Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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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

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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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Remember the painted sidewalks on the campus about a week before the ln- diana game . . as usual, both campuses were adorned with posters and signs . . Thurs- day before the game Purdue cars had gone down to Bloomington . . one of these came back with the Victory Chimes . . remember the story of how the night watchman was convinced that the pilferers were l.U. students sent to guard the sacred Chimes . . it wasn't until M a r c h after the Chimes had been sold to a junk dealer that Indiana re- covered them . . for months they had been sitting out in front of the Union Building. Then the big pep session before the game. . Stubby Meier leading cheers in front of a gigantic bonfire . . the team had gone out of town to rest and to escape the excitement . . remem- ber the parade from the Union down C-rant Street and Northwestern with the hearse bearing Miss Indi- ana to her final resting place . . the torches and paper and noise . . the band playing and trying to keep in one body as wild-eyed students crowded up the streets . . recall how Miss Indiana went to a fiery death graced by the Bloom- ington city limits sign . . Purdue's l3-6 victory on November l9 climaxed the football season . . the ban- quet honoring the players featured Mal Elward as principal speaker . . The Old Oaken Bucket, seen at the end of each season, was presented to Co-Captains Mihal and Humphrey.