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Show HOMECOMING Co-chaimen Marilyn Mattson and Bee Staheli proved to be the spark that ignited the maze of Homecoming activities. Directing the activities of a large and complex committee, "Matt" and Bee found the right combination and presented an unusual and interesting Homecoming 1955. . . . long hours of concentrated endeavor and intense anxiety of all rousing homecoming activity dwell in our memory . . . vivid pictures loom past the mind . . . house decorations . . . wood and wire structures in weird shapes and angles . . . animated cardboard figures operated by ingenious mechanisms - pledges, behind-the-scenes . . . quartets . . . fear of forgetting the words of the songs . . . designing and making original dresses ... the worry of appearing before a packed Kingsbury Hall audience . . . skits . . . composing a different idea . . . scanning appropriate jokes . . . the final attained glory and accumulated trophies . . . everything added into one delightful, active week which lingers in our perspective of Homecoming. Marilyn Mattson and Bee Staheli served as co-chairmen and planned the ensuing week's events beginning with the traditional downtown parade . . . several school bands, U. of U. ROTC groups, including air and army sponsor corps, and colorful floats constructed by independent groups moved on . . . first place house decoration honors were awarded to Alpha Delta Pi sorority and Lambda Chi Alpha f raterity . . . Utah's Homecoming committee (seated left to right): Joan Poulsen, Ceanne Mitchell, Fred Christensen, Nancy Larson, Judy Ward and Mary Ellen Barnes. (Standing): Mick Oberg, Shirley Layton, Elaine Polychronis, John Rupple, Linda Nelson, Don Tisdel, Don Ware, Joan Larson, and Jon Lee. 60 |
