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NUMBER 28
Torchlight Parade Tonight Is Start Of 32nd Homecoming Celebration; Pep Organizations to Tour Houses
Jay Janes, Ku Kus, and the University band will lead the torchlight parade from Fowler grove down to the Memorial stadium at 8 p.m. today for the opening kickoff of the 32nd Homecoming celebration.
Betta Pi, Alpha Omicron Pi,
Tau Kappa Epsilon, Pi Beta
Phi, and all eight Navv PT's.
The two pep organizations will make a tour of organized houses starting at 7:15, rather than 6:45 as previously announced, Clarke Henry, president of Ku Kus, said today. All students not in organized houses will join the group at Fowler grove.
Introduce Candidates for Queen
At the stadium, students will sit facing the goalposts in the north end of the field, where a platform has been erected. Members of the band will sit facing the platform on the cinder path.
Organized houses which will be visited are: Sigma Chi, Kappa Alpha Theta, Alpha Chi Omega, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Phi Delta Theta, Miller hall, Watkins hall, Jolliffe hall, Delta Gamma, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Gamma Delta, Gamma Phi Beta, Chi Omega, Corbin hall, Sigma Kappa, Foster hall, Alpha Delta, Pi Alpha, Orminus.
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The 17 candidates for Homecoming queen, and the three top winners, will be introduced by the captain of the football team. The coaching staff and Ernest C. Quigley, di-
Yanks Return To Philippines
(International News Service)
American forces launching the reconquest of the Philippines extended their positions on the east coast of Leyte island and casualties in the first days of the campaign were described officially as few in number.
In a special communique from the invasion scene where he fulfilled his vow to return to the island made exactly two years and six months previously. Gen. Douglas MacArthur confirmed earlier Tokio reports of the American assault.
"In broad strategic conception the defensive line of the Japanese which extends along the coast of Asia from the Japanese island through Formosa, the Philippines and the East Indies, Singapore and Burma will be pierced in the center, permitting an envelopment to the south and to the north. Either flank will be vulnerable and can be rolled up at will" the Mac-Arthur communique said.
Reports from the front revealed that Tacoblan, Leyte's capital, a city of about 19.000 in the northeastern portion of the island fell into American hands early in the operations. Early resistance was described as surprisingly light, despite a three-day cleanup of the Leyte gulf waters which indicated the assault was eminent. Apparently the Japs persisted in the belief that the attack would be launched against Mindanao, to the south where extensive defenses have been constructed.
Four Meetings At Celebration
Combining Editors Day with University homecoming, 75 Kansas newspaper men will meet at the Journalism building at 8 a.m. tomorrow to register for the morning session. Members of the Kansas Press Women have also been invited to the conference.
Dolph Simons, publisher of the Lawrence Journal-World, will be chairman of the round table discussion of newspaper problems submitted by the editors themselves; it will begin at 9 a.m.
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Calendar of Events
Friday, Oct. 20
11 a.m. Registration for Debate Institute. Central corridor, Fraser hall.
1 p.m. Debate conference. General session. Fraser theater. 7:20 p.m. Bally. Memorial.
Saturday, Oct. 21
7:30 p.m. Rally. Memorial stadium.
9 a.m. Editors conference. Registration at the Journalism building.
9:30 a.m. Mineral Resources Council. Pine room of Union building.
10:30 a.m. Directors of the Alumni Association meet in the Alumni Association office in Frank Strong hall.
11 a.m. Ernest C. Quigley meets with alumni representatives to discuss stadium debt. Robinson gymnasium.
2 p.m. Homecoming game. Kansas vs. Nebraska. Memorial stadium.
12:45 p.m. Editors luncheon. Cafeteria, Memorial Union building.
5:30 p.m. Research Foundation Council. Dinner for members of the Board of Directors and their wives. English room of Union building.
7 p.m. Research Foundation Council board meeting. Union building.
9 p.m. Kay Stark plays for Homecoming dance. Hoch, auditorium.
