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

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Having received her traditional crown, cape and bouquet of roses, Janet E. Johnson pauses long enough to allow photographs to be taken, Wiest Hall ' s candidate, Johnson was elected homecoming queen over four other candidates. Nursing program pioneer Leora Stroup was honored as grand marshal of the Homecoming parade. The nursing building also bears her name. Dodging a Kearney State player, Robert Long attempts to complete a play during the Homecoming game. The Tigers ' ag- gressive playing resulted in a 44-21 victory. omecoming

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The aroma of a homemade bierock and a glass of cold beer were loo much for Jim McHugh to resist. A variety of homemade funnel cakes, apple dumplings, bread, bratwurst, pretzels, noodles, kuchen and other German cuisine were available to those in attendance at Oktoberfest. Several Oktoberfest booths feature homemade arts and crafts. At one booth, Bonita Olivia demonstrates the technique of hand spinning yarn. Taking advantage of a bumper crop, these youngsters sell pumpkins to college students as well as townspeople. The an- nual celebration attracted approximately 28,000 from the surrounding area. oktoberfesj23 Chris Ochsm i r

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t: pantasy and reali BLEND FOR HOMECOMING PACKED WITH ACTIVITY Although ' Worlds of Fantasy ' set the theme for the Homecom- ing parade, the festivities as a whole were based more on reality. Homecoming activities began for some early on the morning of Oct. 1 as the 120 registered entries began lining up for the Homecoming parade. By 10 a,m., hundreds of people lined Main Street, awaiting Grand Marshal Leaora Stroup and the beginning of the largest parade in recent years. Jim Nugent, parade chairman, attributed the size of the parade to two factors. Nugent said that the theme was easy to identify with and $1800 was available as prize money. The money was made available from the university as well as a variety of civic organizations. Occasions Limited, a local specialized delivery service, won the $500 Sweepstakes award for Giving the Homecoming parade a lift, Debbie Hoffman distributes helium- l filled balloons to children lining the e parade route. The Student Alumni | Association also gave away balloons at e the Oktoberfest celebration. best expression of the parade theme. Four campus-related organizations also won awards. The Clovia house won the $250 Presidential award, Wiest Hall won the $200 Founder ' s award and the Delta Zeta sorority won the $200 Alumni award. After the parade, approximately 300 people assembled at the Memorial Union for a rededica- tion ceremony. The names of nine former students who died during the Vietnam war were included on a new plaque, which was unveiled at the ceremony, Saturday afternoon brought more excitement as students, alumni and parents gathered at Lewis Field Stadium to watch the Tigers defeat Kearney State Col- lege, 44-21. However, fans were treated to more than a football vic- tory that afternoon. Pregame activities included such highlights as a formation of military jets flying over the stadium as a part of the rededica- tion ceremony and the delivery of the game ball by a helicopter of the 2 p.m. kickoff. Escorted by Tim Talbert, Stockton junior, Wiest Hall can- didate Janet E. Johnson, Golden, Colo, senior, was crowned by President Gerald Tomanek as the 1983 Homecoming Queen during halftime festivities. Johnson was one of five candidates to be selected for the finals. Other can- didates included Janet L. Johnson, Beliot junior. Alpha Kappa Psi; Melinda Salisbury, Hays junior, McMindes Hail; Shawnalee Shain, El Dorado junior. School of Nurs- ing; and Sue Stalder, Hays senior, Panheilenic Council. Saturday evening, over 400 peo- ple rocked to the music of the Tubes in Gross Memorial Col- iseum. Warming up for the Tubes was the Greg Kihn Band. In con- junction with Homecoming, Saturday evening was also one of the sold-out performances of Hello Dolly! at Felten-Start Theater, — Audrey Cole A hush fell over Lewis Field stadium, before the football game, as a squad of fighter jets fiew over to honor the men killed in the Vietnam War. Proving that float-making is more than a two-handed job, Dave Bossemeyer, Wiest Hall Head Resident, assists with the hall ' s entry. Wiest won the $200 Founder ' s Award for their Homecoming parade entry o c jZ homecomin