~ ----;;,- ~ l. er1-d Dear Ir ·-; . ~-- ~ ... . t ' th € co 1 ors: '\,\'·,,_,. :\l ( \ -.: ,-.,.~/ ' /' / ' T' r~; ::J --°')_., r . ('r")· "',, <'r--_ ""'V/' -:;Vil il ~ ::'if t I ' \ ..._ ~1 ·u \-.,'ri lpafJ : The Big Victory Homecoming 1s ' : ·_·\ '>•10 ·/;/! '-'' ~ ~ '-..;_ / just around the corner ! BE.h.T \\_. :'1\ _ ;r1 '\-;1·_·,:_•../""' ;a -':, V.~ /";::-- u· ! i I --c..=;:: know so1,1ething of the affair be\ 'ii!,;,Y,/! ,_ii'//(), ;,: l ~ I i I _ -~:. - -::::,.. forehand, so the c om,n it tee thought \"•.; 1 ,,, · ··•-" ~ •~ • 1 best to ssnd out this final copy \) ~~PL z-3✓ 191\~ ) _== · --~"(,~~-- of Victory Bell to you. A number -~-- ~kr✓r:) of co mm it tees : Pub 1 i city ,. Jinn er , /_. ..., r;:.._ - _ Program, Buciin~ss Orgaai_zat~ on,. Recre.:.tion _::=-=...:, --.r t7'j--;f- 1~ Grounds & Serv1c e and Hosp1 tali ty have been -if \.,_: ,--. v1orking for months on ma :~ ters relative to this ' ~ ~ I event, and no 1rJ to a final climaxe, These committees = ::-_:__· comprise a rather wide field of endeavor, and more than 60 people and various organize.tions , besides the hundreds of students who will participate are no~ active in putting acrosa your VICTORY HOi,IECOI\iING with a loud and resounding BAI-.i'G U! Faculty raembers, maintai.1ance force personnel, police officers, town merchants, illini □ ters, boro officials, boy scouts, nurses-ready for that acciJent we iope ~ill not occur--athletes, and a host of others i n cluding loyal aluillni, entertainers, speakers, cooks, sign paint~ ers, f ar mers and printers are already 11 011 the job", and if by some fortun:..~ te cont ,1 ct V'J6 rnay corrall the services of Do_1ny Dingbat, the weather man, and influence him to deliver clear, balmy and favorable weather for the occasion~ v,ell, brothE-r, vi e r1ill "go to town" up he re in little old S 1 i ppe.ry Roe 1-<::. B2AT L :Jii.NA ! h l But good weather nr bad we ~ill iave a gre a t time of it~ For over two weeks we h:: ve had grand days here ••• 1i1ore lil;:e su.,i:;1s r t :1an fall ••• but no-;J \'i e n0 tice an occasional branch turning co l or, and ? €Chaps by then the h~ } l 1:1ill be at least partly abl ,1 ze ·. :ith cri mson ; old rose, dee ;_J brown and brilliant yellow •• $.fall is ~lorious up here~ and yo u r trip to a nd return ought also be Q part of the shoo. BEAT INJIANA~ Now for a little of the PROGR..62.1:: FRIDAY,OCTOBER 4t~. In the evening a STU.JfilJT PE? R1.LLY, bonfire, . snak.e dance, ~ ~ --7tJs re ~ill be fun, mus~c, surprises, and great spirit •• and an address by "Rosey Rog1 s,well 11 in lcseping ,-, i th the f-~ occ a sion. '•'BEAT HJDIAlJA"1s the slog~n 1 ana. ·;1e '.