Illinois State Normal University - Index Yearbook (Normal, IL)

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Aerial photography captures the spectacle of the combined Redbirfl Marching Bands as they form a block ISN U on McCormick Field flaring halftime entertainment at the Homecoming game. Normalis fred-up football squad topped Northernis Huskies by a 33-18 count in this game. Walks surrounding a memorial marker placed on the site of the building that stood for so many years as a symbol of the teacher education tradition that has prevailed at Illinois State Normal University. Homecoming was swept in this year by a damp, gusty Wind. Float-building time, planning sessions for receptions, coffee hours, the dance, and the play occu- pied much of the students, fast-Heeing seconds. The approach of Winter made many students buckle down With a determination to do Well scholastically, While still maintaining a full social schedule. Class- 26 Work during the day found a pleasant counterpart at night when students attended parties, dances, Enter- tainment Board presentations, club meetings, and the variety of activities that mark a well-rounded series of extracurricular functions at a University. A momentary breather came with the Christmas holidays. A beautiful Christmas tree lighting cere- mony, mistletoe-enhanced formal dances, and the ex- citing beginning of a conference-winning basketball season rounded out the year's end. The new year, with its seconds ticking rapidly

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1 library, trying to absorb a classroom lecture, or dancing dreamily with their favorite partner at an all-school dance. First time-consuming activity in any school year is registration Week. The hectic time during registration is spent in rushing from one end of campus to the other and in filling out a voluminous form. Once that is out of the Way, things settle down to a more or less regular routine. Early fall brings with it crisp autumn days and the echoes of cheers from McCor- mick Field as enthusiastic fans cheer the win-hungry Redbird eleven as they clash with IIAC foes. On Kappals rolling golf course, cross country squad mem- bers pound the turf in competition with other teams. Changes mark the otherwise samencss of the campus scene as Old Main, century-old landmark of ISNU, ffives wav to fi network of freshly-laid side- Q., 1 c .AWXQ jim Iolznson, ISNU alunznus and reeorzl-lireaking track star, receives ll plaque lzonoring his achievements from Herbert Breicnell, Unitecl States Attorney-Gem eral, at IJIIKFS Day. This quintet, including, at ilie far left, Presiflent Robert Bone, and seated, Harold Ilancoelc and joe Cogrlal, watelz tlie con- clusion of a e1'0ss-country meet wlzielz ISNU liarriers won.

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