Minnesota State University - Katonian Yearbook (Mankato, MN)

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M, M- f Mark Odegaard and Carol Norberg, Man- kato's Beanie King and Queen, reign ovcr Freshman Week activities. by 111. ge' .di ' X Q-'i Spike Nehls, oiiicial Mankato State Col- IIFQCQSI-I EIXITEQ EQCIQI- VV'--I I 'Ql- legc mascot, greets Anna Eichinger. The candidates for Mankato's freshman beanie king and queen are from left to right: Barry Bell, Mark Odegaard, Paul Meyer, Greg Smith, Dave Ameson, and Bill Watson. The queen candidates are Carol Norbcrg, Joan Hubbard, Dawn How- ser, Georgann Froutschi, Cheryll Lcdcly, and Pat Marquardt. 20 I

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BY VARIEID ACTIVITIES Though attendance at Summer School is down from the peak reached during the regular college year, emollment is on a definite incline. Most commonly attending sum- mer school are students wishing to pick up a class, or to graduate in three years, in addition to many graduate and former students who come back to work on degrees or take refresher courses. Classes start at 7:15 and are over early in the afternoon. Saturday classes, for the past summers at least, are endured with only slight frowns. Weekends, as such as com- monly known, are nonexistent. But the majority of afternoons are free for recreational activities, or em- Ployment in many cases. The atmosphere at summer school is completely different from the regular term, Union rooms that were once clogged with heavy Smoke now breathe a little freer Of box lunches and voices of ex- perienced teachers. Ice cream, the favorite .summertime dish, hits many a stomach in place of heavier foods, at least over the union counters. Class hours are longer usually two hours a day for each class. But faculty members, proving their hu- man side, relinquish their periods briefly for short middle of the class breaks. Students, along with profs, it is believed, heartily welcome these breathers. .A limited offering of courses is common to summer school, with many electives being eliminated. Common load for each of the two sessions is 8 or 9 credits per ses- sion. Payment per class hour is also raised. Students taking part time loads, escape the student activity and union fee. f-1,,m Q , A - From little acorns lit Summer school students, hear the swintiging music of Doc Evans' Dixieland Ban . 1 Mr. Hcsla, director of Field Service, oversees the special registration of incoming Freshmen. tle oaks grow.

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New freshman girls in their beanies gather in the assembly to be welcomed by Miss Bruce, Dean of Women. Hey F rosh, put your beanie on! This was the typical greeting given to Man- kato State's two thousand plus freshman students as they entered campus life on September 19, 1962. Freshman week be- gan with the donning of the green and white beanies and the kick-oil of a social week designed to welcome the new- comers to the Mankato State College campus. On the afternoon of September 20th Dr. Schwartz, Dean of Students, and Miss Bruce, Assistant Dean of Students, welcomed the new freshmen at a meet- ing held in the auditorium. Following the oil-icial welcome, freshmen students nominated candidates for beanie royalty. Carol Norbert, joan Hubbard, Dawn Hawser, Ceorgann. F rautschi, Carol Leddy and Pat Marqtuardt were chosen as queen candidates, and Barry Bell, Mark Odegaard, Paul Meyer, Greg Smith, Anreson and Bill Watson were chosen as king candidates. After an ex- tensive campaign, Mark Odegaard and Carol Norbert emerged as Beanie roy- alty for 1962. President Crawford extended his greetings at the annual President's re- ception which was held on the upper campus. Freshman students were given the opportunity to meet President Craw- ford personally and were then entertain- ed at the tea. The climax to freshman week activi- ties came on Saturday, September 22. In the afternoon the F rosh gathered at Sibley Park for a picnic. The football team was introduced, -and the new frosh were taught the Mankato rouser. That evening at the football game, the Frosh showed their enthusiasm by waving their beanies while singing the rouser.