University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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Arkansans beamed with pride as Lt. General Brehon B. Somervell and G-Man chief J. Edgar Hoover came to graduation exercises to receive honorary LL. D. degrees. For three days Fayetteville was treated to a show of brass . . . the air corps paraded for the general . . . natives came for miles to ogle the visiting dignitaries. We’ve called it “The Book” . . . we’ve called it “The Baby” . . . we’ve called it various and sundry unmention¬ able names. We’ve nursed and petted and cursed it day in and day out for eight months, and we’ve finally put it to bed in the printer’s offices. It’s been a headache and a joy . . . a privilege and a responsibility. And it’s finally gone to press. The problems, of red tape, priorities, copper shortages, paper shortages, film shortages, non-existent flash bulbs haunted our dreams at night and came true the next morn¬ ing. Inexorable deadlines leered down at us from the calendar. But now that it’s over, we remember only the high spots. ’oumncL

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We’ve tried to make it your book. You are our public and our reason for being. We’ve listened to your criticisms and advice and tried to follow them insofar as possible. You wanted pictures: we’ve included as many as we could and the best that we could. The number of pages is smaller; we don’t think that the quality of those pages has been lessened. We’re a little jittery as we submit the book for your ap¬ proval. Read it with faith, hope, and charity. The final test of a book is in its reception by the public. You are our public. We hope you find 1944 mirrored in your Razor- back. iPilili There’s always one rainy game a season . . . this year it was Homecoming. Everybody got wet . . . queen and commoners alike . . . but nobody seemed to mind. We huddled under raincoats, umbrellas, and newspapers, or just ignored the weather. Pop boys and the football teams went about their business in spite of the downpour.