Rose Hulman Institute of Technology - Modulus Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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ee i — - ——— i ‘ : : | ; fp Dr. Logan awarded the Honorary Cadet Colonel Medallion to Miss Kay Saxton, a junior at ISC. Her escort was Sgt. George Wagner. Prof. and The reception line consisted of: Dick Cordill; Dr. and Mrs. Logan; Prof. and Mrs. Bloxsome; and Mrs. Mrs. Ross; Col. and Mrs. Dougherty; Prof. and Mrs. Palmer; Dr. and Mrs. Criss; and Prof. Hooper. = = = = — a om = ” . Vee Shee thee; Se

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Everyone had an enjoyable evening. MILITARY BALL All ROTC cadets were given the opportunity to impress their dates with the military side of Rose Poly on De- cember Ist at the annual Military Ball. Prior to the dance, SAME members were invited to a hanquet. Here. the students ate and talked with the faculty members who were present as either chaperones or honored cuests. After the meal, President John Logan gave a short speech about Rose. The dance began promptly at 9:00 PM in the May- flower Room of the Terre Haute House. A few minutes later, the cadets were asked to line up on either side of the floor with their dates by their side. The Rose Rifles then marched out and formed an arch with their sabers. The en- The dance was formally started with the Grand March. © C1 l SS 2b Se Gl E3104 101 GS EE Sib ei BOI bed | Bee | ee | ee ce ee ns es fe ae tire crowd then walked under the uplifted swords, giving a very interesting effect to the impressive arch. The music continued until the traditional O’Grady Drill. All the cadets formed en masse in the center of the dance floor and were commanded by Battalion Commander Andy Spangler. After employing several trick orders to weed out the bulk of those entering, Cadet Colonel Spangler continued until only Cadet Corporal Jerry Copenhefer was left. He was then declared the winner of the drill competition. The high spot of the Mil Ball was the election of the Honorary Cadet Colonel. Each cadet voted for his choice at the beginning of the dance from those who were nomi- nated by each individual company. Miss Kay Saxton, a jun- ior at Indiana State College, was voted the winner. She was awarded the medal of her rank and also a small red ele- phant. Miss Saxton was escorted by Cadet Sergeant George Wagener. At the end of the dance, everyone heartily approved of the effort put forth by the Military Department in spon- soring the colorf ul affair.

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ST. PAT’S DANCE Again this year, as for many years in the past, the cry of “Erin Go Braugh” rang forth from the Mayflower Room of the Terre Haute House. On March 16, all of the swinging engineers and their female counterparts were out in full force to celebrate the feast of their patron saint, Patrick of Ire- land. All will recall that St. Patrick drove the snakes from the shores of Ireland. This is still considered the greatest engineering feat of all time and we at Rose are proud to honor this great engineer each year. Music was provided by the “Dawnbeats” of Indianapo- lis. Everyone had an opportunity to release some steam with lots of twisting and stomping. The dance was sponsored by Blue Key and the annual judging of the Beard Growing Contest was held. To help the winners along with the chore of getting their whiskers shaved off before classes on Monday, the prizes were electric shavers. Terry Fenimore didn’t need too much help shaving off his whiskers, but nevertheless he won a shaver in a new division, best “peach fuzz.” The other two divisions were heaviest growth and most unique growth. It’s not hard to see which family on campus grows the good beards as the Zaeng- lein brothers won the two prizes. Ed had the fullest growth while his brother Mark carved a shamrock on each cheek to take the most unique. In summarizing the St. Pat’s Dance, one can easily say that this year’s dance was no exception in being a most en- joyable evening for all those in attendance. “SHAMROCK’EN-IT '