Fort Hays State University - Reveille Yearbook (Hays, KS)

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With low-hanging clouds threatening and icy winds blowing, students brave the weather to attend bonfire activities. Fighting the cold, Naomi Sheets represses a shiver before hearing the announcement that she is Homecoming Queen. Purchasing a mum in Memorial Union during registration, an alumnus treats his daughter to a Homecoming corsage.

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Phyllis Weigel Delta Sigma Phi Judy Marco tte Sigma Tau Gamma Judi Sipe McMindes Hall AKL Candidate Wins 1966 Queen Honors Sponsored by Alpha Kappa Lambda, black -haired, brown-eyed Naomi Sheets reigned as Homecoming Queen, A senior from Las Vegas, Nev., majoring in math, Miss Sheets was nominated frequently for cam- pus queen titles before becoming Homecoming Queen, Miss Sheets, a member of Alpha Gamma Delta soror- ity, was chosen by student vote from a field of five finalists selected from 17 candidates. Robed by Dr, Richard Burnett at the bonfire, she was crowned by President M. C, Cunningham at half- time of the FHS -Washburn football game. The student body vice-president escorted the queen to the field, and the student body president presented her with a bouquet of roses from the students. As queen, Miss Sheets reigned over the tug of war, parade and football game. She was interviewed by KAYS studios. Her attendants were Judi Sipe, Pam Engle man, Judy Marcotte and Phyllis Weigel, Pam Engleman McGrath Hall 19

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Alter gaining an early advantage, the sophomore tug Capturing sweepstakes honors, Alpha Kappa Lambda $ float, Bourn of war team loses ground to the determined freshmen, ty-ful Victory keeps with the parade theme of Great Books, Bad Weather Ebbs; Homecoming Crisp, Clear Coach Wayne McConnell maps strategy on the sidelines. The Tigers downed Washburn 7-0 in the Homecoming tilt. Cloudy, windy weather at the bonfire threatened to destroy the festive atmosphere of Homecoming, but the occasion dawned sunny, crisp and clear. During the longest tug of war in history, the fresh- man team managed to pull their sophomore opponents into Big Creek. The battle lasted 3 minutes and 52 seconds. Early in the contest the freshmen found them- selves in a precarious position at the edge of the creek but held on for the victory. After the freshman -sophomore battle, 22 bands and 21 floats paraded down Main Street past rows of spec- tators. Alpha Kappa Lambda’s float, “Bounty-ful Vic- tory,” captured sweepstakes honors. First place in men’s competition was awarded to Sigma Phi Epsilon, and second place went to Delta Sigma Phi. Sigma Sigma Sigma and McMindes Hall won first and second places, respectively, in the women’s division, Newman Club garnered first place honors in open competition, Don Lakin, track and cross country star while a stu- dent at the college, was awarded the Busch Gross Award as outstanding athlete in 1965-66. 21