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University Daily Kansan
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Friday. Nov. 5. 1954
ENTRANCE TO GRACE PEARSON—It won't be long until Nov. 15, when residents of Grace Pearson scholarship hall for women will be moving into their new home on Louisiana st. Mattresses, pictured on the left, will soon be carried inside.
Douthart, Grace Pearson Decorations Are Simple
Soft autumn shades, with a touch of oak, mahogany, and blond maple blend have been planned to bring a simple elegance to the decor of Douthart and Grace Pearson halls. These new coehlarship dorms have been decorated to produce a colorful, yet soothing effect. Hues of brown, blue, green, rose, and yellow are used in contrast to rich woods and bright gold and silver accents.
From the outside the modern design of the halls is apparent in the unique glass panels surrounding the door. Inside, the theme is carried further in the entrance hall with its unusual wooden partition separating the living room from the hall.
The large living room occupies approximately half of the first floor. In Douthart hall, matching green carpet and walls provide the background for gray, rose, and green furniture. Gold lamps reminiscent of Gretian urns add a glow to the room.
Each dorm is equipped to house 48 students. On the second and third floors are 10 four-girl suites and there are similar suites on the first floor. A suite consists of a study room with a bedroom on two sides. The compact bedrooms each contain a bunk bed, two closets, and a dresser built into the wall. The study rooms are equipped with four blond maple desks and desk chairs, four aluminum desk lamps, 1 aluminium floor lamp, two cream-colored leather easy chairs, and a bookcase. Rugs, drapes, bedspreads, and other personal furnishings they want must be provided by the girls themselves.
Deviating from the softer shades of the other rooms, the bathrooms are done in deeper tones of blue, maroon, and black with contrasting colors in the floors and upper portion of the walls. Each bath has three sinks, four showers, and one bathtub.
There's a closet for almost every purpose in the houses. Each girl has her own clothes closet. There is a linen closet and a storage closet for each floor. A large trunk room is situated in the basement. A sliding door closet on the first floor will be used to store coats and one in the recreation room will be used for cleaning supplies.
When the residents feel like relaxing, whether it's to watch television, play cards, or just to talk, a recreation room in the basement is available. It also may be used as a meeting room.
The dining room and kitchen are also located in the basement. The dining room is decorated in harmonizing shades of rose-taupe and green with a gray tile floor and blond maple furniture. Sunny and bright best describe the appearance
of the kitchen because of its bright yellow walls and green tile floor. What may be even more important to the girls than the sunny disposition of the room are the modern appliances. At their disposal is a triple sink, two refrigerators, a stove with six burners and a huge griddle, and a giant food mixer.
Another aid for easier living is a laundry room equipped with a new automatic washer and ample clothes hanging space. A coke machine is also in this room.
The living room of Grace Pearson hall is wedgewood blue and it will have walnut paneling. Other added features include air-conditioning, a garbage disposal, and a deep freeze.
Homecoming Has Many Meanings
By GRACE FAVORS
What is the most interesting thing about homecoming to you?
Is it the gaily dressed band playing the songs which best express the spirit of a grand university?
Enthusiastic cheer leaders and a loyal student body urging a team of hopeful schoolmates on to victory?
The smell of hotdogs and popcorn, the crowning of the homecoming queen, the returning alumni showing they have not lost their love for their alma mater?
All of these combine to make the homecoming game a special event at any university. Each has a story to tell. The chrysanthemum, the symbol of wealth and abundance, has a history dating back more than 2,000 years to when it originated in China.
The scene of contesting teams matching strength and strategy on a precisely marked field?
Or is it the brightly colored chrysanthemums worn by women attending the game?
The Greek witches used the "mum" in their -witchcraft. The Egyptians used them as wreathes and chaplets. The Roman Catholics dedicate it to St. Simon and St. Jude each Oct. 28. It is the special emblem and blazon of the Mikados of Japan.
