Marshall University - Chief Justice Yearbook (Huntington, WV)

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STUDENT UNION Fun, food, and friends are said to be the main at- tractions of the Shawkey Student Union. Both students and faculty seek the intangible and tangible contents of this familiar white structure as a deviation from the grind of studies and appoint- ments. Dancing, ping-pong or a session of chop sticks on the piano are common occurrences in the Student Union. If one is hungry, then the inhabitants of Marshall ' s campus are aware of the provisions of the fountain division of the Union One of the main features and best sellers is the five cent cup of coffee. Downhearted, friend hunting, or just looking for the answer to a chemistry problem, the Union is the place to go. On Wednesday night, the Union is literally jumping as dance fans swing fo the music of the lotest records or to a live bond. One hamburger and a coke, please, is the order often heard at lunch time or in the late afternoon as students crowd in the snack Oreo to get that extra energy needed by busy people. Mass con- fusion and crowded booths seem to odd to the tostiness of that homburger ond coke. 24

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We Shake Hands With College The ODK circle is cleaned once a year. In September a humble Freshman gets the job. Concluding the organized events of their own week with registration on Thursday, the fresh then called upon their initiative to plunge into the collegi- ate atmosphere through informal Union contacts, di- versions like ping-pong and pool, jukebox dancing, nocturnal discourses in the dorms (commonly known OS bull-sessions ) and many other activities. The rapid fire run of events of the entire Fresh- man Week was to be an eternal source of nostalgic to the class of ' 62, who would remember it as the seven days in which they shook hands with college. retilKf T The Student Court wanted to make sure nothing happen- ed to our worthy President. A copoble Freshman was given the honor. Guilty! In the name of John Marshall, we the members of this Supreme Court, sentence you to . . . Not specking to an upper- classman is a serious offense. Left to right: Gary Buskirk, Lola Roush, Kay Leech, Dennis White, Rosalie Greene, Sandra Roush, Conrad Smith, Deanna Rollyson. 23

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The Showkey Student Union is perhaps the most popular spot on study break. Upstairs you con olways find someone in the music campus, for it provides the students a place to relax and take a listening room or in the Chief Justice office. Time Out For A Study Break The telephone in the union is kept busy by students calling home or calling to osk someone, What are you going to wear tonight? You ore not behind the eight ball if you ore in the base- ment shooting pool. Number four in the pocket, Joe. 25