The 1968 Homecoming festivities will commence Oct. 24 with the talent contest preliminaries for Miss Cinderella. The twenty-four Miss Cinderella contestants will compete at 1:30 p.m. in Herod Hall Auditorium. That evening a dinner will be given at 7 p.m. in the Ranger Room for the contestants and their mothers.
The following morning at Oct. 25 will begin with the judges personal interview with the contestants at 8:30 p.m. in Herod Hall Auditorium. At 11:45 luncheon in the Home Economics Department Dining Room will follow the mornings interview. The Miss Cinderella contestants dine with the judges only. This gives the judges and the girls an opportunity to become better acquainted.
The Cinderella Coronation will begin at 8 p.m. in the Fieldhouse. Miss Oklahoma of 1963, Cheryl Semrad Hassman, Mistress of Ceremonies, will announce the talent winner, Miss Congeniality, and Miss Cinderella. Reserved seat tickets are on sale in the Student Center and at the Chamber of Commerce office.
An Alumni Mixer held at 8:30 will precede the Homecoming Parade at 10:30 a.m. in downtown Alva. The contestants will ride in convertibles during the parade. A Teen Hop at noon in the courthouse area will follow the parade.
The singing team of Jack and Sally Jenkins will appear in the Big Show Oct. 26. Show time is 8.m. in the Perceful Fieldhouse.
As a romantic singing team, Jack and Sally are fast becoming a number one singing team in the nation. Jack and Sally’s popularity centers around their extraordinary versatility for performing virtually every type of music.
The singers plan an entertainment of medleys from great Broadway musicals, operatic arias, folk songs and original interpretations of popular ballads.
After graduation from the University of Tampa, Jack and Sally were “discovered” by Guy Lombardo, who booked them for a year-long national concert tour. The Jenkins have appeared on the Ed Sullivan television show, performed leading roles in several off-Broadway productions and have been engaged by the finest hotels.
Ticket sales for the Homecoming Big Show are now on sale in the Student Center and the Associated Student Body office. Anyone desiring tickets should purchase them within the next few days because they are selling rapidly.