Indiana State University - Sycamore Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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Trike races added to Homecoming events Dress-up day on Friday October 9, officially started the 1963 Homecoming activities. Friday afternoon, the quad was the scene of the newest attraction added to the festivitiesethe Tricycle Derby. There was both c1 women's and men's division, and Reeve Hall Ctnd Par- sons H011 won these respectively. Saturday morning dawned warm and. sunny as cars, floats, and bands lined up for the annual Homecoming Parade. More than 40000 spectators lined the streets to watch the second biggest parade in the state of Indiana. The fighting Sycamores emerged victorious in the afternoon CIS they defeated the Evansville Aces. The final event of the crctivity-pqcked weekend was the Blue and White Dance in the Arena. During inter- mission, Homecoming co-chairmen Mike Hooks and Ian Redenbcn'ger announced first place float winners. Alpha Omicron Pi captured the sorority division, Lamb- da Chi Alpha won the fraternity division, and Sandison Hall was awarded first in the independent division. HOMECOMING CO'CHAIRMEN: Ion Redenbarger, Mike Hooks. Many hours of hard work went into constructing the floats. The Gamma Phi's took advantage 0! a warm tall day to work on their float outside. On the first lap of the Powder Putt Derby. these girls rounded the corner trying both to keep balanced and get ahead of the rest. '5 3i V mm

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After standing and waiting for class curds, sitting down came as a welcome relief. even if it was to till out the stacks of IBM cards. One student decided the battle tor a chair in the Arena: wasn't worth it as he sat down on the floor in the hull. 18' New students found registration baffling Fall registration was as hectic as always. Freshmen with worried faces walked from line to line trying to get the right class cards. For the first time, registration wasn't by classes. Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors all registered together, being scheduled alpha- betically. When a freshman went through the routine of regis- tration, he was more than a green freshman, he was a completely exhausted green freshman. Even the seniors dreaded the day, for sometimes their graduation day depended on if they could get the right class cards. There were two days of registration. Some students were happy because they got the class cards they wanted, and others were not very happy because their schedules were not the way they wanted. College had officially begun for another year. The only part left was to find the right classroom to hand in the right class card.

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Hours before the parade, floats were lined up on 5th Street, Members of the Parsons Hull's winning team demonslruied their and last minute preparations and changes were made. time saving technique of changing riders. These children seemed to tellect the I Love A Parade anticipation us they anxiously uwaihd ihe next float. The AOPi's, Lambda Chi's and Sandison Hull representatives all appeared quite pleased ihut their floats were chosen as the best in the parade. 20