University of Houston - Houstonian Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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UH s first alumni band made Its inaugural appearance at iho Homocoming game. Avid Cougars choor the toam as si« more points flosh across the scoring board. Cougars Beat Tulsa 35-31 Homecoming Week, the biggest and busiest week of the fall semester, was climaxed by a 35-31 win over Tulsa. Weary Cougars at last relaxed after the beauty of the bonfire, the excitement of the dance , the exhaustion of float-building—but already planning a bigger and more exciting Homecoming next year. Tumbling Cougor Stove Benson shows his teeth to cheerleodcr Toffy Lemping. Penny Dur.hom and her escort. I962's outstanding alumni Walter Rainey, beam as they oro presented at the halftimo corcmonios of the UH-Tulso game. 29

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HOMECOMING ’62 Preparation for Homecoming started many weeks before the exciting week arrived. Organizations spent ever)’ available minute working on crepe paper flowers and obtaining the necessary tools and equipment for floats. Alpha Phi Omega not only worked on the bonfire, but also sponsored the King Ugly contest. Homecoming Queen nominees were judged to narrow selection down to five. Sponsoring organizations of the five girls campaigned for their candidates, trading votes and urging other organizations to back their candidate. Waiting and working finally ended, as Homecoming Week arrived. • Hoy. hurry up. qof fouf houf, beforo the parade starts. says Newman Club's Jim Murillo. Alex Rameri:. Judy Pregeant and Mitch Martin p'ace their vo'e in the King Ugly contest. Always the hardest part of float building Is mating flowers, as DCs Pat Boor ond Carol Dobbs and Phi Kap's Sid McNiccc will agree.

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Bonfire High and Fiery 30