University Daily Kansan / Monday, October 17. 1988
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The homecoming parade travels down Massachusetts Street.
Kelly Halloran, Mission Viejo, Calif., freshman, awaits the start of the homecoming parade while checking final details on the float.
Alma mater Students and alumni celebrate many Homecoming activities
By Jeremy Kohn Kansan staff writer
Marching bands, colorful floats and hundreds of cheering people complemented a sunny Saturday afternoon parade in downtown Lawrence.
The 10-float parade, with marching bands, cars and assorted revelers, began its march at 9 a.m. Saturday from Sexton and Kenwood streets to Massachusetts Street, and then south to South Park.
Karen Drees, junior class secretary, estimated 60 to 80 people watched and applauded from the streets along Massachusetts Street.
Am Evansele, director of organizations and activities, said the parade was reinstituted eight or nine years ago as part of the homecoming weekend tradition. The organizations and activities center Adams Alumni Center planned its year's homecoming activities.
"It's an opportunity for alumni to come back to campus," she said. "People come home to their university."
Eversole said the floats, all built by Greek organizations, were dipped into two divisions of moving parts and non-moving parts. Each
division received a first- and second-place prize.
The Theta Chi fraternity and the Alpha Micron Pi sorority won first place in the moving parts division for their float. Mark Denton, homecoming chairman for said 40 persons had worked six days a night to see Oct. 9, preparing the float. The float cost $1,400.
"A lot of moving parts and a lot of work went into it," Denton said.
The float showed a 10-foot Jay-featured scailed on a throne at the rear of the boat. The float was colored Colorado buffalo in front of it. The Oklahoma State University Cowboy and the Nebraska Cornhusker cowboy both dressed up for the buffalo while the Kansas State University Wildcat and Missippi State wandered the float and waved their tails.
Photos by Kathy Wismer
The Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and theGamma Phi Beta sovereign in the non-moving parts division. Its theme was the yellow brick road of the city.
The floats were judged before the parade start. One of the four judges was Michael Barker, chairwoman of law and chairman of the University Executive Committee, who presided over the closing ceremony.
wasn't crazy about waking up for the 6:45 a.m. judges' breakfast.
"I probably look for creativity and 'look for a theme,' Jerry said as he left to cast a critical eye on the floats.
William Leslie, junior class president, said the Board of Class Officers and the Organizations and Homecoming Committee planned the parade. The junior class traditionally had sponsored the parade, which cost $300
for balloons and trophies.
Eversole said other homecoming weekend activities were the basketball team's traditional first practice, now called "Later with Roy" and played at the Field House. an alumn branch with Dixieland music entertainment after the parade; the football game Saturday between KU and Colorado and class reunions for the classes of 1950s and night at the Liberty Hall ballroom
TOP: Jason Beehly, 11; son of Steve and Marsha Beohly of Lawrence,
finds a higher vantage point to watch the parade. ABOVE: Paul
Morgenoth, Grain Valley, Mo, sophomore, makes final adjustments to
his tuba before the start of the parade.
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