Ohio University - Athena Yearbook (Athens, OH)

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In March it finally came. And with it came the first flurry of J-Prom practices, with the withdrawal of several fraternities from the competition. A brave few took the trip to Lake Hope while it was only almost-spring, and the rest followed later. It got easier to ignore books, and for the seniors the counted days got smaller. They saw OU newly, and marked off last times. Other people drew for rooms for ' 61 and applied for offices and got them. Old officers retired, and said, Time to do what we want to do, but somehow ended up being busier than ever. Finals time came again, and this time the studiers found an elrr) on the green to lean against, or tried to read a semester ' s notes in the sun-bathing area behind ♦he dorm, or on the beach of the quarry. Second-season frisbees were put to use.

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It wasn ' t all snow in I 960. There was rain, too. It was still indoor weather, and finals week made the library busy. People found funny ways to study — in the stacks, almost anywhere in a dormitory, with the record player going or in complete silence, early and late. After finals there was more snow, but Spring kept trying.

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And then there was the packing up of things — twice as much as had come down on the first trip. The seniors stayed and graduated, and the cla ss of 1 960 left, and the senior class was full of different faces. The bleachers which had drawn many people out on cool fall Saturdays were empty now. The people who made OU in I960 had gone home.