Indiana University - Arbutus Yearbook (Bloomington, IN)

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T k [ l 1 i ' KV t ' r , ™ ' !f Pj | HIT 1 ' ■ ■ — I P 1 1 scope of the University. For those desiring fuller information, this little monograph has been written. The first thing the newcomer should do, upon arriving in Blooming- ton, is to provide himself with a little map, showing the principal points of interest about town. These maps may be purchased of any f fy upperclassman for one dollar and fifty cents the copy; or Twenty-three

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: 1 - ' ill :: - i . ,. ■ ■ • r : o E -,■ ' ' 1877. Today the Medics claim that it should not only have been suspended, but expelled entirely from the University. When the pioneers and their wagons moved on, a few of the more adventurous remained and matriculated in the University. Several are still enrolled, and will receive degrees in October. Some of the pioneer students were caught by Indians and scalped, and this quaint custom has come down to us today. Before starting for Bloomington to enter the Uni- versity, the student should provide himself with the official Catalog of the University. This is a neat and comprehensive little booklet of some 455 pages, giving reliable information on all points and answer- ing all questions the new student is likely to ask, except where to go, what to do, and how and when to do it. The Catalog does not pretend to go into detail, desiring merely to give the student a quick, general grasp of the

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the new student may prefer merely to be directed to the campus. The process of being pledged to a fraternity need not be begun the first day, but can be safely put off until the third or fourth. In some cases the formality may be omitted entirely. The student now matriculates and registers. If possible, parents should see to it that children entering Indiana matriculate as early as possible, even as early as the tenth year, so that the process may be nearing completion by the time the child is eighteen In order to be able to answer fully all questions asked on the matriculation blank, he- student should bring with him the family Bible, biographies of each member of his family, and all court records covering his case. Upon registering, the student receives free of charge a blue card. The next step, points out the Catalog, is the choice of studies, after which the blue card is filed with the registrar. The Catalog here is slightly in error After registering, the next step is ) Ttve t I