Emporia State University - Sunflower Yearbook (Emporia, KS)

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Where do we go? What do we do? How clo we act? This is the purpose of our Freshman Week. Big red iuicy pieces of watermelon were enioyed by incoming students at Wilson Park during freshman orientation week. ,-..:...v-fs -.ff -f f 'M' ' 1 ,Z -M 1 ,:., K A X , 'SE M, ,P .. MN, i . ,..-- EW AmAA mn A . me'- Q i-.. -, MM . f'i'?: I I my A RV ,Y XXX? Z , 'jmca 1 K I f-e-ect X f .f .e ,f f me f Cf X. ,ffl ...oft . f -f ....... If s , . . - ......-.K ,ff Freshmen are greeted by the welcoming sign on the new gesture by the older and more educated l?J students of addition to the Student Union. The sign was a friendly the school. We come to college to learn. We come to college to live. We come to college to live and to learn-about people and places and things. We come to college to learn everything we can, but we do not come to learn alone. We do not want to be alone. So we get acquainted. We go to a watermelon feed. We meet people. W6 go to a talent show and watch people perform. We go to a dance in the union. We meet more people. Later we will go to classes. We will meet even more people there and we will live and learn together. At least maybe we will learn to spell Welcome ! 12 Q The Student Union Ballroom was the scene ofthe annual get-acquainted dance during freshman orientation. The old story of boy-meets-girl, girl-meets-boy was again part of the fun as the students-to-be got together. .- z ,

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. - i ., W, 9 t, gurl Off to Abilene for an educational tour of the historical town. Where's my Freshman beanie ? BELOW: Hot Dawg! Mr. Reicherter, keeps a close watch on the weiners as hungry individuals stand by at the Business depart- rnent's picnic at Peter Pan Park. ,. Fun for all No matter who . Young and old And even you. Summer keeps our students very busy with many activities. These include trips, conventions tournaments, picnics, etc. Trips were taken to Star- light Theater in Kansas City, Eisenhower Museum in Abilene, Sandzen Museum, Lindsbourgg baseball tour to Kansas City, and a local tour to Americus. Workshops and institutes that were centered around our campus include Parent-Teachers Association workshop, Music camp, Debate Institute, Math Institute, French Institute, Kansas International Affairs Institute, and Golf Day Tournaments. 1

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These teams had spirit. Third place winners ofthe Freshman Talent Show were Linda Leffingwell and Donna Massey Cleftl who presented a pantomine entitled JuIie and Carol at Carnegie Hall. Second place honors went to Linda and Mike Spoon frighty with a selection of folk music. A talent released - an honor bestowed. Sandy Martin from Great Bend placed first with her humorous reading A Study in Culture earning the first place trophy. The Freshman Talent Show is an annual event sponsored by Blue Key. The iudges are composed of E- State faculty members, usually from the Speech and Music Departments. Thirty-eight freshmen tried out for the show and ten were selected. ln addition to the winners', Tom Bozell received honorable men- tion. The Cash-Lowery Combo, John Tribell, Loius Rosas, Cheryl Lovett, Nancy Hemphill, Sharon Turner also qualified for the show. fdttlw mccmbe The attentive freshmen class filled Albert Taylor Hall to see their fine display of talent. 4 I