College of Wooster - Index Yearbook (Wooster, OH)

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F rom Pledge to L Active in 72 H ours $533 Pledging for women's social clubs .3331 took place during the first weeks of : is. school and in the first stages involved 335.9 both independent and club-inclined the girls. The Inter-Club Council issued 1:53.- general invitations to all upperclass righ women not in Clubs for rush teas :33. sponsored by the individual groups. n; In the picture in the upper left-hand corner, Sue Campbell provided a r musical background for the Echoe's rush tea while Iean Howard talked with sophomore Gail Hadaway. The weekend after the teas each - club held a rush party; this year they ranged from a pancake breakfast to a pirates' rendezvous. In three more days the bids were delivered and ac- N cepted; then initiation proceedings loomed ahead. During initiation one .-- r- could have had shoes shined free in 1371' the Union, seen an Indian blanket 3? 1'5 approach and mutter How? or I5 3- heard the time announced on the .3 3 quad as Domino pledge Dona Hill does in the picture at the upper right. This year the club skits were part of the W.S.G.A.-Y.W.C.A.-Inter-Club Prep Follies, as illustrated in the pic- ture at the left with Sphinx pledges Candy Kane and Pat Lindbeck ian- ning Marcia Cleo Tencate, while 50?: Freddy Beamer and Sue Shera made like Egyptian servants. Finally it was xil- all over and the clubs swung into their annual programs of formals and w informals, plus strictly hag affairs. 0'4 Below, left, Tom Boyne, Ginnerenan, E Joan Waters, Clarence Ammons, E V 5:; Ruth Ann Coleman Davis and Joel E :W Davis chat between dances at the g ,a dad Imp-Pyramid informal. MW 27

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WWW. Mmms s Thanksgiving will be remembered as the holiday of the big snow. Normal vacation was extended to permit students ct few days to shovel themselves out of the white stuff. Christmas brought with it the dreams of a vacation at home with all the yuletide festivities. Language clubs and the W. F. went caroling. The entire campus helped raise the quad Christmas tree, and Dr. Lean gave his interpretation of Dicken's THE CHRISTMAS CAROL for the 4lst time. Since George Washington's birthday fell on a Thursday this year it meant a day without classes. The campus cele- bration is the Gum Shoe Hop, which originated with a campus stride for a holiday in 1914. Although not a national holiday, Sadie Hawkin's Day is becoming a college fun day. King Jack Hayward is shown topposite paget with his court of Bob Zimmerman. Dick Martin, Bob Iunkin. M. C. Fred Wallermcm. A1 $17st, and Don Mellon. Easter brought out the usual spring iinery and cold weather. Special Easter services were held in Memorial Chapel for those students in Wooster. Other students went home for the weekend. Spring vacation began the following weekend. .M-twwsmumww An innovation this year was a surprise Spring holiday Which was suggested to the Senate. It would be a secret holiday until announced by the ringing of the chapel bell.