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I read about this in the SDSU Alumni Association's e-newsletter, the Jackrabbit Insider, this is something we should all help with if we can.
http://www.sdsufoundation.org/sdsu.aspx?pgID=961
Help Save the Bummobile!
(Photo: On October 4, 1952, presidental candidate Dwight Eisenhower visited the campus and gave a speech to 12,000 people at the Coolidge Sylvan Theatre.)
Nearly a century of Hobo Day celebrations has worn down one of the SDSU's most enduring and endearing symbols. The Bummobile, which has led nearly every Hobo Day parade and shepherded Poobas, Grand Marshalls and even a U.S. President is now sidelined from its upcoming traditional summer parade routine that annually promotes Hobo Day to area communities.
The Bummobile has been the lead entry in every Hobo Day parade since 1938, with the exception of 1942, when Hobo Day and classes were cancelled so students could help with the World War II effort. The Bummobile was originally donated by Frank Weigel in 1938. Weigel was a farmer from Flandreau, SD.
The Bummobile is a 1912 Ford Model T. The 1912 date is significant, as that year marks the first Hobo Day celebration. In 2011 both Hobo Day and the Bummobile will celebrate their 100th anniversaries. . . . (read more)
Go State!
http://www.sdsufoundation.org/sdsu.aspx?pgID=961
Help Save the Bummobile!
(Photo: On October 4, 1952, presidental candidate Dwight Eisenhower visited the campus and gave a speech to 12,000 people at the Coolidge Sylvan Theatre.)
Nearly a century of Hobo Day celebrations has worn down one of the SDSU's most enduring and endearing symbols. The Bummobile, which has led nearly every Hobo Day parade and shepherded Poobas, Grand Marshalls and even a U.S. President is now sidelined from its upcoming traditional summer parade routine that annually promotes Hobo Day to area communities.
The Bummobile has been the lead entry in every Hobo Day parade since 1938, with the exception of 1942, when Hobo Day and classes were cancelled so students could help with the World War II effort. The Bummobile was originally donated by Frank Weigel in 1938. Weigel was a farmer from Flandreau, SD.
The Bummobile is a 1912 Ford Model T. The 1912 date is significant, as that year marks the first Hobo Day celebration. In 2011 both Hobo Day and the Bummobile will celebrate their 100th anniversaries. . . . (read more)
Go State!