University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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OCT . OBER 1942 13 W Tl ll by Charlene Johnson hours may be termed such under these conditions, it was over and not half as bad as typified. Complications really set in when bits of grotesque literature were shoved at each new student who soon was informed that from said literature a university course was to emerge. This was the required meet- ing by schools of new students involved in enroll- ment. Yes, they soon discovered that jayhawkers find plenty to do besides extra-curriculatef' They discovered too that grade points are something to be obtained, that distribution requirements aren't ever ignored, and that above all one should follow regu- lations regarding enrollment. Then of course the new ones had an afternoon devoted to treking through the library, the library having been defined as a maze of reference books, law books, hidden halls of books, reserved books Cnot reserved for freshmen! D, magazines, librarians, a vital part of frosh week. Do you have flat feet, headaches, colds? Do your nails break off just before parties? Do your eyes ache after staring at a book for 8 to 10 hours? These and other questions could be answered by becoming a jayhawker-although there may be other ways. Seriously the student was given an opportunity to see one of the finest student thos- pitals in the United States. A Jayhawker has access to the best in medical advice, care in case of illness, equipment within the hospital, and a specialized staff. The new student convocation presented group singing of jingle Jangleu to Harvest Moon va- riety. Various academic and non-academiciphases of university life were explained by the Chancellor and organization leaders. Respective presidents explained the importance of the Men's Student Council and Womenis Self-Government Association to students, all of whom are automatically members of these I C ontimzed on Page 692 index files, new books, old p,,,,,,, by y,,,,,e,, books, and just plain books g llllll C thrown in here and there. There were instructions? for using the library and no doubt instructions to use it. Students were shown how to read signs that say reserved books must be in at 8:45 a.m. if checked out over- night. They must know that 350.25 per hour, per book is the usual fine for a breach of etiquette like this. They also . might have been shown i upper - class specimens of why signs are to be read and not ignored. Physical exams were also No, not part of the physical conditioning program, just freshmen on the way ro the stadium.

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12 roi? J The new student induction symbolizes the birth of a new crop of Jayhawkers. Pboto by Yarnell ITH bated breath and anxious eye-more and less-new frosh-kids pushed their way through university preludes and were off to 'rejuvenation as Jayhawlkers! Mobs of white sweaters screaming rally!' '... severe and spectacled book-laden learn- ers . . . a tall special-looking deputy . . . slick looking feminities, brilliant via sloppy sweaters and swingy skirts . . . a chucked-full stadium of spirited rooters . . . learned professors in higher C and den- serj education . . . a brawny Joe College . . .y a funny looking blue and red bird . . . these but a few of impressionable impressions. A Jayhawker, an institutionalized character! 'The best in univer- sity students. There was a week to become a Jayhawker-to fulfill the advertised purpose of the first week, that of adjusting and orientating new students to Kansas university. There were meetings, required andpop- tional. There were exams, physical and mental. There were lines, all long. There were tense mo- ments and thrilling ones as each new experience brought further realization of a jayhawkers respon- sibilities and opportunities. ' Questions dominated every scene: Will we have to jump over 7-foot walls all winter to be physically conditioned? Are closing, hours going to be 8:30 on Friday night and 4:30 on week-days as Jerimia Jones from Prairie Plains told us? What about the sailors? Are they going to be housed in the attic of Spooner-Thayer or in the stadium? Is it true that Christmas will be the 25th of December this year? Do freshman really need to study? Orientation week was underway. Required psychologicals shoved freshman week into high, and more thana few wondered how long it would be before they were booted back to the old home town. Typical exclamations were of such caliber as Home was never like this! . . . Did somebody say it took only a 555.00 bond to put this off indefinitely? . . . Where does one register for the foreign legion? . . . Do you suppose I got my high school diploma through suction?,' Soon, if 4

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WILLIE BUOYANT lift came over Willie Walkinshaw as his thought-of-the-month occurred. Registration for the was Saturday afternoon, from 1 o'clock to 3 o'clock-the last hour of the last day-and Willie had hit upon a plan to beat the circumstances. There was nothing Willie could do about his initials, and he was still scheduled for the last period of enrollment Cthat's awful, too, but it will come later? but he was determined to make the most of his opportunities. A sophomore this year, Willie had connections, and Friday night he called his best girl. Say, Ma,', he said, I want you to help me register tomorrow afternoon. Sure, she said. Be glad to. And, then, as the thought went home, Huh? Help youregister? f Yeah, reassured Willie. There's nothin' to it. just fill out a mess of blanks. You can do that as well as If She agreed to give it a whirl, and the two went to Frank Strong hall at 12:45 the next day to get in line. Standing in line wasn't at'all bad with such good company, and by 1:50 they were in the registrar's office, ready to get Willie's permit to register. A Walkinshaw, Willie told the tired but congenial and still First there's that long line, then those long cards, then your picture is taken next you try to find your transcript in the multitude, advisors try to help. Pbolor by Yarnell efficient clerk. She thumbed through the and found his name. You,', said the effi- cient one, looking Willie straight in the eye, have a li-