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Thursday, November 10, 1960, page 2 (of 15)

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HOMECOMING PARADE KICKS OFF TONIGHT at 7 p.m. from the University of Miami North Campus. A colorful array of floats, majorettes, bands, including the UM Band of the Hour, will march down University Dr., take a half left at Ponce de Leon Blvd., head north to Miracle Mile where it will head west to City Hall, around Biltmore Way to Segovia Blvd. and back to the marshalling point. This year's theme will be heavy with "Beat the Irish" of Notre Dame and the "Fabulous Forties."

Homecoming Parade Big And Colorful, It's Ready To Roll

The largest Homecoming Parade in the University of Miami's history, stretching out for a gaily decorated mile-and-a-half, will wind its way through the streets of Coral Gables tonight. Twenty-nine floats, a half dozen marching units and more than 40 convertibles, each fully euipped with coed beauties will participate in the annual event, beginning at 7:30 p.m. A motorcade of dignitaries, including University deans, Gables City Manager, L. W. Robinson Jr.; Chamber of Commerce Manager Edward Baumel and local merchant Carroll Seghers will precede the main body of the parade. Robinson To Judge Robinson, Baumel and Seghers are this year's judges, charged with awarding prizes to the best of what passes by their judges' stand in front of City Hall during the two-hour-long parade. Right after the dignitaries will come UM's Band of the Hour and the Coronation Float, bearing Queen Sara Lynn Thompson and her court. Each carrying the general theme "Beat Notre Dame," the floats will range in approach from Army ROTC's "Send the Irish to the Moon" to the freshman Class's classical suggestion, "Olympian Oracle's Fate Rules Notre Dame Sacrifice." Irish Washed Up Other entries include Delta Delta Delta sorority, with the girls as washerwomen, making sure "The Irish Are All Washed Up." There'll also be Delta Zeta sorority making "Irish Stew," Kappa Sigma fraternity denying the "Luck of the Irish?" and engineering students showing how to "Milk Notre Dame Dry." For those who might miss the parade, the floats will also be part of Saturday night's halftime presentation at the game itself. "This is by far the biggest parade we've ever had," the parade's student chairman Bob Wortman said. We expect it to be a wonderful sight for Coral Gables residents, alumni and students alike." The parade route will cover over two miles, begining and ending in the parking lot of UM's Anastasia Building. At 7:30 P.M., the groups will move out onto University Drive and down Ponce de Leon Blvd. to Miracle Mile, where they will turn west and head for the Coral Gables City Hall. The judges and dignitaries will review them from a stand beside the City Hall on Biltmore Way. A special section of bleachers will be set up opposite them for special guests. The parade will pass them, turn down Segovia Blv'd. and head back to its dispersal area.

Homecoming Law Breakfast

Asst. U. S. Attorney General Robert A. Bicks will be the featured speaker at the 17th annual University of Miami Law School Homecoming Breakfast at 9:30 A.M. Saturday. The Sky Room of the Dupont Plaza Center Hotel will be the gathering place for some 900 barrister alumni and their guests, including of the bench and state officials. Bicks' special field is anti-trust procedure. "Year after year, this is the best alumni-attended event of Homecoming Week," said Ray E. Marchman Jr., chairman of this year's breakfast.

Florida's per capita income for 1959 was $1,980, an increase of 18 per cent during the past five years. The State Chamber of Commerce said the hike was the greatest of any state in the nation.

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