UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
OCTOBER 4,1. 1945
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Nightshirt Parades Date Back To 1902
When the vanguards of night-shirted K.U. freshmen begin their trek downtown tonight, the event will mark another chapter in a University tradition that goes back 44 years.
The Jayhawker football team, as was the custom in those days, had played its first game of the season with Baker university, winning handily and setting the stage for a student celebration.
The year was 1902.
Thus, that night, a crowd of enthusiastic students converged on the residence of Chancellor Frank Strong and routed him out of bed. An eager participant, the chancellor, without dressing, led the throng in a dash down Massachusetts street. His sleeping attire in that first parade established a precedent that resulted in the annual nightshirt affair.
Down through the years, the parade became more firmly entrenched in the University's most revered tradition.
During the early years it was an almost annual occurrence for some of the revelers to commandeer one or more of the streetcars and go ratling up and down Massachusetts street.
In 1913, after the pepsters had "crushed" a theater and viewed the show, they boarded a car bound for Haskell. On the return trip, the flustered motorman, fearing trouble from his frenied passengers, shunt-ed the car into the barns where streetcar employees hastened to dampen student spirits by playing the hose on them.
The students, however, promptly snatched the hose from their assailants and reversed the soaking.
The post-World War I period saw Lawrence merchants in their most liberal attitudes regarding refreshments at the affair. In those days a tempting array of food including sandwiches, doughnuts, chicken cookies, cider, near-beer, peanuts, popcorn, apples, candy, and cigars was passed out the jostling parades.
Through World War II, the manpower shortage nearly forced the tradition into oblivion. But the efforts of campus pep organizations managed to revive it last year and are now trying to return it to its prewar status.
Quilts, Lithographs Shown At Museum
Beat the Shockers!
Two exhibitions, one of old quilts and the other of black and white lithographs, are on display at Spooner-Tower museum for October.
Featuring different types of quilts, the exhibition in the north gallery, second floor, includes a coverlet of 18th century English chintz, once belonging to the family of Alexander Hamilton, and a novelty "crazy quilt."
Fourteen lithographs, the work of one French and 13 American artists, make up the display in the south gallery.
Miss Isabelle Crim of St. Louis, regional secretary of the World Service Fund, will be guest at Henley house Sunday.
Service Fund Secretary
To Be Guest At Henley House
Miss Crim is coming to assist in the planning of the world student service fund drive which is sponsored by the Y. W. C. A.. The drive opens Oct. 22.
Two copies of the textbook, "English Romantic Poets", Stephens, Beck, and Snow, are urgently needed by the English department which has asked the books be sold to the student bookstore.
English Textbooks Needed
COURT HOUSE LUNCH
Meals - Short Orders
Sandwiches
Open 5:30-12:30
The Official Bulletin will accept announcements from University offices and student organizations and activities submitted to the Public Relations office. 222A Frank Strong, before 9:30 a.m. on the day of desired publication.
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Oct. 4, 1946
Lampodus club will meet at 7:30 tonight in the Pine room of the Union.
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Sigma Gamma Epsilon, honorary geology fraternity, meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in 426 Lindley. It will be a business meeting for active members.
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Independent 941 club football team meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday at 941 Indiana street. General intramural policies and intramural touch football rules will be discussed. Every independent not with some organized group is eligible.
Quack club tryouts will be held at 10 Saturday morning in the Robinson pool. Members please be there by 9:45.
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Organizations desiring an appropriation from the All-Student Council for the school year 1946-47 should submit a request for funds, accompanied by a budget containing estimated income and expenditures, to Carroll McCue, A.S.C. treasurer, 1614 Kentucky, by Oct. 8.
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Petitions must be filed with All-Student Council not later than Oct. 15 to fill vacancies created by Wendell Nickell, P.S.G.L. representative; and Glenn Warner, Pachacamac representative.
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All independent men interested in fall intramurals should leave name at I.S.A. desk in Dean Werrer's office, room 228 Frank Strong, before 4 p.m. today.
Men interested in playing on Y.M.-C.A. intramurals teams to Y.M.C.A. office in the lounge of the Union before 5 p.m. today.
Students preparing for the comprehensive Western Civilization examination should appear at 101 Snow hall on Oct. 12. The examination will be from 8 a.m. to noon.
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Say Mom! We Carry a Complete Line of Baby Products
ROUND CORNER DRUG STORE
EXTRA!
DANCE TONIGHT
Immediately After Pajama Parade
Where COMMUNITY BUILDING
Dance With the Band of ERNIE RICE and his varsity crew
Featuring
ROY DUFFENS, formerly with Jack Teagarden EDDY DIX, formerly with Raymond Scott, and Kay McKinley
And BOB WILSON, formerly with Al Donahue
$1.03 (plus tax) per couple
Where Are The "D D F" OF An Evening Found--
THE
SKYLINE CLUB
DINING-DANCING-FUN
Fun Galore — Saturday Nite Show
Dance to the Instrumentalists Friday and Sat.
DINE ON DELICIOUS STEAKS and CHICKEN
PHONE 3339 FOR RESERVATIONS
2301 HASKELL