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

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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

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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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HALFTIME CIRCUS SHOW, COMPLETE WITH STRONG MEN, SWORD SWALLOWERS, ACROBATS. were old friends to greet, families to meet, late calls for tickets, and the capturing of a pre-game victory spirit. The student body accepted these challenges with zest, and by game time was raising the sky with their yells tor a gridiron victory. (!)oach Tom Rogers and his Deacs heard the cr ' and responded. As the cheerleaders led the croud m frenzied chants the Gold and Black machine rolled up touchdown aher touchdown — giving Wake forest its biggest margin in history over the rival N ' ortii C ' arolina Tarheels. Preludes to the Demon triumph were the eye-catching halftime ceremonies. Spectators were amazed by the band and its ingenious presentation of a merry-go-round carnival. The ladies envied and the gents sat spellbound as sponsors filled the arena with their beauty. When the stadium was emptied of the last of the vic- torious Deacons, the sun was setting but the night ot cele- bration and dancing was rising. Tu.xedos and evening dresses flashed in Raleigh-bound cars, while Charlie Spivak made arrangements for the evening ' s dancing. Soft music and post-game quarterbacking greeted the dancers, and as time passed, corner conversations planned come-as-you- are after-dance parties. Sunday morning found the headaches, the disappointed, all making the same resolution : Next year we ' ll win by fifty points, and we ' ll make Homecoming bigger and better! 27