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becoming acquainted The Freshman discovered that the dorm population is classified according to floors. In a few days she began to feel at home in Hewitt. The cosmopolitan atmosphere is a much used phrase, but until the new- comer found herself at dorm breakfast or a cafeteria luncheon with a young lady from Poland, China, or Mexico, she did not realize its significance. New and stimulating friendships highlighted the first days for dorm denizens and sub- way-stair victims alike. Junior hostesses await their freshman sisters . . . and tag them.
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j heshman Wml The Class of 1948 was swept into the flurry of Freshman Week Activities by a committee of hostesses chairmanned by Louise Du Bois. Transfers were welcomed by Betty Burton and Nadine Foss. Arriving at Barnard Hall, on opening day, they were mustered into small groups by the upperclassmen, introduced to everybody in sight and marched off to the Library by their hostesses, who abandoned them to their Blue Books and the complications of our Library system as inter- preted by Miss Greene, the Librarian. Rescued from the Library, they crossed to McMillin theatre for the Opening Exercises of Columbia University. Impressed by the beauty and dignity of a full Academic Procession, by the address of Dr. Butler, and by the century-old tradition, they sang their new Alma Mater with a thrill of anticipation. As she conducted a guided tour around the cam- pus, each hostess attempted to explain the functions of Honor Board, Rep Assembly, and the importance of National Service on campus. She answered their queries about Student Mail, Jake, and the Jungle. Invita- tions to teas, dances, luncheons, plus a score of posters advertising the plans of various clubs and organizations erased any fears they had been harboring about the limitations of campus life in the city.
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With organ hymns, with a crimson-gowned choir, with the chaplain ' s friendly message, St. Paul s Chapel warmly welcomes them. The Dean, Dr. McGuire, and Undergraduate President, Sabra Foiiett, are next to greet the newcomers who lunch at Hewitt Hall and receive Alumnae me- mentoes of the day. Luncheon is followed by an introduction to student govern- ment at work. . . . 13
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