Indiana University - Arbutus Yearbook (Bloomington, IN)

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xM za Ci 61.7, ,YNQN W gm 8 -4 Battery F of Bloomington, World War I-1918 I.U. students have always had a peculiar knack for having the enthusiasm to keep things rolling-be they horse-drawn caissons or big red balls. In the critical years ofthe two World Wars the entire campus rallied. There were send-offs at the Monon depot for the soldiers of Battery F and many of the campus physical facilities were geared to aid the military fcheck the sailois wait- ing for chow at MRCD. Such mass support is reflected in the 1918 Arbutus, dedicated To the brave men of Indiana who love their country more than knowledge, more than life. Today, such statements of patriotism have given way to the questioning, critical college groups shouting Hell no, we won't gol But parents, don't despair. Even back in 1895 the kids were rebelling. As the Arbutus says, 'There is an ever present, but, fortunately, small class who 'kick' at everything merely for the sake of 'kickingf and whose Hrst impulse toward any project is unreasoning opposition. So long as there is youth, there will be restlessness and perhaps even demonstrations. Still, the average college student of today sits in the Commons Qjust as his counterpart did in the old Uni- versity Cafeteria. Check those shadesj otf-handedly discussing everything from Vietnam to vegetable soup. There are passive signs of national spirit-the flag in the cafeteria, for example. But it is only in times of war or perhaps on Purdue weekends that the college-joe actively gives vent to his emotions.

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The Academic Life Rahl Rah! Rix! Up to tricks! Eighteen hundred and ninety- six! It's a long haul from that first composition fyou slaved for hours and still got a CJ to the final time you chime in with the class yell. In that last long processional you think back on all the tedious hours spent studying and dozing in the library fthe warm fireplace didn't helpj and wonder how you ever made it. The senior of 1968, though his tricks might be called boresses, probably feels those same melancholy pangs as the grad of '96. The modern student has waded through more blue books and consumed less Latin than the student of the 1890's fthough beer consumption should compare favorablyj, and there may be no official class yell designated in the yearbook fwoulcl you believe 'AWe're not humble! We're too great! Nineteen hundred and sixty- ei ht! J. aut there is still that senior pride in the best class ever,', and the boasting won't subside when a high-rise library ushers in a new group of seniors. Even if the heaters did whine, the has- beens reason, the old place had more atmosphere. Old Library Fireplace Graduation Procession-1909

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w I War and the Student University Caibteria-1919 I 'N Sailors Enter MRC, World War II-1943 9