Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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BLAZING SKYWARI), Che rook bonfire silhouettes a gathering crowd. MANPOWER SETS Che pace for fire builders. RAIN-SOAKED but happy, Che rally squad carries on. 26 TOUCHING OFF Che torches. COACH STINER provides some pre-game dope for rooters.

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IT TOOK NOISE of an air raid siren for these Tri Dells and Theta Xi’« to win these first place trophies. Blue Key, in cooperation with Thanes, reactivated the traditional noise parade of past years. Floats carrying every noise-making device, from harmonicas to fog horns, comprised the mile-long procession. Competition was the keynote of the event with each group anticipating a trophy as reward for deafening decibels. Townspeople thronged the sidewalks to witness the almost forgotten display heralding the homecoming football game. PI KAPS and PI Pills try for variety with their noise machinery. F1JIS DRAW APPLAUSE by adding entertainment to the parade. LAMBDA CHI ALPHA and WALDO HALL drew numbers at a rally dance to pair their noise talents. 25

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THE FINALE Tradition, the keynote of Homecoming, was ever-present in weekend activities of returning alumni. The noise parade of pre-war years reappeared adding to the recollections of the past. Pre-game spirit jumped from the parade to the rook bonfire arid finally to the midnight matinee in the gym. It had reached its peak during the armory barbecue only to be quenched by the Rose Bowl” bound ducks. On the rebound the post-war” dance in the Memorial Union ballroom wrote finis to a weekend dedicated to memories of football, homecoming courts, house signs, a rally dance and reunion. TRADITIONAL CIVIL WAR rage in «hc incvicablc niud. POST CAME FEELINGS simmer a the crowd leave . BENNY BEAVER MUNCHES ROOTERS TYPIFY the homecoming theme as they parade at half-time in a Stanley steamer, an apple with a cautious eye on puddles. 27