HOMECOMING 1957
Audrey Lynn Moncure
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at the University of Richmond from the president to the lowliest "rat" will join in putting out the welcome mat for the hundreds of old grads who arc expected to return to the campus Homecoming weekend, November 8-9. Returning alumn ae and alumni will have separate programs on their respective sides of the University Lake Saturday morning and then will join in a noon luncheon at which the University will be host. VERYONE
Walter
Rival fraternities and other campus organizations alr eady are busily at work on th eir floats for the homecoming parade which will lead to City Stadium for the big footba ll game between the Spiders and George Washingto n 's strong eleven. Attractive homecoming programs have been worked out by alumna e and alumni committees, headed by Mrs. Richard Moncure, ·so, and Walter Clayton, '36. The ladie s will start the procession back
HOMECOMING CALENDAR Friday, November 8 6:45 p.m.-Alumnae 8:00 p.m.-After
Dinner, Westhampton
Dining Room.
Dinner Coffee, Reception Room, Keller Hall.
8:30 p .m.-Fine Arts at Westhampton Hall.
College, Reception Room, Keller
Saturday, November 9 9:00-10:00 a.m.-Alumni 9:30-11 :30 a .m.-Alumnae
Registration, Millhiser Lawn. Registration, Keller Hall.
10:00 a .m.- Alumnae Coffee with Mortar Board Hostess. 10:00 a.m.-Jay-Vee
Football: Bullis Prep School vs U. of R., Millhiser Field.
10:30 a .m.- Hockey: Alumnae vs Varsity, Westhampton 12:00 noon-Lunch,
Millhiser Gymnasium.
1: 15 p.m.-Homecoming 2 :00 p.m.-Football:
Hockey Field.
Parade, City Stadium.
George Washington
vs U. of R., City Stadium.
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Cla yton
to the campLtS with th eir annual dinner in the Westhampton Dining Room on Friday night which will be followed by after dinner coffee and a line arts program in the reception room of Keller Hall. Participants in the program will be members of the dramatic department, the art department and the music department. The drama department, und er the direction of Alton Williams, will present a oneact play. Dr. John White, Mr. James Erb, and Mr. Robert Barker will give a tr io for voice, clarionet and piano and Dr. Roy Jessom and Dr. Frederich Neumann will give a number for violin and piano. The old gra ds will be back in force Saturday with the men beginning registration at 9 o'cloc k and the women -a half hour later. A hockey game between Westhampton varsity and ahrmn ae teams and a foot ball game between Bulli s Pr ep of W ashingt on and the Spider Jay-Vees will enliven the morning program. An unusual feature will be carill on music by Hilton Ruf ty, a member of the University's music department and Virginia's best known carillonn eur. Seated at the k eyboard in the tower of the Boatwright Memorial Library , Rufty will play appropriate music, including University of Richmond and Westhampton College songs. Seven of W esthampt on's loveliest, t he Homecoming queen and her court , will ride at the head of the parade and will preside over all of the days' festivities. The queen will be crowned at a ceremony between the halves of the footba ll game in City Stadium. Later the queen will present the Miller & Rhoad s trop hy to the campus organization sponsoring the winning float and the H arvey Hud son (' 42) trophy to the fraternity with the best float. There will be anoth er trophy for the best entr y, other than a float.
