Red Barron and Homecoming Central Committee members, 1950 <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Iowa+State+University">Iowa State University</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Homecoming">Homecoming</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Homecoming+Central+Committee">Homecoming Central Committee</a> Red Barron is seated at a desk and is flanked on either side by two standing individuals. These two individuals are members of the Homecoming Central Committee. All three are reading a document which Barron is holding. Alumni first began returning to Iowa State for an official Homecoming in 1912. Since then, the celebration continues to entertain both young and old Iowa Staters, with traditional events, including tailgate parties, fireworks, lawn displays, ""Yell Like Hell"" cheering competition, and mass campaniling. Currently, the Student Alumni Association Leadership Council coordinates the efforts of hundreds of students, who volunteer their time to help Story County Habitat for Humanity build a house. Iowa State University 22-07-G.Homecoming.1651-1-1 Iowa State University Library Special Collections: http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html 1950 2007-09 U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. 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The central figure of the display depicts the head, arms and torso of a muscular male. The lower part of the figure tapers to a cyclone shape. On either side of this figure the word ""Jayhawk"" is spelled out in separate letters. The ""h"" is laying horizontal to the ground. Alumni first began returning to Iowa State for an official Homecoming in 1912. Since then, the celebration continues to entertain both young and old Iowa Staters, with traditional events, including tailgate parties, fireworks, lawn displays, ""Yell Like Hell"" cheering competition, and mass campaniling. Currently, the Student Alumni Association Leadership Council coordinates the efforts of hundreds of students, who volunteer their time to help Story County Habitat for Humanity build a house. Iowa State University 22-07-G.Homecoming.1651-1-2 Iowa State University Library Special Collections: http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html 1950 2007-09 U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. 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They are: Front row (left to right): Rita Dunn (queen), Betty Skyberg (attendant), Claire Schubert; Back row (left to right) : Marlene Sidney, Janet Green, Ethel Pearce (attendant), and Pat Binder. Alumni first began returning to Iowa State for an official Homecoming in 1912. Since then, the celebration continues to entertain both young and old Iowa Staters, with traditional events, including tailgate parties, fireworks, lawn displays, ""Yell Like Hell"" cheering competition, and mass campaniling. Currently, the Student Alumni Association Leadership Council coordinates the efforts of hundreds of students, who volunteer their time to help Story County Habitat for Humanity build a house. Iowa State University 22-07-G.Homecoming.1651-1-3 Iowa State University Library Special Collections: http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html 1950 2007-09 U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. 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Williams field. The football game in progress is viewed from the southern end zone. The United States flag is in the foreground and the Marston Water Tower is in the background. Alumni first began returning to Iowa State for an official Homecoming in 1912. Since then, the celebration continues to entertain both young and old Iowa Staters, with traditional events, including tailgate parties, fireworks, lawn displays, ""Yell Like Hell"" cheering competition, and mass campaniling. Currently, the Student Alumni Association Leadership Council coordinates the efforts of hundreds of students, who volunteer their time to help Story County Habitat for Humanity build a house. Iowa State University 22-07-G.Homecoming.1651-1-4 Iowa State University Library Special Collections: http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html 1950 2007-09 U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. 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They are: from left to right: Marlene Sidney, Janet Green, Pat Binder, Ethel Pearce, Betty Skyberg, Claire Schubert and Rita Dunn (queen). Alumni first began returning to Iowa State for an official Homecoming in 1912. Since then, the celebration continues to entertain both young and old Iowa Staters, with traditional events, including tailgate parties, fireworks, lawn displays, ""Yell Like Hell"" cheering competition, and mass campaniling. Currently, the Student Alumni Association Leadership Council coordinates the efforts of hundreds of students, who volunteer their time to help Story County Habitat for Humanity build a house. Iowa State University 22-07-G.Homecoming.1651-1-5 Iowa State University Library Special Collections: http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html 1950 2007-09 U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. 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The front row is seated while six individuals stand behind them. Most are wearing paper name tags and a few have football shaped tags indicating membership on the football team. Alumni first began returning to Iowa State for an official Homecoming in 1912. Since then, the celebration continues to entertain both young and old Iowa Staters, with traditional events, including tailgate parties, fireworks, lawn displays, ""Yell Like Hell"" cheering competition, and mass campaniling. Currently, the Student Alumni Association Leadership Council coordinates the efforts of hundreds of students, who volunteer their time to help Story County Habitat for Humanity build a house. Iowa State University 22-07-G.Homecoming.1651-1-6 Iowa State University Library Special Collections: http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html 1950 2007-09 U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. 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The display shows a large Iowa State University football player sitting on a depiction of the Kansas State University mascot, the Wildcat. The football player is sharpening a sword on a foot powered grinding wheel. Alumni first began returning to Iowa State for an official Homecoming in 1912. Since then, the celebration continues to entertain both young and old Iowa Staters, with traditional events, including tailgate parties, fireworks, lawn displays, ""Yell Like Hell"" cheering competition, and mass campaniling. Currently, the Student Alumni Association Leadership Council coordinates the efforts of hundreds of students, who volunteer their time to help Story County Habitat for Humanity build a house. Iowa State University 22-07-G.Homecoming.1651-2-1 Iowa State University Library Special Collections: http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html 1951 2007-09 U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. 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On the far side of a short hedge, another group of individuals are constructing a different display. Alumni first began returning to Iowa State for an official Homecoming in 1912. Since then, the celebration continues to entertain both young and old Iowa Staters, with traditional events, including tailgate parties, fireworks, lawn displays, ""Yell Like Hell"" cheering competition, and mass campaniling. Currently, the Student Alumni Association Leadership Council coordinates the efforts of hundreds of students, who volunteer their time to help Story County Habitat for Humanity build a house. Iowa State University 22-07-G.Homecoming.1651-2-2 Iowa State University Library Special Collections: http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html 1950 2007-09 U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. 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The central focus of the banner is a cyclone shaped cloud and a funnel. Alumni first began returning to Iowa State for an official Homecoming in 1912. Since then, the celebration continues to entertain both young and old Iowa Staters, with traditional events, including tailgate parties, fireworks, lawn displays, ""Yell Like Hell"" cheering competition, and mass campaniling. Currently, the Student Alumni Association Leadership Council coordinates the efforts of hundreds of students, who volunteer their time to help Story County Habitat for Humanity build a house. Iowa State University 22-07-G.Homecoming.1651-2-3 Iowa State University Library Special Collections: http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html 1951 2007-09 U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. 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Included in the display are a standing Iowa State University football player and three cats representing the Kansas State University wildcats. Two cats on top of the stump and a third is propped against the stump side. The football player is carrying a long rife-type object. Alumni first began returning to Iowa State for an official Homecoming in 1912. Since then, the celebration continues to entertain both young and old Iowa Staters, with traditional events, including tailgate parties, fireworks, lawn displays, ""Yell Like Hell"" cheering competition, and mass campaniling. Currently, the Student Alumni Association Leadership Council coordinates the efforts of hundreds of students, who volunteer their time to help Story County Habitat for Humanity build a house. Iowa State University 22-07-G.Homecoming.1651-2-4 Iowa State University Library Special Collections: http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html 1951 2007-09 U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. 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