Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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'Y Lowe You Tmfv-W An evening in spring, ll innwii, a sky' tluttetl with stars' and a pin serenade has its lmckalimp. ln the years since siiiwwities have heen nn the Pnrtlue campus pin serenailing has rlevelnped until it has hecnme an established custnni. liven hetiire the time uf fraternity-siirnritv serenarles, hnwever, the lmvs at l'urrlue would uliten sing liar the unveils and when an aspiring lrvver had a particular girl whom he Wanted serenatletl, he lucated her wimliiw aml inveigleil his ri-it-mis intn singing fu her. 'Ili shmv their appreciatiiin ul' the singing the girls siimetimes lmvered lwxes ul' candy lirwin their wimliiws, an iilea which has carried river, fur nnw when a lmv gives his pin tw 11 girl he must present her and her frienils with a l5inXUliCllI1Clf' and furnish his liriemls with cigars. .-X pin serenade is then in nriler, with the fra- ternitv men enming fu the sni'ni'itv Iinuse and the girls wining +int Tix meet them. .-Xlqter the grnups have exchanged a liew slings, the twn xvhuni the serenaile is linniir- ing step nut lirinii the singers and meet in an embrace. When the singing is river, the men leave quietly and the girls gn hack int., their linuse, leaving the ennple bv themselves.

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Rmffmcg R Z.V6lL6lf5 Plaid shirts, blue jeans, Daisy Blues, Li'l .-Xbners, Blnndies, Smilin' Jacks, and a bicycle built for twin swarmed river the Union hallmfmi this fall in the usual frenzy til- the Riveters Rassle, spfmnsured by SDK, Sigma Delta Chi giciurnalistic liunorary, since abuut 1925. lt is Purdue's craziest dance, for one need not dance at all tn attendfif he'd rather shunt craps nr play bridge, he can sit dnwn on the Hilmar and do sn. Prizes are given for the must clever custume, the theme for I9-l5 being comic strip characters. The EQNPOIZFIII publishes a paper nunsensically dubbed The Bar Rfzg nr .N's.vp011w1f wr Yfffoia Dog. A queen is selected by campus vote. ln the PLISI the girl wnn whu could supply the must paper for vntes. This year the candidates campaigned for the lnfantile Paralysis Drive, une nite being allnwed fur every penny acquired.

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Y 0fPu Durmg the urdue wa y drrected by a shorthanded Those res n le for the excellent record welc he peacetl e hedule for lt brmgs an mcreas umber of and returnmg staff members 1th these and women as her mamsta d w1th Fr er k L Hovde as her new 5 5 pfesid r urdhe is u' ped fsf the vast program Aafmmz Zzb mf Family