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Holiday Ball Marks SIU Newcomers Club Debut
The Southern Illinois University Newcomers Club hosted the first Holiday Ball in the new University Center ballroom. About 120 faculty members and wives attended the buffet dinner and danced to Glen Daum's orchestra. Mrs. Clarence Dougherty chaired the dinner dance, with SIU students providing intermission entertainment.
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