Franklin College - Almanack Yearbook (Franklin, IN)

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' ' Freshies hit the water during the annual tug-of-war with the sophomores across Hurricane Creek. Beard-L ro«er Dave Riley walks off with the contest honors presented by Alumni Presi- dent E. L. Branigin. Jr. during halftime cere- monies at the Homecoming game. festivities Busy workers at the Homecoming leaf rake are, from left to right, Shirley Sandelands, Charles Mellencamp, Carmelita Essex, Alice Town- send, Delight Brown, Larry Kellogg, Mary Foreman and Betty Turner. ■ .: ,- ' r- 1 3 ff? ' V V ' ♦ ' ■■ . -r. ::

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1 .. i Cheerleaders Wayne Dunbar, Ceil Ambs and Joan Diggs lead shivering stu- dents in a pep session, as they gather around a bonfire the night before the big Homecoming game. homecomi ing A cider and donut break is enjoyed at the leaf rake by Cathie Weldy, Fred Oyler, Martha Trunnel! and Liz Richardson. Homecoming weekend is a festive time on the Franklin campus. The round of events begin with the all-campus leaf rake on Friday afternoon and end with a gala dance at Holloway Hall on Saturday evening. In between there is the torchlight parade, pep session, tug-of-war, .judging of floats and house decorations, beard-growing contest, crowning of the Homecoming Queen and the all-important football game. Alumni who flock back to the campus are en- tertained at fraternity dinners and sorority open houses. Homecoming, for the alumni, is a time for re- newing old friendships and reminiscing. For stu- dents it is a time for developing school spirit, for celebrating, and for relaxing from the first stren- uous month of classes and studying. I ,

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Winners of the 1955 house decorations contest were the Independent Men. One side of their house was set up as a shooting range; on the other, a Grizzly was shown cooking a stew. lecorations Top: Kappa Delta Rho. Bottom: Phi Delta Theta Top: Sigma Alpha Epsilon Bottom: Lambda Chi Alpha