University of Missouri at Kansas City - Kangaroo Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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Int'-fl? 5 ,z .1 LEAPS AND BOUNDS - September Calendar of People ond Events t lmlmwz ,V , , fo g ffj i 1 ,,..,, ,,,,., , ,VV, ff 'fr ' - I f ' ' ' f W 3.1.7 , V.. 1 K f f n, r f f Cf L' 'ff' ' . A ,, , f, X, 5' Claude Grisham and Carl Koffler made an impression on passing faculty mem- Freshman lean Salmon appeared bers with a public display of study. in unionalls twice a week as a . . precautionary measure for her New show in the Playhouse patio. . work in panel? and ceramics, favorite snap class at the U. A lot of baq ..... Shera Hardy, treasurer ot the senior class. waxed melancholy at the thought of en- tering her final year in college. Strains of September Song . . . Betty Gore fred, view, and lim Connor were among the first to support athletically the new mixed gym classes. A bid innovation. . . . 1 t N ' Two months in advance of the Fall Frolic . 5 W lack Garvey was dreaming up numbers , A Q for the show. f' The stuff of inspiration. . . . W ss sue-puma-an-nl! WA WSU ,,,,,...,..-wa---H' D . . , i e ean Rinehart, Dr. Decker, Mr. Lindgren, Dr. Mortvedt, and my Dean Royall were in a rare mood when they greeted the prexy after the Decker convocation. X La im th tsfci . . - - uq 1 CJ On e ou 1 e ' s.NK,o,x,, , , .4 ,,, , f f - - i s .EW rn - -vw Q ..,'. ,,.. -Siv,:Z53:,w5 km K 2 S N fp' f- r Mary Economy ioined the prepetual procession to the Kartqa-1 ' ' ' roost and proved that KCU students do carry books. The outdoors was inviting, but the Roost was more exciting. scnow or ff f ' fs U I if ll es f Virginia Fawks, Dorothy Strauss, Karleen Ready, and Marilyn Claxton displayed the celebrated KCU feminine pulchritude. .,who keeps saying ,who.,,, The celebration never got out of hand.

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