Eureka College - Prism Yearbook (Eureka, IL)

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TI-IE GRIND AND FRESI-IMAN WALK About a week after school started, President Dickinson let us know that we were to participate in one of the oldest customs of the campus. The Grind, which is the Eureka way of becoming acquainted with new students and faculty members, was held on Saturday night, September 21, in the gym. After the grind, you know what the politician's arm feels like after a big campaign, and really feel that you have been well introduced to your fellow classmates. The whole affair was followed by a dance with music by recordings. This was the first of many gay parties sponsored by various campus groups-certainly a fitting beginning for the new school year. The night of October 2, a docile freshman class co-operated with the mighty seniors in order to remove a little of the green so common to freshmen. The idea was simply to give the new collegiates a bit of a hard time. Very definitely they paid homage to the seniors during the course of the evening, and entertained them with various stunts. This was the night that Angie showed her ability as a football player. Carlos Mendez almost knocked himself out cheer- leading, and more than one young man went through the motions of pinning diapers on officially helpless females. As each group finished their stunt, they were taken to waiting cars, given their ride O-U-T, and told to find their way back when and if they could. Arriving back in Eureka sometime in the wee hours, most-freshmen felt thor- oughly initiated. . i

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STUDENT ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS ar Much of the value of college is to be found in activities out- side as well as inside the class- room. Students at Eureka are particularly fortunate in both a rich tradition and a closely knit, Well-acquainted group to carry them out. From the beginning rush off Freshman Week, until the close of the ivy ceremony at gradua- tion, it has been a busy and fruitful year for the students and their many organizations. The Grind, Freshman Walk, Flunk Day, Homecoming, Win- ter Formals, the Heart Sister Dance, Spring Formals, and the Junior-Senior Prom were all highly successful activities of the past year. Looking to the one World of today, a drive for aid of foreign students was sponsored by the World Student Service Fund and went over the top both in dona- tions and in the most successful all-school party of the year. The following pages are a, View of some of our traditions, activities, and organizations- a very important part of the campus 'neath the elms.

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FLUNK DAY Sl-IENANIGANS The old tradition of Flunk Day is dear to the hearts of the Eureka College students, although some visitor to Ye Olde College might accuse us of madness. The Seniors set THE day-October 9 this year- all unknown to the poor under- classmen. Heinie blew the whistle at the steam plant and we all gathered at the chapel. Remember? The freshman boys dressed as little girls, the freshman girls dressed as little boys, sophomore boys as Daisy Mae's and girls as Li'l Abner's, and the juniors dressed as babies. Transformed students walked to town or became part of a snake dance led by Miss Slagle. Around the stoplight with much supposed dignity, the lordly Seniors fwho incidentally were privileged to ride up town in carsj required Allahs from the underclassmen. Before our walk to Flunk Hill, we stopped to sing favorite college songs at the high school. When we had all arrived, there was the traditional tug-o-war across Walnut Creek. The Sophomores got dunked, not once but twice. Mrs. Deiker and a few seniors prepared the delicious bar-b-ques, baked beans, cookies and apples served at our picnic luncheon. Following some more horseplay and general sociability, we enjoyed a free movie and saw slides of last year's Flunk Day at the Woodford Theatre. There was a dance that night at the gym. Outside, falling comets were visible, but each swain was primarily interested in the sweet young thing in his arms. By ten, the time of parting had come--at Lida's Wood and Magdalene Hall. Here ' the technique is still the same. If you don't know about it, drop over to the Wood or Hall about ten some night and see it-very educational. The underclassmen figured they'd had a big day and the seniors were proud of the successful day they had planned.