Hobbs, Elsie Crabtree Evans
Variant namesCollege drum majorette and baton twirler of University of Nevada and later at Compton College ( where she enrolled in 1941 after dropping out of the University of Nevada), Compton, Calif.; b. 1922?; her short skirts and popular high-stepping routines at football games were censored by the university's dean of women and thus attracted national attention; she continued her controversial routines as the mascot of a Reno "town football team" that played games in Nevada and other western states.
From the description of Elsie Crabtree Evans Hobbs scrapbooks, 1937-1986. (Nevada State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 166428217
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| creatorOf | Hobbs, Elsie Crabtree Evans. Elsie Crabtree Evans Hobbs scrapbooks, 1937-1986. | Nevada State Historical Society |
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| associatedWith | Compton Community College. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of Nevada. | corporateBody |
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| Baton twirling |
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| Drum majorettes |
| Drum majorettes |
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