·1ill .a ll be ·:;~ out t.i.1ere to root. for Coach Bill 5tor er's huski e s .. Inci,·.: dentally, Coach .Storer is in no •::ay underestimating the }: I:, ·: ~~ Indiana club. They have a lar ~e selection do ~ n there from r.Yl.tns SP.i'..vL'l.L '/ .,.! .SPERS. At this\ tioe we will H pny tribute to thoss tr1 -:: lvG mu1bE.rs of our cl an v1ho :.'· pa:G. the supre tae sacrifice. It is pL::rnn c d to ha ve their i:~ L1 ,,1cdiate relatives and clos ,; friends sit in a body. The ~J Chapel is the place for the occ a sion. Dr. John W.Oliver of ttc University of Pitt s burgh will cha llcngc our think- - ....."W - -- • .. - ~ .... .....,..... • ...,. ..,. ..., - • ,.J =-..r.r-Q•~- - - - - - - - - - - -..J ' - ..i.. ..L. )(\ Dr. JOH}; 1.-: . OLIV@ of t~1E- Di: i vEssit~r of Pittsburgh wi ll q;; chnll·:c.nge our t:1inking, ::-,nr.: lift us -Ghrough nis ideals '.:_ ;·:_,:·.' :.~.·:, : [:_1 :, 0..3 hs s JE.aks on i1 IJEAL3 .-·2: FOU.}}~T FOR". \r!hi le the. . ot:1Gr r'J~'..rt s of thE. ._-nroGrc:,i:1 s:.re.ss·:d thE. soc i al and • phy • t sical ¼ this hour will lav ~rc~tcr st-ess on the spir1 ' j ' u~l 2nd E.duc2tionaL. ~ouv~ill not, ~nt to □ i ss this very Lrnorto.nt s vsnt. T i1sr E. -~'Ji 11 be fri s:1ds of yours ; o: looh:i n c for YOU a t VI CT JctY :-lOL~E CO:.IIFG-dor1t dis a uiJOint theii1 . Sorry, th::.;_- . £ ·.-.' ill bE.~1.Bousing rE.scr;;tions •tt ~vc.il::.blc 011 t hs ca~11pus, c..:1G. r;.rccious feyv i i1 to\iJ11.. H .:-:··. ?\·\. 0 ~j; :; r:i .,, 't 'fl);l~f-·· ·>t:.~. . :'.'/}"// It We.s O.LU"L1g Rot[.r:' ,'JE.etL1g Tu::.sday E.VE.,1in;; .-~E-pts::ib.:r 17th , about 7 ; 15 '·"-'hE. n ail u.,c.1 ounc sm Ent ·.-, as ,,12. ds th-:;. t stunnE-d t:i.s c.11 . Joe Sp::,.t9.ro had bsen h t ,-·. ' T i:l1'.rf 11 .. ----;.,'-?(~=.t:=· 1 · /\lV-1 !: 7 _;.ey· 1 ::.:·· ··:(;·"<. ,,r\~jl, ~pf\l;~ 1 :••_.:_- \ . :\ .,-\ hl ~ I /T:.:~,;.- -~ .•:· ·.: .· >:i:- ~~~),·e1:~~; ~ ; ~~ ~ ~~~i{~~ r~;: • f~c;/~:~ s \,r;:n:v~r~~'.bl~ , ,· ~'\\',>L:.~ ;·, c. 11-::.ve, ~1 E.:,rd only th::t t hE- :.1.nd four ot hs rs heed '-"one dorm during a r outL:1G flight . A fsw d:-.ys. lc..t:r 11:hen th-s write.r c:.llE-d in to sse thE; stricken 1'(.:;,,":;::•·:?,: fc_m i ly, b:rb c::~ Jim aad c.. ... :;~- ou2. of s o_~-ro·, info r_~l s.t ~ ves ~Y-~.,,,?,?';'-.\. nsrc. on tnE. side porch. 0 .:ad Jim : ".L,11, !'.Ir •-i • v•Js ' ve 11 ::ir1' E.'"1d l v c.J7 0°.... ,...,D'"'t "r-o ) ,-·110 grE-"J g1,~- :·•,"·' ': ": ·; loct - t~- Jr-c UV ., , o • • • • • •• • • • ... .L U J; c.... ._., ;~ v // ,. . ·up in t h i s vill'.'1.;:-:e.; mo. d e g'Jod on h i s orm , riho flew his 1 35 tough 2nd d3ng ~rous mi ssions i0 combat over sne,my tE.rritoty, nho hc.d •,,-10~1 t::s Distin.;uished Flying CrQss, the Air ~edal , The ?reaidc~ticl Unit Cit ~tion , and the ~·1igll honor of CL 1:.'c.r He r c ·."i:::.s c.sad •. ,.lvmory goss back to the, ~a r mth of his frie,ndship, h i s lEtt s rs from overseas , ~ ~1is visits ,;; it h so..ci1 trilJ ~1ouc •••••• Ho..d it not bsen for ch~ps like Joe, o..nd the ;rc~t service they rendered us r. l"J.sn ti,nc- F10.s preci ous , :1ost of us :i.blE- -bocii ed people r:ould E0'.7 bE: in Zuropc:. :~ebuild i n:; Ger ms.ny irl just the ·--,..,,, t'1e, '·i1• +1cr S-\. ~~n('f ·•·r,•1t · 1·1"J:"\ A. •r1·1 y •I I• I• \o·-•.J .:.. V/t.....-l v•_.!. ~ ,orl.r 1. .V ""Ht"'l .,J.., .L-\ • ~Ti::. uifts of t:1cir ssrvicss to us •,-✓ ere so pr<:.cious c.nd so 3-UP~, ns c an 't thanlc t ~10ti1 Enough . In the. s s swift iil C•Vi ng ang, ch o:i.tic d::.ys, ·,:Jh6n the '.'✓ 0rld is still peopled ·1ith those, ~ho a re. ho..u.ghty , tough, ruthless, b itt ~r and he.rd , even a.s Hitl sr c.nd i.1 i s unChristian henchme.n ,nE.re cc.llous, m~y thosE. Dho k~e,~ you @ore inti~atcly, Joe 3p:;t:.ro, pc.US;, c t:-io·-1snt i:1 r ,., flsction o..nd d:.ep C1.ppre,cic.t ion cmd s 2.rns st s incG r 3 r E.c ogni ti on for v-;h2. t your :younc .:nc't ·.ctivE- ys,.:.rG '.1:.1.vc ,:1s nt t'.J us pe.rs'.)nc:.lly r~nd to your homcl~nd th~t you lovtd cv~n ns ~e ••••••. n:i.rm sun ~bovc sc,1il.s :;:L1dly on this cc;rly .=;r,vc of friendly,- brE'..ve Joe Spatc.ro, c1.1ill r; i ntc r ·.'Jinds blor: li~htly , blow ligbtly, Good ni.:;.11t Jos----r;ith yoL1r bro::,d s,nile ',n d your tciniUy hu,:10r, nnd i n your dcec.ls :.nd in our burning mcmo.r"iGs n<.:. 1:;il l not for 6 E- t our HE-ro,Joe . Livi: en, nnd on and I on , o.nd on •.••• ~ •••......... ·.'iG 11 , -~~;l~ ·-: ,. ~-V-:~:-••. 1 ~~\. -.1 .:.;:i f 1 J. AND now u ~.1 ss sage V 'C, O .c i1C:, vi,,;:) ,.,.., 1..J.J •0 '.o.e fr om our PrtESI .J.in•~T : TO OUR VETL-q_.. I·!S Qi; C... l,iPUS 1J:J:J .. ::o:;G iJIUI.il: I--·.r;s lco m6 to our Victory Homs Coming. The cnmpus co□ mittce under tbs lGJ.cle!~ship of George T. i.: ill ::-r r.'it'.1 the cooperation of our J.lur.mi Pr es id ent, Earle Stoops, and of 0ur StudE.nt Bod;y..r Pr es id ent , Jir.:i ·:I e:i.ve r, and nlso ':ii t:1 t21e hE-:.1..rty c oope r c. tio.n of the 3li ppc r y Rock co mmun ity, h-:-,vc ir1orh:e.d togethsr for o.. rec..l HoDe Coi;Jing P o.rty. Lt t he Fr i do.y nisht Bonfire, in add iti on to the mus ic and stunts of our locnl g r oups , Rose~ Row~~sll n ill ::.