Pittsburg State University - Kanza Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

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MISS MARY HARPOLE 1949 HOMECOMING QUEEN

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om ecom in Evidently conscience stricken, Mr. Weather- man and Old Sol cooperated for our '49 Home- coming by allowing Saturday, October 29, to be a mild, sunny, and typically ideal day. Sorority and fraternity houses were elab- orately decorated for Homecoming festivities. The Phi Sigma Epsilon Fraternity House, with their Sink the Ravens theme, received first place honors. The activities of the day had a very tri- umphant beginning with one of the most in- teresting and impressive Homecoming parades ever witnessed in Pittsburg. Throngs of people gathered early to assure themselves a good view of the forthcoming parade, which more than lived up to their expectations. Approximately 25 bands and drum corps accepted the Collegeis invitation to participate. Together with their many and varied uniforms, intricate formations, cute majorettes, and snappy march music, they added a great deal of color to the parade. Each of the sleek new convert- ibles, which were interspersed among the bands and floats, had as their precious cargo, a lovely candidate vying for Queen honors. The gaily decorated floats required hours of preparation and were extremely hard to judge, as all were magnificent displays. The Industrial Education Club's huge sunflower and Phi Sigma Epsilonis beautiful white sailboat tied for first place honors. Upon termination of the two hour parade, many students and alumni began the trek back to the college campus for the traditional Feast Page 18 of the Oval. The Campus was adequately supplied with chairs and refreshment booths in order to afford old grads an opportunity to renew acquaintances, and indulge in gab fests with their old cronies. Many snapshots were taken to be treasured in the years to come as mementos of this great Homecoming celebration. The crowd of approximately 8000, equipped with shakers, buttons, and mums, began filing into Brandenburg Stadium long before game time in order to obtain a good seat and to witness the pre-game ceremonies, which culminated in all 25 bands, under the direction of Prof. Charles Minelli, giving a stirring rendition of our na- tional anthem. The game itself got underway about 2:30 and was a real thriller from the first sounding whistle. After hard play, and the inspiration of uGus Gorilla, Pitt emerged victorious over the St. Benedict Ravens by a 41-7 score. At halftime, alumni association president Milton Zacharias crowned Alpha candidate, at- tractive Mary Harpole, Homecoming Queen for 1949. Miss Junella Van Teighen, representing Theta Sigma Upsilon, and Miss Phyllis Lou Wells, representing Sigma Sigma Sigma, reigned as her two attendants. The evening's attraction, the Homecoming Dance, was held in the College gymnasium and drew a capacity crowd. At intermission, the coronation ceremony took place and house dec- oration prizes were awarded. All of these events combined, made our 1949 Homecoming one of the best in many years.

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