University of California Santa Barbara - La Cumbre Yearbook (Santa Barbara, CA)

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A4 .Ilan In A crowd of over 12,000 cheered and enthusiastically participated in the card stunts, which were another novelty during the Homecoming activities in the afternoon. As spectators lined the street viewing Phi Sigma Kappa and Alpha Chi Omega's A Lot of Bull, the judges were selecting it for first place Greek division trophy. w -. ..n1 J ' ' . 5' 2 p If i695-L J: 1: . ,Q -4 5? F tl: b ' ff '. 'ff' f Yx. . L 'f ' ' 'i- .1 g . . Y ' 'x . ,Irv F K Lovely Queen Chris waves and warmly smiles to the crowd from the quee-n's float, built by the freshman class.

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Every imaginable pose was assumed by the students who created floats from the disarray of materials scattered around Pershing Park. Cutting the millions of 4 x4 paper squares for punching was not ony a tedious, but also a linger- blistering job. Trucks and frameworks of wood and wire were .con- cealed with brightly colored crepe paper trappings. 'gffcqji uw

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Colorful Parade Preludes New Stadium Spectacular Scores of Santa Barbarans and UCSB students lined State Street and were joyously greeted by the brilliant color and gay sounds of the 1966 Homecoming Parade. The sweep- stakes award, announced that afternoon at the game, was presented for the third consecutive year to Lambda Chi Alpha and Kappa Alpha Theta for their Wacky World of Dr. Seuss. At the football game, spirits soared as the Gauchos trampled Cal Western with a score of 64-3, One triumphant cheer was led by the Great Gaucho Prof, Ralph Barkey, the new basketball coach. Our successful new card section reached a peak of accomplishment with a HI SPUD for Grand Marshall Spud Harder. Reigning over both the parade and game was Home- coming Queen Chris Fairbairn. The appearance of the queen and her court was a lovely addition to the halftime activities. Presentation of the Sweepstakes climaxed the float awards, which were eagerly accepted by representatives of the various living groups. 1966 Homecoming game initiated the many games which will be played in the beautiful new stadium. It admirably proved its worth by accommodating' 12,000 specators for the first time. In addition to the many floats, various specialty groups such as these colorful minstrels enhanced the parade. Lambda Chi Alpha and Kappa Alpha Theta personified the beloved Dr. Seuss characters on their float, The Wacky World of Dr. Seuss, which took the Sweepstakes award. J A , , 12 if .g W ' aff ' 55:4 T 'ff' 4 ' Itfaflfgfmlx , fy T' 4,5 Lgggqg. p . A .S Jilin- 'l - kn4.4nlMSA1n4'.t., ' .i -' ami.