Indiana University - Arbutus Yearbook (Bloomington, IN)

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CLASSES ARE ATTENDED by nearly everyone — even on Saturday. MUSIC Commons style, hath power to soothe the savage miH-term flu nicer. THE LIBRARY fosters the growth of research pa- pers and Phi Beta Kappas. CAMPUS ACTIVITIES, ALTERED BUT HONORED, TAKE THE WAR IN STRIDE Many of the traditions of Indiana University, the ones that weathered the draft, the point-ration sys- tem, and had a high priority rating, retained their place in the War Service Plan. Although curtailed and altered, with patriotic themes and motifs, ac- tivities of all kinds proved their worth as builders of morale and initiative among the students. A transition was noticeable at Homecoming time when decorations, formerly flowery and elaborate, were blended into the national victory campaign. Other strictly wartime activities included the scrap drive, the sale of bonds and stamps by campus or- ganizations, and the students ' co-operation with the Red Cross blood donation drives. Gone with gas rationing and tire inspections were the campus jelopies, and equally absent with the labor shortage were the Commons waiters. Even the Commons band disappeared before the year ended. Bridge and cokes lost their emphasis at the pressure of Saturday classes and intensified study programs. Campus politics suffered most. Once the home of fierce political battles, mass party meetings, and blaring campaigns, Indiana was reduced to but- one major election this year, that being to elect a Junior Prom Queen. Union Board elections are out for the duration, and Senior otliccrs have long since been selected on a merit-point basis. Campus rulers found little enthusiasm among the rank and file for or- ganization projects, meetings were sorely neglected. AFTER SORORITY RUSH the mak students on campus wonder what happened to the beautiful women. 12

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PHYSICAL ED ENTERS SECOND YEAR WITH NO FATALITIES RECORDED Now down on your backs — do fifty sit-ups. . . . O.K., on your stomachs for seventy-five push- ups. That ' s all, fellas, just run around the campus today and take your showers. . . . And that ' s the men ' s Physical Ed routine three days a week. The other two days — light labor on the wrest- ling mat or in the swimming pool — for recreation. AVhen this program was inaugurated a year ago in February, there was considerable resentment to- ward this coolie routine five days a week for one hour credit. Then the program was for sen- iors only, but now all men students who aren ' t married and who are physically sound indulge in the grind. In general, most men have gotten used to the strenuous routine and appreciate the body-building properties of Ben Miller ' s program. Student in- structors in Physical Education lead the classes which consist chiefly of calesthentics and competi- tive games for development, and team sports for recreation. Frequent testing has revealed the value of this course and recent graduates have written the Uni- versity in thanks for the muscle-hardening pro- gram before they entered the service. THE TOE-TAPPER, Don ' t bend your knees. IT ' S A GOOD STUNT if you can keep going when the bars run out. BOWLING CLASSES, always crowded, are the women ' s favorites. ALL WOMEN STUDENTS, too, have compulsory phys- ical training. 11

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and committees usually inactive. Nevertheless, dances were still successful, the Daily Student con- tinued to print the news, and the ARBUTUS struggled to completion. No, college, like the proverbial old gray mare, ain ' t what it used to be ; more classes, less play ; longer hours, fewer cokes. But, being that I.U. is well over a hundred years old and has gone through several other wars already, we sincerely doubt that our petty trials will spell the death knell of coUich. BRIDGE WILL REMAIN a favorite pastime long as there are four people left on campus. THE VICTORY THEME won the last homecom- ing decorations contest for the Tri Delts. MEN MAY COME and men may go. Dame ' s Ball lives on forever. but the THE ARBUTUS, having run for fifty years, won ' t let a little thing like a war hinder publication. 13