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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1930
LAWRENCE'S BIG DAY ARRIVES AS K. U. SONS RETURN HOME
Bonfire, Pep Meeting, Torchlight Parade, and Smoker Feature First Homecoming in 1917
The burry and flurry of another homecoming will soon be upon Lawerences again. Reninions, rallies, dancing, dances, the annual flower show, a hand to the annual affair. Large grovards are always present to see the flowers and give them a hand be with Nebraska. It is a big day for Lawrence, and like in the older days of festivals and gay music, the occasion is "and" mad."
A large banquet in the morning, a roaring pop meet in the gymnasium early in the evening, a school football game in the senior-salum snacker hold down town, featured the first homecoming on Nov. 15, 1917. A dozen 800 people attended the football game.
This was the first year that the football players were members on their jerseys for the benefit of the sports department. Missouri was first in the Valley to adopt this method of distinguishing men on the field, and Kansas immediately followed.
From the first homecoming until the present day the changes in methods of transportation have been many. People used to come in automobiles packed to their capacity, overloaded and in order to get to Lawrence for homecoming. Now special trains, special rates on regular trains, airplanes, and high-powered motor cam travelring over good roads, a larger crowd at this celebration.
Some Come by Air
even when the traveling facilities were not good, crowds of 10,000 were not unusual. Years ago people came to New York from afar but now they come from as far as New York and California to witness this football game and meet their old-collaborants.
Few Routers in Early Days
Few routers accompanied the visiting team in the early days because of the lack of transportation. A slow game gave way to the faster game and the interest in this sport increased.
House decorations play an important part in promoting the spirit of home-cleaning. Societies offer volunteers organized groups, decorate their houses with originality and elegance. Prizes are given by the committee each week that petten exists throughout the contest
This year new decorations are being used in the form of shieldwear that are fattened to the shape of the shield show the Joyhawkner and on the other side the
K. U. is printed. These posters make the campus look "dolled up" for this special occasion.
Games Are Sensational
Games Are Sensational
Sensational football game at all the homecities where they begin are features. In the football game but in 1914 before a crowd of 20,000 Missouri in the last few minutes of play by a field goal. This sensational game became known in Kansas again dedicated Missouri. Every football game in the history of Missouri has been played.
In the early days of the game the coach was not made a member of the faculty, but a member of the staff. M. W. Sterling, financial agent and faculty advisor for Kansas during the season of 1916, stated that the results from the annual football game from home had netted the enormous sum of $150. The manager's great anxiety lest the money pass into the possession of the team to deposit the money in a drug店 over night. This shows what enormous strides have been made in the financial record by the success of the games now tally several thousand dollars.
Stadium Proposed in 1960
In the prosecution for a stadium
was proclaimed and on work the
McCook field where the former games
been played, we would have the
field at that time called for an expansion
approximately. We started the plans
at that time called for an expansion
to have a seating capacity of
32,000. It was to be U-shaped and made
of reinforced concrete with a quarter-
circular top.
In 1921 the sides of the stadium were completed and a crowd of 16,000 witnessed the game that year. A feature of this homecoming was a call of every player on the field. The first anthem game played in the new stadium. The freshmen and sophomores had their annual Olympics to decide whether the freshman should remain their first team remainder of the game not. This was followed by an inspection of the stadium.
Another feature of this homecoming was a County Club present given by the residents. This club, the history and industry of the state. The cross-country ski started at 10:45.
Stadium Dedicated in 1922
The official dedication of the stadium took place in 1922 and the august-august day served to make the largest homecoming thus far.
The American Legion was *ki* charge of the services. Governor Gower J. Allen and the national adjutant of the American Legion Lemuel Bollis, spokes at
The reunion of the first Kansas team to play Nebraska was held in 1928. A group of robust men of near 60, they took the shoulders, but firm in step, met on the campus and with the clap of hands that meant more than mere numbers. In days that had gone. These men stated that they received as great a thrill when they were welcomed by the students at the university and did when they beat Nebraska in 1892.
Sometimes the band is augmented with old members, and the real school spirit is installed again in these former students. In graduating, the hustle of the crowds, the reunion of the "old grads," the welcoming of all visitors, the dances, and all the activities near the performance again ready for this gain event.
Display Will Include Demonstration of Anti-Aircraft Guns
[R.O.T.C. to Give Exhibition]
The military department of the Uni-
versity will give an exhibition of anti-
armament training during the home uni-
versity Camp Cairo, 2, Burke, 2,
in co-operation with Fred Ellsworth,
KU. alum secretary, will be in chale-
rence of the fireworks, and the firing of all
The R.O.T.C. will display pictures in Fowler shops showing the work of the R.O.T.C. units in engineering and construction, such as the 3-inch anti-aircraft guns, coast defense guns, barbette disappearing carriages, and other military equipment. The R.O.T.C. will be in charge of the gates at the foot-ball game Saturday, and others will usher the Telephone Center operated by man from the military department.
JAY JANES FIRST APPEAR AT MISSOURI GAME
AT MUSSO STATE
their first appearance as a women's pep organization at the homecoming game with Museum of the Arts in Los Angeles. To teach the evening preceding the game and appeared with the Ku Kui in a stair between halves.
The emblem of the club, a red triangle with a blue Jayhawk insignia, designates the player for D-24 uniforms, and the white slip-on sweater with emblem on the front, white skirt and white togbi coat. The shirt by the members of the organization at the present time
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