San Diego State University - Del Sudoeste Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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States' l947 l-lomecoming, which featured the longest parade in college history, was the most successful since '99, The float parade, sponsored by twenty campus organizations, started at Parlc and El Cajon Boulevard and continued down El Cajon to the College. Delta Pi Beta's float, based on the Turkey Trot theme, won first place. The most amazing thing about their float was the fact that it was constructed entirely of mountain flowers and looked lilce something out of the Rose Bowl parade. Queen of the l-lomecoming weelc-end was Mary Melton, State's Queen of Queens, who later became Queen of the second annual l-larbor Bowl. Actual weelc-end celebration began with an open house in Scripps Cottage. Registration was held all day in the Cottage and Cap and Gown served refreshments for the old grads. Qn Friday night before the game the annual alumni dance was held in the Continental Room of the t-lotel San Diego. Saturday morning the parade was held with winners receiving both perpetual and permanent trophies. The graduate classes of l9l6-I7, l927 and IQ37 were special honored guests at time celebration. ln their honor a new feature, The Koffee Klatchf' was held just before the game on Saturday for all homecoming alumni, Gordon Wiggins was chairman of all home- coming events, assisted by Byron Lindsley, '37, Phil Poindexter, College Student Rally Chair- man, was in charge of the student activities for the weelt-end. The following are the Homecoming Float themes and their sponsors: May Queen, Kappa Phi Sigma: I Am A Teacher, Education Club: Pushball Contest, Kappa Theta: Costume Ball, Art Guild: 24-l-lour School Spirit, YM-YW: Train Trip, Chi Theta: Turlcey Trot, Delta Pi Beta: Baseball, Phi Sigma Nu: Registration Day, Alpha Chi: Shrine Charity Game, Phi Kappa Gamma: Dream Girl of Theta Chi, Theta Chi: Ford Prolic, Epsilon Eta: Cafe, Tau Zeta Rho: Graduation, Epsilon Pi Theta: Painting the S , Qceotl: Tap- ping Ceremony, Cap and Gown: l-lomecoming, Gamma Phi Zeta: Pinals, Tau Delta Chi: Farm- er's Prolic, Alpha Sigma Chi: Sadie l-lawlqins Day, Quetzal l-lall: and The Aztec, Aztec Press Club. Theme of the l947 State College l-lomecom- ing Celebration was Traditions and Activities of San Diego State College. 1 Wll mae Edwards Queen Mary Melton Betty Marshall I l

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If Rum 5 if Jh- ,'fk:?P1: '-Lk .WF ?f H 1. a e52'f53' ? g gf fr . Mr wf ,ww N t yi A .nzwfv am..- N Q, . afagi 2 Q I. Joan Hollobaugh and Delta Pi Beta Jack McCatferty hold the trophy forthe prize-winning DPB float at Homecoming. 2. Second place winner was the float depicting the Dream Girl of Theta Chi. 3 and 4. The float portraying Finals,': sponsored jointly by Delta Chi Phi and Tau Delta Chi and the Kappa Sigma float. Farmer's Forlic were third place winners. 5. Sigma Phi Epsilon won honorable mention with their float The Sig Delts Go National. Willamae Edwards, Queen Mary Melton, and Betty Marshall wave to the crowds at Homecoming, Willamae and Betty are Queen Mary's attendants.

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Diclr Harmon entertains his three children. Sally and Earl Castile pose while doing the dishes. Peggy and Norman Dreher read to daughter, Margaret Ann. Eric and Betty Barham tell daughter to watch the azfec feflfmce Center ot married lite for ball-and- chain Aztecs is Aztec Terrace, 236 unit State College housing project, located on the other side ot de tracks in the tormer Riverlawn Dormitories area. Eager politicians organized a student government which painted the curb corners recl, screamed tor lower rents, and dissolved with time when the mayor and vice-mayor lett the Terrace. Personal projects ot the residents comprise grass planting, and population additions. Conveniences include a selt- service laundry, day nursery, and a grocery store. birdie Jaclr Stemericlr, the only man in the Terrace with twins, proudly shows them off.