Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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But Freshman Week is Always Fun The freshmen relaxed Wednesday night, as once again they resumed the whirl of social activity. There was much to talk over now that they had had so many experiences, new to all of them. Where are you from? often started off interesting trains of conversation as many a freshman began to broaden his horizons. Friday, the long-awaited and yet dreaded event took place. Registration was the order of the day. The stream of freshmen started Friday morning and continued throughout the day. Those stalwart souls who didn ' t have a migraine from registration attended another mixer in the Student Center that evening. After a whirlwind week, the formalities were over; freshmen almost knew their way around the Administration Building and the Student Center; and a familiar face was seen often. Even through the rush for drawers and closet space, roommates were close friends. A few freshmen may have left before the year ' s end. But most of them have begun to feel that they are ? part of Creighton, just as the school is part of them. GLAD TO HAVE YOU! This was the fireeting as two freshmen came face-to-face with their new proctor for the coming year, Pat McKeever. Already there was the feeling of belonging. WORDS OF WELCOME are spoken to the freshmen co-eds by Mrs. Maurine M. Hamilton, Creighton ' s dean of women. At this get-together coeds became acquainted with activities for women. YES, THANK YOU, I ' d love to dance. But you seem to be standing on my toes. It ' s nothing to worry about, though, and in a minute they will be whirling around the dance floor. Once more, a co-ed wins out over the traditions of the stas line. 13

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Freshmen May Change Each Year A GUARANTEED METHOD for making new friends is to lounge around in the bustling, noisy atmosphere of the crowded Student Center, chatting about old times and new ones to come. DESPITE THE RUMORS, the food this past week has been good enough to make me hungry just thinking about it. It was good, also, to greet new friends on both sides of the counter. From the four corners of the earth they came — all sizes, shapes, and types — all different and yet soinewhat alike. This year the freshman class numbered 200. These poor, bewildered people gathered together for the first time Sept. 8, to start their college careers with Freshman Week which was designated to make them officially a part of what is now their university. Getting settled in their dorms was a trying but pleasant task. Impossible as it seemed then, everybody ' s belongings finally found a place, and the freshmen were ready for the week ahead. Placement tests were first on the agenda. When they were finally completed, ' fun was the key-word and this became evident at the Fun Night picnic. Wednesday, the freshman girls met with Mrs. Hamilton, dean of women, in the Student Center, to get a few ideas of college life and what the University expected of thein. Later, freshmen got a preview of the curriculum ahead of them, as they pre-registered with the deans of their re- spective colleges. At these conferences students received valuable advice in regards to their future years at college. THIS H.APPENS to be the last empty space in the entire hall. Now, where am I going to put my other twenty-six bags and fifteen boxes? Sometimes, the freshmen miscalculate the dimensions of their rooms and forget to count in the new roommate. 12

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THE EYES OF CREIGHTON are upon him. In fact, he ' s the most talked-about man on campus during Registration Days. The hopes of many anguished students have been dashed at his feet. A QUADR.ATIC EQUATION? No . . . just a bit of tricky class scheduling that requires plenty of concentration, patience, and coffee. Registration Was At first glance, the scene looked like a national political convention, or possibly it was typical of the Wall Street stock exchange. In reality, the sea of worried and tired faces was just another Registration Day at Creighton Uni- versity. The signs of frustration, the groans of aggravation, the disgu.st at closed sections, the disconcerting task of readjust- ing an already readjusted class schedule — these were the combinations which made Registration Day a hectic one. Creightonians realize that accurate record keeping and smoothly operating classes don ' t just happen. They know that countless forms must be filled out so that each student ' s work can be properly recorded. The system is as simplified as efficiency will permit. But the procedure has sometimes extended into the evening hours with a. degree of frustration. When the final signature had been secured and the only remaining IBM card pulled, it was hard to say whether the students or the administration were happier to see the fog clear and the gym become silent once more. CONFUSION IS AMUSING? It might appear funny, but in the midst of pencil snapping, fingernails flying, and nerves tightening, it ' s not. 14