Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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Lots of fellows thought it was nice to have only one girl friend. But there were a few fel lows who vied annually for the hearts and votes of all the coeds. This particular race was always in the form of the Snowball, sponsored by the Home Ec council early each fall. Skits were presented to the girls ahead of time and the night of the big event, they cast votes for their choice. With all balloting done, the votes were counted and then the Favorite Man On Campus was crowned. A crown and a gift at intermission go to the girls ' favorite man, Wayne Bailie, who doesn ' t seem to mind the crowning in the least. Hoisting a banner for a favorite candidate presents quite a problem to these tellows as they toil in the early morning hours. The king and his court smile happily after the coronation. The royalty are Roger Craft, Sigma Phi Epsilon; ' Wendell Holt, Lambda Chi Alpha; F.M.O.C. ' Wayne Bailie, Farm House; Mark Drake, Alpha Gamma Rho; and Bill P atton, Delta Tau Delta.

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Colorful bands, representing 20 Kansas high schools, combine forces parade and play for 21,500 spectators at the opening of the M.U. game In the fall a young man ' s, and coed ' s, fancy turned to thoughts of football and all its festivities. Those sometimes warm or sometimes cool Saturday afternoons found the lines moving toward the stadium .... enthusiastic cheering for your Wildcat team .... a punched activity ticket wadded up in one hand, and a mangled hot dog clutched in the other .... cold pop .... or hot coffee .... sweat-drenched handkerchief .... or warm overcoat .... and singing the Wildcat fight song. The second day of October brought both parents and high school bands to Manhattan for the K-State-Missouri university football game. The annual band day parade was staged that morning and sororities, fraternities and dorms gave open houses and teas for guests after the game. The K-State band honored visiting parents by spelling out MOM and DAD as part of its half-time show. Quiet hours are both in and outside the Library as a coed and friend look over notes before the next class.

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TW A portable radio is presented to Flush Bowl queen Dianne Archibald, ot Chi Omega, by President James A. McCain. Football games weren ' t confined to the stadium .... they found their way into the City Park .... in the form of the annual Sigma Alpha Epsilon versus Phi Delta Theta grid battle. A parade, complete with all the trimmings, was staged before the game and prizes were awarded the winning floats. Although the game was rather one- sided, the Sig Alphs winning it 63-0, the crowd cheered every play. The Kansas State High School Activities associa- tion sponsored a regional conference which brought high school journalists to the campus. They were shown through the journalism department and at- tended newspaper and yearbook discussions. High school journalists arrive early and enroll in Kedzie for the annual tour of K-State and the journalism department. 4...m The top scholarship award for sororities during the 1953-54 year goes to Alpha Delta Pi at the fall Panhellenic tea. Lost-minute hammerings and gentle pats complete the decora- tions on this float just before the Flush Bowl parade begins. 27