Capital University - Capitalian Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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Then back to the stadium for a pep rally featuring the boogie cheer imported from Chicago ... it really stole the show! “Yeah, man! SEPTEMBER 17 . . . this was the day when student met prof for the first time face-to-face . . . advisors, they were called . . . Each one insisted that no self-respecting student could ignore his particular courses . . . This afternoon, a chartered bus trip to points of interest in Columbus . . . state pen, city hall, libraries, state house—everything . . . For a change, supper was held picnic style in the stadium . . . Profs, clutching hot-dogs dripping with mustard and juggling coke bottles, mixed comfortably with seminarians and college students doing the same thing . . . Then back to the dorm to wipe off the ketchup and change into casual clothes for a gay evening in Loy Gym at the mixer . . . Everybody was feeling good this evening . . . Freshmen still wore their name cards, and the judging of the best ones was a high point ol the entertain- ment . .. Prizes and applause were awarded to the Freshmen with the most original cards . . . Rip Van Winkle and his juke box provided music for dancing . . . The Freshmen have by now lost their awe of the Sophomores, since they’ve concluded successfully most of their initiation rites without two much per- manent injury . . . SEPTEMBER IS . . . “The first Saturday morning at Cap! Cleaned the room, did the laundry, forgot the appointment with my advisor, was embarrassed. Thus reads the journal of one Fresh- man ... A lot of things to do today—odds and ends like paying the bills, filling out those horrible regis- tration blanks, forgetting to sign in ten places . . . Who makes up these things? . . . Tonight was Fresh- man Date Night, too—a memorable occasion . . . An old tradition at Cap—yeah! That doesn't make a convincing argument for the Frosh . . . saying good-night to a total stranger with fifty people watching you can be embarrassing! . . . Upper left and center: The Sophomores get wet as the tug-of-war progresses. Upper and lower right: Freshman-Sophomore Mixer. Jim Darnell supervises the winning line-up of name cards; and everybody dances on the gym floor. Lower loft: Frosh date night lineup, with interested spectators ogling the newly-paired couples.

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SEPTEMBER 14 . . . Up at 7 this morning . . . big day ahead. Another quick breakfast . . . back to pick up a testing appointment . . . then to the agon)' of some big-league tests . . . These onee-mighty high- school seniors felt humble under the onslaught of Bcrnreuter, Seashore, and Minnesota Multi-phasic In- ventor)' . . . What could all this mean? . . . Some of them were lucky: they had a physical . . . touch your toes . . . have you ever had the measles? . . . do you like girls? . . . Back to the Refectory for lunch ... no time to tour the campus; tests again at 1 . . . This time, English and vocational . . . “Put the square peg in the round hole . . . “So you want to be a doctor!” ... In between flying trips to the library and the gym, Glee Club and Chapel Choir aspirants found time to go to auditions . . . Erstwhile church choir members and rural music club divas competed with private-lesson students and semi-professionals for coveted berths in Glee or Choir . . . Wonder why their throats suddenly went dry? . . . Could it have been the big audi- torium. the strange faces, and the presence of Mr. Snyder and Mr. Crist? . . . Enough to make a Met star wilt! . . . Supper time already—my. my! . . . time does fly . . . For a change, nothing on the schedule for tonight ... a good time to get that room cleaned tip . . . But no! Someone found a pinochle deck and a checker board, and all good intentions were lost . . . Under the Big Elm and on Lehman steps the two- somes had already formed. Maybe it was the collegiate atmosphere, maybe it was the campus scene— regardless of the cause, love had already reared its ugly head . . . Ah, spring! . . . SEPTEMBER 15 . . . Pretty day— and a big one . . . The old students—upper classmen and seminarians—returned to Cap from summer vacation . . . All the windows in Lehman were filled with Frosh girls looking over the upperclassmen . . . Some have already set their sights . . . Today finished up the physicals and the read- ing tests . . . Today began the Sophomores’ “indoctrination.” In the even- ing, a variety Show . . . Jorg and Pete, the two-piano girls, the reading of the Freshman rules, introduction of Rip “The Whip Van Winkle, Wayne Rollins’ personality . . . and then, later, in the Refectory, the Faculty Reception and a filling” meal ... In gratitude, the Frosh men serenaded the Sophomore girls—and got water on the head. SEPTEMBER 16 . . . Calisthenics at 6 a. m. . . . the poor Freshmen! . . . Around the track in. Bernlohr Stadium . . . ten push-ups apiece . . . Some new attractions at this initiation are the signs hung from each new student’s neck telling where, who, and whv . . . Collecting signatures is another task . . . “Stay off center walk . . . “Don’t use that fountain” . . . the familiar old admoni- tions are still modern this year . . . After supper, the tug-of-war . . . -6-

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 7he tf-'iQ'iliMe+t. Upper: Clait officers. Donald Blosser, Hardee Hepler, Gayle Kornck®, William Gocsh, Robert Niethommer. Center: First row: Charles Anderson. Jerry Brown, Margaret Dalton, William Disbro, Ralph Doermann, David Echert, Margaret Fauth, Donald Finefroclt. Second row: Norbert Fischvogt. Lois Glessner. Marjorie Hildebrandt, Armin Heidman, Curtis Heritage, Ruth Hochs- heide, Clara Hosfelt, Mary Kettler. Third row: Walter Knauf. James Loutzenhiser, Joan Mack, Mary Anita McCandlcss, Norma Nickels, Kusum Parekh, Beverly Parker, James Price. Bottom: First row: George Bedard. Rosclyn Blackwell, Paul Campbell, Robert Dubbert, Joyce Fitzgibben, Charles Gibeaut, Donald Hafey, William Hansen. Second row: James Matthews, Bill Mercer, Ann Parks. Dow Roettger, Patricia Sailc, Mark Schumacher, Richard Steffee. Nancy Stillwell. Third row: Robert Taylor, Carl Thielman, Robert Webber, George Wright, Eileen Wyman, Richard Young. Ellen Zehner. What with tours of the city, tests, calis- thenics. and other forms of initiation activity, few upper classmen had much of an opportunity the first week to ex- amine this species of educational amoeba called Freshmen ... It was only at the latter part of the week when the press of orientation had died down that the upper classmen were aware of the nu- merous strangers now inhabiting the campus . . . Director of Social Activities Jack DeMuth called the first meeting of the Freshman Class on Tuesday, Sep- tember 21st, with election of officers being the main item of discussion; and although 215 of the 309 members of the class art from Ohio, it was Pennsylvania which carried off the honors . . . Hardee Hepler, ex-Navy man from Butler, was elected to steer the Freshman Class through its initial year at Cap, while Gayle Korneke, also a Pennsylvanian, was chosen class secretary later . . . The Ohioans rallied after this election to put Don Blosser of Dayton into the office of class treasurer . . . Bill Coesch of Cali- fornia was given the job of vice-presi- dent . . . Immediately following the election, Paul Andrews and Hardee Hepler went to the Campus Council meeting as the Freshman Class repre- sentatives . . . Hepler was made re- -S-