Augustana College - Rockety I Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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glow of the spirit of giving and the decorations of Chrise mas. Candles Hickered on the head of Santa Lucia as the sweetly traditional phrases 0f the song accompanied her and her court down the white aisle in the gymnasium. It was pleasant to feel the exhilaration and familiarity of the hnal days of Christmas activity transported into your home and family atmosphere. You relaxed for a few days, and then school began again and a rapid study pace culmi- nated in the fever of hectic days and nights during finals. In the midst of the tests and immediately afterward, yen remember a sorority 21nd fraternity formal providing dis- traction and relaxation from the tension of concentrated study. As soon as finals were over, you went home, per- haps on an incomparable trip to Florida or New Mexico, or stayed at school where you could sleep, relax, organize, and sleep some more. Again the Convocation ball sounded on a winter day, and the second semester of the year began and surprised you when you realized that it was already half over. You reevaluated all your best resolutions concerning study habits and decided that second semester would be one of true scholarly endeavor. Activity seemed to increase with each day that moved the year toward its close. The chant of the crowds in. the gymnasium Could be heard ill: the library and would in- variably entice you to go over and watch the fast pace of a Viking basketball game. Lectures, concert programs, and Contemporary Conversations were important to you and had to be fitted in with studying, The Crucible, your term papers, and the 1-5 Ball. The nostalgia asso- ciated with the last chances to go ice-skating and my slid- ing changed into anticipation of spring activities. Friend- ship Fair began in its planning stages, and a Leadership Conference preceded the elections to Stu-U and RA offices. You were relieved when the slush and icy rains of Feb- ruary days were interspersed with an unusually balmy clay forewntning of spring. A DETERMINED VIKING JIM armi' bi: flying 1'02 :0 gt: all the way for q :cmsbtiowz tally.

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AUGUSTANA IN PANORAMA i1 carrgp'al in :59 pomp of Hamecamixg. 1958. presided over by the mm! of Azzgmmm ViiRoyairy. and blue beanies were ever bowed, buttonedf and air- taided to the relentless wills of the sophomore class. YOU fteshmen found orientation of greater value in the activities, discussions, and counseling of an uppetclztssmen orientation leader, a faculty advisor, and a group of fel- low fteshiesu with similar problems, questions, and in- tereSts. Uppetclassmen returning to an already familiar environment found yourselves not so concerned with haz- ing and the first whirl of social events as with the con, struction of the new Student Union building and the Fine Arts Auditorium; the challenge of classes in advanced cal- culus, subjective culture, and Shakespute; and the appli- cation of an educational teiemphasis introduced by the Student Government. The normalcy of routine and usual procedure barely as- serted, the wood and Chicken wire frame: of partially con- structed Heats began to be built in the bus barn, gas sta- tions, and warehousest You remember well a sparkling day in October when the innovation of sevetai visiting marching bands livened the tempo and volume of a COL OrfUI parade, Royal gold and blue were threaded through the majesty of a dignified and nostalgic ViiRoyalty coro- nation ceremony the night before paced to the phrases of By the Mighty Mississippi. The excitement and chal- lenge of the football game with the added support of hundreds who came back to revisit, te-etiact, arid remem- ber was part of the uprtempo of Homecoming. You te- memher the Crowded Homecoming Ball, and the sluggish tension which kept everyone going until the vibrations of the Bell Tower bell announced a freshman girl became a co-ed and sounded the end of Homecoming, 195 8. W001 gloves and boots appeared as the trees grew bare; the stairs to Westetlin cteaked with the cold, and rosy faces testified to the Change in the weather. Your study fever seemed to rise as mid-tetm exams approached, but relief came with Thanksgiving Only to increase again in the rush of pte-Chtistmas activities. There were still coEee tiates, LSA, Stu-U on Thursdays, and Math Club; but you walked faster because it was cold and you had less time in which to get everything done. You found time for the special service in the chapel, for joining the crowds in Mosenfelders :md Younkers just in time for last minute shopping, for :t midnight tray slid- ing party, and for caroling 0n zt snowy bright night. You were caught in the feeling of tht- charity and kindtcdness 0f the season, and faces all around reHeCted the tinseled 13

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