The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, October 17, 1969, Page Page 3, Image 5

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IX. M.. Fabulous Fakes by Vogue of California Man made simulated diamonds, hand set in beautiful gold filled or sterling silver mountings. Cocktail rings, solitaires with matching wedding bands, dinner rings and many more exciting styles. Come in and rnake your selection from many not shown here. Every ring guaranteed. 3.95 Downtown. Street Floor I NT.EF It's where you find than a single comr Interviewing on cai October 23-24: engineering, scient degree candidates. Ask your placement office to set u HUMBLE OIL & REFINING COMPANY and other affiliates of Standard Oil Company (New Jersey) Equal Opportunity Employers Homecoming '4'' S] The P ... Homecc Wahl brU to USC r By Don Babb Staff Writer Carolina football fans used to watch the half-time show with an air of amused tolerance. That was before Ralph Wahl. Today, the fans are as enthusiastic about the marching band as they are about the passing of Tommy Suggs. The band is some 160 persons strong and fields 128 musical pieces. It features the USC Atlantic Coast Conference Flag Line, the iFAC a career grea oany can offer npus p an appointment. theme Dhe Yed rm latters ming concert igs new narching. Carolina- Coquettes, four out standing solo twirlers and a high strutting drum major. For the most part, the band is a new organization with a new outlook. The most striking new look is size. A larger staff is assisting Wahl just as the size of the band is in creasing. Ken Synder is assistant director, and there are three other assistants, George Naff, Jack Bircher and Pat Wylie. Wahl came to USC this year ter 0 tr of ti Homecoming festivities at Carolina next weekend will proclaim 1969 as "The Year of the Rooster." The weekend activities will begin on Friday at 7:30 p.m. with a "Beat Maryland Pep Rally" behind the Cooper Library. Following the rally a concert will be held at Carolina Coliseum featuring The Platters. There will be no reserved seats for the 8 p. m. concert. Date tickets are $1 and public admission is $1.50 The Platters hate recorded such hits as: "Only You," "My Prayer," "Twilight Time," "With This Ring," and "The Great Preten der." A Homecoming parade will begin at 2 Saturday afternoon, moving from Pickens Street to Laurel Street. It will then turn and move south on Main Street passing the Capitol and going down Sumter Street, where a reviewing stand will be located. The estimated time span for the parade is one hour and 45 minutes. Participants in the parade will [ook' band from Wisconsin State University. He is a graduate of Arkansas State University with a master of music degree from the University of Mississippi, and his bands have appeared at the New York World's Fair, the Rose Bowl Parade, and on national television. The Coquettes have been per forming for 10 years. Solo twirler Sharon Elder was the Maryland state champion for seven years has performed at Baltimore Colts and Baltimore Bullets games. She was Miss Majorette of Maryland and was runner-up in the Miss World Majorette contest. Miss Elder is a sophomore. Featured male twirler Johnny Lundgren has been twirling since he was six. Holding hundreds of medals and trophies, he is in his fourth year with the band. Solo twirler Bibiane Dunston was Miss World Majorette three years ago. She was Miss In ternational Majorette in 1968 and is presently Miss Celebrity Majorette. She is hoping to capture the title of Miss Universal Majorette in 1970. The captain of the Coquettes is Sue Kelsey. Miss Kelsey formerly performed with and directed the Marilynettes of Toledo, Ohio. She has won 600 awards in competitive twirling, has marched in Presidential inaugural parades, and has performed at Radio City Music Hall. This is her second year as leader of the Carolina Coquettes. She is a transfer to USC from Purdue. Adding another touch is drum major Van Carpenter. Carpenter was a drum major in Raleigh, N.C. While in high school he organized and directed a pep band. Car penter plays the trumpet, is in his first year at USC, and is majoring in political science. ERRYS en main * Downtown * Richland I ter There will be two divisions for the float competition: fraternity sorority and residence halls and other campus organizations. Floats entered must not be obscene or political or cost over $190 in cluding the rent of the flatbed. State Farmers' Market will be available for the parking of the floats with three stipulations: no alcoholic beverages will be allowed on the Farmers' Market premises, the University will supply two security guards to police the area, and the Market area must be cleaned up af terwards. Fund. :ceeded fity Council collected more United Fund Drive. per cent of the goal set by at collected from small rea. Oible for contacting from at :hieved their goal Phi Delta y collecting 195 per cent and 123 per cent to bring in $665, -ted in the annual drive. --ifphotographer imek Kee at Coliseum ling splendor stine white. y feminine shoe, l beautifully day's special biion look. Our Famous Liso debs SCollection te Roos include several floats and decorated cars representing campus organizations All entries will wxpress the theme of "The Year of the Rooster." The finale of Homecoming weekend will be the gridiron clash between conference foes University of Maryland and the Gamecocks at 7:30 p.m. The weekend festivities are planned not only with the current student body in mind, but also for alumni of the University. For the return ing alumni there will be the President's Bar BQ before the game and a Tea Dance following. United goal e. This year the Inter-Fraterr money than ever before in theil The $4,626 collected was 11( the fifteen fraternities th businesses in the Columbia a Each fraternity was respon, least 75 of the 1,100 firms. Of the 12 fraternity's that a< Theta and Phi Epsilon Pi led b 191 per cent respectively. Sigma Phi Epsilon collected the largest amount ever collec USC ..in concert AalL.( G;lister in pri The utterl paced for to fasi CLIPPER SAILtPo Camel calf De Block calf $27 Sboi