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Parade

Black and white photo of a small group of students at the 1979 Cornhuskin' parade. One student features prominently in the foreground on the right, wearing a fedora-style hat and their fist in the air.

Parade, 1979

A color image from the 1981 Cornhuskin' parade. A white Volkswagen Beetle is driving into the quad. One of the awnings between the residence halls and Johnson Hall is in the background. A few students are gathered around the car and holding red and white balloons.

Parade, 1981

An image from the 1988 Cornhuskin' parade in the quad behind Johnson Hall. Two students hold a banner that says,

Senior parade, 1988

Image of 1991 Cornhuskin' parade proceeding along a campus road.

Parade, 1991

An image from the 1994 Cornhuskin' parade. A large group of students in purple sweatshirts stand behind a green banner with a red planet in the center. The students hold purple, white, and green balloons.

Parade, 1994

A black and white image from the 1997 Cornhuskin' parade. Dr. Betty Webb, on the right of the image, sits in the back of a convertible, wearing a dress, cape, and tiara and waving to the crowd. Her husband sits next to her, wearing a crown and sash.

Parade Queen Dr. Betty Webb with her husband, 1997

An image from the 2007 Cornhuskin' parade. A group of four women, wearing jeans and white t-shirts, carry a large purple balloon that says

Evens balloon at parade, 2007

Other Activities

A black and white image of couples dancing at Cornhuskin' in the 1940s. A large group of students dressed in country-style dresses and farmer attire dance in couples in a large circle.

Couples Dance, 1940s

A black and white photo of two groups of couples dancers at Cornhuskin' in the 1950s. The four students stand in a line. The two dancers dressed as farmers in straw hats, plaid shirts, and jeans stand on the left, with their partners dressed in midi-length country dresses on the right. One of the students in a dress is curtseying

Couples Dance, 1950s

A black and white image of a couples dance in 1956. Two pairs of students are dancing. In each pair, one is dressed in a floor-length dress with short sleeves, and the other is dressed like a farmer, with a straw hat, plaid shirt, and jeans.

Couples Dance, 1956

A 1956 black and white image of several students sitting on top of a large tractor.

Tractor, 1956

A black and white photo of students celebrating with the Cornhuskin' victory pumpkin in the 1970s. One student is laying on the stage holding the pumpkin, with cheering students in the crowd surrounding her.

Students celebrating with the victory pumpkin, 1970s

A 1976 black and white photo of two students posing above the victory pumpkin, which is sitting on the ground. The victory pumpkin is a large pumpkin with a carved-out face

Victory Pumpkin, 1975

A color image of the victory pumpkin from Cornhuskin' 1979. A pumpkin with a smiling carved face sits on a stage with the text

Victory Pumpkin, 1979

A photo of the Cornhuskin picnic in 1987. A group of students in orange sweatshirts are lined up on either side of a buffet table, which is filled with food.

Picnic, 1987

A photo from the 1994 Cornhuskin of a large group of students outside in the dark holding up small light-up toys

Light-up toys from class package, 1994

An image from Cornhuskin' hall raids in 2005. Students dressed in black are lined up on either side of a residence hall hallway

Sophomore hall raid, 2005

A photo of a group of seniors painting the tunnel towards the back of campus in preparation for 2007's Cornhukin'. A few students have long rollers to help with their painting.

Senior tunnel painting, 2007

A group of several past Cornhuskin' sweatshirts arranged together on a table. The sweatshirt in the center is a purple sweatshirt with blue text and a blue Meredith seal that reads,

Group of sweatshirts, n.d.

Competition

A black and white image from hog calling 1952. There are two students dressed in straw hats, plaid shirts, and jeans. One kneels on the floor while the other pretends to feed her an ear of corn.

Hog callin', 1952

A black and white image from the 1966 corn shucking competition. Four competitors kneel on a stage. They are working in pairs. Corn husks are scattered on the ground.

Corn shucking, 1966

A black and white image from the apple bobbing competition in 1967. A competitor kneels behind a large bucket labeled

Apple bobbing, 1967

A black and white image from the 1968 tall tale competition. One actor in a tall tale skit stands in the center. She wears a tiered fringed dress with knee-high boots.

Tall Tale, 1968

A black and white image from the 1976 apple bobbing competition. A competitor kneels behind a large bucket labeled

Apple bobbing, 1976

A black and white image from the 1976 word parade. Four students are dressed in costumes, two of which are identifiable. One student is dressed as a flame that says

Word Parade, 1976

An image of the 1984 hog callin' competition. A group of students wears pig noses, small straw hats, and white sweatshirts with American flags on the front.

Hog callin', 1984

A black and white image of the 1993 apple bobbing competition. All four classes are competing at once. A front line of students kneel behind the buckets, and another line of students stands behind them, cheering them on.

Apple bobbing, 1993

An image from the 1994 tall tale competition. A student is dressed as a big yellow star and is lit up with string lights.

Tall Tale, 1994

An image of the freshman's 2004 can art. The design is a large circle with the words

Freshman can art, 2004

An image of the junior's 2006 can art. The design is a large open book with other smaller images coming out of it, like a question mark.

Junior can art, 2006

An image of students preparing the large background props for the Cornhuskin' skit in 2006. Two students sit on a tarp behind a large wooden standee. They are painting other wooden panels on the ground.

Preparing props for skit, 2006

An image from the 2007 can art competition. A group of students in black t-shirts are crouched and arranging cans.

Can art, 2007

An image of Dr. Vance shucking corn, crouched on the ground. He is dressed in a red and white plaid t-shirt and a blue baseball cap.

Dr. Vance corn shucking, n.d.