Brown University - Liber Brunensis Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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S , 7 l L'UZ' L Clllllllllf.'e Wdi Lil lAL' Slldflc'll The freshman entering college today is not certain of a number of things. Peace- time attendance was insecure enough, but college in 1942 was even more questionable Younger than previous frosh, he faced even more serious problems. The freshman entering in June under the new tri-semester plan was introduced to the mysteries of war-time college life by Freshman Week, that glorious period before school begins when Brown goes all-out to acquaint the new men with their new life and friends, students, faculty and administration After being subjected to every conceivable variety of test and tasting a bit of the fruits, the first full summer semester in Brown's history was opened at Convocation. The first few weeks were a round of smokers, as the activities bid for his services. As the year proceeded, the work and tempo of college was about as expected. The highlights were rushing and p'edgmg fra?ermty, and the low point was the year'mg'S first finals in Seprember The college man entering today realizes that this is a business, that its glamour is lost for the duration, that an ever-increasing value has been placed on acquiring a proficient education CoHege life has at last parfiaHy bridged the gap to reality. The Freshman will never experience the cloistered college life the upperclassmen remember, but he has gsined the greater task of helping to mold Brown into a more integral part of society. Freshman week includes a series of grueling aptitude tests.

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V:AE sze.i tman -;'-?.Q N - , 2l W -3 - ful IBQl R e o - - uf Bl ll!gaz The first view cf the Brown campus is the most exciting one There is no place like home even this barren derm room.

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Freshmen learn very early in their college careers that it is an old Brown tradition to wait in line. On the steps of Manning Hall Frosh get acquainted. Cjot one ;flO'CtOllJ VVZEZ 116