William Paterson University - Pioneer Yearbook (Wayne, NJ)

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Homecoming ' 75: A Rainbow of Events The festivities were in the area of Wayne Hall Friday night for a hay- ride and Your Father ' s Moustache band. Two cream colored Belgian farm horses pulled the covered wagon for two hours giving more than a hun- dred people rides. College students and hay don ' t mix and many hay fights broke out leaving some partici- pants very itchy. During the rides, Your Father ' s Moustache cranked up. Wayne Hall cafeteria was wall to wall people, dancing, drinking beer, munching peanuts, and generally having a good time. The band played old favorites like Bill Bailey, and filled In the time with sing-alongs. The music was good and the people were having fun. Saturday morning came too soon. You could find peanut shells in Wayne Hall and hay around campus for weeks after. Saturday brought a rainbow of events. The traditional WPC-Mont- clair State football game started out in a heavy ground fog and drizzle. With the visibility zero, the specta- tors had a hard time seeing the action but the scoreboard told all one needed to know. A fter only six minutes. Montcialr ' s Indians were ahead 13-0. As the fog began to burn off. the crowd saw Bob Pellechia throw a beautiful pass into Stephen Gerald ' s hands, who got to the one yard line before being taken down. By now the field had turned into mud so no one noticed the penalty flag right away. The penalty was called against the Pioneers for offensive face masking, a heretofore unknown penalty. Again the referees cooled the only Pioneer scoring chance. The halftime banner competition saw Theta Gamma Chi the overall winner with the Our fight has just begun theme. The skunks also took the Fraternities and Sororities cate- gory, while the Vets walked away with the Clubs and Organizations title. The third and fourth quarters saw slippery plays and two more Indian scores to massacre the Pioneers 26-0. The Most Valuable Players were chosen in honor of Homecoming. They were; Andy Vernich, a fresh- man, outstanding defensive player, Joe AlBadia outstanding offensive player, and best overall player went to Sam DlMalo. After the game the alumni got into the celebration and threw a wine and cheese party in the Ballroom. The party was well attended and pro- vided a place for past graduates to reminisce. It didn ' t matter if you couldn ' t tell a Chablis from Mateuse or a cheddar from a Munster because by the time everyone left they didn t care anyway. 34

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In the face of torrential rain and a miserable weekend weather forecast, thirty members of the Social Science Society left Friday night for a week- end in historic Gettysburg, Pennsyl- vania. The rain fell through the night, but when Saturday morning came, the sun was peeking through the clouds. The day held a hectic sched- ule of places to go and things to see. Museums, films, and paintings visu- ally brought the battle of Gettysburg to the group. The day was topped off with a bus and foot tour of the thir- teen square mile battlefield. A very tired band of people shuffled into the motel that night. Sunday morning brought loading up the bus again and the ride home. The return trip was interrupted by a stop at the Shartlesville hlotel and a sign that read All you can eat $5.00. An hour later thirty very stuffed people boarded the bus. The question was could they recite the Gettysburg Address? The answer, It ' s in the bag! The famed Vienna Choir Boys packed Shea Auditorium October 18 for their annual concert. The group from Austria is made up of boys between the ages of seven and four- teen who have the talent to sing like angels. Dressed in white sailor uni- forms they looked well disciplined and military, never taking their eyes off their conductor. The audience was mesmerized by their perform- ance and reacted enthusiastically to the operetta Hansel and Gretel. The concert had an international fla- vor. Many people in the audience had come from outside the college community and appreciated the pieces that the boys sang in German, Latin and English.

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: i::«£ . BOVE LEFT: One of the more talented members of Your Father ' s Moustache Band. TOP: Vour Father s Moustache filled Wayne Hall with old favorites and smg-alongs. ABOVE: Mud. lin, fog, and defeat all mixed together for the WPC Montclair homecoming game. LEFT: Two of eta Gamma Chi ' s sisters display their winning banner.