Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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The Homecoming contest was a question of one house out-elaborating the other . . the Kappa Sigs made the headlines by not winning the con- test for the second successive year . . the Phi Cams again took first place with a horse race dis- play . . the Betas won runnerup position with a side show . . they even had the hula girls dancing . . the Pi Phis were first in the sorority division . . Friday night of Homecoming was the usual mess . . alums returning and the pep session turned the streets into crowded thoroughfares . . to add to the confusion the next night the Coffee Shop on Vine Street caught fire . . Homecoming morning on October 22 was dreary and threatened rain . . the judges were out early and finished their tour of the decorations be- fore rain and wind had an opportunity to ruin some of the displays . . graduates of former years kept pouring in during the morning, and by two o'clock the stadium was filled . . the Wisconsin Badgers were defeated by Purdue l3-7 . . Celebration for the victory rather than drown- ing of sorrows for defeat was the reason for the boisterousness that night . . less hardy individuals went to the mixer or stayed around fraternity houses listening to the old guard tell about the time when Purdue was a he-man's school.

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On October IZ, the Cold Diggers dance was held in the Union Ballroom . . many eds who did not go were disappointed to hear that their rivals had stolen a march . . shaving sets, toothbrushes, and electric razors were carried by the coeds in the mens futile effort to combat the feminine custom of carrying excessive makeup equipment . . corsages of vegetables and paper preceded the girl as she picked up her date in an automobile, horse and buggy, wagon, or bicycle . . Cisne's orchestra furnished the music . . sororities gave dinners for the coeds and their dates, and W, R. l-l., not to be outdone, did the same . . The W.S.C.A, mass meeting saw three freshman representatives elected . . Mickey Up- shur, lanice Yeoman, and Helen Ritchey were chosen by their classmates . . About this time the Debris picnic was held at the W.A.A. cabin . . this was the largest turnout of workers all year . . The band was spending its afternoons practic- ing for the football games . . remember how the boys marched over to the station with us to see the team off and then had to march back again . . You've probably seen Spots Emrick in his char- acteristic pose out on the football field. . the band's marching formations were as good as ever and the new uniforms made the boys look better than ever . . then there were the flag-raising ceremonies by the advanced military students . . Remember that hectic week before Home- coming when every fraternity and sorority was working twenty-four hours a day on decorations . . sleeping in classes was popular that week and all the freshmen had to submit ideas,

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'V'-v... The Lodde Speech Contest followed Home- coming by five days . . Ruth Bennett won first place . . On October 28 the Barnyard Frolic was held in the Union . . remember how you slid down from the balcony to enter the ballroom . . every- body seemed at home in farm clothes and straw hats . . The first of November was the date for Dracula tryouts held by Playshop . . Three days later the Scarecrow Ball was held and many stu- dents hadn't changed their costumes from the Barnyard Frolic . . that next night at the mixer the jitterbug contest was sponsored by Union, and many times after the influence was felt . . Creen Potters had its election about this time, and Cary Hall swept Dick DeCiarmo into of- fice . . do you recall Armistice Day when the Army fired the seventy-fives just west of the Union and -Q.-Q, 1 Cordie Matthews read the Honor Roll of Purdue casualties . . that night Bob Crosby played for the Military Ball and coeds enjoyed two o'clock hours . . Lloyd Treece and Roma Heidkamp led the grand march . . The Black and Tan Fantasy cast had been practicing since November 6 for its presentation on Thanksgiving Day . . The Coed Culture Conference ended on November l7 . . speeches were given on the different phases of art and culture in the Union and at Fowler Hall . . The annual Horticulture Show was held in the greenhouses over on the Ag campus . . there was also a display in the Union, and florists from over the state contributed exhibits. V A ,,.. 396 :hi q T .',' 3 'S T