Valparaiso University - Beacon / Record Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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22 This past year has been indeed a busy and an exciting year for Gloria. After taking top honors here, she repeated the same performance on July 6 in Michigan City by becoming Miss Indiana. Next came Atlantic City and the Miss America contest where she won first prize, a $1,000 scholarship, in the preliminary talent contest for her satirical sketch on uMy Hero? When asked what impressed her most at Ate lantic City, Gloria replied that the girls in the contest, mostly college students, were all so friendlye- Every girl was a winner? Majoring in Speech and Drama as well as the Youth Leadership Training Program, Gloria must divide her time between her studies and personal appearances. uBeing a beauty queen is exciting, says Gloria, ubut it is the inward beauty gained through a Christian life which is really important? C mums Commit, Glorhz RupprecbteMiH lepamixo U niterxity Min IndianaHber crowning and garland! appeanmce:

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Smaller but 5in :pecMmIM, 11M bonfire war one of the highlight; of Ike weekendt 0 PK; mmmzl tarivilege Homecoming Fertiyitier Homecoming 1957 proved once again that Valpo student spirit is hard to stifle. Approximately one- fourth of the campus population was in bed with the flu. The Hobo Parade and Stunt Night were cancelled by President 0. P. Kretzman; all activities and meetings were curtailed during the week after Homecoming to help us recuperate. Nevertheless, the students were determined not to disappoint all the Visitors and alumni. All the other ac- tivities were carried out as planned. Homecoming began officially on Friday evening with the crowning of Beverly Manzelmann as 1957 Homecoming Queen. After the bonfire had been lit, everyone realized that this particular tradition was dying. We appreciated the bonfire more this year because it may have been out last. Can we find another tradition to replace it? The rest of the activities followed in rapid succession-ethe paarde, the Homecoming game with Butler, and the Presidents reception for alumni and seniors. One might add that the presence of the alumni raised our spirits considerably. Despite the unfortunate circumstances which $ur- rounded Homecoming 1957, the student spirit gen erated that needed spark that made it one of the most memorable. The Pmbkpzll Context um once gain a Jopbomm-e triumph.

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' and Co-edy. Miss Marlene Kiesling was elected by a vote of the male editors of the Torch staff as Valpois candidate to compete With 23 other co-eds for the title of Hoosier Princess. Each year this contest is sponsored by the Indianapolis Star who selects the state finalists 0n the basis of two photographs submitted by each candidate. This blue-eyed blonde, a Biology major, hails from Logansport, Indiana. MARLBNE KIESLINGy MISS CHERRY BLOSSOM. Them Clafx nominee, NANCY KU- LICK, 19 year old xociolagy major from Milwaukee, Wianxin, was elected Swing Fextiml Queen. Reigning owr Spying Fexziml Weekend -NANCY KULICK, Queen, and 17127 Cami, Corinne Anstedt zzmi Karen Pr'excott.