East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-20
OLD TIME GLORY WILL
REIGN AT EUGENE FOR
HOMECOMING WEEKEND
Football Coaching Staff Burns
Midnight Oil to Swamp
Washington on Gridiron
Nov. 13 When Grads Gather.

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Flu
gene, Ore, Oct. 2O.--A real old fash
ioned Homecoming with lots Of the
old time glory is what the committees
plan for the alumni and former stu
dents and friends Of the University
when they come back for day on
with the University OF Washington. The
various committees are making more
elaborate plans and are spending more
money than ever before, to make this
! Homecoming the biggest and best in
the history Of Homecomings at Ore
gon. Special efforts are being made
TO make the former students, gradu-
ates, and friends of the University y feel
that the yre coming home 10 college
for "A day.
Festivities Start Friday
The football coaching staff is burn
ing midnight oil to figure out a COM
blnaton which will swamp the Uni
yersity Of Washington in the biggest
game OF the season. For many yea. 4
the varsity has always come through
with the old oregon fight and won the
Homecoming game in spite OF obsta-
ces
The festivities start Friday evening
when a big pep rally will be staged
through the down town streets. Each
bouse which produces the most noise
own noise making machine and the
house which produces the most noise
will receive fitting prize. From the /
minute the college gang turns the 4
corner at Eleventh and Willamette. /
the town issgoing to one red flare. A
special committee has been appointed I
10 see that pleny OF fire works are on
hand for he vent
Houses Work Up stunts
After the downtown jazz rally the /
serpentine will lead back to the cam /,
pus where the big freshman bonfire !,
will illuminate old Kincaid field for
another big show. Here stunts will be
staged and old graduates viii tell how
ii was done in the good old days Each
of the men's.kouses on the campus is
hard at work on an original stunt
which VIII depict some angle of form
er games with Washington or some OLD
Jrcgtn tradition. President Campbell
will introdl ec the members OF the
he Sundodgery he following day.
I'VE are going TO see that every
ormer oregon man and women is
made al n, me here during the week
nd" is the word from the Welcoming
omn iiten. As mans cars as possible
ill be drafted into service for the
vo days a'.l will be marked "Officiai
.lumni Car" ard any alumnus for
)rmer student win he at liberty 10
all these cars anywhere down town
r on the campus for transportation.
iuides will meet all trains and every
hing will he done to heip the oregon
radpate feel that he is home for the
net big day of the year
All Grads To Register
There will he a registration booth
Fifth and Willamette street, where
ne alumni are asked to register. Thc
ance tickes viii b giyn ou att theat
me to facilitate any confusion in
anding them out later The plan al
, calls for two boohs on the campus.
ne in Johnson Hall and another in
he Mems Gymnasium,
A special appeal is being made
trough the Chamber of Commerce to
le citizens of Eugene for as many
,oms as will be needed TO take care
the crowd A special committee
as this work in hand.
As fit climax to an old time Home
1ming Weekend will be the informal
dance which will be held
/ the Armory down town.