Indiana University - Arbutus Yearbook (Bloomington, IN)

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Camp and Orientation Groom Freshmen for I. U. Willi { ' .onic aiul join in sonj; together. . . . Indiana I ' niversity beckoned tlie new Ireslinien on ilie first day o[ Orientation Week, Monday, Sept. 8. Prcssly S. Sikcs, Dean of ilie Junior Di ision, made the greeting official. Preceding Orientation Week was tlie largest Fresh- iiKiii (lamp to date with 210 freshmen and 63 conn- selois. The YWCA, YMCA, and Junior Division sponsored the camp at McCormick ' s Creek State Park. A ti ities eiuompassed the religious, academic, and ( iiliural aspects of college life. The three-day event closed with the annual talent show. During Orientation Veek studemleatler meetings helped answer imz ling tiuesiions and orientation tests made freshmen wonder whether they could ever lit into the pattern of college life. Freshmen kicked up their siioes at the Unions annual Kickoflf Dance Wednesday and listened to Student Senate-sponsored discussions of campus activities Saturday inorning. That evening they danced to (.ohine ' s music at the Freshman Fling. President Herman B V ells gave the pledge to fresiinien in the Auditorium Sundav afternoon, and a recei)lioii lollowcd in Aluiiiiii Hall. Tolent blooms in spite of improvised props.

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Rustic Nashville and Scenic Quarries Are Holiday Spots for Students Three coeds try a little rest, sun ton . . . and probably sunburn. The deep, still quarries are a cool haven when heat becomes unbearable. On weekends students often motor about 20 miles east on Indiana 46 to the quaint little town of Nashville. Here, in a brcwn sugar and molasses atmosphere, the Brown County Playhouse is situated. Under its roof the Department of Speech and Theatre presents a full schedule of Summer-stock productions. The two main streets of the town are lined with buildings dating from the early 1800 ' s to the present. Many log structines remain as remnants of the past. The Glass Blower ' s, the Smoke House, the jewelry shops, the Corner Cupboard restaurant, and the bank were constructed years ago. The Curio Shop, motel, gas stations, and church, however, have been built in recent years. The General Store belongs to both the old and the modern eras. Nashville has been recognized as an artists ' colony. Old frame houses aboiu the to vn provide galleries in which artists display their work. If students do not want a 20-mile sojourn, they can motor just past the Bloomington city limits and arrive at one of the old limestone quarries that are the sites for many afternoons of picnicking, swimming, studying, and ice skating. The wan face of a ghostly old shed adds to Brown County '

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Honey Bun . . .to all camp Freshman Camp runneth over! Freshmen take orientation tests in B. E. 100 beneath mural dedicated to man ' s progress. 23