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Show stadium friday Brigham Young University Cougars will insitute play in their new, 1.5 million dollar stadium Friday night against the WAC title-defending New Mexico Lobos. The game will be the first home contest for this year's Y men being coached by Tom Hudspeth, who is in his first year as head football coach at Brigham Young University. In connection with the game, the newly constructed stadium will be dedicated and special high school band day will be observed at this time. Some 30,000 spectators are expected to be on hand for the big inaugural. in-augural. The stadium is built to seat over 28,000 people. Pre-Game show Members of the BYU stu-dentbody stu-dentbody will, present the story of Cougar football and the sta diums of the past under the direction of Doug Stewart. Th' pre-game show, "In Retrospect," Retro-spect," will begin at 7 p.m. Highlight of the pre-garm activities will be the arrival o' a cross-country runner lasf in a relay' team bringing a torch to symbolize lighting the Spirit of the Y in the stadium. sta-dium. The relay race begins that afternoon from the steps of the Church Office Building in Salt Lake City. For halftime, BYU's Marching March-ing Band will be joined by 21 high school bands in saluting President David O. McKay, and the builders of the stadium. sta-dium. The bands will also debut de-but the WAC March composed by Prof. Ralph E. Daycock. Post-game show A post-game show will be presented by the International Folk Dancers, well-known BYU group who toured Europe this summer. A studentbody dance will follow tins show. Another important activity for the day of the game is the first annual BYU Dad's Day. About 400 fathers and sons are expected to enjoy lunch and a program in the Y Center Ballroom Ball-room and then tour the campus. cam-pus. That evening, they will sit in a special section at the game. |