Show Wednesday Oct 23 1974 past vie for splendor with today the inspiration and message of this the people’s carry “homecomings” It was the first activity involving alumni (as far as we know) that was given the title “homecoming” And what a school into the homes of my field labor” of The Alumni Ball continued as “the” social event of the year until 1915 when UAC celebrated a of quarter-centur- y A to UAC to be in Logan from take part in the celebration of your alma big 1915 to mater’s birthday” twenty-fift- h In honor of the occasion nearly every graduation class prior to that time 'held a reunion to the theme “Lest We Forget” Three hundred students participated in a historical pageant depicting the first 25 years at UAC banners were flown songs were sung and a proud studentbody went down in history as having given the best birthday party that USU has ever known AJf- ft - ?i f "iA PA c v A 4wA : Even though it was spilling over with glitter and gaiety there was still one omen of gloom over the UAC hanging homecoming that year — War! And in the midst of that mid- - s ? War Dampens Festivities The year 1917 seems to be a significant one in the way of A l AGGIETTES 1904? Or Careful ladies November celebration the first two Logan victims of World War I also came “home” War and influenza caused postponement of most games and A" T it ?r- ' activities in the fall and winter of 1918 but 1919 brought the biggest homecoming that UAC Cache Valley or for that matter the MONDAY JANUARY IS FROM &30TO 1:30 1 HE LOG AN FAVIUC state of Utah has ever seen 75 CENTS i TICKETS REFRESHMENT! The returning home of Utah’s 145th field artillery unit SffilCIMIlllLAC "U A yh' j'X A souvenir A ' program of the v mm 'x u event mn? probably best relates the v W and impace of that f vrA u explosiveness f ' iiif ' wi cold t&'iiiii ttiiii ' ' January day in 1919 i i ii bs kl' i'r “With cheers from thousands i t'f i ' ' i a ' ' ' ff r x'' ' A of throats still ringing in their tv f iy i ' rj i 4 4 AU t 4 ''x't is ears after receiving probably the f '$ l' HA "I'h' i & V' A' 'sh4 U E A tVrvi ax tvi"'greatest homecoming welcome s V' K Of 0 a " Oo ever Jx'w accorded a body of soldiers lp T f' v? n oo ' i returning to the state the t U j st members of the 145th field ar' S O' ' v4 ?' v'x KL w't " ' ' tillery trudged up the long hill to 4' ' I iVmm T t' 0 ' 'f O'' x t " '' 4 U w4 wA ' W Utah Uhe Agricultural College T ' ' w i'vsand turned into the best warmest O' ' 4 ' i st 4 t 0 ?" 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'Tok Vs r v'v y's?s respected alumni members '& ' k j&'f which usually heralds commencement of the the big festivities and bids a warm welcome to returning alumni and friends This tradition originated around the year 1947 as a project ) A C Alumni Bal jU of the Sigma Chi Fraternity The lighted block “A” on the mountains to the east of our 1 campus came about as an o f ! "$ L V ' ’OV'-- L Li S'O U ' i i ? ' ' y A k k&ft - J'k K- j - f H UC I f y v f - 'A''- s i ’$' IXXfei r- 9 4J vrs s s y v t Lv s? L vv A A A s Sx Ifc JS O' SSS An § A ? tv JA'I) v x fS'Vnt--' ? A x A sf s i- t ? AkV s' tv- - x A t3s A ? Sfe H v f-- ' Aifi Sr t KV- - A ' !!! its Ha JSAtA ?w NUts kt A fA i V Whif xif 94 T it - A o' J 's Hot ' xx ' 4fti J r 4- - m 'j '& tf A'kt tk'y yrx-- wi Vs'ttasf iV' 4 si- tuv-- km 4L Uvot H '' ''? AA ks- Homecoming Keeps Happening I Af 'O ' j" Xi originating today's Homecoming festivities in p like this: “USU plunges today into a celebration that will rriake homecoming history Chairman forgotten “With bonfires rallies high class stage tug-o-wa- rtssx s ceremonies harvest queens and what promises to be one of the greatest football games played on the Utah gridirons Utah State will be the scene of two days of feverish celebration” 1974 Homecoming also to be a promises history making occasion Based on the sf Tk- jy?''r Tifh fssy t yyt ftst ftf jft xt U a l txlftf - “The Way We Were” A "it 'T S$i t km 11 IS tvf O t ftf ftv Wfxt ft? A Va fft ft Lighted “A” n t t W ?irA 4k Ji The reports of homecoming events from that year on each consistantly claim that the gayla event was bigger better and brighter than ever before Most of our activities in 1974 1909 was the embryo of that in first 1917 homecoming happening A newer of tradition the annual however is the homecoming Thursday Oct 24 1 974 - At? at the - USU Seagull Sport Parachute Center O Box 48 Brigham City Airport Brigham City Utah 84302 P Kst 723-628- 8 H LADIES STORE § n 1 Classes Every Saturday 0:00 am 1 I a Instruction by 974 World Champions T Football Stadium 6 “Center for Distinctive Women's Wear" 37 NORTH MAIN STREET - - LOGAN is$2ssxs$s$Eass2$ss2a22sssE®za2®s$Es®at-- 9-- 12 pm Featuring: Live Rock Band UTAH : high caliber of alumni that have established the bank of traditions from which we now draw our own we feel safe in expecting this week to be “bigger and better” than ever before This year we will be making our own “misty water-colo- r memories” to be stored until a future date in order that we too may look back and remember ' ff'S-- t rs en- tertainment carnivals balls gigantic parades dedication srt 'kf originated THE ALUMNI BALL write-u- University with homecoming festivity that will never be vx s?l 4rofMsA' Ticket Good Smt iSc ss f At' A'C SALT LAKLK & Y C LTMNASf£M Jitnwrf 8 at 9M o’Slock I 4t l' Mst Vvs-vx'l"f ? xiktt V it vas- y Ktttnts ?'" Tx A Student i for any of the events from then homecoming until now might well have read A and assistants have been working fast and furiously leaving no detail untouched to provide the students and alumni of iTfj4x' lSx ctivi TNr tmwtnlA sk LnLs- ' x'T m - ha t S' " SV' O' Vw ty fUU BASKET BALL tv vi S'i- V? if hA "S'sx' ' ( 'A nv-- SSS)SX I lf fk m'Atsfy ' 4 n tJv fW mtf ?' xfwl ACC'CC ' i (( which lights the eastern mountains of the valley twice each year S' - ) “A” tjrttsv S"A rn which led to the beautiful TAX ) & alternate plan to the construction of a permanent cemented “A” Thinking that such a structure soon would become a deteriorated eyesore as many other hillside monuments have become a plan was drawn up Ax I xbi' your knees are showing" lighting of the “A” — An event fSTITDENT LIFE V ' ' & g Yv f-- -& ' Tradition Begins A m football squad on to a 23-- 0 victory over Colorado University and consequently to the state championship Members of the Colorado team were special guests at the year’s biggest dance And every club sorority and fraternity on campus prepared special stunts and entries for a street program and parade Arrangements were made to host friends and alumni of the college from all over the country “Prepare 8 I Former football greats returned to spur the aggie Birthday Party alumni read: 4-- 'W" ' ' an everlasting of beginning tradition An announcement ' homecoming it was! Staged with such style and splendor that its influence is still evident in 1974 it became the growth and progress June Page 9 |