The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-10-17
Homecoming
Is Big Success

The Homecoming for Libby High
ochooI graduates was one of the
most successful ever staged in Lib
ny, beginnlng with the rally which
opened the festivities Friday even
ing until the Homecoming dance
saturday, everyone cooperated. even
lhe weather man, to make the event
( a big success.
Friday evening the high school
students snake-danced their wav to
the athletic field where a huge bon
IRE lighted up the proceedings. An
impressive pep rally and ceremony
was conducted in front of the spot
IightS before crowded grand I
stand, with Don Madison, Student
Council President as Master of
ceremonies, assisted by IlaN Moe I
MhitetleId. Peptomist President !
The high light of the evening pro
gram was the browning Of the s
Homecoming Queen, Gwen Homann 4
VINO was attended by her three +
Prlncesses, Helen Church, Catherine :
Church and Marjorie 10 Talsma F
Inc traditional lighting of the 81"
during the singing of the Alma c;
Mater was certainly impressive. and
comedy relief was furnished bv the V
scrub team"-"L" Club members
dressed as scrub women, versus the ca
main string" -Peptomis dressed
n football toys. After speeches II
rom various Alumni and music H.
furnished by the High School bandILL Ii
md Peptomists, Coach LaRoche in Zc
reduced the Football squad. j..
Inc Peptomists breakfast Satur
lay morning was attended by an ~
fortunately thirty members. There Is
we're charter members of the or 90.
anization present and Mrs. Isabel
AgatheB told of their activities in 20
ne first year of its introduction i
everal songs were sung-one in Me
artlcuIar was seventeen years old
nd had been sung when the or ne
was formed in 1929. This IN
the first get-to-gether the Pep J.
'mlsts have had during that long pr
arlod of time-but plans are to "
axe it the first of many. +
Preceding the game on Saturday no
ternoon, a parade was held start +
6 from the school and marching
the field. Herman Dolezal and nj
arJorie 10 Talsma were co-chair- +
en- for the parade with float com r
lttees representative of everv nan
ass and activity in Libby High =
hool and Junior High School. The j. +
sixty piece band, Jeanne
lple, drum majorette of the Lbs M
nd and the Junior Twirlers were
ded attractions in the parade RI
llch was led by Homecoming
leen Gwennie and her court to
football field. There was a great n
al of color on the field with the oeel
al posts wrapped in the school yea
ors of Whitefish and Libby. FISH
During the half time period of SurN
game, entertainment was fur ldIlI
he'd by the Whitefish twirlers and gDp'
Libby Drill team led by Thelma ON l1i
lSeth as Captain and Mary Maui ~
as Lieutenant. "A record at SCI
dance at the game saw the Lib tlIo
Terriers swamp Whitefish A Ter
0. the
he Moose Hall at $50 was the erou
ne of the 81" Club banquet given gam
honor of all Alumni of Lbs. Jim G1'
I was Master of Ceremonies and Il'
led on various alumnus who ask .s
re graduated from classes rang JolIt
from 1920 to 1945. Everyone year
'ressed the hope that this would ne 1Ttul
an annual affair. Inc
he High School Gym for the G ;,
Scbooi 80. of LIZ" ageu "A their
h winning footballs hanging co pl
n the center. Don Madison. AZ
en- Homann, Dolores McCallum. ' rlle
Ia Ronning and Lou Rowle were 49, 49,
tents in charge of the dance. The wv-J
nc was furnished by local musi- ''i III
Is and an estimated number of 49,
fortunately 300 attended. Up
he annual Homecoming adds a m
1t deal to the school year. It is - = !
ed that next year an Alumi as tbis
ated can be formed and with F.,
r cooperation, the Homecoming seaSo
be even more successful than mari
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