Butler University - Carillon / Drift Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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In the past. Butler students played a yard game similar to bowling. This photo was tak- en during the sunnmer of 1936. Hinkie Fieldhouse was the site of more than just basket- ball games in its early days. Games haven ' t changed much since the 1930 ' s as Matt Witte demonstrates at the Student Assembly All-Nighter. €1 16

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Campus competitions give students a chance to meet new friends and strengthen existing bonds. Kim Kindt Above middle, Matt Lewis, Bill Eich and Debbie Hesse arc living proof that your friends accept you for what you are. Above, Ross Hall residents unite to show Sid the Alligator a good time. Friends

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Cindy Larkey Phi Psi Paul Home enjoys the warm weather with a game of Softball. ... The school year was highlighted by the Sophomore Cotillion, Junior Prom and The Drift-sponsored beauty contest. Student life then and now Since Butler ' s founding as North-Westcrn Christian University in 1855, more than just the name has changed. In the academic year of 1857-58, students paid $30 tuition and boarded with families for $2.50 to $3 per week. This year, Butler students paid $6,864 tuition. In 1870, the Female College Course was abolished. This course of study required women to complete three years of study to earn a Mistress of Science degree. Showing that the university was ahead of its time, the 1870 university catalogue reported, The Board have determined to make no distinc- tion between male and female students, with respect to branches of study, but invite them to pursue those branches upon an ' equal ' footing, and side by side make proof of the ' rights ' to the highest academic honors. In the 1925-26 Drift, the May Day Queen is shown with her court, who are dancing around the May-pole. Although a May Day celebration, complete with pole, sounds like something that could never happen on But- ler ' s campus, on the next page, the Delta Gamma house displays homecoming decora- tions complete with a boat and anchor. In 1936, Women ' s Horseback Riding was a popular intramural sport; the Women ' s League raised money for a new women ' s building; and a Collegian headline an- nounced, Faculty Votes Officially Kill Dancing Ban (almost 50 years before Footloose ). In the 1940s, the school year was high- lighted by the Sophomore Cotillion, Junior Prom and The Drift-sponsored beauty con- test. In the 1980s, dances are sponsored by the various housing units and contests are no longer based solely on beauty. The 1950s herald Geneva Stunts and Spring Sing, the beginning of traditions. But- ler ' s first Snow Queen was crowned in 1966. In 1975-76, Butler women were liberated from a midnight curfew after student demon- strations to end outdated university policies. In 1987, Geneva Stunts and Spring Sing are still going strong, but The Drift no longer sponsors a beauty contest, and the Snow Queen didn ' t reign long. Student life has changed a lot since 1855, and students still come to Butler for more than a degree. By Kelly Dobbs Freshmen Val Guy and Beth Hoffmeister catch some rays on Schwltzer ' s porch. Then And Now 17