Florida State University - Renegade / Tally Ho Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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' BEATING ON A TOMTOM shout the Freshman girls as they vie in the cheerleading tryouts. FIRST EXAM OF THE YEAR always seems perplexing to the unfamiliar freshman rat. SIGNS OF PROGRESS AT the start forces students to learn new routes to classes. AN EARLY FALL BREAK FROM BOOKS FINDS STUDENTS ENJOYING CANOEING. STUDENT VEEP JULIAN PROCTOR and student leaders inform the freshmen of student octivities.

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A SOPHOMORE COUNSELOR punches a temporary ID card in the fall election of Freshmen officers. A HOMESICK STUDENT CHECKS BULLETIN BOARD FOR A RIDE HOME. Fall Trimester is Hectic as Ever 28 THE UMPIRE WATCHES closely and the crowd waits in anticipation every play in FSU ' s first home win. Anticipation clothed the campus as the first weeks of fall rolled around. Activities began with a per- petual motion, one leading into the next. Greeks began rush, bids were offered, and new pledges were received. Freshman women had to pass the Knowledge for College Test. Campaigning and elections came very early and the air was filled with the importance of each candidate as he tried to round up his followers. Football games provided much speculation and discourse before and after each was played. Care-packages full of food, and letters full of news linked the student to family and friends at home. With all this activity the days fell behind us as the leaves fell from the trees. STUDENTS GATHER around the Westcott ticket win- dow to buy IBM cards for the next Student Artist Series.

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A FRESHMAN is ratted by a dedicated sophomore sludge. GOING AROUND IN CIRCLES TYPIFIES THE COLLEGE STUDENT DURING REGISTRATION. Active Week Opens Trimester MASSES OF NEW FRESHMEN TAKE THEIR FIRST COLLEGE EXAMS. The freshman ' s first view of Florida State was much like a hazy kaleidoscope of events. Freshman Orien- tation ' s welcoming speeches, tests, and guided tours barely gave anyone a chance to catch a breath. The sludges, who are members of Alpha Council, adorned the faces of the coeds with the freshman in- signia RAT. Climaxing this week were the frus- trating days of massconfusion termed registration. Hours were spent waiting in long lines which stretched endlessly across the gym floor. After this process was completed, one had nothing else to do but wait for the rush of trimester classes to begin.