Laval Sentenced to Death
London — (INS) — Pierre Laval was sentenced to death in absentia by a court of justice at Marseilles today, the French radio announced.
Laval was accused of intelligence with the enemy.
Hill Will Be Host To Homecomers
With the bi-annual homecoming game with Nebraska less than 24 hours away, the Kansas Jayhawk football squad will swing into a final practice session this afternoon to round out preliminary warmups for the "big game" of 1944.
State Debaters Throng Campus
With a registration topping 150, debaters from 20 Kansas schools thronged the campus today to participate in this year's debate institute for Kansas high schools. Registration was at 11 a.m. today in Fraser hall.
At 1.30 p.m. today, Dr. Bower Aly, chairman of the department of speech at the University of Missouri, discussed the topic, "Will Youth Suffrage Improve the Electorate?"
Gerald Pearson, chairman of the institute, opened the meeting officially at 1 p.m. today. E. A. Thomas, of Topeka, commissioner of Kansas high school activity, spoke to the debaters early this afternoon on "The Role of Interscholastic Speech Activities in the Education of Youth."
Henry Shenk, Jayhawk mentor, has yet to name the starting eleven for sure, but he stated today that it would be virtually the same team that took a 25-0 walloping from a fast-stepping Iowa State Cyclone eleven last Saturday at Ames. The Jayhawk offense will be built around a passing attack led by lettermen
Prof. Raymond W. Wheeler of the department of psychology spoke on the question: "Can We Entrust the Ballot to 18-Year-Old?"
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Probable Starting Line-up For Tomorrow
At least three of the players pictured will be playing their last game with their Alma Mater.
Gene Long
Leroy Robison
Ralph Wygle
Dwight Sutherland
Charles Keller
Warren Riegle
Don Barrington
Charles Moffett
Dud Day
Wayne Eird
Charles Daigneault
Nebraska coach Adolph Lewandowski will bring his squad of about 33 men to Kansas City Friday where they will hold a workout and spend the night, arriving in Lawrence Saturday morning.
Charlie Moffett and Don Barrington, the latter playing his last game for the Crimson and Blue. Moffett, Dwight Sutherland, Don Faulkner, and Barrington will take turns at all lugging. Barrington using his 200 pounds plus to smack the line. Shenk and Elmer Schaake, assistant coach have been drilling Leroy Robison, Jayhawk blocking back, on punting in hopes of prevent the weak booting that was evident against the Cyclones.
Most of Regulars Ready
The records of neither team is very impressive to date, although the Jayhawkers have won one game and tied another, while the Huskers have yet to hit the victory column. The Kansas eleven has walloped Washburn, 47-0, lost to T.C.U. 7-0, tied Denver 14-14, and been beaten at Tulsa and Iowa State by 27-0 and 25-0 scores respectively. The Cornhushers have decided decisions to Minnesota 39-0 and to Indiana 54-0.
The battered team is in much better shape than at the first of the week, and Shenk believes that most of his regulars will be ready to go tomorrow. Exception is Sam Hunter, regular tackle, whose injury may keep him from starting in the fracas.
The Hawk eleven has been gunning for the 'Huskers all fall, and have, to say the least, been saving a few surprises exclusively for the Lincoln lads. Losses at the hands of T.C.U., Tulsa, and Iowa State have rounded off the team's rough edges, and given the men a little ground to gain back.
Huskers to Workout Friday
Nebraska's First Conference Game It will be the first conference game for the Nebraskans, while the Jay-
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Caribbean Hurricane Passes Danger Stage
Washington—INS—The weather bureau reported that all danger of hurricane winds along the Atlantic coast and the tropical disturbance which has been cutting a path of destruction from Cuba, now has passed.
The hurricane, which left in its wake property damage of at least $20,000,000, a minimum of 28 dead and injuries running into the thousands was reported heading into the Atlantic ocean and winds near the vortex were said to be diminishing.