HOMECOMING REVIVES `SPIRITS OF PAST'; WEEK OF EVENTS BEGINS MARKETING SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE'S ANNUAL CELEBRATION

Southeast Missouri State University's homecoming celebration this week will focus on "Spirits of the Past."

"Students on the Homecoming Steering Committee selected the theme, which is a natural tie-in with Halloween and the kickoff of Cape Girardeau's bicentennial celebration," said Jane Stacy, director of alumni services.

A number of events will highlight Southeast's homecoming celebration. "The bicentennial celebration, the `Salute to Greeks,' the Gary Lucy art exhibition, and the formation of two new constituency chapters the Baptist Student Union and the accounting/finance department are four special focuses," she said.

Student homecoming activities will commence with a block party, beginning at 6 p.m. Monday in front of Academic Hall. A step show, sound system, and refreshments will lend a carnival-type atmosphere to the event, organizers said.

On Tuesday, "Man and Woman of the Year 1992" candidates will model in a 7 p.m. fashion show at West Park Mall. Students will get charged up for the homecoming football game with a bonfire at the Towers complex circle on Wednesday from 6-8 p.m.

Voting for "Man and Woman of the Year" will be held in the residence halls and the University Center on Wednesday and Thursday.

The Student Activities Council is sponsoring the showing of the "Rocky Horror Picture Show" at 8 p.m. and midnight Thursday in the University Center Ballroom.

The Gary Lucy art exhibit will be held in the University Museum from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, with a "meet the artist" reception slated for 10:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday. The dedication of a mural by artist Jake Wells is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday at the corner of Fountain and Broadway.

Registration for alumni will be held from 1-4 p.m. Friday in the Aleen Vogel Wehking Alumni Center. The 1992 Outstanding Faculty Merit Award recipient, Frank Nickell, will present "Life on the Mississippi River" at the Show Me Center, beginning at 2 p.m.

An all-society reunion is planned for 5-7 p.m. Friday in the Show Me Center. The class of 1942 reunion dinner will be held at 6 p.m. in the Show Me Center.

The university's annual Merit Award dinner is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the Show Me Center. The dinner will honor the 1992 Alumni Merit Award recipients and the Faculty Merit Award recipient.

The recipients and the academic colleges presenting their awards are: Mary Lou Remley, College of Education; Judith L. Farris, College of Liberal Arts; Robert A. Dickemper, College of Business Administration; Priscilla LeMone, College of Health and Human Services; and Dr. Ronald E. Keeney, College of Science and Technology. Nickell of Southeast's history department will be honored as the Faculty Merit Award recipient.

The Brandt A Cappella Choir reunion will be held in Brandt Hall at 7:30 p.m. and a university theater performance of "You Can't Take It With You" is slated for 8 p.m. in Forrest H. Rose Theatre. For ticket information, contact the Rose Theatre box office at (314) 651-2265.

Homecoming activities Saturday will get under way at 7 a.m. with the Copper Dome breakfast in the Show Me Center. The "Friend of the University" presentation will be made at that time. For more information on the breakfast, contact Susan Burton at (314) 651-2203.

The "Spirits of the Past" homecoming parade down Broadway will kick off Cape Girardeau's bicentennial celebration, beginning at 9 a.m.

A physical education alumni reception will be held from 10-11:30 a.m. in the Parker Dance Studio. Several events will begin at 10:30 a.m.: "A Salute to Greeks - Open House" reception honoring Delta Chi Ray Galbreth and the 35th birthday of Delta Delta Delta sorority on the Show Me Center Concourse; the mass communications department reception in Room 204 of the Grauel Building; and the alumni scholarship reception in the Show Me Center South Concourse.

An authors' reception honoring Margaret Woods Allen, Luther Hahs, Burton Bock, and John Bierk will be held from 10:45 to 11:15 a.m. on the Show Me Center Concourse. The four individuals have authored books whose proceeds benefit the Southeast Missouri University Foundation.

The Towers complex 25th birthday party is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and a bicentennial celebration is planned for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the St. Vincent's seminary grounds. A physical education reunion will be held at the Parker Physical Education Building, beginning at 11 a.m.

The all-alumni luncheon is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. at the Show Me Center. A mini concert will be performed by Judith Farris, soprano. The luncheon will honor the reunion classes of 1932, 1942, 1947, 1952, 1962, 1967, 1972 and 1982. All Greek organizations and former members of the Brandt A Cappella Choir also will be recognized.

Tours of various points of interest in the city, including Old St. Vincent's Church, Glenn House, River Heritage Museum, and the Cape Girardeau Common Pleas Courthouse will be conducted from 1-3 p.m. A mock trial will be held by the criminal justice department at 1 and 2 p.m. For more information regarding the tours, contact Martha Bender at (314) 335-5320.

Highlighting homecoming weekend will be the gridiron match between the Southeast Missouri State University Indians and the University of Tennessee-Martin Pacers. Kickoff is 2 p.m. at Houck Field. Southeast's "Man and Woman of the Year" will be crowned during the football game's half time ceremony.

The half time ceremony will feature a performance by 1,200 band members from 16 high schools and the university's Golden Eagles Marching Band.

"It will probably be the largest half time show that Houck Stadium has seen in 30 years. It will fill Houck Stadium with sound and color," said Barry Bernhardt, Southeast band director.

Earlier in the day, the bands will march in the homecoming parade, along with 14 other high school bands.

Following the game, an all-alumni post-game party will be held from 4-6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Convention Center with members of Southeast's National Alumni Council acting as hosts.

The Baptist Student Union chapter of the alumni association will meet at 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn and the annual "Abe's Boys" former players of coach Abe Stuber dinner will be held in the Tiffany Room of the Holiday Inn at 6 p.m.

The annual party of the "Depression Kids" will be held at the Ed McClary residence in Jackson, beginning at 7 p.m.

Homecoming weekend will draw to a close with the production of "You Can't Take It With You" in Rose Theatre at 8 p.m., a recital by Judith Farris in Academic Auditorium at 8 p.m., and the Fabulous Motown Revue from 9 p.m. to midnight in the Show Me Center.