The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 5, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 5, 1960 Page: 1 of 8
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McMurry Homecoming Special
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PREPAmiTION A'PLrNTY Weeks and months of hard work will be culminated with
the Homecoming acthities this week. Pictures on this ptge exemplify some of the
prc-ccrcmonial work and anticipation. In the above picture senior Val Dennis sopho-
more Kobbjc Waldron and senior Gene Uratther ponder improvements as they work
on Ko ban's ' defending champion" teepee
Color Marks Annual
Indian Homecoming
A McMurry College tribe
of Indians equipped with its
own teepee village and all
the early American trimm-
ings will spring up this
weekend In the midst of
modern Abilene as McMuny
presents its 34th annual
Homecoming
Color and tradition will be
exh'foltcd In great display
throughout the activities
which begin with the open-
ing ceremony Friday morn-
ing at eight
Following the "heap big
wishes" made by the various
Homecoming Schedule
Friday October 7
8:00 a.m. Opening ceremony Radford Build-
ing 9:00 a.m. Election of teepee village
1-4 p.m. Visitation of teepee village
7:30 to
10:30 p.m. Coronation Radford Building.
Council fire at teepee village to
follow. Alumni-faculty pow-wow
in Radford Building follow scoun-
cil fire also coffee etc. for all in
dining hall.
Saturday October 8
9:00 a.m. Wah Wahtaysee coffee with exes
Radford Building
9:30 a.m. Concert by McMurry Band Rad-
ford Building
10:30 a.m. Visitation of teepee village
11:15 a.m. to -
12:45 p.m. Alumni luncheon Indian Gym-
nasium 2:30 p.m. McMurry vs. Southwest Texas
State Public School Stadium
See HOMECOMING SCHEDULE Page 3
leaders of the McMurry In-
d i a n tribe the erection of
the teepee village will be
launched as Indian brave
Wayne Starch with the aid
of maid Judy Lemons flies
the traditional opening al-
low Into the air.
Fifteen teepees represent-
ing social clubs service clubs
and Independents will spring
up in Wah Wahtaysee Park
as the organizations vie for
the four "best teepee' awards
Teepee Awards
Plaques are awarded the
best women's social club
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teepee and the best men's
social club teepee best
service club teepee with a
traveling trophy awarded the
best overall teepee The tio-
phy Is now in the hands of
last year's overall wlnnei Ko
Sari men's social club
Presentations of these
awards will be made dur-
ing the half time of the
Homecoming football game
Fcatuied amonj the an-
nual Homecoming activities
will be Triday night's Coio-
natlon of the college's Chief
McMurry Reservation Pi lu-
ce s s and class fa oritcs
Student elections were con-
ducted last week in naming
these dlffeient populailty se-
lections An unusual oddity occurred
dining the voting as two
classes had tie votes on theli
tiual run-off elections nec-
essitating a second run-off
vote
"lies inolvc male favorites
of the Junior and senloi
classes
McMurry talent will per-
foim for the Reservation roy-
alty during the colorful Cor-
onation ceremonies
Included among the pcr-
formeis will be Jimmy Ivy
Sonny Flnnell Alex Foy Bar-
bara Baucum Shcrenc Olad-
son and a male quartet Neal
Holllngshead Abilene senior
will preside as master of cer-
emonies for the Coronation
affair.
Leaving to the beginning
beats of the traditional tom-
tom students will go from
the Coronation ceremony to
the teepee village for the
council fire of the whole vil-
lage and the tribal dancing
of the Indian warriors
Headlining Saturday's ac-
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DRUMBEAT These three pretty "shine" girls (jet in a
little practiie on how to beat the traditional torn torn on
Wah Wahtajste Mound Prom left thev arc Sandra Sue
McNccsc Littlcfkld Vi Montgomery I'laimlcu; and Jean
Jacobs Clint.
THIS IS HOW Mac Hamilton junior from Vernon gives
sophomore Sandra Watt from Li Paso a little lesson in
lion to paint as they busy themselves in gelling Radford
Auditorium ready for the Coronation ceremony.
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A HhU-INO HAM) Chier McMurry nominee Randy
Roten gives Reservation Princess nominee Sammys Rates
a little help as they practice walking up the stage for
the Coronation ceremony Friday night. Nominees Paula
Spurlin and Paul Stubbs look on.
Welcome
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Number 5
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The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 5, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 5, 1960, newspaper, October 5, 1960; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth103856/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting McMurry University Library.