University of South Dakota - Coyote Yearbook (Vermillion, SD)

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Climaxing a full 24 hours of gaiety and excitement with a victory dance in the armory, Dakota Day because just another pleasant memory, was pronounced a distinct success from every angle by students and alumni alike. The credit for having put across the 27th annual homecoming is due largely to Butch Bauer, publicity director, JB worker, master oi ceremonies, ami organ izer extraordinary — who has al- ready raised the ante to 6,000 Covotes. ve ve got six strc Come on Seve 7 Twentv-threc

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i minger, Ethel Troskey, Joy Cleland, and Elaine Cooper, together with Governor Bushfield, U presi- dent I. D. Weeks, State College prexy Lyman E. Jackson, were escorted to their special box in the stadium by the Sioux Falls motorcycle club in full regal fashion. The game proved a field day for the Coyotes, as charging fullback Don Forney rolled up 22 points, to lead his teammates to a 40 to victory over the hapless Jackrabbits. ?» Twenty-two

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Pcflfe w m arfxound uzs CLoak until V[i±± J akota Maxine Johnson, Miss Dakota of 1941, was queen for a day, starting at 8:00 p.m. Friday, October 24, and ending at midnight, Saturday, October 25. The day ' s events were a constant whirl — she was on the go and in the public eye all the time — and carried her burden serenely and calmly, a queen from the word go. We have tried to picture her as she was — from just plain Max, ' ' taking life easy on the lawn, talking things over with her attendants the day before, right on through the coronation, the parade, the game, and at long last, the dance that marked finis to the short but eventful reign. Twenty-four m