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

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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

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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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students, Alumni Term Homecoming ' Perfect ' as Demon Deacons Rout UNC Tarheels, 39-7 October 27 . . . tlu- tiirt -c Demon IXiicons of W.ikc Foa University of Nortii Carolina . toss-up, but Carolina was suppn jjlirh mcetint; herwcen the -t and tlic larlieeis of the . sports writers foreeast a .ed to be up for this one . . . every loyal Tarheel remembered last ear, w hen a eerram Dickie Davis tossed a 40-yard TD pass in the last thirteen seconds to give the Deaes a 1 3-7 vietor ' . . . tlie Ram came to Baptist Hollow « ith blimd in his e e . . . things would be different THIS year. . . . That ' s what Carolina thought. I he oki grads, students, and parents shoehorned into the Wake I ' cirest stands knew better. The big Deacons pranced onto the field not cock , iust conhdent ... a tenseness rilled the air . . . the coin was tossed . . . the game was on ' A roar came from the Wake supporters as the Deaes jumped to a A-O rirsr quarter lead . . . from the other side, stillness. . . . I hen, as the second period began, ( oach Rogers called on this same Dickie Davis to enter the contest for the rirst time. . . . Cold words on the printed page are madeiiuate ti) describe the rest. One whu was nut there eannut possibh understand the 11 1 that was Wake Forest ' s, the emptiness that was C arolina ' s. Let it sufrice tn sa that Wake F ' orcst had triumphed mer the cmee-mighrx larheels had triumphed i ' ' -7 . . . the Mcti r bell rulled liini; and IcHid tiiar muht. . . . DEACON faces reflect tenseness as first q uarter gets under way, but minutes later expressions clianged to glee as Baptists began touchdown parade. Coach Tom Rogers is at far right; on the bench are Stutts. Coles, Link, Listo- pad, Cooke, Garrison, Simmons, Barkocy, Frederick, and Coach Murray Greason; on the ground, Mayo Waggoner.