Southern Illinois University - Obelisk Yearbook (Carbondale, IL)

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Then there eaine the day when the new recruits were ealle-,l upon to think on paper of less enter- taining things. lt was all a part of the learning process, just like that iirst hout with the AFROFIQC supply sergeant, who insistecl on fitting a size 46 suit on a size B6 eaclet. It was just another Phase of eollege life, they were told. Onee these routine matters were clispensecl with. steps would he taken toward fitting the irosh into the collegiate patternfantl many a footsore lreshinan ohjeetecl that more than enough steps hall heen taken already. r12,:i,lg,vR - Staff Sgt. P. Meagher issues tha Air Force blues to Earl Smith, freshman from Chester. Those Freshman lfxalnsl 2 1

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1'VVl1ccls who want to get rolling talic time out from their specu- lation of campus organizations to relax at the Fountain Cato. : , at X 1 N ,si '- J . X l l 1 ...R . .. L' - 'f-., f, X 3 E Bob Franks poses with King Tut before the I-Club display, one of the many displays set up by campus organizations for tlic lucncfit of fIACSllll1C1'l, VVl1cn frcslimcn invaclccl Sotitlicrifs campus, tliouglits and actions fol- lowccl a light win: all cltorts ccntcrccl on welcoming tlic new arrivals and helping cacli to lincl liis place at SIU. 'llic result was a wcck of introductory activities-a preview of coming attractions-a Plan for future cvcnts. Wifi TU

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There Are Those Vilho Come to College to Learn. After that Hrst clay of classes, steps were taken, all right-right toward the university library. From that day forward, the tendency of professors to give exactly the wrong assign- ment :it exactly the wrong time was every- one's pet pccve. But soon, the studying over, woulclfhe scholars join the party their inevit- zihly gathered somewhere on eznnpus. Burl llrinclolph sports the corsuge inzide for liirn hy Dorene Broy, his escort to A'Cl1ick's Chunccf' fresh- man Leap Year Dance.