Wake Forest University - Howler Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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FOUR OF CAROLINA ' S leading men — Judge Hubert PEOPLE AND MORE PEOPLE begin crowding into Olive. Governor Kerr Scott, U.N.C. President Gordon standing-room-only areas for the ceremonies and proceed Gray, and Wake Forest ' s Harold Tribble — get together. to exhibit nonchalance, boredom, and mostly curiosity. TRUMAN ALIGHTS in Winston still LAMAR CAUDLE is met by Tribble DESTINATION WASHINGTON as jaunty after trip from Capital City. and briefed on program of the day. Truman boards limousine to airport. MR. PRESIDENT, won ' t you please look this way just a moment ... I need a picture of you, too . . . now. please, just for the record . . . that ' s it . . . thanks. TRUMAN FLASHES election-winning smile lor press photographers lucky enough to get near him as he pauses while reading Ground-breaking issue of the Old Gold. 25

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Ground-breaking CONTINUED FROM PAGE 22 Carolina PRSuknt. Following tin.- singing of IX-ar Old ' al L- I ' orcst, the Prcsitk-nt gave the principal address. In his speech, Mr. Truman reviewed briefly the I17- ear history of the College. He praised highh- the w ork of the College and paid trihiite to both the past andT resent leaders of the institution. Then he spoke on the international situation. The actual ground-breaking was performed ui front of the speakers ' stand after the prayer of dedication in- Dr. George D. Heaton, Charlotte minister. President 7 ruriian, Dr. Tribble, Judge Olive, and Mr. O. M. Mull, chairman of the Planning and Building Committee of the New College, broke the ground with a ribbon-decorated shovel. The program w as closed u ith the Doxology. Ground-breaking was over. It had been enjoyable, al- though some who had stood in the sawdust for three hours agreed that a radio version probabK ' would have been more enjoyal)le. A model of the new college was on displa ' . The grounds w ere inspected by all of those interested in the moving of the College. Imaginations went to work, and buildings sprang up from signs indicating locations. Hungry students returned to busses; some dug eagerK ' through the discarded lunc h bo.xes in search ot a bit to eat. With a promptness that almost resulted in leaving some of the students behind, the busses left at 4;00. Policemen ' s sirens screamed as the cavalcade rolled back to Wake Forest. Singing could again be heard. At 7:. 10, the busses arrived at the g ni, and the many weary students piled off. Some went to town to eat again; others went straight to bed. October 1 5 had indeed been a great day for Wake Forest College. It w as another step in the direction of a new and better Wake Forest, plans for which had been begun rive years earlier. In 1946, an income of more than $.V 0,000 in perpetuity from a trust fund of |10,. ' ;00,000 was offered to the College by the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation on the condition that it move to VVinston-Salcm. After much thoughtful deliberation ot the College ' s best interests, the offer was accepted. The plans were developed rapidly. Reynolda, a portion of the R. J. Reynolds I ' .state, was chosen for the site; Jens Frederick Larsen as the architect; and Georgian-Colonial as the style of architecture. Contributions poured in from throughout the state and the nation, and the Fnlargement Program progressed rapidly. 25,000 PEOPLE. SWELTERING IN HEAT AND DUST, STILL TRY TO SEE WHAT ' S GOING ON. 24

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SIDESHOWS replaced l(it,ll,;in ;is (he Wake Forest Band presented its circus show al halltime. Betty Jo Ring les sexy can-can while barker Cecil Home ogles. MAJORETTES LEAD BAND FROM FIELD AFTER DUIWMY DEACON, substituting for Sam Torrence, is saved by cheerleaders Jim Hoots, Gene Boyce, Doyle Bedsole as he makes death-defying slide from press box. Homecoming: Old Grads, Parents, Best Girls, Pre-Game Tension, Packed Stadium— Victory! Homecoming in all its glory bl azed a path of merriment in Deaconville. Pre-night parties started festivities that ran their course into the wee hours of Sunday morning. Work on the decorations proved a party within itself to coeds and fraternity men alike. The finished products dazzled the eyes of the student body, returning alumni, visitors, and Route 1 travelers. Normally this task would have warranted a rest, but the day had just begun. There 26