Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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Patty Ryon puts the finishing touches on her clown head in preparation for the parade. -Photo by D. Shimon Dale DeBourge (40) drove the bail for a Bearcat touchdown in the second quarter. DeBourge won the Don Black Memorial Trophy for his 125-vard rushing performance. -Photo by S. Setley Northwest sees t€ the iticvies dyshack, while clowns from Phi Sigma Epsilon, Hudson Hall and Alpha Sigma Alpha received first place in group clowns. Delta Zeta and the Student Am- bassadors tied for first place in the jalopy competition. Each of our girls was required to put in 35 hours on the float, Alpha Julie Crit- ten said. Building a float is something just a few people can ' t do. Awards were announced at the Homecoming Dance with the Phi Sigma Epsilon fraternity winning overall supremacy, but everyone came out win- ners. Speaking of winners, what about that Bearcat football team? A mighty defense that caused eight tur- novers and the running attack of Dale DeBourge paved the way for the Bearcats in their Homecoming victory over the Lincoln Blue Tigers, 30-6. DeBourge put in a 125-yard rushing performance to earn the Don Black Memorial Trophy for most outstanding Bearcat of the game. So, with the game won, the floats and house decs, de-pomped, and everyone recuperating. Homecoming ' 83 came to an end. It was hard work and a lot of fun, Rick Hunt said, but I ' m glad it ' s all over. -Vicki Batterton House decorations can be as time consuming as floats, Sigma Tau Gamma members had to climb high to stretch chicken wire over a wooden frame before pomping could begin. -Photo by S. McMahon

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Phi Sigma Epsilon took first place in the float competition with their entry of E.T. phoning home. -Photo by S. McMahon Clown competition is divided into group or mdlvldual categories. Alpha Sigma Alpha had Winnie the Pooh characters as their entry. -Photo by S. McMahon 26 Homecoming

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W CBt The clock strikes midnight and the wit- ching hour arrives. The night is filled with demons and witchcraft, ghosts and black director. She ' Rad a rockingirttair -a iro , late at night you could hear ' a rocking M . chair ' s ' sque ' ak, yet there wasD. ' 4 onejQri- - fC - jhfcfj: r sT ■ ■ Workmen in the textbook ' service have heard footsteps, on th JIoof above put my keys in their usual place and went ' f ' thSTir- feUt ?l , •Bwy ' seaj d pg} back to bed. Then my door opened and; bi lding, rjo ojiejlse w reuh4 ' l f g— shut and my keys were Hnhe middle of said . : , ' - r. , -i, III ' Bff III ' M Ill III iIWi I ' ll I |ii ' cats and horror Stories. Although horror the room. Ca . . . - stories are associated with Halloween, Rainwater said she didn ' t know if th? trange phenomena at Hudson. One here at Northwest they filled the air year incident was related to. Roberta, in ny ' ; mmer night while rpaking rounds they . . I :. ..ls. : :J 4., 4.U., U.,„„rt iTr,r. c3ia liohtc nri ir thp hall How PVPr. wfietl ' round . Probably the best known spirit of Nor- thwest is Roberta Steel. On April 2 , 1951, a train car of propane gas exploded ' lacAlthough Maxir aay. Little incidents that happiet ' nd saw lights on in-the.hall. However, whe l Si ' t be explained usually get pinKecton they investigated, water faucets turned ;. themsejyes on and tights flashed on and lerta off,nbut-no one else vyas in the building, ' ave I ' m not generally a superstitious per- oerta. behind the workmen ' s dorm, injuring 30 mchey ' friends or R erta ' s gave I ' m not generally a supersmious per- people Although she was severely burn- minars 6 dispell the rumors, some are son, Long said, but during the summer ed Roberta didn ' t die in the fire. After still convihcfed the spirit walk he halls of - 1 won ' t go dowrvto north first by myself. ' ' ' ■ . -r C i. :«■.. V. ,,fr r- --tlr - l-ii i= tkorr returning to school she died ninemonths later from internal complications her dorm. , The sorority dornfi resulting from the explosion. Rumors of residence hall with an unearthly guest Roberta ' s ghost soon filled the hall nam- Hudson Hall ' s north first floor is home fo ed in her honor. « -. the spirit of a girl who hung herself year i. .. The fr rnity houses also have their thefenit ' -gfiosts- The 33-room Delta Chi house is eu in ner riunur. a- I let someone in at 3 o ' clockj ' the first night Roberta ' s chair was out of the building, R.A. Candy Rainwater id. I residence hall with an unearthly guest. ' where the spirit of .Uiflan Townsend Hudson Hall ' s north first floor is home for ' mares her residence. Although the the spirit of a girl who hung herself years stories of Lillian ' s body disappearing dur- You can hear her most often in the summer, said Terry Long, Hudson Hall ing--fier wake have been discredited, many of the men think she does exist. I believe she ' s here, , Don Sernald