New Mexico State University - Swastika Yearbook (Las Cruces, NM)

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Homecoming Holiday Full of Before the homecoming bonfire the cowbov ■iiihonette reminds Aggies ot the beginnings of Land Grant Colleges in 1862. when agriculture and mechanical arts were most instrumental in the heritage of America and education. Spectators watch the advancement of the winning float down Main Street. Built by the Lambda Chi .Alpha fra- Girls of Women ' s Residence Center don grubbies and sweatshirts and set to work on their house display, featuring the seal of NMSL and of Land Grant Colleges. This project involved drafting of boyfriends, stuffing lots of paper napkins into chicken wire and meeting the home- coming deadline. A visiting bai Below— .Another homecoming float parses in review. Floats mean work till the beginning of the parade. Here the organizations line up for the big parade. - «ft 20 ii s»K£fmxHi:

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Entering the ballroom, the guest is greeted by a reception line of university administrative officials. L to R: VV. B. O ' Donnell, vice president of NMSU; Mrs. Seaborn Collins. Seaborn Collins, secretary- treasurer of Board of Regents: President Roger Corbett, Mrs. Frank Bromilow, Dean Frank Bromilow of College of Engineering. President ' s Reception Annual NMSU Affair The President ' s reception is an annual affair at New Mexito .State to liel]) tiic students ct attjuaiiilcd witli President Roger Cx rbett and other administrative offi- cials at the iMiixcrsity. All university students, farully, and staff are invited to the reception held at the com- mencenieni of the fall semester in the .Student Center ballroom. Guests meet the dignitaries in the reception line and are then invited to enjoy refreshments while chatting with friends and new atciuaintances. Later in the evening, a band is engaged to ])la for the group ' s in- formal dancing pleasure. Guests form conversational groups near the refreshment table. Students revive acquaintances with friends of last year or talk with new students. This arrangement of group clusters seems to find the men talking among themselves, while the women observe activities in the rest of the room. . few couples take to the dance floor as the bands begin a familiar melody. 19

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Activities Emphasizing Centennial Theme terhity, the float sets forth the theme of the Centennial Year of Land Grant Colleges. Varsity cheerleaders stay full of ptp and cll duimg liuMiciiMEiuiy game to cheer Aggies to a decisive victory of 481i; over North Texas State. L to R, the cheer- leaders are— Margaret Hayes, Peggy Graham, Bonnie Rea, Janet Morgan, and Suzaii Reeder. caturing a corps ol piclty cowgirls performs before the Aggie Eagle clash. Above— Theta Chi ' s performing in the homecom- ing parade present a dark, gigantic picture in shadows on Main Street, Las Cruces. Below— A homecoming float em- phasizes our advancement in the 100 years since the beginning of Land Grant Colleges. Below— .V familiar silhouette before the dancing homecoming bonfire is Cheerleader Suzan Reeder. M