Wake Forest University - Howler Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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IT DOESN ' T TAKE the average freshman long to claim his share nl life around the college. First ol all he must prove his versatility, and he usually sings on his way across the campus, plays his radio at full hlast, goes out for at least one sport — or else talks ahout the six letters he made in high school. When the campus newspaper editors he- gin a drive to get new men. they generally wind up with fifty former high school editors and not a single reporter. A freshman can write a five-hundred-word theme on any topic at a moment ' s notice; he can speak authenti- cally on any spurt or swing band; and he often wears his best suit to class for the first week. In spite of the pointed accusations at the traditional newish hopefuls, we find that there arc talents of outstanding qualities to In- found among each entering class. While few of them dream of being beaten as orators, debaters, athletes, or whatever fields of endeavor they decide to cast their extra-curricular talents, the older leaders Orator Morgan expounds.

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Few first-year men are without an extensive knowledge of the leading swing bands of the nation. Sometimes they like to discuss the movie stars; and some of them are still trying to get screen tests to play Don Amechie ' s role in The Life of Mickey Rooney (Hollywood owes us for this suggestion for a picture). About half of classmen have been five letter-men in high school, but study too much to play football, base- ball, basketball, or tennis in college. They like to get on the same snapshots with the president of the college Freshman Brown does a bit of browsir, or the football coach. By the time the mid-term reports come out, the student has been looking around to see il any- one sees him when he opens his books to study. And by the time he gets back his first theme, he is looking lor a novelist who has a good rate on freshman themes. All in all. though, the freshman isn ' t quite so bad as some say he is. Wake Forest has been blessed with a number of good freshman student-, and a number of them have quietly worked their ways into the favor of their fellow-students. A

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recognize the raw material in most cases. Then it is but a matter of time until the displays I possibilities in varied fields of campus activity are put through a period of important training. Whether he be inclined toward fraternity leadership, forensic activity, or working on one of the schools publications, be may be groomed for an important position in the future. The point i thai the new men of today will be upperclassmen ami leaders for succeeding college classes. Upon their shoulders will rest the responsibilities of maintaining and improving upon the standards of preceding officers. Their inevitable traits as freshmen need never lie a reflection, for, after all, the first year college men comprise an age. Any student who misses it has evaded a part of life, and may be none the wi-er for it. Before the dance anil after ihe game group cif frosh lalk it over. An argument then silence, fur it ' s the Durham A tonight. Ten days before Christmas and five min- utes after a quiz. The sun was still s|,i n i„. ' in December. After all, Rome wasn ' t built in a day. But perhaps Professor Clonts didn ' t boss that job.