The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-28
HIGHLAND PARKS
HOMECOMING DAY
Big Doinss Are Planned for Novem-
Der S, With Speeches by States
men and Stunts by
Athletes.
GOVERNOR rs TO SPEAK
Mayor Of Des Moines Who Was For.
mer Instructor, viii Also be
on Hand to
Speak.
Especial to The Gate City

lSpeIldi " lle Sdt6 Wy.
+ DIES MONIES, Oct. 2S.-Statesmen
and athletes, set speeches and student
stunts, al fresco comedy and whole
beef roasted in a hole in the ground,
with several thousand alumni and sew
eral thousand other people participant
ing-all these things are included in
the homecoming day program at High
land Park college November g.
The regular college convocation
that morning will be converted into
a homecoming celebration. Governor
Clarke will speak on the relation of
college graduates and athletics to
good government. E. T. Meredith will
tell the audience how athletics and
graduates may improve good roads
and other things pertaining to the
commonwealth. Mayor James r.
Hanna. formerly professor of English
litera ture at Highland Park college
will speak on hod the college man
may advance municipal government.
The real noise begins with the foot
ball game against Cornell college
which Highland Park intends TO make
one of the most enjoyable festivities
of the day. and incidentally cinch its
record of having lost only one game
this season. Immediately after the
game a number of men who have be-
come recognized as athletic boosters
will be given buffet supper in the
Odd Fellows hall adjoining the col
lege campus. Post-prandial speeches
will be made by number Of Highland
Park and Iowa athletes: the list OF
toasts and responses has not yet been
completed.
To Have Barbecue.
In the evening the entire campus,
building and athletic field will be bril-
liantly Illuminated with electric lights.
The barbecue will be real one and
the OK has already been purchased in
order to feed him rosemary, wild
thyme and marshmallows for a week
or so before his slaughter He will
be roasted in hole in the ground In
the good old English way and after
the roast beef has been properly gar
nished it is expected that an Iowa
beef will taste much better than any
thing possible in old England.
After the barbecue the gridiron Of
the athletic field will become a stage
upon which a score of college organi-
zations will put on all sorts of stunts.
The literary societies, the engineers
and other clubs and the various COL
leges of the institution will all partici-
pate in this part of the program Of
Homecoming day. Each is keeping
the details of it's stunt a deep secret.
but each is promising to keep the as
sembled audience in an uproar while
1t holds the stage. Some fine things
in costumes and some real things In
specta cular comedy are promised for
this part Of the festivities OF the day
at Highland Park college.
A large number of the members Of
the Iowa State Teachers association
in session here at that time, are
alumni Of Highland Park college and
Will attend the Homecoming day exer-
cises. Many others OF the 10000
alumni OF this institution will come
to the festivities. In addition to these
thousands Of directly interested par
Elephants. the general public is invited
to attend all OF the doings Of the day
except TIE supper to the athletes. A
large number Of people from Des
Moines are expected to attend, es-
pectally the football game in the aft
ernoon and the barbecue and festivi-
ties in the evening