Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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,-,-i.. .' I I hifi: 4 - -Q, ' 'L-4,1 J, , 'll -- fy 'fav , ...i-. .11-L. The long and the short of it is that seniors, and seniors only, are allowed to wear yellow cords on the Purdue campus and senior men are the only eds permitted a mustache. Clean cords appear the first day of school, but it is a wise senior who knows where to hide them away from Green Potters on the prowl. A few days before WW: 1.-Q.: 0' ' -1 12. .1 . ,.4.,s. .J,,L. ,N , -nugiwx .' Q. ..-'ir' ' - Rielxff- ' mg. riff. vw? if-1 K ,.. - , lla, g r,:,', ,, - K 'vw -. 4' -N sd.. , .,. the first home football game, the occasion of the Senior Parade, senior men hide not only their cords but themselves as well, for freshmen bent on shaving mustaches are dangerous people. Though the outcome by the day of the game is usually few mustaches and brightly deco- rated cords, the seniors parade around the femblcv Parade

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it an.. - l I UWZ.V6V5ZDf fmg The lvniversity Sings began in the spring ul' l93l with the sururities and fraternities competing with one another. The Hrst fines were held in the rival ul' the l'ninn. Later they tfmk place in Fowler Hall during Gala Week when the May Queen was crowned. Now they are held every spring in the Music Hall nn the Saturday night of lNIOther's Day week end. The sururities compete with une another and su dn the fraternities. The week before, all but three ul. each are eliminated. These six appear again at the final Sing and the cups are awarded fn the winners. ,i,,5!,i...-.'. . V

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m Cordf-MM uf Muflackesf CNILS PRES ,ff- ' Y fLN? PEW 5A,t,75JfR?55EiE1ivtERf 213 'al - ,....4..,n4 stadium for all to admire, rain or shine-and this year it was rain! The Senior Parade was inaugurated by the class of 1905. Then, as now, the seniors wore cords and derbies. The practice of throwing the derbies into the air after Purdue's firstftouchdown was started at that time.