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To accommodate this inciessed activity, the Pow Wow Inn was opened for the benefit of snacking, ping pong, cards, dancing to the tunes of a juke box, and general socializing. Two quonset huts were erected, one for athletics and one for machine shops. The cafeteria served the double purpose of morning study and the noon meal. Plans were discussed for a field house as well as for another building duplicating the structure of the main building. Thus was seen an honest effort to reconstruct pre-war activities, to get back to normalcy, to reconvert from abnormal living. The program has not been fully ac- complished; the sports and activities sections are still slim in the Tomahawk. But the process is evident, and to this emergence of another full, well rounded college program this book is dedicated.
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Abraham Lincoln termed it reconstruction, Warren G. Harding coined the phrase getting back to normalcy ' Today the word is reconver- sion. But whatever the term- inology, the thought is the same — the creation of con- ditions comparable to those which existed before the ab- normality of war. The program at Omaha University for 1946-47 was also affected by this desire; an extra-curricular program including more of the pre- war activities was instituted. Most noticeable of all was the reactivation of athletics. For the first time in four years the football field felt the trample of cleats. Intra- murals and regular practice were begun with plans promulgated for college com- petition next year. Begun a year earlier, but carried out with more vehemence this year, was the participation of the Indians in intercollegiate basketball. Hockey was initially experienced under the auspices of 0. U. in an endeavor to determine its popularity among the Red and Black. Boxing and track were brought back again. And with it all uniformed cheerleaders enthusiastically led record breaking crowds in school yells. Other activities were innovated after a war-time absence. The annual Joe College election was held after a four-year dormancy. Because fellows once again graced the campus, dances sponsored by both the Student Council and various organ- izations were held in abundance. Discussions in the Coffee Hour centered around questions pertinent to the returned veteran. The Tomahawk beauty contest and the style show were more elaborate than heretofore. Frats were once again in full swing. The success of a three-act play, realized for the first time in 1945-46, was again experienced. A jazz band was organized.
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