~pso.r ~t the Bonf ir e for a few moQ£nt s to challenge our thinking as well ::.s to give us some of hi$ usu.o..l supp ly of good humor. S:..1.turd::.y's progrn..,1 of fun Qnd frolic h~s bsen p l anned n it h thE. s inc ere desire to ~how our ::;ppr ec i a ti on t o t hose v;ho hc..vc:: returned. I e,m gl2d your co,J~ittce hC1.s accepted t~s recommsnd:.ti on ug rs e i ng not to hold thG Bo.by Cbnt e,st . The sponso ring of bundles as pre ci o us nst hE. s e ~ ~.9-§ s,~ t h r oughout ti1e d::ty was considered by the: nd;:1 i nistr::.tion c~s too g,r ,:-n t c, rssj_Jonsioility,. f,.lso,:,.. li.ttle bird r;~~ispccsd to r;1e th::.t soii1E- of thE; r✓ iv.ss of veter cms vvou ld be hG.ppy to kno1:1· t hc'..t their li ttls juni or s more po..r ked sie;.fe ly wit h in-laws or friends wh il e thsy returnsa to the c a□ p~s to r:1.:,ks ·-:i1oopse \'7ith the boy frii:::1d.s of thsi~~ choics. 5und::i.;/t Vesp~cs is planned as n service to ;ive th:,..nks for those who h·::vE:. returnGci. ,.nd to pr ov i J.e a j)E-l'iod of silence in memory of those ·,- :ho did not co,ns b~~c~c . I1ia:· our Hons Coming c hall- Iiext pc:.ge plc:c.sc ----- B.i./1.T HJDii-.1Ji-.! page 3, Fin~l Victory 3£11 Scpte~bsr 23 , 1946. engs our thinking, givE. us 1no1,1cnts of h:::ppy relo.x:-.tion, c.nd give E-::i.c~1 of us :'.n Ori?ortunity to eX?r:.ss proper thc..nks. SE.pt:.t.1tc.r 23 , 1946 :Jc.le .. ,. Houk , President BY the close ..)f the ','/Qr "..11'.: on r_cc:mnt - of ec'1nor.iic conditi::ms in ~E-nsrcl , ever'J colle_:;e iL tll:. lo.i:id is full to ove:rflowin3, 2.nd sue~ is thE. c2se hers at 0li~P-~Y aoc~ where cl~sE. to 750 students c..rc now enrolled ::-.nd :.:.,.ot:,.._i~ 45 co[1in2, in frcm Butler to special clas ~es . To to.kE cc..r~ of this ~rcc..t loQd so~e 22 new f~culty meubers h2ve b"cn c..dded ;c..nd to facult~, :-.11t1 1.sw stude.nts, cD..ch o.nd o..lL,1 Victory Bell says w.i~LCOIIE". There is r.rnch news of new be.. biE..s, ".nd nevi metrri::-.ges lilcE. the one l:i.st s~1.turd::-.y i:1 H::-.rrisville whE.r6 Lic'.ry J:i.ne Hall and Ch2.rles Srnith(Sharon) ~ere. bet r othed before lovely fe:,rns. OnE. of 1:c..ry Jc.ne's fellow club ..:obile •:,orkE.rs , ··;ho hc:.d toured "\Jr.sstern ~uro~JE. riiti1 her, serving t:1ous::-..,1d::i of G Is with coffee o..nd dJnuts, cc..mc cs c.. bridesmo..id •••• but t~en you will hear all the news as it is J?G.SStc. ,l :-.round on HomeC·xi1ing -:Jay, ~.nd we think the ir.1port~nt O'Y\.f!, s~10uld ru:.ch Ch2.rlE.s ii::-..lt for the BULL.2TI:~.. ..ncl novJ c..s WE. cor.1s to tllE. clJse of t~1is, the fin::'.l cvpy of Victory Bell---for it •·ins born of~~ E.mcr~E.ncy, ~cs nurtured for purpJs~s of mor~lE.-building and to brinJ a littls joy into the lives of tjose collEgc people who ~ere fa.r o.wo..y fro,.1 :.o ..1c in dc,ngc.r of their vxy livE..s, nho were fighting th2t ruthlenE.ss, bitterness, hCl.rdncss and c:i.llousness be downed. 1 and that love, kindnE.ss nnu pec:.ce would E.ndurc in our d2.ily lives ••.