Missouri State University - Ozarko Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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SEPTEMBER 6, 1955: At Freshmen orientation, first- year students Jeannette Hart, Anne Elsey, and James Cline concentrate on English and mathematics exami- nations. FALL TERM ENROLLMENT Men -................. .......... 1 346 Women ,..... ...... - -- 893 Veterans tMenJ ....... -..- 474 Veterans tWomenD ....... , 3 Representing: 8 foreign countries 28 states 70 Missouri counties 24 FALL TERM The Golden Anniversary Year of Southwest Mis- souri State College started off with 986 freshmen reporting for orientation and testing on September 6. Registration for the largest freshman class in the his- tory was held the next day. On September 8, upper- classmen registered, bringing the total registration to 2,222, the largest enrollment in school history. Classes convened on September 9, and faculty and students began to prepare for an eventful fiftieth anniversary year. Early in the term, campus organizations formulated plans for the coming year: organizational representa- tives to the All-Club Council met on September l3 and elected Jim Price president, Student Body President Bill Williams appointed Steve Stine and Leon Ward elections and pep commissioners, and pep squad tryouts were held, the Student Center Commission was organized and met September l-4 with Social Director Mrs. Hoy. Organizational meetings for the college publications, THE SOUTHWEST STANDARD and the OZARKO, were held. The speech department began the fall dramatic season with tryouts for ROBIN HOOD and DEAR BRUTUS on September 14, l5, and l6, and debaters met to learn their topic for the year was Resolved: that the non-agricultural industries of the United States should give their employees a guaranteed annual wage. Plans made during the summer were put into effect by the social organizations. All in all, student activity and anticipation was high for one of the most eventful years in both their own and the college's history. SEPTEMBER 7, 1955: Anne Elsey, first freshman to register, is followed through the maze of procedure. She receives her registration booklet from Claire Chalmers iupper lefti, confers with faculty adviser Dr. Harold J. Retallick on her schedule llower leftl, and pays her incidental fee to assistant auditor Gene Edwards tcenterl. SEPTEMBER 10, 1955: Freshman Pat McDonald fright center? is congratulated by Dean James E. Bane after receiving the first Lee Butler Memorial Scholarship awarded by Kappa Alpha President Bill Woody. The scholarship was instituted in memory of Lee Butler, a member of Kappa Alpha, who was fatally injured in an automobile accident. WJEJJ' -4