Ohio State University - Makio Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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John Borton (20), and Tad Weed, poiiu-.itter specialist, determinedly set about the buiiness of the day. Football Season After a long, sleepy summer the campus w as alive again Early in the morning the pennant peddlers and program sellers had begun to line the way to the stadium; pledges had worked busily, transforming the 15th Ave. sor- ority houses for the after-the-game open houses; newsies had bawled the front-liner predictions for another conference crown and had flashed the football special editions; alums had trapsed the campus once again, some had been special guests at the Presi- dent ' s prc-game luncheon. We had welcomed this football day enthusiastically. Then . . . the drums rolled; 120 new pairs of sparkling spats flashed into perfect, precise high-step; a victory cheer reverberated from a knot of white helmets and scar- let numeraled jerseys and was echoed by a Yeeaa OHIO , eighty thousand voices strong. The mighty Buckeyes surged on to the beautifully green gridiron to do battle once more, this time to swamp Indiana ' s cream and crimson warriors . . . and the football season was underway in the typical, unforgettable Ohio State way . . .

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. ' ' Vice President Stradley on hand with a ■word of velcome for the freshmen lining the Long Walk on this cool September morning. The Veep is an old hand at these wel- coming words and student leaders smile to hear again the familiar ... at the center of this mag- nificent state of eight million people, lie 2,200 beautiful acres ... They know how well he can tell the story of the beginning of another great year for ' his ' University. The first lesson at the University as glimpsed through the doors at Long ' s. Yes, my darling freshmen, here at Ohio State we stand in line after line after line . . . even for books. Orientation Week means enthusiastic welcomes . . . from every corner of campus! Here the Lutheran Student Center registers new freshmen who will find within its walls friendship, activity, and in- spirational guidance.

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m. I Across the field the west tower ot the st.ulium looms as .1 b.iLkdrop tor the st ui.leiU -e e iew of every football moment. Once glimpsed in full football color of a sunny Saturday afternoon, it leaves a memorable impression . . . Football season again and all the very special excitement that goes along with it is reflected by these game- goers. They are following the crowd over the time-worn route from 15 th Avenue down through the campus, here past the Administration Build- ing, to pass old U. Hall and then to catch a first glimpse of the stadium down College Street.