West Virginia University - Monticola Yearbook (Morgantown, WV)

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Homecoming Donna seems to be wondering If this contest is really necessary. Carter and Nixon made guest appearances at the parade tr he Homecoming Parade on Friday J evening featured the Home- coming Queen candidates, local junior high and high school bands, as well as The Pride of West Virginia - the Mountaineer Marching Band. The float competition, a favorite of annual pa- rade watchers, was won jointly by Sig- ma Phi Epsilon fraternity and Chi Omega sorority with a theme of Kan- tucky. The float showed a Mountain- eer canning the Kentucky Wildcat. A pleasant surprise was in store for football fans as the week ' s events cul- minated in the show-down at Moun- taineer Field on Saturday, Oct. 6 with the University of Kentucky. It was only fitting that the Mountaineer gridders should snap a Homecoming losing streak dating back to 1972 at the final Homecoming game played in the 55- year-old stadium. The team put forth a fine effort to defeat the Wildcats 10-6, delighting the crowd of more than 32,000. The America concert on Saturday night highlighted the end of the week- long festivities. It was the first official Homecoming concert held in four years and ticket sales reflected over- whelming student approval. The band played some of their soft sounds such as Daisy )ane, and I Need You at the beginning of the program, saving the hard rockers for the end. The group also played a few cuts from their latest album, Silent Letter. One of the crowd favorites was Horse With No Name, the band ' s first single which rocketed to No. 1 on the Billboard charts in the early 70 ' s. 20 Homecoming

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WEST VIRGINIA I love pizza! was all you could think during this contest. The Best Surprise ot all, a victory for the Mountaineers. A A iSt B ■■■■ ffl DOWN 7 YDS. TO GO M. .Ix aT x 1. .U i J Homecoming 21