Penn State University - La Vie Yearbook (University Park, PA)

Page 29 text:

At first glance, it looked like an average Friday after- noon. Afternoon Classes were quite a bit thinner than usual, the traffic began piling up at one o'clock, and the lines at the local bars were exceptionally long. But upon looking a little Closer, you realized that the traffic was a great deal worse than usual. There seemed to be a large number of motor homes proudly displaying their alumni license plates. The usual crowd of students leaving for the weekend seemed almost nonexistent and the person behind you in line at the Skellar was not a Penn State student, but rather someone much older who was wearing a celebrated pair of joepa pants. Finally, it all Came to you. This wasn't just any Friday afternoon; it was the beginning of Homecoming weekend. Once the festivities began, everyone forgot their problems and became amasse in pride and tradition. The weekend's festivities began with the annual home- COming parade sponsored by the Interfraternity and Pan- hellenic Councils. Approximately, 10,000 people lined the streets to watch the various floats, bands and campus organizations present their idea of the theme A View of Trends and Traditions. Floats, Fans, Alumni And Football Keep With Tradition -by Suzanne Slayton The parade began shortly after 5:30 pm. and for nearly three hours spectators enjoyed elaborate floats construct- ed by campus fraternities and sororities, dancing Crazy bands, and music from area marching bands. I look forward to the homecoming parade every year, said Terry Miscio, a senior. Seeing all the floats and knowing how much work it took to get them here really makes me appreciate the parade even more. The weekend also featured a candlelight Ceremony at Old Main, a vigil at the Lion Shrine on Friday evening, and of course, a decisive football victory on Saturday afternoon. The game was'yet another expression of Penn State pride and tradition as the Collegiate and Alumni Blue Bands performed together during halftime and the Lions roared to another Homecoming victory by defeating the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers 35-21. As the caravan of motor homes slowly made their way out of Happy Valley on Sunday and thousands of students quietly recovered from the festivities, a hush fell over the town, and everyone agreed the weekend had been a success. -by Kathy Mullen The Royal FamilyeHomecom- ing King Doug Farber and Queen Emily Morine enjoy the Corona- tion Ceremony. Future majorettes-Local youngsters, like these two baton twirlers, annually participate in the Homecoming,, Para e. Layout-john Walker -by Andrew Bevcc Colorful clowns-Sisters of Del- ta Gamma sorority add splashes of color and fun to the parade. Homecoming 25

Page 28 text:

lebruing thev ? Sigm- Phi Epsjlan and h pha Gamma Delta's flo Ncmry in the Rudd: fogusi; on due ncw Stat: C911 trmd-Bnby's mandr- an eatery devoted w the tiav ditions of the 1930's. V -by Kathy Mullen Eieweointi Watching the Homecoming parade from sidtwalk seats can be as much fun as being in it. The festivities 0f. the paradc arc cnyoycd by the thousands of spectators who line the parade route through Campus and along College Avenur. -by Kathy Dian 24 Homecoming -by Amhony Puccmni

Page 30 text:

rivia 'Staters Should Know Hidden Facts Give Color And Atmosphere To Campus -by jean McNicholas Sometimes in order to see forward we must first Fred Lewis Pattee wrote the Alma Mater in 1901. . look back. However, when you look back at the history The Nittany Lion Shrine was sculptured from a 15-ton 1! and trivia of Penn State, it may take a while to look block of Indiana limestone by Heinz Warneke. T. 1 forward again. Nittany is from the Indian Princess Nita-Nee who was Old Coaly. the college mule, hauled many stones to revered for leading her people to the fertile Pennsylvania build Old Main. After he completed the job he was the valley. When she died the mountain arose overnight at the . target of many student pranks. His bones were painted burial site. i 1,-1 and hung in front of Schwab Auditorium and were often The Obelisk is composed of 281 samples of Pennsylva- shaped in human form. nia stone and shows the mannor in which each rock is Old Coaly's friend Old Snowball was also used for stratified in the state. However, the base stones are ar- student pranks. Students sometimes locked him up in Old ranged in geological age with the oldest at the bottom. - Main's bell tower. One winter students where so annoyed with the chimes ' l J Up until the year 1965. freshmen, to identify them to of Old Main that they turned the bell upside-down and ,1 the upperclassmen, were required to wear green beanies filled it with water. It froze and Old Main had to wait for a n and signs around their necks. spring thaw to chime again. The largest dorm residence in the nation and second The nation's first drivers training course for high school largest in the world is East Halls. Each Creamery ice cream cone has 120-150 calories and m,txm.sm,om cones are sold each year. The 4 favorite ice cream flavors are 1. vanilla, 2. Bitter- sweet Mint, 3. Strawberry, 4. Butter Pecan. The giving of a class gift was started in 1904. students was develoPed at Penn State in the 1930's. This is just a small sample of the history and trivia of the University. As you can tell it is eaSy to get caught up with the past. Fortunately this past is what has lead up to today and the present is the best that it Can be! Peachy Paterno-joepa's favorite flavor was named in a contest held at the Creamery. The Wall-At one time was a place where only juniors and see niors could gather. liayout-jean McNicholas i --by Leslie Bayer; .. Andrew Bevec Old Mainebuilt in 1859, was at one time the only building on campus. 26 Trivia