South Dakota State College - Jack Rabbit Yearbook (Brookings, SD)

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Six Nlajorettes Inspire The Military Band Adding Hash and feminine appeal to the military band, six drum majorettes turned out in brilliant uniform to pace Christy's marching unit. Aviation made news on the campus as ten potential pilots hegan flight training Linder direction of the CAA. AL the same time the military department announced that a traveling flight hoard would arrive soon, to examine men for the Army air corps. Union added two promised pool tables to game room: planned tournaments for card, pool, ping-pong, checker and chess addicts. Coed sports were expanded to include instruction in golli. soccer. tennis and dancing. Lcfl I0 right: Majorettes Pingel, Morrison, Sorenson, NVhipkey, Hall and I-lill face right and smile for the camera. Un parade, against a hackground of HU military hanclsmen, they look even more attractive.

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Page l2 Gordon And Vacation Produce A Winner Cheerleaders Wendt and Sheeks measure Gordon's beard to convince skeptics of its length. Determined to win prize for longest beard, Gordon nursed growth all summer. Man from Mars Wally Gordon appeared on the cam- pus with full summer's growth of beard. Facial brush aroused envy, curiosity, interest. Picture won prize for photographer. Rumor expelled Gordon from beard grow- ing contest. Iean Sorenson broke precedent, became freshman presi- dent. Traditionally, other classes elected men. Livestock judgers returned from Waterloo's National Horse show with First prize. All members placed high to get first win in judging history. Council to help govern dorm men was organized. Councilmen elected by dorm inhabitants chose Iohn Bill- ington to head the board. On a broader political front, young republicans organized to back Willkie.

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Starting The Year The American Wz1y Patriotically the year started when the flag changed hands. Student otiicials planted the standard on auditor- ium stage for duration ol? the academic year. Hobo Day plans became delinite. More prizes for hof hoes were promised. Blue Key said wisecracks would pro- vide most entertainment at Hobo Week smoker. Students were assured reserved seats at homecoming game. Union planned Wendt-Brown talented Uri-Nite cluh. Allotted ofhces to all campus oranizations. Statisticians dug deep. Found 386 eonscription-eligihle men on campus. Discounted 178 of these already in senior ROTC or national guard. Sixty freshman men staged the lirst dancing class. Meanwhile the Girls' Rifle club entertained more-practised swingsters at a no-date affair in the armory. The College chorus swelled in size as 170 vocal hope- fuls began work on first production, The Messiah. The military department is custodian ol assembly flag during summer months. llere Lt.-Col. Murphy hands the colors back to President Brown at lirst student assembly. ln..