University of Mississippi - Ole Miss Yearbook (Oxford, MS)

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FAMOUS VISITORS TO FULTON CHAPEL The world of Ole Miss was filled throughout the year with the flowering of the artistic spirit, with musical and drama tic expression, with the words of men who had seen and thought and done much. To the campus came the majesty of Bach ' s Mass as done by Robert Shaw. To the campus came Leonard Pennario and the Finnish Ballet. Stu- dents heard John Mason Brown, Joe Martin, Vincent Shee- an, and Albert Gore. They saw a road company bring alive campus stage with Broadway ' s The Most Happy Fella. These were only a few of the more serious events at Ole Miss that came from outside campus life. They made the world of Ole Miss richer, more meaningful and more nearly complete. The finale of the performance of the Finnish Ballet Co. was a breath-taking experience for those who crowded in Fulton Chapel that night. The Artist Series provided a variety of entertainment this year as the campus saw Catherine Cornell and Bryan Aherne in Dear Liar as well as hearing Leonard Pennario present a wonderful concert.

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A rousing chorus from Most Happy Fella brings applause from the audience in Fulton Chapel. The familiar signboards in- form the student body of the many famous persons who visit the campus each year under the auspices of ODK. Senator Gore stimulated the thoughts of the student body as he made a brilliant speech on disarmament.

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RETURN, REUNION, REGISTRATION The first few days were madness. Old acquaintances were noisily renewed among the elite upperclassmen. Freshman girls bore their sorority ribbons proudly, visible signs of the terrible Battle of Rush, while blue beanies sprouted on the gleaming heads of freshman boys like mushrooms on a rainy morning. Freshmen stumbled glassy-eyed through Orientation. Then everybody stumbled glassy-eyed through registra- tion. I ' m sorry but this section is full. sign you up for K hour. It meets at 2:30 on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday . . . What do you mean go home on Friday? Two, three, and four cards, puhleez. You need six more hours of a natural science. Now you can take Physics at this hour. Everyone but the dog-catcher welcomed the students as $ shone in the eyes of all of the merchants with the advent of a new school year. Vide-eyed freshmen leave whatever they were doing in the dorms to run outside and find out where the music was coming from. As they saw the Rebel band marching smartly down the street, hearts beat a little faster and they began to know the feeling of being a Rebel. How do I write $197.50 out in words? Then it was over. Somehow, through the maze of blind alleys and strewn paper, everybody had a schedule of classes, such as they were. The City of Oxford threw its Welcome Rebel Party on Thursday night. Students trooped obediently down to the square, and the basic chase had officially begun. The Ole Miss band appeared in all its Fall finery, the cheerleaders whooped it up with wild abandon, and couples rocked ' till midnight. Despite the chaos, it was an auspicious beginning for an auspicious year.