West Virginia University - Monticola Yearbook (Morgantown, WV)

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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

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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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l iHftCMINC n another departure from the or- dinary, an independently spon- sored candidate, Donna Slayton, was crowned Homecoming Queen during half-time, thus breaking a string of consecutive Alpha Xi Delta sponsored wins in recent years. Slayton, a senior Nursing major from Beckley, W.V. was sponsored by her school. She is 21- years old and is the daughter of Regina Slayton. Slayton won the title following a stu- dent election on Wednesday, Oct. 3. There were four other finalists in- cluding Kitten Stone, 21, a Journalism major from Charelston, W.V. and the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Stone. Stone was sponsored by Kappa The Homecoming Queen Is also an active member of Orchesis, the modern dance company at WVU Alpha Fraternity and Delta Gamma So- rority. Missy McChee, 21, a Business major from Ravenswood, W.V. and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill C. McGhee, was sponsored by Alpha Xi Delta Sorority and Phi Kappa Psi Fra- ternity, judie Charlton, 21, is a Pharma- cy major from Fairmont, W.V. and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. FHoward S. Charlton. Charlton was sponsored by Pi Beta Phi Sorority. Gretchen Smith, 21, is a Dental Hygiene major from Edensburg, Pa. and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Smith was sponsored by Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. The outstanding alumnus award was also presented during half-time. Paul (Buck) Martin was the receipient. Mar- tin, a 1936 journalism graduate, has served as editor of The Martinsburg journal since 1961 and is now in his 50th year of newspaper work. During his years at WVU, he was a member of the Cross Country team, managing edi- tor of The Daily Anthenaeum and presi- dent of the Press Club. Since becoming an alumnus, Martin has served on the WVU Board of Governors, Advisory Board and Eastern Panhandle Alumni Chapter. The 1980 Homecoming Court from left to right top: Gretchen Smith and judle Charlton; bottom line from left to right: Missy McGhee and Kitten Stone. A '