• well, tho.t do.nger p.:;.rt of the conflict is no,.-; over, 2..nd nor, the l~,st copy of this Si!kl.11 v:ice is in y,rnr h~.ncts. ':.'llE..tllcr or not this monthly .newslettcr szrvc~ its purpJss, ~nethsr or not it wcs worth the effort to you the inclividu::l, who r,:ceivE.d it c~s o. saiior on r.. rocking, P.T. boat in thE. 0,ut;.1 Pacific, 2.s c.. soldie1~ in the scorched desert of ,Sricn, c.s ~ ·:: .. c or [:. ·:, ••VF. in so·:it- hot ".nc: stuffy o~ fice in southern .~laba.,i10., or 2.s ~1. i10.rinc in ths stinl-cin_;,stl..,c.;::y jungle of 3-uam or n:i.ybe in the freezinG trenches of Bel~ium 1urin3 ths Bulge or as o. troinee in in soi:1E. busy co.mp. eo.tlJ.is is for you, r· --t t~1E. r:riter to decide. The writer c::i.n only say th~t now as this 1 ~ojt..ct co~es to a close tb~t he hG.s had c.. gE.nu ine life expsrience fro.: bcin;; co.mccted v,ith it, Cl.nd a.r.10ng the fonJc.st 11emories th::t l1e will cJ:J._rish ::i.s long as he liiLves will be the .-;:indliness shown hi:n by t~103c both :.t hor.1e and nbro:ad who received it, c:.nd he would not fcirb(:.t t:1t.. ':1illing v1ork rendered by countlsss stutll..,nts ~ho volunteered 2id in their off pE.oiods, c:.nd for. the coop~r~tion of those faculty ocmbcrs ~ho aided in ~ords as well as deeds in an entlec.vor to bring a li~tle touch of unselfish joy once a ri1onth into :; our lives whE.n you wGre o..1.1on~ stranGE.rs , homssicrt, lonE,Soine or hJspit2lized with c. v,ound •. .'le sincrrcl.y ft.lt that a li.ttlc news from this grun-l c..dE:.d c::mpus ..1igi1t bring .\'Ol:. ec lift .... c..nd i.ts purpose fro1,1 first to l~st h::s been one of lift,j_ng •••·.nevE.r, nevE-r to dr::..g Ll:>wn. }'ow ::iost of you arc b::,,.ck :1on1e Ct!7lor-g lovE.d ones. You o.re busy at r::Jrl<. either fini::.,hing colle;;c or nt c. job. So,1s of you :crE. re::-..rin:,; f:.mili"s, est:.blishing h:>.1cs, '.'.nd n:Y; you o..rG -,ntitled to to every c.dvo..nt2.cc that you fou~ht for. T~E.rc i~ littlE need of this ~Gwslcttcr now, :.nd t~is projE.ct h~s run its lifE. and its coursa. BUT, think not t:1::.t your collE.gE. h::s lost intE.n:st in you ! ! t On the contr:J.ry your college is still here to help and :lid you. ~hot cc..n we do for Y?U? ... nd so God.spE.ed, and n firm friendly hCtndclci.sp , and so lon g un~1l ~E meet all together inc. f~~ shcrt days. 1 friE.nd .:.q_c,o~l. ·1 11·t-1 l--t'LOf c curse v1c E.xpcct you :.11 here ••• but in scimc very cxtrcm,_ c~sE. if sucl1 bCCOWt.-S ii;1possiblE. it \'! □ uld be c.i:-preci:-.tcd if you -.·,rote L,, Oi:' sent in :i. telegram. ~ntl no~ I must hustle this m~nuscript off to Dr. Spotts for his expsrt hE..lp ---in t~is he hns never fc:.ilccl me. J.·• p .s.