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ENROLLMENT SHOWED A DROP FROM THE FALL OF 1949 Long Lines and Waiting ere the Order of the Day Over H00 freshmen were among the 1200 students enrolled at Howling Green at the start of the fall semester. The drop from the reeord-high of 1949 was blamed largely on the threatening war situation. For the first time in four years the number of girls enroll- ing as frosh nearly equalled the boys entering sehool. f.ong lines and waiting. however, were still very' much in evidenee during the pre-registration period and the first few days of the semester. Freshmen followed a rather rigid sehedule which took eare of their registration and orientation, while upperelassmen were left, to fend for themselves. Frosh found themselves eonfronted with seowling upperelassmen who demanded to know where their beanies were and that they sing the alma mater or fave the dire eonsequenees. Week-day Evenings Found the Libe Crowded Students soon found themselves eonfronted with piles of homework. and the libe eould be found Prosh pause for a minute to enjoy' an iee eream erowded about every week-day' evening falthough not always for studying. The soeial life at Howling Green was already' lak- ing shape with the usual weekend danees and movies. and plans for bigger and more interesting happenings were already formulating. Continuing in the tradition of previous years the Artists Series began its year's program with a eon- eert by the United States Marine Band whieh per- formed before two full houses. A New National Frat, Was Added ln spite of the drop in enrollment things eontinued at Bowling Green in a big way. The Bee Gee News published a reeord-sized opening edition of twelve pages, and the Key' announced an inerease in size. Among the Creeks, Beta Sigma was installed as Phi Kappa Psi to beeome the thirteenth national on the Bowling Green campus. Freshmen girls at the JLWQS. mixer.
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Students stand in the seemingly never-ending lines to pay their fees Football Took the Fall Sports Spotlight Septetnber also saw the sehoolis sports program get underway. The lfaleon basketball team had just returned from a Sllt'f't'SSflIl South ,Mnerieau tour. playing many teams from that Continent. Un the gridiron, Bowling Green opened its football schedule with a scoreless tie with Rider College. The Bowling Green harriers started their successful season shortly after the summer vacation. The intramural program was also in full swing with touch football, golf, and tennis heading the fall eard. llighlighting the intramural football program were many traditional rivalries such as the Chi Html, the Mud Howl, and the llittle Brown ,lug game. This frosh secnis a little disgruntled by it all.
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