Missouri State University - Ozarko Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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SEPTEMBER 15, 1955: Taking a break during activities at the Fall Term Student Mixer are Bill Day, Richard Pennycuick, Janet Parsley, Mary Alice Hensley, Jim Shannon, Mary Jean l-lorning, and Ed Forgey. They relaxed on the spacious patio of the Student Union Building while Miriam Rowell tforegroundi and her date, Bill Thelander ioined others dancing in the ball- YOOITI. The social season at SMS was officially opened on September 15 with the Faculty Reception for Stu- dents in the Student Center Grand Lounge. A record crowd filled the Ballroom to capacity for the Student Mixer which followed the reception. The sorority rush season opened the next afternoon with the Panhellenic Tea. Coke dating and individual sorority rush parties filled all free hours for both mem- bers and rushees until September 30 when preferential bids were signed. One of the most spirited elections in recent years was held on September 20 as Elections Commissioner Steve Stine supervised class voting. Greek rivalry was CLASS PRESIDENTS Senior-- .................. Jack Anderson Junior --- ....... Bill Fugitt Sophomore - .... Gerry Anderson Freshman -- .... Bernard Smith high for campus offices but independent opposition was not sufficiently organized to prevent a Greek sweep of the posts, SEPTEMBER 16, 1955: At the Panhellenic Tea, held to introduce incoming women to the various sororities at SMS, Barbara Morris, Gaylene Worthy, Lynda Hawkins, Glenna Hanks, JoAnn Howard, Karan Horton, and Charlene Stokes view Delta Sigma Epsilon's scrapbooks ileftl while in the Pi Kappa section trightl Jan Haguewood, Ann Selby, Beth Burcham, Karyl Woodbridge, Lavona Hensley, Jean Jones, Beverly Planchon, and Jerie Jane White do the same. SEPTEMBER 20, 1955: Elected to head the Senior Class were: Carol Harris, secretary-treasurer, Townsend Shelby, student senator, Jean Fuge, vice-president, and Jack Anderson, president.

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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

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L ref it 5? The fraternity rush season was initiated with the IFC Smoker in the Student Center Cafeteria on Septem- ber 26. Freshmen men heard new Professor of Eco- nomics Robert Hardie explain the benefits of fraternity membership, and member organizations of the lFC pro- vided entertainment. Rushing was climaxed on October 4 when all men interested in becoming affiliated with one of the four national fraternities signed preferential bids. SEPTEMBER 26, 1955: At the Inter-Fraternity Council Smoker, upperclass fraternity men mingle with freshmen who are interested in learning more about the fraternity system at SMS. Roger Campbell, Gary Stewart, Pete Wolfe, Bill Benson, Charles Clark, and Jerry Muller tupper leftl line up for refreshments, while Dick Strong is greeted by Don Crews tupper rightl. Harold Barber and Jerry Muller look on. OCTOBER 4, 1955: As Harry Lightfoot, Bill Evans, and Social Director Mrs. Edna Hoy look on, Paul Simmons signs his preferential ballot. Football fans' spirits were beginning to sag after two defeats in as many attempts by the SMS gridsters. On September 16 the Bruins had lost to Missouri Valley College there l-4-O, and they had repeated the follow- ing Friday with another loss, I9-7, at the hands of the Tigers at Fort Hays, Kansas. On October l, however, fans' spirits quickened as they watched the Bruins edge out the Emporia State College team from Kansas 27-26. OCTOBER 'l, 1955: Bud Glazier stops an Emporia State end-sweep with Jim Wood C453 and Al Marazza l50J coming up to give assistance in the Bruin's first home football clash. i 1 mnnnnm1r4m:..' 1.-..-f -.wsu 1..z-1gv.,..- 5-ev . 1 .mn .v. LL. . -1- : .. .1 -. it . .-. .4 in.. . -it .... -in-:.y..g5mL.s...441u.4..-415,-.-,,-,hr J, .