University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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♦ Trends on campus came and went — dance crazes, fashion, even campus slang. In 1905, some fashionable words included: grind — he who confines himself so closely to his books that he takes very little interest in other school affairs; and freshman — an animal that is a cross between a cabbage and a sunflower. [Above, Sixties swingers; At right, ballroom dancing in 1932]

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♦ In the Southwestern Conference (SWC), the men ' s basketball team was the first to bring home a championship (1924). Since then the hoopster Hogs have won close to 20 SWC titles and two Southeastern Conference (SEC) championships. Arkansas athletics joined the SEC in 1991. In 1994, the Razorback men defeated Duke to become the NCAA national champions. [At left, Razorback Corey Beck celebrates the team ' s win in 1994] ♦ The Razorback track team has won its share of national titles — 28 to be exact. In 1983, the team became the first in SWC history to win the triple crown (NCAA championships in cross country, indoor and outdoor track within the same year). Combined, the three squads have also taken home almost 30 SWC titles and nine SEC championships. [Above, a Razorback Olympian track star from 1985]

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a trend or a tradition? The Razorback staff began a beauty pageant in 1920 called the Razorback Queens. Each contestant submitted a photograph to be judged, and the winners were featured in the yearbook. Seventy-seven years and three names later, the contest has become an Arkansas tradition of honoring both female and male students for outstanding achievement. And in 1922, the very first Homecoming Day for University alumni was celebrated. In 1997, a queen was crowned and a parade was held — just like that day 75 years earlier. [campus life] ♦ Senior Walk, one of the University ' s oldest and most famous traditions, stretches for miles across campus. Honoring graduates with a permanent marking of their presence on campus, the practice of engraving names in cement began in 1905. [At left, like a scene from Guys Dolls, these two students play a popular dice game] ♦ GAEBALE, an acronym consisting of the first letter of each of the University ' s colleges, was a popular campus festival in the ' 50s and ' 60s. In 1997, the tradition was revived after more than 20 years since its demise. Other campus events from the history pages included Hallabaloo (residence hall week), Greek Week (for the Greek system) and Porker Parties (where the most popular football player and Razorback Beauties were announced). [At right and above, GAEBALE events in the ' 50s] 11 THE CENTENNIAL