HOMECOMING

  
  

   
  
  
   
  
  
  
  
  
   
  
  
  
   
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
  
  
 

 

‘The K U Homecoming celebration for 1943 is dead. Long live Homecoming }
This year's annue 1 event turned out to be one of those rare occasions
which seems destined to linger and shine in the memories of those who had
parts in ite
The glorious climax afforded by, a Seer team that wouldn't be
beaten doubtless colors and conditions Je iene of the whole weekend.
Everything looks good to a winner, you know. But e review of events.
leading up to thet mighty contest on Kansas field will reveal some interesting
angles, you must admit.
On Friday evening, as the first of the preliminary Homecoming exercises,
we staged a basketball game between the Kansas Varsity and a team from the . .
Army Specialized Training Students. It was unlike any previous opening game.
A crowd that fer overflowed the seating facilities provided in Hoch Auditorium
surged in to see the donkest. It wes ; he aia tongs, thrill-filled
battled from the toss up to the final whistle. ‘Theat those gd boys were too
fast and clever and exper ienced for the green Kansas squad | we us by @
silly wives not dampen the fine spirit of the occasion.
Pellowing the basketball game the crowd formed behind the Kansas band
in front of the auditorium and marched along the main University drive and
down Mississippi aheeet. On one side of the werching throng stood . pee of
bt cies trainees and on the other eae row of seilors all holding lighted

torches to mark the way. It was a truly inspiring sight there in the pleasant

fall evening on the campus.

 

The revivel of Doc Yak and his Famous Pep Producing pills at the bonfire

rally on the baseball field seemed portentious. It brought a crowd of civilian

  
  

students, Army and Navy trainees, alumni, townspeople and other friends, that

    

extended as far back es one could see from the lights of the platform. It

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