S f-'Effie ' xiii .. , 4.3 , Q, Rig' .31 S X Y 300 memhers of the Class of 1061 arrived un the lfarlham Campus late in Septernlwer. fpnn their arrival they were greeted hy the New Student Wleek Staff who snld them heanies and elevatur tickets. Some freshman girls were even asked their measurements for Nlav llav custurnes by interested male staff memhers. The l7reshman Week program had several purpnses: to acquaint the frnsh with the Earlham physical plant. to start them toward eventual integration into the Earlham cnrnrnunity. and to instill in them a respect fur Earlham and its traditions. The new students had to face a hattery nf tests. the results nf which were used in planning their Courses. Dances. faculty-at-home parties. and a freshman outing at Whitewater State Park were some of the events of that first week. Later carrie the Freshman Talent Show. a very successful display of a great variety of talents. Instrumental in dealing with the freshmen was the Prece- dents Committee. Nlany of the freshmen and upperclassmen v 1, 'Q ,f , if ' tl. is Organizations vit-d fur1nernl1t'rsat the .M-tiviti-'s lunr. ,! felt that this yearis grnuli did nut dn its jnlf wt-ll. It set-nied that there was tn., much hazing. and saint- tliinus that liappenerl were nut in grind taste, lit-1-au-e nl this 1-'inf-errr, a entnrnittec was set up l-v Senate whit li illh-stlgiilerl the prulrlem and made r'e:'1nnme-ndatitans fur ne-vt year. ,Xt the end uf lfreslnnan Week the elder lfarlharnites re' turned tn the tfarnlrus and nntif-ed the nianv changes w hit-h had taken place during the sunnner. 'lihree tiff-carnpus t'll'tl'lll5f,It'IllilIlS Hnuse. Heidler llnuse. and Nlarshall llwuse -were added, A 1-nmgrete runwav intn liarpenter Hall was a hell' I0 these cnnfined tn wlie-cl-1-l1ail's. Tr't1e-ltlnml lfield- hnuse had seen several changes, :X new entrante. an arwus- tical ceiling. and a fnlding wall with seats made it pnssilnle tu use the fit-ldhnuse for audienves tt-wr large tu he accnrn- modated in Cmlrlard rXuditnriuni. Uther additiwns ineluded office spate. a weiuhtlifting renin. and partitiwns which allnwed the plakinu flnnr lu lie used ln several Qfrwvtilis at 1'llN't'. r- '. AM. . -..b W 4 .,. 11 , .' . ' 1 cl . .r-.L 1 1- f i 'TV' ! ...tl g ' 4, N , b K 1 gigs. liigfg. ., ' Ft ' --... - .. f v A- 'liss .' . I . t at . Freshmen were required to wear giant name lugs during Fresh displayed theiret-sttrrm--rriakirig alvility. Trial Week.
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Following in the wake of Nlargarct Xll-:nl's stimulating visit last year. llr. ll:-nrv liownian came to the campus. ln convocation and less formal discussions. he cliallenpccl the student lioitv to thinli aliout the prolnlems ol dating and mar- riage. lfarlham attracts many visitors eu-rv year who are alile to give a great de-al to lioth far-nlty and students. The Quakers. led luv new coach Paul lllod. won their first Hoineconiing game in T years with il smasliing 30-0 win over Rose Polv. The tradi- tional Tiv Rush was made to the State Theater. First prize went to the Seniors' float which. fol- lowing the theme of Out of This World. was an intercontinental Ont to l.atniehi' missile. The Juniors' second place offering declared that they were Nlartian on to Victory. A new part of the Homecoming festivities was the ,lunior Olymp- ics program sponsored hy the Student lnterest Group on Friday afternoon. At the dance on Sat- urday evening. Phvllis Wvarner was honored as queen. Parents' Yveekend did not amount to much. perhaps hecause of insufficient organization and a lack of activities involving lioth parents and stu- dents. There was a high point. however: the joint presentation of lWlenotti's The Unicorn. the Cor- gon. and the Manticoref' luv Concert Choir and Mask and Mantle. Ezlzzcnrion at llze Crossroads liecame a part of everv0ne's vocaliularv before the Reading Pro- gram exam on the fatal day of November 16th. This book was assigned to the whole school. Sev- eral groups promoted discussion of the book. The Reading Program was approved in 1950. Its pur- pose was to provide a common fund of intellec- r., , we 4' , xi 4-if if if s..iHd 1 'Q X .. .-11- .- Z5 fissiiiggiq '2f?1vw,3s-ix, Q Cfw'i?Ni.:i-E?g'- fre. svweii' ' .qos T-It gs . i i The l'lonnwo1n11i,gd.mceendvd the festivities, to a wider community of discourse and contro- versy. Further it was hoped that the program would create a lasting interest in good hooks. and introduce students to lwoolis outside their major tual experience for all students and introduce them fields. Phyllis Warner was crowned Queen during the game. The Homecoming Court: Sue Burtclt, Elinor Walton. Phyllis Warner, Anne Cilliert. G A 5 . 0
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