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

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- Bob Hmmentrom - Joel Schnell Qaposite page: Left: Students cast their ballots for homecoming royalty. Left: Homecoming King, Dan Nievinsky 1nd Queen, Carlyn Nicholas at the dinner dance. This page: Above: Alpha Xi Deltl's fmt-plnce float in the Torchlight Parade. Left: Chairman of the Homecoming Committee, Cathy Armbruster supervises the release of ballons during the half-time show. 25

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Football wasn't always part of the Homecoming tradition, however. During World War II, wom- en's field hockey took the place of the football game because there were only twenty-nine men enrolled that year. Another part of that unusual Homecoming was the dance in which soldiers from Fort McCoy were brought in to serve as the dancing partners for the women. Since the 1984 Homecoming celebration is a year of tradition for UW-L, the Homecoming theme, By Lantetn's Light, brought back many traditions from yesteryear and started many new traditions. The events centered around the Hanging of the Lantern and the Lighting of the L on October 11. - Joel Schnell P atteville defeate ; ,, - Joel Schnell

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26 Traditions Homecoming 1984 started on Monday, Oct. 8 with an ice cream social and a chance to meet the candidates for court. After that, it was time to renew the tradition of rushing the Rivoli. The free movie was The Muppets Take Manhat- n tan . One of the new traditions this year was the shopping Ldl't relay on Grandad's Bluff. In this relay, the eight-person teams, four men and four women, raced two tenths of a mile down the bluff in carts they had decorated. The win- ning team was Alpha Xi Delta. The bonfire, which featured popcorn, cider and a pep band was held later on Oct. 10. After the lantern was hung and the L was lit, students headed over to Mitchell Hall for the annual Pepfest. The 1984 Indian Football team and the Homecoming court were announced. Reigning over the festivities were King Dan Nievinski and Queen Carlyn Nicholas. A major tradition, the Twilight Parade, was held on Oct. 12. Students were dancing in the streets while the Marching Chiefs played. Alpha Xi Delta's float took first place while Delta Sigma Phi and Laux Hall took second and third places respectively. The first place award for the best decorated car went to Phi Sigma Epsilon and the UW-L Cheerleaders were awarded second place. Saturday, Oct. 13 started out with the judging for house and hall decorations. Drake won for hall decorating while Reuter took second. Al- pha Xi Delta won another competition by hav- ing the best decorated house. After tailgating in the parking lot outside Me- morial stadium, the 62nd annual Homecoming game began. The Marching Chiefs performed for a pre-game show to get the spirit of the celebration flowing. The halftime show will be one to be remembered for a long time. The L- Bar-X Dancers danced to Jellico Mt. Hoe- down and In the Mood . Dancing in the stands was common as the music and the exu- berance of the Chiefs caught hold of the crowd. The Indians beat the UW-Platteville Pioneers, 31-7, but the game didn't end Homecoming. That night there was an AlumnVStudent Dinner Dance at the Radisson Hotel in downtown La- Crosse. This gave alumni a chance to get reac- quainted and to relive old memories of Home- comings gone by. - Kristin Brouwer continue in 1984 - Bob Hammerstrom