Friday, Nov. 20, 1953
By LETTY LEMON Kansan Society Editor
JUST SITTING AND KNITTING—Karen Hilmer, journalism junior, makes a pair of argyles as she models a hand knitted sweater, neckscarf, and loafer socks. Mittens and hand-fringed stole complete the "do it yourself" apparel.
Sewed, Knitted Articles Make Original Clothes, Gifts
It isn't always easy to buy a "just what I wanted" gift or article of clothing, and its fun to be original—both when choosing your own clothes and giving someone a gift.
So? So make your gifts and clothes yourself. Knitting and sewing are time-consuming, that's true, but if Christmas and winter birthday gifts and clothes are begun now, many, many spare moments can be utilized from now till then, and your project can be completed without sacrificing studying time.
Daily hansan
For the boy friend's and father's Christmas and birthday presents, nothing beats a pair of hand-knit argyle. They're mandatory for the college man's wardrobe and they're durable and more likely to retain shape and color when they're hand knit.
If you are one of those who hasn't learned the knitting knack, perhaps the best place to start would be making tops for loafer socks. Fun and economical to knit, socks can be made with yarn leftover's from mother's or friend's knitting. Loafer tops are then whip-stitched to leather soles, available at any knit or novelty shop and in Lawrence at Weavers. Patterned red socks, of course, can be made, but solid colors are the easiest for beginners. The beauty of the knitting involved is—you don't have to learn to turn a heel. Save that till later.
A great advantage was added to the art of argyle knitting when a manufacturer recognized the scope of the pastime and packaged "argyle kits" with patterns, yarn already rolled on small bobbins, and needles included.
Perhaps you're an adept embroiderer. Put that talent to use by adding the diagonal stripe through angles (that way you don't have to knit it in) or by decorating solid-colored loafer socks with floral patterns.
Other gifts that can be knitted are mittens—to some, the easiest possible project—scarves, and matching scarves and mittens. To clarify, this writer did not accidently omit sweater knitting. It was done on purpose. To have one completed by Christmas it would have to be almost completed by now.
Although Loafer socks might be welcomed by mother, actually they are more suited for the male relatives.
Now that servants are as rare as aardwarks, a frilly easy-to-make organdy serving apron for mother is a gift that will be greatly appreciated and greatly used. Appliqued initials in a colored orgyand sewn on a pocket or on the bib (if your pattern includes a bib) give a highly-desirable personal touch. Embroidering with pastel thread would give the same effect.
Now that shawls and stoles are as popular as they were in granny's day, a large knitted rectangle or simply a hemed yard of material would be a serviceable and stylish addition to older sister's and mother's wardrobes.
So, if you can't find that item you have been hunting and hunting for, do it yourself. Remember, nothing is more appreciated by family and friends than a gift you have made especially for them.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
51st Year, No. 48—SECTION C
Many Homecoming Activities Scheduled for this Weekend
After months of preparation by students and faculty alike, the 1955 Homecoming celebration got underway this morning.
To open the event, several hundred students rallied at 9:50 a.m. today before Strong hall. This was the first item officially scheduled on the Homecoming agenda.
Alumni registration begins at 4:30 p.m. today with the Jay James, women's pep and service organization, in charge. Several hundred alumni are expected to check in for scheduled events, both during this afternoon's registration period and its continuance tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. Coffee and cookies will be served to registrants at the latter session.
A unique and select feature of this year's Homecoming celebration is the 30th reunion of the 1923 KU conference champion football team. Dean Wooldruff, a center on the squad, has been in charge of the dinner to be held in the Union tonight. Charles Black, captain of the squad, initiated the reunion.
Cherleaders, students, and alumni will rally together following the varsity-freshman basketball game in Hoch auditorium at 7 p.m. tonight, then stay seated for the Homecoming Follies at 8:45 p.m.
Green hall will hold a reception for visiting law school graduates, who will be led on a tour through the new law library.
The Carilion will play from 1:30 to 1:45 p.m. College songs are scheduled to be heard.
Directed by Clayton Krehbiel, assistant professor of music education, the follies will feature student talent. During intermission, the three Homecoming queen finalists will be introduced. Admission is free.
Tomorrow's festivities will start at 9 a.m. when the Campanile is opened for the public. At 9:30, the home economics department will serve refreshments to visiting alumni. The dining room in Fraser will be open until noon.
mighton of the day will be the football game, and the halftime festivities of crowning the queen. The three finalists will circle the stadium in convertibles, then go to the field's center for announcement of the queen, presentation of the trophy, and a congratulatory buss
from the governor and the chancellor.
Fi Beta Phi sorority announces the pinning of Mary Eversull, education junior, to John Rein, business senior. Miss Eversull is from Kansas City, Mo. Rein, a member of Phi Gamma Delta, is from Shawnee.
On the Hill
Delta Tau Delta fraternity and Chi Omega sorority held an exchange dinner Tuesday.
Theta Tau, professional engineering fraternity, announces the pledging of John Shields, Kansas City, Mo, and John Stone, Kansas City, Kan. Both are engineering juniors and transfers from Kansas City Junior college.
Delta Delta Delta sorority will hold its annual Founder's Day banquet Monday night. Alumnae speakers will include Mrs. Arden Booth, president of the Lawrence Delta Delta Delta alliance.
Delta Tau Delta announces the pledging of Dwight Allen Frame, college sophomore from Wichita.
The national president of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity will be present at the chapter house tomorrow for a mortgage burning ceremony. Along with eighteen charter members of the University of Kansas chapter, homecoming guests, and alumni, he will destroy the mortgage, incurred in 1941. Buffet dinner will be served.
Watkins hall will hold its traditional alumnae tea tomorrow after the game.
