The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-23
HOMECOMING WILL
BRING ALUMNI TO
CAMPUS SATURDAY
Bluifton College Plans Gala All
Day Program for Return
: ing Grads
Crown Queen in Morning; Foot
ball in Afternoon; Even
ing Dinner

Hghlighted by coronation of the
,Hpneeoming Queen in the morning,
the traditional tng-of-war between
freshmen and sophomores opposing
each ther on the banks of the Little
Riley, an afternoon football game
with, F'indlay, and an evening ban
quet Bhffton colleges Homecom-
ing Rgogram next Saturday is ex-
pected to draw the largest influx of
ont-ofstcWners since pre-war years.
In hss pnorning's principal event,
Alicee booller, of Pandora, will be
crowrad Homecoming Queen as the
feature of program opening at
10;3Q ,Nin. in the college gymnasium.
Attendants for the Queen are
Barbara sprunger, of Berne, Ind;
Joan NieCarty, of Waynesfeld, O.,
and Harriet Schertz, of Metamora,
IlLStAlI are members of the senior
class. William Boorse, of Quaker
town, Pa president of the Mems
Varsity D organization, will place
the crown, on the Queen.
Tug-of-War
The neutrality-suspicious. tug-of-
war, scheduled for / p. m, annually
is one of the feature attractions OF
the homecoming program. A team
representing each class is stationed
on each side of Little Riley creek,
and the contest continues until one
group is pulled through the waters
of the stream.
1t the freshmen win they may dis
card their green caps, but the pen
atty for losing is to continue wear
ing the headgear until Thanksgiving.
Feature event of the afternoon is
the Homecoming football game with
Findlay, an ancient Bluffton rival,
starting in the Harmon field stadium
at 2;l5 p. m. Findlay has one of
the finest small college teams in the
state this fall, and there will be
added attraction for local sports fol-
lowers in the fact that the tilt will
be the first the Beavers have played
at home this fall.
Homecoming Banquet
AT 6 a. m. a Homecoming banquet
will be held in the Ropp Hall din
ing room. William Mohr, Bethlehem,
Pa, industrialist and a member of
the college board Of trustees, will
speak on Progress at Bluffton coll
lege."
| Following the banquet, the Thes-
| plans dramatic society will present
two plays, "Alma Mater" and "Mush-
rooms Coming Up" Two perform
ances will be at 7:30 p. m. and 0
p. IN.
In the casts for the two stage of
ferings are Louise Soldner, Bill Lee
son, John Siemans, Dean Niswander,
Ralph Althaus, Stewart Lehman,
Stanley Gerber, Frieda Yoder, Joan
McCarty, Alice Oyer, Betty Myer,
| RITA Erie and Barbara Springer.
Conference Program
Homecoming Day activity will be
opened at 9 a. m. Saturday with
series of college and life conferences,
with discussion groups planned for
ministers and social workers, busi-
ness, Industrial and research work.
ers, and teachers.
Continuing the Homecoming week.
end, Parents Day will be observed
on the campus next Sunday. Dormi-
tories viii be open for visiting hours
in the afternoon, and Vesper serv-
ice at 3 p. m. will be addressed by
Rev. Harleigh Rosenberger, of the
class of 1941, who is pastor of a
Baptist church in Lockport, N. Y.
At the vesper service, Bluffton
colleges newly organized vesper
choir will make its first appearance
of the season. Prof. Russell A.
Lantz will direct the singers.