MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1957
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Who will reign as queen of the
May? Who will bear the ivy?"
these were the words that were
beard as the many students and
parents awaited the entrance of
the 1957 Ivy Day Court.
The day which was cool but
junny failed to alter the enthusi
asm of wide-eyed freshmen, inter
ested sophomores, fingernail-biting
juniors and bored, seemingly
no, seniors.
May Queen, Mary K. James,
ascended the throne to reiga over
her court and the day's festivities,
which Included the fraternity and
sorority sings, tackling of Inno
cents, and masking of Mortar
Boards. Queen Mary was sur
rounded by a court of women who
were considered outstanding la
campus activities, a crown carer,
and two flower girls. Women in the
court were maid-of-honor, Mary
Keys; and seniors, Ellen Jacob
son, Mary Sue Berbek, Polly
Downs, and Kay Christensen.
Junior attendants were Mary
Huston, Helen Gourlay, Barbara
Britten, Norma Wolf, Kay Krueger,
and Dianna Sawvell.
Dorothy Beechner, Judy Chap
man, Sally Flanagan, Terry Mitch
em, and Georgann Humphrey
were sophomore court attendants.
Karen Schuster and Mary Ann
Vrba wore the freshman Daces. .
Leaders of the Ivy Chain were
Betty Branch, Emily Hemphill,
Janet Kuska, Barbara Rystrom,
Charlotte Benson, and Judy Bost.
These women were senior women,
who were attired in white.
Daisy chain leaders were Mary
DeMars, Janis Davidson, Marie
Gerdes. Ann Olson. Sandra Kadla-
cek, and Nancy Salter Keene.
These women were junior, sopho
more, and freshmen, who were
dressed in pastels.
Sam Ellis, outgoing president of
Innocents, and Virginia Hudson,
outeoine nresident of Mortar
Board, planted the ivy, following
the presentation of the court. The
women's sing climaxed the morn
ing's celebrations and the men's
sing started the afternoon activi
ties. Delta Delta Delta won the
first place honors in the women's
sing for the third consecutive year.
Chi Omega was second and Kap
pa Alpha Theta placed third. Sig
ma Altha Epsiolon woo the first
place in the fraternity sing. Theta
Xi placed second and third place
went to SIGMA Chi.
Mary James, who was earlier
crowned Queen, received the Sen
ior Women's Scholarship Cap pre-
Mortar Board, Innocent
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INNOCENTS practice tackling in preparation for the Ivy Day festivi
tiesa big day for the red-hooded men.
1 seated by Mortar Board. Jere
1 McGaffey was presented the sen
ior mea's cap for acbolaTShip by
the Innocents. The vups are pre
sented to the two seniors main
talning the highest scholastic av
erage during their four years,
Farmhouse Fraternity was the
recipient for the third consecutive
year of the first place trophy
presented by Innocents on the bas
is of scholarship and activities.
Theta Xi was second and in third
place was Delta Upsiloo.
Kappa Kappa Gamma won the
scholarship -aactivities trophy pre
sented by Mortar Board. Second
place went to Delta Delta Delta
and third to Gamma Phi Beta.-
The Interfraternity Council
Scholarship improvement trophy
was won by Theta Xi, while the
Council pledge class scholarship
trophy was won for the second
year in a row by Farmhouse.
Ivy Day has not always been
Ivy Day. Nor was there a May
Queen. Ivy Day, one of the oldest
traditions of the University, began
in 1898 as Senior Class Day.
The spring festivities were first
called Ivy Day in 1901, when sen
iors marched to the south side of
the old University Hall and sang
the school song. After the senior
class president turned over the
ivy trowel to the junior class presi
dent, the senior dance was held.
Two years, later, 13 Innocents
were tackled, and 16 senior wom
en did a May Pole Dance to make
Ivy Day an even bigger occasion.
In 1905, the Order of the Black
Masque, the local chapter of Mor
tar Board, was founded. The mask
ing of outstanding junior women
added more excitement to Ivy
Day.
Ivy and Daisy chains were ad
ded in 1910. Fifty girls carried the
chains around the campus. The
first May Queen was crowned in
1912.
In 1918 a large flag of 1403 stars
was presented to the University in
honor of college men in the armed
services. Ivy from Doughboys was
planted.
When the war was over, the
Lord of the May was presented
on Ivy Day but this presentation
was soon discontinued.
Chosen on the basis of leader-
ship, scholarship and service to
the University are the black
masked Mortar Boards and the
red-hooded Innnocents, the hon
orary societies for outstanding
1 senior men and women of the Uni-
t ersity. . ,
as we iv3t-3 re wring wiorxar
Boards moved mysteriously
through the Ivy day throng with
their black, gold-trimmed robes,
one by one the seventeen new
members were masked. Leading
the Black Masque Chapter of
Mortar Board will be Karen Dry
den. Bobbie Holt, vice president;
Sally Carter, secretary; Sharon
Hall, treasurer; Marilyn Heck, his
torian, and Bev Buck, editor will
assist Karen in their duties as of
ficers. Completing the new Mortar
Board roster are Joanne Bender,
Evonne Einspahr, Marian Elder,
Charlene Ferguson, Sue Hinkle,
Joan Heusner, Sara Hubka, Bar
bara Sharp, Jan Shrader, Carol
Smith and Marilyn Wachter.
With determined looks and force
ful lunges the red-robed thirteen
Innocents tackled their succes
sors. First to hit the ground was
the new president, Bill Spilker.
Others assuming officers' duties
are Gordon Warner, vice presi
dent; Art Weaver, secretary ; Bob
Schuyler, treasurer, and Dick
Hagemeier, sergean t-at-arms.
Others wearing the red "13"
badges are Glenn Anderson, Mor-
gan Holmes, John Kinnier, Dave
Mossman, Jack Pollock, Don
Smidt, Ed Stroller and Bob Wie
mer. Dr. A. C. Breckenridge,
dean of faculties and Professor of
Political Science, was tapped as an
honorary member. He was named
dean in October, 1955.
The Black Masque Chapter of
Nebraska was founded in May,
1905. Since its founding Mortar
Board has attempted to recognize
and encourage college leadership,
service ' and high scholarship.
Among its activities arc a style
show for all women students.
Among the door prizes were
dresses and cashmere sweaters.
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SEVERAL BOYS Dractice un for the three-legged race wbkh is beid
on Spring Day, another big event -during Ivy Day Week-end.- See
page & tor story.