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September 7. Eleven-thirty in the morning, and off for a launch ride around San Francisco Bay. Spirits high; here is California at its best. As a new student I was properly impressed. A salty view of the Golden Gate and a close glimpse of Alcatraz provided a thrilling topic for letters home the following week. September 17-19. Horrors! Frosh initiation. Three days of fun for upper classmen and anxiety for lowly freshmen. No one was spared and, in traditional manner, the babies of the campus learned the hard way the requirements of college life. Outlandish costumes varied at the whims of initiation officials. Fun, laugh- ter, extra doses of bed-making and room-cleaning were prescribed duties for festivities which ended with a picnic in Forest Meadows. September 22. The time three o ' clock, the scene again Forest Meadows, the occasion a picnic-dance. Baseball, arch- ery and hamburgers were headline afternoon activi- ties, while dancing on the tennis courts and robust singing around a picnic bonfire took the evening spot- light. October 5. The Freshman Reception and our first opportunity 158
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to act as hostesses in our new home. Our guests were from Santa Clara, Saint Mary ' s, and the University of San Francisco. The green and white rooms were trans- formed into a perfect setting for dancing, and outside there was a shimmering San Rafael moon. A wonder- ful evening; even cleaning up was fun! October 7. Rosary Sunday. A living rosary in black and white, the entire college walked in procession reciting the Mysteries. At the Lourdes Grotto we sang the same beautiful Ave Maria which rings out each hour on the college chimes. October 31. Shield Day, one of the most impressive of my college life. Sophomore, Junior, and Senior classes in proces- sion, singing class songs, carried out a long established tradition. On the lawn in front of Benincasa we re- ceived our shield. Dinner by candlelight, and a minia- ture shield for each freshman as a lasting reminder of the day. ' x, , , k November 15. Mid-terms over at last, after a week of light-cuts and poring over worn notes. Now apprehension, wondering at just what minute the local postman in each home town will stick a D. C. envelope in the family mail box, thereby letting anxious parents in on the secrets of college grading systems. 159
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