However, it seems that nature planned for the "mum" to be worn at football games. The flower blossoms at about the time the national football games are beginning and continues until the first of the year when the football season draws to a close.
It is one of the hardiest flowers known and will not wilt in the sun. Yes, "mums," with their full blossoms and bright yellow color, are a definite symbol of a homecoming football game.
In 41 Years Cheerleader Styles Change
By JANIS JOHANSON
Cheerleading outfits since the first homecoming have seen many radical changes. Lawrence Morris, head cheerleader in 1913, led the first homecoming cheers carrying a KU banner and a megaphone, and wearing dark trousers, a dark cardigan sweater with a rolled collar, a dark bowtie, a white shirt, and a dark beanie.
After the war, however, in 1920,
the style was toward an all-white
outfit, being white tennis shoes,
white trousers, a white pullover
sweater with Kansas across the back,
a white shirt, and a dark bow tie.
The 1922 cheerleaders, all boys of
course, added yellow golf hats.
This white suit idea persisted, with a few minor changes, such as
In 1924, the cheerleaders added a new twist to their uniforms. A small boy was added to the roster, dressed in white long trousers and a white cardigan sweater with a Jayhawk insignia on the breast pocket and the letters KU on the back.
The four college cheerleaders wore dark trousers, white shirts, dark bowties, and a white pullover sweater with a dark neck, cuff, and waist band. These sweaters had a Jayhawk on the front; on the back of one there was the word "Rock"; on the next "Chalk"; on the third "Jay"; and on the last, "Hawk". Thus, the visitors on the other side of the stadium could see the famous KU cheer, "Rock Chalk, Jay Hawk, KU", on the cheerleaders' backs all through the game.
The next big change came in 1927, with single-breasted white suits with a colored Jayhawk on the breast pocket, white shirts, and dark bow ties.
pinstripe trousers and polkadot ties, until 1933. The 1933 cheerleaders wore dark sweaters and white trousers, excepting the head cheerleader who wore a white sweater with a colored Jayhawk on the front.
Sometime in the thirties, according to Fred Ellsworth secretary of the Alumni association, Missouri university came to Lawrence for a football game and imported a drum majorette for the occasion. She was really an acrobat, although "rather chubby," as the report goes.
William Allen White put it this way in the Emporia Gazette: "The contractor didn't spare the concrete when he poured that job."
From the appearance of this drum majorette came the idea of KU girl cheerleaders. It didn't materialize at KU until 1941, when five girls were chosen to help seven boys lead cheers. They were Mary Ellen Brown, Anna Jane Hoffman, Billie Doris Jorbe, Althea Shross, and Mary Thompson.
Three outstanding girl cheerleaders during the forties were Alberta "Coray" Cornwall, Joanne Woodward, and Pat Penny, who were known for pep, vivaciousness, and personality. They wore the outfit that the 1054 cheerleaders wear.
with slightly shorter skirts
KU cheerleading outfit styles have remained fairly static since 1941. In 1942, cheerleaders wore white saddles, white trousers or skirts, and red sweaters with a Jayhawk on the front and "Kansas" in script on the back.
The styles from then to now have changed from flared skirts to pleated skirts to circular skirts, but the general color scheme has been maintained. The 1954 cheerleader wears a red sweater with a Jayhawk on the front, and "Kansas" in script on the back, pleated white skirt or a pair of white duck trousers, and white saddles or buckles.
Katie Finds Soft Life In The U. S.
BALLSTON SPA. N. Y. (UP) Ten years ago Katie was a tiny German toy terrier, riding out World War II in a U. S. Army tank.
Today, she's 14 years old but still the best exchange Edward T. Chamberlain ever made for pack of cigarets.
Chamberlain was a tank gunner when he traded the cigarettes for the five-pound dog. She soon became battalion mascot, shared GIrations and traveled in a musette bag in Chamberlain's tank.
When the war ended, Chamberlain slipped Katie aboard ship and brought her home. They're still together. Instead of K-rations — Katie now gets ice cream cones for a treat.