Southwest Mississippi Community College - Whispering Pines Yearbook (Summit, MS)

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Homecoming activities forgotten for freshman day were soon remembered as we held our 42nd Annual Homecoming on October 22, 1960. Activities began with an open house of both dormitories. Long awaited by the students at S.M.J.C. Girls went through the boys dormitory and vice versa. At 2:00 p. m. we held our homecom¬ ing parade through McComb and Sum¬ mit. We honored our lovely queen and court during this parade. Liberty and Gloster bands both came to make our day a success. An alumni banquet was held at 6:00 p. m. and the alumnus was invited as well as the Sophomores. However we could hardly sit still as we waited for 7:30 p. m. The evening activities finally got un¬ derway with a special pre-game perfor¬ mance by the S.M.J.C., Gloster and Liberty High School bands. And at 8:00 p. m. the game started with the Holmes Bulldogs. The celebration was climaxed by the coronation ceremonies at half time where Robbie Clark was crowned queen. But the day isn ' t over as we go to the barn for our homecoming dance. 5

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Freshmen admire one another A break in the homecoming plans came on September 30, at 4:00 a.m. and time for Freshman Day at S.MJ.C. Getting up at :00 a.m. is bad enough but sub¬ mitting to shoe polish, white wash, lipstick and in¬ side out clothes is worse. Ask any freshman. First on the schedule was a parade down to President Huddleston ' s home to sing the Alma Mater. Everyone enjoyed this immensely, especially the Hud¬ dlestons. The spirit was so high that the freshmen were asked to sing for several of the other teachers. Next the bedecked freshmen were taken to the tennis court to play a stimulating game called Drop the Pillow. After this strenuous game the freshmen were herded into the cafeteria where they waited (last in line of course) patiently for breakfast. But alas, who can eat standing up equipped with only a knife and interrupted at timely intervals by the call of air raid. So the famished freshmen left the cafeteria only slightly fuller than they came in. Classes still began at 8:00 but ran on a short¬ ened schedule for the long awaited assembly at 9:40. Assembly was decorative and amusing, we had, tire rolling, weightlifting, yodeling, piano play¬ ing and a lovely aria by J. L. Pass. The assembly ended with yells rendered by some freshmen appointed cheerleaders and a wait till next year attitude.

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The barn was decorated, the girls were beautiful, and the boys were handsome.