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

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Spirits High In Spite of Rain Homecoming spirits were damp- ened. though not extinguished, as the weather turned wet and chilly Saturday. Oct, 18, Students braved the rain to watch the main street parade built on the theme, ‘ ' Highlights of the ' 60 V Capturing the Sweepstakes Prize was the combined entry of McMindes and Wiest Halls, Dark Side of the Earth, 1 Individual entry honors went to Custer Hall and Delta Zeta, tak- ing first and second respectively. First place In the combined division went to Tri Sigma and Sigma Phi Ep- silon, ABOVE: Frosh take 6 tumble In their tug- of-war defeat. RIGHT: Parades are for little people and umbrellas are for rain. ABOVE RIGHT: The McMindes-Wiest float entry captured Sweepstakes Prize hands down, EAR RIGHT: Muddy ground made frequent cleat cleaning a necessary side- The traditional pull across the mur- ky waters of Big Creek ended in a sophomore victory. Fort Hays met the Emporia Hor- nets in the traditional afternoon Homecoming game. The Tigers sus- tained a 7 to 34 loss on swampy Lewis Field, Half-time activities in- cluded the crowning of Queen Robyn Dansel, McMindes candidate. Her court included Loretta Miller, first attendant; Ella Dominquez, second attendant, Cynthia Hoffman and Jan Schneider,

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RIGH i : Wet weather fails to wilt royal loveliness as Queen Robyn and her court share an umbrella. BELOW: Alumni and stuaents experience a common plight as dampness continues to prevail during the Tiger football game.

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A L Program — Talent Plus Gaiety and music concluded Homecoming week and opened the Artist and Lecture Series for 1969 on Oct. 18. The Serendipity Singers, a folk rock group entertained a ca- pacity crowd of Fort Hays students and alumni In the barn of the Coli- seum. Performing in spite of the loss of their own instruments, the Singers went on with the show aided by local merchants. Their program Included skits and satirical social comment as well as contemporary songs. Second on the A8cL program was the Rumanian Madrigal and Choir, performing Oct. 24 in the Coliseum. The Madrigal provided a variety of musical entertainment complete with authentic costumes. Dressed in the styles depicting the Spanish Renais- sance, the group sang numbers at- tributed to that era. Highlighting the evening were Rumanian folk songs and a rain dance performed in tradifionai Rumanian dress. Upon returning for their second encore, the choir closed the presentation with the nationally popular folk song, America the Beautiful. ' 1