Mississippi College - Tribesman Yearbook (Clinton, MS)

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friends and parents. A spirit that is uniquely Mississippi College. The day ended, the rain continued, and night fell as Homecoming 1980 came to a close. Alumni and parents drifted home and Home- coming 1980 became a memory. (1.) Homecoming Court: (2.) Fresh- man maid; (3.) Sophomore maid; (4.) 1980 Homecoming maid. (1.) Maid of Honor; (2.) Home- coming Queen; (3.) Junior maid; (4.) Senior Maid; (5.) Dr. Nobles crowns Janet; (6.) Homecoming action

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Homecoming Con t At 4:(X) the excitement climaxed as the Mighty Choctaw Football team raced out on the field and lined up against Ouchita Bapt. on Robinson Field. The Choctaws made a su- perb show as Super Star Carl Menist began the scoring with the first touchdown of the game. His act was followed by supporting stars, Mo Lyle, who forced four Tiger turn- overs into four touchdowns, Alvin Kidd who made a 16 yard touchdown run, Major Evertt who went 80 yards to score and Jim Turcotte and his happy feet made five PAT’s to boost the Choctaw score. The crowd was a blend of parents, alumni, students, girls with corsages, girls without corsages, clusters of girls, clus- ters of guys, clusters of dates and Circle K. Circle K under the direction of Michael Smith assisted the cheerleaders by leading their own pep rally throughout the game. As the Choctaws left the field with a halftime lead over Ouchita Baptist, the Halftime Show started as Freshman Maid Beth Barnes es- corted by John Gentry walked down the “50” yard line. A beaming Lisa Brabham, Soph- omore Maid, followed, escorted by Soph- omore Class President, Lance Presley. The Ju- nior Class was represented by Marietta Pace, who was presented by Kary Whitehead. Jane Goodwin was the Senior Maid escorted by Tom Washburn while Lisa Merrit, the Maid of Honor, was escorted by Mike Slaughter. The excitement rose and the crowds gave Ja- net McMurray, the 1980 Homecoming Queen, a standing ovation as she was escorted onto the field by SBA president Britt McCarty. Dr. Lewis Nobles crowned a tearful queen, the crowd cheered, and flags snapped as the Mighty Chocs came roaring back on the field for anoth er action-filled half. All too soon the game was over leaving the Choctaws with a victorious 35-10 lead over the Tigers. After the game the festivities continued as some students attended the party at Holiday Inn North while others went to Shoney’s for a free piece of strawberry pie. Even the cafe- teria was open later than usual. To some, Homecoming was the chance of a lifetime with the date of their dreams, to oth- ers, a night at Krystal. But to all Homecoming is a reflection of the past united with the present. A feeling of love and pride for M.C. that touches even the toughest heart. It was a day of thrills, victories, memories and rain. A day of renewing old friendships, visiting with

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RUSH The Social tribes’ pinks, greens, reds, and blues presented a spectrum of tastes for new female prospects as this year’s tribal rush ground on with its usual fervor. Actresses, musicians, and rush chairmen saw their hours and hours of planning and practicing come to reality during each tribe’s rush party— KT with their “Touch of Class”; ST with “Come With the Breeze” and “The Umpire Strikes Back”; NT with “Beyond the Rainbow”; and LT with “The Lucky Penny”. Rush offered a busy schedule for members and rushee s as well. During the hectic 6 weeks, each tribe courted the new girls with coke parties and favors in addition to those private conversations. Preference Day finally came and went and eager rushees scurried about trying to visit all the rooms of tribe members. Finally, rush was climaxed by the all-important Squeal Night. KT kicked off the rush parties with its presentation of “A Touch of Class” this year in Aven auditorium. After two days to recover from KT’s program, the rushees were introduced to Laguna Tribe through LT’s program en- titled “The Lucky Penny.” Despite many problems, Laguna, the place of belonging, was reached. Once again the dream place was found but this one had bears instead of mice with theirs “Beyond the Rainbow”. ST completed the four rush programs with the most unusual— the spoofs “Come With the Breeze” and “The Umpire Bites Back.” Galactic Discos, outhouses, and more were included in ST’s hilarious program which did receive a standing ovation. Rush came and went. Each pledge afterward wondering how to occupy all of the newfound time. Some realized that there was time for study- ing after all and others realized what classes they were in. All in all, though, Rush “80” proved to be nothing short of the usual fun and folly for everyone involved.