Illinois College - Rig Yearbook (Jacksonville, IL)

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FLOATS AND DECORATIONS The gym was decorated in the traditional blue and white colors of the college. A record number of alumni returned for the Homecoming weekend, which also in- cluded the literary societies’ Homecoming meetings and the all-important Homecom- ing game. Fair weather favored the 1949 Home- coming parade. Among the streaming blue and white banners the I. C. Band led the parade. Following the band were the floats entered by the different societies and the Queen’s float, made by Alpha Phi Omega. These were followed by decorated cars. Gamma Nu again took top honors with their dragon. . The Gam- ma Delta clowns and the Phi Alpha bull received honorable mention. The parade proceeded down College Avenue and around the Square and on to the Jackson- ville High School field where the Blueboys trampled McKendree College. Much crepe paper, color, thumb tacks, straight pins, scotch tape, fun, hope, and hard work were put into the house deco- rations. Colonial Inn was the winner of this traditional contest and Rusell House received honorable mention. All houses entered wholeheartedly into the contest. Crampton Hall came up with a surprise and added keen competition to the con- test. Colonial’s winning design had the theme of catching McKendree, the spider, in the Blueboy spider web. First prize for house decorations was awarded to Colonial Inn (see pages 8-9). Crampton Hall had another original theme. «15

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LEAF-RAKING According to long-standing tradition, Illinois College celebrated its annual leaf- raking day. “Gee, aren't traditions won- derful?’’ Each group and the captains started out with much vim, vigor and vitality. But after a few minutes of hard manual labor, the slaves cut loose. All worked hard to get their sections raked, but after a few minutes of horseplay the campus had that “lived-in” look. Every- one seemed to gather by the pile near the coffee stand and started throwing everyone else in. Yes, even “Hoop” Hen- ricks was tossed in after an hour chase. One of the office secretaries got a taste of fresh fall leaves too. All of those who had broken their backs, fingers or toes, or had gotten a leaf in their hair got tickets to the I. C. annual leaf-raking dance held atthe old gym. After a traditional Baxter meal, with our braces and crutches, we who were physically able hobbled over to the gym to climax the day by dancing to Jimmy Conlee and his orchestra. ‘Aren't traditions wonderful?” — but, “Oh, my busted, aching -krC. back.” «17