University of Kansas - The Jayhawker Yearbook

“THE FRESHMAN ' S first big test of wit enrollment. Country Club Week By Susan Shotliff Our first day as a student at K.U. was a maze of impressions a kaleidoscopic jumble of faces and luggage, arranging and rearranging into constantly changing patterns. We were one of nearly 3,000 new students, and yet w r e were alone unrelated observers, milling about on the sidelines. There was but faint evidence of the Jayhawker spirit within us as we drifted down the hill from the Campanile to the Stadium for the New Student Induction Ceremony. Yet we were increasingly aware of its presence about us. We were eager to imitate and anxious to get into the game. The week that followed was crammed with innumerable tests and meetings by day, and with picnics and parties by night. It was exhaust- ing and it w r as fun. As the week progressed, strange faces grew familiar, and the traditions of the University took on meaning. In a spare moment, we explored the campus its unbeliev- able hills and beautiful fountains, its barrack- like annexes and great ivy-hugged buildings. THE K.U.-Y. ' S annual watermelon feed. ”