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HOMECOMING DANCE RUTH AVERILL, 1949 HOMECOMING QUEEN 2,000 sway to the rhythms of songster Jimmy Dorsey at Homecoming Dance in Armory .Iiiiiiii ' Dnrscv atid his (irclicstrji ] l;iy( ' (l sweet iiiiisie for llie Ildiiiecoiiiirig Hall, lieid in a streaiiier-l)e(l» eke(l Armory. l?iil llie sweetest imisie of all eatiie for tlie Alpha ' lail ()iiiet, ' as and the Delta (iainiiias with the aiilioiinee- iiieiil that they had won the Hoineeoinitig awards for THE GOVERNOR CROWNS Delta Gamma ' s Ruth Averill as campus Homecoming Queen in halftime ceremony Delia (iainnia Sorority iiad more than one reason for celebration on Honieconiinj:; night. Not only was there a cup for house decorations gracing their mantel but also a smiting queen in their midst. Each year it is the custom for sororities and dormi- tories on campus to enter one candidate in the Home- coming Queen contest. Various camjjus j)ersonoddities are then formed into a conunittee to select the loveliest for her poise, per.sonality and beauty. When halftime ceremonies finally rolled around, CJovernor Lane walked out on the field to indicate the judges ' selection. Miss Ruth Averill, a Nursery School major, receiv ' d the white cloak signifying her victory and a crown of red carnations. She then (after being didy kisse l and congratulated) jiresided over the re- mainder of the Homecoming activities. The other twenty-three contestants were presented l)ou(|n(?ts of r(;d carnations after the coronation. GOVERNOR LANE CROWNS QUEEN RUTH AVERILL. ► best float an l best house decorations, respectively. There were gold cups, han lshakes and kisses to go round. .Vhmnii mingled with students, exchanging old memories and building new ones. For many of them, the . rinory was something new. For others the entire campus seemed like another college from the one they had graduated from. For most, there was a desire to return next year to see the Homecoming festivities and sit in the new stadium. PAINT, POWDER, AND CORSAGES REIGN DURING HOMECOMING DANCE INTERMISSION.
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■4 WELCOME MAT IS OUT AND UP AT DORM O. And, also during the halftime proceedings, they saw five members of the original Maryland Band, established in 1909, receive their band keys. There were parades of floats carrying queen candi- dates, house decorations, dances, teas — just about everything on campus was turned over to the crowd of twenty-thousand that turned out for ' 49 ' s Home- coming. MARYLAND ALUMNI PARTICIPATE IN CELEBRATION. EVEN UNDER UMBRELLAS, THE GAME WAS GOOD.
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