Elizabethtown College - Conestogan / Etonian Yearbook (Elizabethtown, PA)

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We recall opening days filled The College Avenue entrance to our cam- pus. To all who enter this gateway regard- less of race or creed these red brick pil- lars and stately oaks symbolize the power and the strength of the ideals to which we aspire. Volleyball was one of the sports enjoyed at the all- college picnic at Hershey Community Playground, Saturday, September 20. Shuffleboard, tennis, quoits, soft ball, and outdoor basketball also drew many players. Before the arrival of upperclassmen, Fred Horbach, president of the student body, takes time to explain parts of the student constitution to freshmen: Janet Hunsberger, Paul Hoffman, Janet Evans, and Lois King. W if n tjt We e returned to campus, welcomed not by martial bands or banners bright but by autumn ' s dancing leaves and singing wind. To most of us this was not a new experi- ence, but for the fifty-three women and fifty-three men in the freshman class a new adventure began. Came a whirl of blue dinks, teas, vespers, tests, handshaking, and Rudder study. This was freshman orientation week planned and executed by the student senate working with the ad- ministration. The click of the typewriter, the hiss of the showers, and the joyous banter of dorm friends told us that the campus had awakened from its brief summer rest. After old friendships had been renewed, new friendships started, summer tans ad- mired, and vacation experiences compared, we settled at our desks ready to meet the challenge of our courses. 24

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in May linger. INature was not as gener- ous on commencement day. Showers sent us into the auditorium. As we watched the academic procession slowly make its way down the aisles, we felt a new solemnness, mixed with hap- piness. The black-gowned seniors moved in an air of new dignity, their faces re- flecting the emotion of the moment. Perhaps they were think- ing of past college experi- ences. How often before had they sat in this very gym- nasium at worship, at plays, at meetings, at athletic con- tests. Now for them college lectures, professors, dormi- tory life would be memories, something to tell their chil- dren. The fiftieth commence- ment of Elizabethtown Col- lege. Another class ready to face the new, mature re- sponsibilities awaiting them. Educated for service. Recipients of honorary de- grees at the Fiftieth Com- mencement, May 26, 1952, posewithPres. B a ug her: Clif- ford J. Backstrand, L.L.D.; Althea Kratz Hottel, L.L.D.; and Irvin S. Hoffer, L.L.D. Two or three-year certif- icates were granted to A. Weicksel, B. Delson, J. Grotf, B. Brenner, S. Young, P. Longenecker, M. Miller, M. Beane, T. Neidlinger, J. Ro- land, and M. B. Horst. Academic award winners: James Obetz, Butterbaugh Chemistry; Donald Reid, Weaver Biology; Doris Kopp, Gregg Shorthand; Jean Ro- land, Raffensperger Journal- ism; Donald Ream, Royer Bible; and Henry Kerchner, Kettering Accounting award. The 1952 commencement procession moves toward the auditorium between showers. 23

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with greeting, planning, editing. After opening prayer and the read- ing of the minutes the student senate does a last minute check on freshman orientation plans. Pres. Fred Horbach briefs the senators on their individual assignments. Seated with him are Carlos Ziegler, Sec. Shirley Warner, Treas. Shirley Young, and Charles Roth. Standing are James Miller, Walton Moyer, Shirley Diehl, Norman Bowers, and John Dean. Vice-pres. David Shafer was absent when the picture was taken. The editorial staff plans the Octo- ber issue of the Etownian. Seated at the desk, Editor Paul Greiner as- signs John Dean a special column for book, movie, and play reviews. Levi Ziegler, reporter, and Jean Ro- land, assistant editor, check data in the student file for the Squibs column. Sports editor George Frost using the telephone checks the soccer schedule with Coach Dodd. The September issue went to press before the freshmen arrived on campus. Hiach year an expectant enthusiasm grips the campus when the campaign for student president and senators begins. Unlike the national campaigns, no I Like Fred buttons appeared last spring; nor did our candidates make whistle-stop tours. Nevertheless, the entire af- fair, unhindered by political antagonism, was full of fun and fury. A Christian institution must necessarily be a demo- cratic one, and the student senate is our instrument of democracy. Our capable chief executive, C. Frederick Horbach, was supported by ten alert and earnest senators. Comprising our governmental body, they faithfully repre- sented us and interpreted our interests and needs. While the senate solves our problems, the Etownian re- ports its progress. The college newspaper is the organ through which items of interest, germane to our college community, are recorded. In its pages information from class schedules to basketball games is presented for students and alumni alike. If the news is pertinent to campus life, it finds its way to the Etownian. To our college journalists 12 pica, proof-reading, and 18-point head have definite significance in pro- ducing a newspaper. From that first interview until the final headline is written each reporter leads a vigorous life, always with a nose for news. 25