A buffet dinner before the game will be held for parents and friends tomorrow at the Delta Delta Delta house.
The Missouri chapter of Phi Delta Theta will be guests of the Kansas chapter at an after-the-game dance.
A monthly social hour has been begun by Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. The second Wednesday of each month friends of sorority members gather at the Kappa house for coffee and doughnuts.
After the game, coffee and dough- nuts will be served at the Union for visiting alumni and friends at 4:30 p.m. Tours of the building will be taken at that time.
Ending the festivities will be the Homecoming dance. Students and alumni will be entertained by the music of Buddy Brown's orchestra, playing in the Union ballroom from 9 p.m. to midnight.
Homecoming Plans
TODAY
9:50 a.m. Student rally on campus.
4:30 p.m. Alumni registration opens,
Memorial Union.
6:30 p.m. Dinner available in the Union cafeteria.
6:00 p.m. 1923 Football team reunion dinner, Union.
7:00 p.m. Carillon recital.
7:00 p.m. Carillon recital.
7:00 p.m. Varsity vs. freshman basketball game, Hoch. Admission 50 cents.
8:30 p.m. Student - alumni rally,
Hoch.
8:45 p.m. Homecoming follies, Hoch-
Admission free-
TOMORROW
Look Closely, Alumni
9:00 a.m.--noon World War II Memorial Campanile open to public.
9:30 a.m.-noon Alumni registration continues, Union.
9:30 a.m.-noon Open house, home economics dept., Fraser hall law library.
10:30-11 a.m. Carillon recital.
hall law igrary.
11:30 a.m.
10:30-11 a.m. Carillon recital.
10:30 a.m.-noon Law alumni reception to view new Green hall law library.
1:30 a.m.
1:30 p.m. Special homecoming buffet
$1.50. Open to all. (Other
service available, Hawk's
Nest and Cafeteria.)
luncheon. Union ballroom.
luncheon, Union ballroom,
2:00 p.m. Football, Kansas vs. Missouri presentation of the homecoming Queen at half-time.
4:30 p.m. Union open house for alumni and friends.
9:00 p.m.-midnight Ho m e coming dance, Union ballroom. Buddy Brown and orchestra. Admission 50 cents per person.
To remove a burned crust from bread easily, rub the loaf with a vegetable grater.
Expansion, Decoration Give Houses 'New Faces'
BY KAREN HILMER and NANCY NEVILLE
Do the organized houses on the campus look different this year? Well, they should-there have been some changes made.
Many alumni returning to the "hill" tomorrow will find their respective houses wearing newly painted faces and sporting re-decorated interiors. They will also that the capacity of several houses has been increased by addition which were made during the past summer.
First on the wide agenda of expansion will be the completion of the new scholarship hall. Douthart, being built on the site vacated by the razing of old Carruth hall. The project will be finished by next fall.
Alums of Gamma Phi Beta will find that a new wing has been added, providing eight new rooms, a new dining room and recreation room. The size of the kitchen and housemother's suite has been increased.
The problem of housing the large freshman class has been temporarily alleviated this year in North College and Corbin hall. New beds and furniture have been placed in two-girl rooms enabling them to
hold three girls. There are approximately 235 freshman women living in North college and Corbin hall holds 160 girls.
Here is a good idea for that "lack-of-space" situation. Convert your attic into a dorm. Sellars hall did it, providing room for 16 more women. Speaking of "converting", the Fhi Kappa fraternity has made an effective change by remodeling their garage into an annex, giving study and sleeping space for eight members.
The Sigma Nu alums might have a wee bit of trouble recognizing their former home. By redecorating the entire first floor, one large living room was obtained. Paneling, floor tiling and an Acuba-board ceiling remodeled the basement. More closet space was added and the purchase of new furniture enhanced the looks of the house.
Alpha Phi and Alpha Delta Pi will soon be giving their addresses as West Hills. Digging has begun on the ADPi house which is expected to be finished by late summer or
early fall of next year.
Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity has bought the present Alpha Delta Phi house and will move in at the beginning of the next school year.
Many of the houses have been refurbished, with new furnishings, the help of quiet and new furniture.
Don Henry Co-op has purchased new furniture, drapes and lamps adding finishing touches to their newly painted recreation room.
There will be no more "soft-shoeing" at the Alpha Chi Omega house hereafter. The members are the proud owners of a new carpet which coyers the halls and landing of the addition built in the spring of 1952. Other new carpet owners are Delta Chi, Acacia, Locksley hall and Alpha Tau Omega.
Newly wall-papered rooms, slip covers, rugs and drapes and a freshly-painted porch greeted members of Locksley this fall.
Sigma Kappas need only to "pull the light down" if they are having trouble seeing. New light fixtures which pull down from overhead add to the sorority's redecorated dining room which also features pictures painted by a Kansas City artist.
Templin also can boast of new drapes and newly-painted rooms. The dining room drapes are appropriately printed with a dish pattern.
A new crest in the chapter room of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity is featured in their redecorated house.
The cooks of the Phi Kappa Fsi and Alpha Tau Omega fraternities are preparing food in shiny kitchens, just recently remodeled. The ATO's dish washer and the Kappa Eta Kappa's new refrigerator add greatly to their respective kitchens.
But what would a house be without the addition of modern conveniences? Hopkins hall. Delta Gamma and Gamma Phi Beta's water fountains are getting a good work out. So is Battenfeld's new washing machine.
Delta Upsilon's TV-radio console is a welcome addition on game days and the "Dragnet" night. It seems the TV fad is growing in popularity, for Templin, Battenfeld and Gamma Phi Beta are just a few of the houses who are proud owners of new sets.
Will the alums recognize their former residences? That is yet to be answered, but all should be proud of the volumes of work done.