1960-1961 Yearbook

VIKINGS Viking pledges endure rough week of inglorious activity The ten Viking pledges of 1960 began the year with a clean start, dipping their h eads in the lily pond, shining shoes, and opening doors for those enter ing and leaving the student center. On final initiation night pledges enjoyed such little pleasa ntries as raw eggs, " kickapoo joy juice", molasses in their hair, honey down the ir necks, and a good gene ra l belting witll newspapers. A party in Co llege Park fini shed th e week's activities. Coach T erl Loyd, Viking sponsor, allended the banquet, he ld Febr-uary 13, stag, as his wife had a baby boy two days before. The theme for the banquet this year was "Be My Valentine" . Entertainment, furni shed by Butch McLarey, was enjoyed by Sweetheart Kay Hutchi son and gues t speaker Glen Pace a long with all the Vikings. The Rendezvous ran g with laughter as tllC Vikings and their dates l istened to requested novelty records. OFFICERS : f rench, Pre~,. Hoy s, V ice · Pres .; Hill is, Sec.- Treos VIKING . TOP ROW: Beckman, Bunch, Copeland, French, Glenn. SECOND ROW: Hom, Hampton, E. Hays, S. Hays, Hillis . THIRD ROW: Moore, Parks, Puckett, Pulliam, Rhienbolr. FOURTH ROW: Ritchey, Sonders, Street, G. Smith, R. Smith. FIFTH ROW: Taylor, Thompson. VIKING sweetheart Kay Hutchison lolks with Edward Hays at the Viking banquet jusl before Valentine 's Doy as Irma lounsberry, Jack Evans, and Francene Spaulding listen with obvious pleasure. 231

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