Gettysburg College - Spectrum Yearbook (Gettysburg, PA)

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Dawn Burg 1hrills crowd wiih Flaming bafon. 'Burgians ouf for fooiball pep raIly. PEP RALLIES Five Jrimes Hwis year sfuden+s gafhered in back of Old Dorm or in +he sfands af +he foofball field +0 cheer for +he GeHysburg Bullefs and spirif Jrhem on +0 vicfory. Brithy colored flares provided +he th+ for +hese evenfs while +he band played and Dawn Burg +hrilled +he crowds wi'rh her spinning ba+on. ShonL pep falks were given by +he coaches and members of +he +eam. and Jrhe cheer- leaders led Cheers $or +he feam. The singing of +he Alma Mafer climaxed each pep rally. Coeds and +heir dams enioy Dorm Dance. DORM DANCE GeHysburg's sophisficafed version of Sadie Hawkins' Day was held Safurday, November 5. in Jrhe gymnasium wifh Wayne Fleck and his Sfar- dusfers providing +he dance music. An annual event sponsored by +he Women's Sfudenf Governmenf and under +he direcfion of Jrhe sophomore coeds. Jrhe Dorm Dance H115 year was set +0 +he +heme. Heaven Sent The efhereal afmosphere was creafed wifh a can- opy-sky of deep blue crepe paper Hacked wifh glif- Jrering silver s+ars. Pink clouds suspended from Jrhe ceiling Hoafed over +he dancers while pasfel an- gels lined fhe walls. Chaperons for +he evening were Dr. and Mrs. Norman E. Richardson and Dr. and Mrs. Richard T. Mara. 23

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BOOSTER CLUB Firsf Row: Larry Gaenxle, Milton UmbenhouorI Bob Haar. Second Rnw: .Iana Banan Rnherf Philson. Jack Black, Helen Bag- doyan, Grace Wagner. Lee Hibbard. Third Row: Sue Volh, Jeanneife Zulick. Jane Bannister, Ginny Lammey, Sue Gibble, Sandra Schildnechf. Shirley Cashman. Fourth Row: Russell Bower. Joan Shimkus. Jean Eckerf. Lyn Zwahl. Joy Sieidle, Don- na Deiberf, Phyllis Ball. Leddie Smifh. Fiffh Row: Paf Sfoner. Shirley Bollinqer. Fran Haldoman, Margie Schuler, Joan Renfer. Carolyn Close. Sixfh Row: Nancy Hunfsberger. Maryallen Relnsmifh, Eunio Elwood. Barrie Hoffman, Bikle Hoen- niger, Lyn Trainer, John Beniamin. Seventh Row: Margie KinRfrifk, Sue Sfeinbach. Diane Shaffer. Diane Craine. Nancy Wahaus. Bruce Hamilfnn, Rush Barr. Eighth Row: Ken Alexan der. Ed Bachman' Ken Andersoni Jack Richard, Ron Ford, Fred Weiser. Ninth Row: Carol Birchfeld, Sally Shirk, Bilsy Owens. Jeannette Woodrow, Debbie Sfelfzer. Slimulafing college spiril and increasing afhlefic in- feresf wifhin +he eruclemL body are +he main Tuncfions of Boosfer Club. l+ sponsors pep rallies and publicizes afhlefic evenfs and olher school funcfions. hoping +0 in- crease alfendance aJr +hese evenfs. This club also sup- porfs fhe cheerleaders. ll holds Jrhe annual Floaf Parade during Homecoming lWeekend. Concession slands af +he foolball and +he bas- kefball games provide money +0 pay for publicify and some major proiecf which will beneihL +he enfire college. During +his coming summer. Boosfer Club will help +0 build a new press box. Top to boHom: Jan Sachs, Wayne Ewing, Margie SchulerI Allene Brown, Winnie tharnr. Noll Hannina. The peppiesf cheerleading squad ever is responsible for Jrhe spirif af +he pep rallies. send offs. Tloal parades. and all home and away Toolball and baskelball games. Anyone who has been al Gellysburg for one year is eli- gible +0 fry oul Tor Hie varsify squad. Each spring. fry- oufs for varsify cheerleading are held. The freshmen squad is chosen by The varsify cheerleaders. several members of +he facully. ancl Jrhe presidenl of Boosler Club in Jrhe early fall. Keys are awarded To each senior cheerleader for fwo years of service by +he Boosl'er Club. CHEERLEADERS

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THE COLLEGE BAND Firs? Row: Sara Schneider, John Basahore. Euqene Alexander. Joe Koon. John Leidich, Judy Lehn, OdeHe Schwager. Jean Hummer, Jack Katinsky. Second Row: Helen Berkey, Ron Bradbury, Janet Lowrey, KiHy Baker, War- ren Buckler, Joe Gonlales, Ada Kreider, Sally Africa. Bob McClarin. Leh- ner Biddle, Tom McDougal. Third Row: Dave Sheeh, Fred Shisler. Arloe The Geffysburg College Band began +he I955-56 seae son wifh increased en+husiasm. increased personnel. and a new look. Under Hie direcfion of Mr. E. Douglas DanfeH. Hue new full fime direcfor. +he band worked hard and results were immediafe. Once +he sfudenfs began arriving on campus an in- fensive drive for members was puf info operation and consequenfly Jthe marching band mainfained fiHy mem- bers in ifs ranks +hroughhou+ foofball season wifh a re- serve of Jfen bandsmen. The number of maioreHes was also increased from +hree +0 Hve. Olson, Jack McGaughy. Bob Goldner, Duane Searles, Ron Paul, Mary Carl- son. Earle Bower, Baa Spoffcrd. Fourth Row: EvereH May, Bill Whine , Bill Maine, Ginny Kressmane Jerry Rhoads. Larry Biddle. Guy Edmiston, Nancy Husbands. Sfandinq: Ed Bachman. Wali Sell, Jeanne Scott. Joyce Hamm, Wayne Fleck. E. Douglas Danie , Director.