Mississippi College - Tribesman Yearbook (Clinton, MS)

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omecoming 78 The main focus of the halftime activities involved the crowning of the Homecoming Queen. Here, we find Elizabeth Young, escorted by Fred Slabach, as the Maid of Honor. Dr. Lewis Nobles, stands next to Melanie Taylor, Homecoming Queen 1978, after crowning her. Andy Taggart is her escort, and Kris Azlin, last year’s Queen, assisted in the crowning. after breakfast. KT held the annual Mother-Daughter Banquet during the noon hour, and visitors poured onto the campus visiting memories, friends, and browsing through the Art Department exhibit in the quadrangle. Under the able direction of Nancy Myers, the Homecoming parade came off without a hitch. Beginning near 3:00 pm the parade moved from the MP L building past First Baptist Church and ended near Cockroft Hall. Insets, from left: Vicki Kurkendall, escorted by John Paul Travis; Cindy Henry, escorted by Tom Washburn; Debbie Colvin, escorted by David Raley; Dorothy Bowman, senior maid, escorted by Dennis Roman. The stands are full of students and alumni, all dressed in their best. The night air of Homecoming was quite chilly. Homecoming Queen Melanie Taylor bundles up to enjoy the game.

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No one really cared that class work was to be done or lessons learned, for more important things occupied the minds and hearts of the students of Missis- sippi College. Why, Felix Rutledge had no date for the dance, and Jamie Lin- coln had not yet bought her dress for this all important occasion! Dave Railey was busy planning the junior class float, and Charlie Johnson was simply busy. The freshman class determined to win the traditional Barrel Fight” grouped forces and began pounding the 55 gal- lon drum before breakfast and would continue to do so until the kick-off Sat- urday night. It was nearly midnight before the waves of attacking upper classmen met with any great success against the defending freshmen on the field of combat in front of Nelson Hall. Martin King literally bounced fresh- men on their heads while Russ Blan- kenship rallied the younger of the Choctaw warriors time and again. Sim- eon Nix and Allen Kirk made up the casualty list taking 37 and 12 stitches respectively. For the second year in a row, Circle K takes first place in the float design contest. Second place is KT, top inset, and, third, the Senior float, lower inset. Getting into the Homecoming spirit, the Trading Post welcomes alumni with original design. While the fight went on, else-where on campus floats, cars, and costumes were being readied for the up- coming parade. Ronald Ky- zar could be found bounc ing through the band of stu- dents gathered in the maintenance building to assemble their floats. Me- linda Lawrence and Mike Slaughter did some close work” on the Pre-Legal en- try while Don Slabach, and Henry Sto- vall quietly discussed the possible out- come of next month ' s election. Dennis Roman worked hard until nearly 3:00 am, and Bill Cook nearly worked. Charles Vianey graced the scene and even Ruth Ann Chipka showed up to stuff toilet tissue. The night turned to early morning and still the excitement grew. The Mortar Board began Saturday with registration of the alumni shortly 9

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' Circle-K took first place with a crepe- paper Indian mounted atop a Dodge Colt. KT won second place with a large pink elephant, and the senior class cap- tured 3rd with a tiger in a giant bag. The junior class float fell apart shortly before the parade, and the crazed Pre- Legal Society ended the afternoon af- fair by pelting the parade on-lookers with handfuls of candy and driving their 10 wheel, 17 gear float across campus ending up on the grass in front of Nelson Hall. Under the direction of Missy Hudson and Phil Lang, the Saturday afternoon Patio Show began shortly after the pa- rade. The multi-talented team of J3J The Choctaw band presents the half-time show. Tommy Sparkman and Carol Joy Yates hosted the program while such names as Lisa Rives, the Naturals, and Ross Price led the entertainment billing. Bruce Fields accompanied Beverly Gil- der and a barber shop quartet per- formed some old favorites. The stands were packed and the evening cool. A beautiful blanket of stars hung over- head as the Choctaw football team un- der the supervision of Coach John Wil- liams prepared to take the field. After a mistake ridden first quarter the fans were left glaring at a score- board reading 10-0 in favor of the vis- iting team. As a discouraged Ezra Tate left the field, a dazzling homecoming court prepared to steal the show. Vicki Kuykendall was first on the program, escorted by John Travis. Cindy Henry followed escorted by Tom Washman and Debbie Colvin representing the ju- Southeastern Louisiana proved to be a really tough team, but the Chocs gave them a good game. nior class was presented by Dave Railey. Dorothy Bowman was the se- nior maid escorted by the class presi- dent, while Fred Slabach had the plea- sure of escorting the Maid of Honor, Miss Elizabeth Young. SB A President, Andy Taggart, presented the 1978 Homecoming Queen, Miss Melanie Taylor. Dr. Lewis Nobles crowned the queen and in a flurry of flowers, flash- bulbs, and approving applause the highlight of the week-end festivities ended. The Choctaws again took the field only to meet with more mistakes and final defeat. At the Holiday Inn Downtown spirits were again lifted as SNOWBLIND laid down the sounds til the wee hours of Sunday morning. All across Jackson, Mississippi College students could be found dining, dancing, and visiting family as the hours faded Homecoming 1978 into a memory. It was truly a splendid weekend. The campus was, as usual, neat and trimmed. Mother Na- ture picked three of the most beautiful days of the year to share with us for this special occasion. There is no way to give proper credit to every event held on campus during the Homecoming weekend, but one thing can be said about the entire affair. The over- whelming success of Homecoming 1978 was a result of an effort by students past and present to show, even if only in this small way, how much we love, honor, and respect this place we call Mississippi College. It is only fitting that we do so, for the students of yes- terday, today, and tomorrow all give MC the life-blood and hope that exists here today. For in fact, we are Missis- sippi College, now and forever. — Henry Stovall li