THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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80th Year, No. 40—Section Two
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
Friday, November 7, 1969
Homecoming 1969
And The Band Played On . . .
University of Kansas band members marched proudly during their first home performance Sept. 27. The team played like Orange Bowl Jayhawks as they defeated Syracuse 13-0. Pompon squad members and fans had reason to be enthusiastic with the sparkling performance of KU musicians and team members.
Football also brutal to loyal fans
Bang! Thud! Bump! Crunch!
Twisted faces mirror pained expressions of enthusiasm and defeat. Writhing bodies pile on top of one another as the big game gets under way.
Football. The word has for 100 years sparked life in the wrinkled bodies of old men and stirred young men to heights of self-torture.
On the field, however, the situation has changed greatly since 1869. The players, once clad only in leather beanies and pajama-like uniforms,
now wear pads of all description; reinforced helmets with cage-like face masks, mouth guards, mammoth shoulder pads, hip pads, forearm pads, thigh, knee, and shin pads, and cleated shoes.
They are aided by vitamins, hormones, on-the-spot oxygen and medical aid, and mountains of protein food and Gatorade.
But for the fan, the game has become a spectator sport in its strictest sense.
For the dyed-in-the-wool
football fan, game day often means arising before dawn in freezing temperatures to make the 200-mile drive to Muckadilla—or some such place—to cheer his favorites on to victory.
Ettinger tosses a long pass in Hawks home opener
Fighting the opposing fan for one of the three thousand parking spaces, which must suffice for the 40,000 plus cars, can become more of a challenge than 3rd and four on your own 40.
Once parked, the fan next fights his way up the long ramps leading to the stadium. Inside the stadium his next foe is a worthy one, the 15,000 students fighting for position with only 7,000 available student seats.
Finally seated, after arranging his many blankets, firing up his hand warmer and pouring his first drink, the fan realizes to his dismay he has missed the opening kick off.
After the final gun, the weary fan drags himself back to his car and starts his long homeward journey, wondering how football could possibly be 100 years old.
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (UPI) Lindenwood College, the oldest women's college west of the Mississippi, will include a men's college next September. About 50 male students will be enrolled in the resident freshman class.
GOING COED
Schedule of events
University of Kansas students and alumni will celebrate the 57th annual Homecoming today and Saturday.
The schedule for the 1969 event has been announced by Vincent J. Bilotta, field director of the Alumni Association.
The two day schedule of events includes informal public activities as well as specifically oriented functions.
The "Buffalo Barbecue" is open to the public and will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Steppenwolf and the Turtles will present the concert Saturday night. Tickets have been on sale since Oct, 27 for $2.50, $3 and $3.50 each.
The class of 1959 also has several activities planned. The complete two day Homecoming schedule is as follows:
Friday
5 to 11 p.m. ... Homecoming decorations on display
8:20 p.m. ... University Theatre
Saturday
Morning...Homecoming decorations on display
10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m...Alumni registration, Kansas Union
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m...Open house,
Alumni Association office
10:30 a.m. Reception in the Kansas Union Lobby
11 a.m. to 1 p.m...Open house at Spencer Library
11 a.m. Luncheon, class of 1959 at Ramada Inn
11 a.m. to 1 p.m."Buffalo Barbecue," Kansas Union
12:40 to 12:50 p.m...Band music from Campanile Hill
1:15 p.m...Pre-game show
1:30 p.m. Kick off of the Kansas-Colorado game
Halftime ...Crowning of queen and presentation of awards
After the game ...Coffee hour in the Kansas Union Lounge
4:30 to 6 p.m...Law School social hour at Eagles Lodge
4:30 p.m. Class of 1959 reunion at Ramada Inn
8 p.m. Homecoming Concert, Allen Field House
Pepper Talk
Coach Pepper Rodgers talks to fullback John Riggins during the Syracuse-KU game. A record crowd of 44,000 watched the Jayhawks home opener.