Western Michigan University - Brown and Gold Yearbook (Kalamazoo, MI)

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SIGMA TAU GAMMA ' S prize winning float, Carnival, came through the rain like a trooper. It ' s a wonder that there aren ' t hundreds of cases of utter exhaustion in the infirmary after each home- coming. Help build a float. Put up a house display. Yell yourself silly at the pep rally. Go to tliis dance and that dance. You can get tired just thinking about it. But it ' s all for a good cause— enjoyment. But when it ' s all over it ' s time to relax. Right now you don ' t care if you ever see another pink paper napkin, dance one more step or see another football game. You ' ll sit and stare at the 37 text books on your desk, all in bad need of reading, and wonder why you can ' t bring yourself to study. My instructor will understand— this was Homecoming weekend. MISS JUDY BAUMGARTNER, the 1962 Home- coming Queen. 11

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TOLEDO WAS NO MATCH for the Broncos as Western rolled up a 21-0 victory. The weather didn ' t dampen the enthusiastic crowd that cheered their team on. Well, it happened again. Students have scoffed at ' estel•n for its lack of tradition, but there is tiadition in the making at Homecoming— rain. This is the second year that people and football players alike got wet. Friday was beautiful but as the floats, with thousands of paper napkins for decoration were being completed, it started. But all wasn ' t lost. In fact we won the football game by completely un-nerving Toledo 21-0. Despite the rain not one event was cancelled, although there were a couple of floats that didn ' t make it. The cheerleaders and the band presented their displays in the rain and a good sized crowd watched. A few things had to be moved around like the Alumni Bar-B-Q, but mere weather couldn ' t dampen home- coming spirits— liquid or otherwise. HOMECOMING 1962 NEVER BEFORE have so many students participated in the pep rally Friday night before the game. See page 13 for more pictures of Friday night ' s events. m r- ' lI 1

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I DON ' T CARE if your name is Dr. Miller, you ' ll have to wait in line like everybody else! Friday is a Ijusy day on Homecoming weekend. The day is called Hoedown Day, and everyone is to dress accordingly. If yon suddenly feel the urge to wear one green and one blue sock, a bright blue shirt, orange pants and shower clods to class, this is the day to do it. A jazz concert is featured in the afternoon in the Fieldhouse. The modern jazz group of Lambert, Hendricks and Ba ' an were featured this year. The evening brings a fanatic pep rally. The pep rally starts in front of the Student Center with the number of students growing constantly. Then a snake dance starts and winds its way across West Michigan A enue, tying up traffic for blocks. As the snake dance passes the dorms, more and more people flock out. Finally behind ' ood Hall the band strikes up the fight song and a giant bonfire is lighted. The team is presented by the fire light and a loud speaker liooms in the background. Skyrockets zoom upward to hail tlie anticipated victory. It ' s all part of Home- coming. IF I PROMISE to be good from now on, will you help mc count the rest of the votes? LAMBERT, HENDRICKS AND BAVAN provide the most contempo- rary jazz available. PASS the marshmallows.