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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1948
Homecoming Queen Is More Important Yearly
Where it will stop, we don't know, but the Homecoming queen becomes more important each year. She has been chosen in the past from photographs, technicolor movies, interviews, and personal appearances. There has been a steady trend toward more emphasis in Homecoming festivities on her part, and greater fairness in the royal selections.
The football game was the all important news in the early Homecoming editions of the University Daily Kansan, but as time went on other events took precedence in the Homecoming tradition.
The queen was first recognized as an important figure in 1933, when the athletic office announced that Lucy Edna Trees of Winfield was queen. She was elected by members of the Varsity football squad, the undisputed judges in earlier years.
In 1934 the Varsity team selected a Homecoming Hostess, who met the competing Nebraska football team when it arrived in Lawrence, and, with her attendants, sat with the Cornhuskers during the game.
Perhaps the greatest "democratic" election was in 1955. A big rally was held in Hoch auditorium, and every student present was given a ballot containing the names of queen candidates. A blank space was left on the ballot where any voter could write in the name of any girl not on the formal list of candidates. The rally was opened with the voting for queen, and closed with the announcement that Betty Grove, of Corbin hall, was the winner.
In 1936 the queen was again elected by the football squad. Her part in Homecoming festivities commanded little attention for the next few years.
Another revolution came in 1941 when the queen was selected by a committee made up of Lawrence Junior Chamber of Commerce members, most of them University alumni. As usual, organized women's houses were limited to sponsorship of one candidate. However, any University co-ed was eligible for the competition by entering on self-declaration. In making their choice, the committee said "we considered beauty, personality, oophm. 'it', and any and all other queenly attributes." The winner was Louise Lockhard, Pi Beta Phi.
The 1942 queen was selected by "a board chosen by Gilbert Ulmer, chairman in charge of Homecoming queen selection." In 1943 a committee consisting of one faculty member, one downtown business man, and one naval officer met in Robinson gymnasium to select her highness. The traveling squad of the football team was again called upon to make the choice in 1944.
Technicolor motion pictures were taken of the 1945 queen candidates
and sent to Kansas State college, where the K-State gridders chose "tall, lanky and red-haired Joy Godbehere."
Great precautions were taken in 1946 for a fair and impartial selection. Judging and selection of the winners was made in a secret meeting at Myrs hall. Judges were chosen for their importivity. Four were from the University faculty, and four were Lawrence townpeople. All were men, varying in age from gay young blades to the middle-aged, bald headed type. None of the judges were former students and the faculty men were all in their first year on the Hill.
Carolyn A. Campbell, at the time an education senior from Kansas City and member of Pi Beta Phi, was elected Homecoming queen for 1947. She was chosen after interviews with judges who were new-comers to the University, carefully screened to prevent any affiliation with campus organizations. They voted by secret ballot.
Has the manner of crowning the queen changed in the past few years? This from the University Daily Kansas dated Nov. 23, 1933:
"The presentation ceremony at the game will be a simple one, according to James Patterson, who will be in charge of the arrangements. Miss Trees will ride into the stadium between halves of the game accompanied by the University band and the Jay Janes, women's pep organization. The parade will continue around the track, and the queen will probably receive a bouquet from Gov. Alf M. Landon."
Deadline Oct. 29 For Quill Contest
The deadline for entries in the Quill club contest is Oct. 29, Carolyn Campbell, president of Quill club, reminded members at a meeting held in the Pine room of the Union Wednesday.
Prizes will be awarded for the best short story and poem. Other contestants will be considered for membership.
Connie Kendall, College sophomore, was appointed publicity chairman.
WELCOME ALL KU GRADS AND FRIENDS TO LAWRENCE FOR THE GREAT KANSAS-NEBRASKA GAME NATURALLY - OUR SLOGAN FOR THE HOMECOMING WEEK IS "Jayhawkers Husk the Huskers"
Two Orchestras To Play For Dance
Two Kansas City dance orchestras will play at the homecoming dance 9 p.m. to midnight Saturday in the Union, Warren Durett's orchestra will play in the ball room, and Harlan Livingood's in the downstairs lounge.
A program of songs by Ann Cowder, fine arts sophomore; the Pi Kappa Alpha quartet, a hoogie woogie pianist, and a minstrel song and dance will be given between 10:30 and 11 p.m.
Allyn Browne, College sophomore, is chairman of the dance committee. He is assisted by Dale Engel and Robert Shyne, sophomores.
"Club 11" will be the name given to the Union for the night. Admission will be $1.25 a couple. The public is invited.
School of Religion 264 Enrolled For New Record
"The Kansas School of Religion is growing. We would like to have you come in and visit us," the Rev. Harold G. Barr, dean, said today.
"We have a record enrollment of 264 this term," he said. "Our past high was 212 for a semester in 1947-48. Our library facilities have been expanded. We have approximately 4,500 books in the library, of which 100 were added this past summer."
The present faculty members are the Rev. Edwin F. Price, pre officer of New Testament thought; the Rev. John H. Patton, professor of history of religions; and Rabbi Samuel F. Mayerberg, professor of Old Testament. Rabbi Mayerberg returned to the faculty last year after an absence during the war. The Rev. Mr. Patton also joined the faculty in 1947.
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"The school is non-denominational and offers courses of a general or cultural nature." Dean Barr said. "You may still take 25 hours of work in the school toward an undergraduate degree in the College and in the other schools as their respective deams may approve."
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