Huntington College - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Huntington, IN)

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get i 5 FR 1- , . IM -si ll W my 1 Senior Skip Da At ten o'clock, on the evening of March 18, a figure of a man hung by the neck from the tower room of the administration building. Ten ominous figures stealthily felt their way through the murky darkness in the lower halls. Everything was perfect- ly quiet and serene until Oley tripped over a coat rack. Crash! 'Bang! It upset along with all its contents to the Hoor. This made the rest of the seniors so furious that they started throwing chairs and cushions. As a result certain places were left in a sorry state. Seriously now, this is just a little insight into the frivolities of the graduating class of '42 as they took one last Hing. The skip included the states of Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee. The class traveled for forty-three hours straight, each one taking his turn at driving and sleeping. A little over eleven hundred miles were covered. Many places of interest were visited. N In these few hours the seniors accumulated memories they will never forget, Chuck and Jimmy arguing over the intricate road maps, Oley sleeping, accompanied lay Wayxie's snore, Tuffy reminiscing over his prelude to leaving. Ed and John stuffin' themselves, Gus and his lengthy novels to Ann, and l'loward's picture cow. All this made an experience never to he forgotten.

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. Y Freshman Da A hilarious affair is Fresman Day! The freshman of '42 formed a parade of dig- nified characters. Among the group was: Ad- olf Hitler, Popeye, Sweetpea, Ally Oop, a bride and groom, Ghandi, and others. Even our freshman president, Dr. Becker, humbly paid his respects to the sophomore class. After the greenies were brought before the harsh sophomore judge and were made to pay their penalties, a parade was escorted by the city police, through main street, down to Little River. The parade was lead by a German band, directed by Sink Plungedu Birdsall. Following the band came the President, two freshman faculty members, freshmen in their regalia, and sophomores carrying the tug-of-war rope. By-standers, bicycles, cars, and kids thronged the streets, and the confusion was great. Down at Little River, just above the dam, the mighty Sophs pulled the sweating, struggling, groaning Freshies clear across the river as a crowning achievement to their day of dictatorship

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.. .... .. , ,u vfgirsilitii. f , .l Choir Tour Choir Tour was a most successful occasion in spite of a variation of cold, hot, rainy, and sleeting weather. Twenty-nine of the group, Professor John- ston, President Becker, and Marshall Lansdowne, the bus driver, left the College about 2:15 Friday, March 27. The traditional rain arrived to bide us adieu. We reached our first stop, Sherwood, Ohio in a down pour of rain. Our other stops included Hillsdale, Adrian, Blissheld, Fowlerville, and Lans- ing. On our way to Lansing we stopped at Ann Arbor for a tour of the University of Michigan. In Lansing we spent the whole day shopping. From Lansing we journeyed to Charlotte, Woodland, Freeport, and Chicago. Here we sang at the Pa- cific Garden Mission. We had many interesting ex- periences but space will not allow us to ramble. For information ask any one from the choir. They will tell you all about State Street, the Elanor Clubs, The Easter Sunrise Service, and anything else you would like to know. Rockford. Illinois, and then Manlius, were our next stops. On our journey home we showed our appre- ciation by giving Marshall a lovely gift. Here Prof. Johnston left us for better QD company. Tired and weary in body, but happy in mind, we reached home about 4:30 Tuesday, April 7. Every member enjoyed our short singing tour, but there's no place like home. ls there?