University of Wisconsin La Crosse - La Crosse Yearbook (La Crosse, WI)

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5 ? 5 Lower left photo - A youngster enjoys the activities of the pageant. Lower right - A UW- L student participates in the day's entertainment. Above: Peter Schreier md Jack Starr portrayed Senator Thomas Morris and La Crosse Normal School President Fassett A. Cotton in the recreation of the dedication ceremonies. - Bob Hammemom 21

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Pageant recapture r - Bob Hammerstrom UW-L beginning Women in bloomers and calico skirts carried picnic baskets to a nearby shade tree while in the distance a piano medley could be heard above the noisy festivity of the day . . . To the passerby, the UW-La Crosse campu must have looked like it hadn't changed since 1909. And indeed, for on giddy hour on September 18, 1984, it hadn't. People from all over L Crosse donned straw hats and brought picnic lunches to watch th Recreation of the 1909 Dedication of La Crosse Normal School begin Clear blue skies, a light airy breeze, and Dorothy Wolfs piano medle reminiscent of the early 1900ls added the spirited touch needed to mak. the 75th Pageant a success. After james Fletcher of the class of 1987 welcomed the alumni, faculty students and residents, they were transported back to Wednesday, No vember 10, 1909 - the first dedication of what is now UW-La Crosse Contemporary community members delivered the same speeches the counterparts did in 1909. Reverend Kendall Baker portrayed Reveten Henry Faville, Peter Schreier of WIZM Radio portrayed Senator Thom Morris, UW-L speech professor jack D. Starr,Jr. represented La Cross Normal School President Fassett A. Cotton, and Mayor Patrick Zielk played Congressman Esch. The post-program consisted of the UW-L theater majors who gav popular orations of the time. Topics ranged from Anne Durallls portray of Ethel Oltman's The Woman of Today' to Sarah Moe's recreation o Ethel Dickie's The Cry of the Slums. The old narrations and speeches were preserved in La Crosse Ttibu papers and discovered by Kevin Berthesen of UW-L Information Se vices. - jean M. Raymond

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22 Celebrating by LanternTs Light Homecoming is a tradition many people look forward to each year and the students at UW- La Crosse are no exception. UW-L celebrated its 62nd Homecoming during the week of OC- tober 8-13. It was everything people expected and more. UW-L's first Homecoming was held in 1923. In those days it was the in thing to invite alumni back to their alma mater. Dances and banquets were held for both the alumni and the students. As time progressed, new events were added to the Homecoming festivities. The hobo parade was a big event featuring the men from campus parading through downtown La Crosse. This eventually evolved into the Twilight Parade. A bonfire and pep fest were 350 introduced in the 1920's. After the bonfire, students would Rush the Rivoli, a local movie theater. This was basically e Greg, Behtendt :1 w Huh Halmnerstmrn