the crowd. Baked goods, warm drinks, and pizza were spread on tables along the street. Some of the children, grew restless with waiting, and chased each other up and down the street. Balloons which gained momentary freedom from a child's grasp bobbed in the breeze, their stings Mploy. O 1984 Ferris State Go year politicians me horse d motorcycles. Parade b Homecoming queen fo Homecoming the streets and alleys to cars and homes. Some went on to the football field where the next of the Homecoming activities would occur. The streets of downtown were back to normal, except for discarded papers, and fallen flowers from the floats and cars. The annual event was over for another year. Next October a crowd will assemble along Michigan Avenue once again. The frats will build floats, the bands will tune up, and practice, the city vehicles will be washed and polished, and they'll do it all over again | because... everybody loves a parade.