Fort Hays State University - Reveille Yearbook (Hays, KS)

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FORT MATS FRESHMEN 1ND UPPERCLASSMEN SWING OUT AT THE FIRST ALL SCHOOL VARSITY OF THE SCHOOL YEAR . IIESHMCN CLASS OFFICERS FOR THIS YEAR WERE PRESIDENT DALE PORTSCHV; VICE PRESIDENT DANIEL ROBERTS; SE C RET A R Y T RE ASU Rl R TOM HUNSICKER. Ilach new school year brings to •• the Lam pus .1 new group of Freshmen Tins year the freshmen were tvpic.il freshmen just as they always arc. Some of them were homesick the first few weeks of school, others were not Some were timid, others were cjuitc con- fident. Some were away from home lor the lirst time in their life, others had been away before In spite of these differences among individuals, rhev all had one thing in common T lies were enrolling in college tor the first nine in their lives, and thee were all freshmen During freshmen week, the stu- dents were assigned to advisory groups and schedules were made out lor the Inst seinestci These

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FACULTY MRS. BERT RERGLAND. Instructor In Physical Education . . . JESSE PEARCE. Assistant Professor of Health . . . GRACE CARD. Instructor in Health. College Nurse . . . ELIZABETH BARBOUR. Assistant Profes- sor of Physical Education. GAVNELLE DAVIS. Assistant Professor of Education and Supervisor of Teacher Train- ing .. . MAUDE McMINDES. Associate Pro- fessor of Education and Director of Teacher Traininq . . . ROSELLA McCARROLL. Assist- ant Professor of Education . . . ROBERT McGRATH. Professor of Education and H ead of Department . MARY MAE PAUL. Assist ant Professor of Education and Supervisor of Teacher Training . . . PEARL CRUISE. Assist- ant Professor of Education.

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t li P S II II 1 1 II I P advisory groups helped the students become acquainted with college life on .1 small schedule. Thev also helped to foster friendship among the individuals in the groups Oil September 2 1, the lirst election of the school year was held ( andidates for freshmen class officers were: Dale Portschy, Frances Owens, and Dale Durfee, president, Dan Roberts, Jack ( ampbcll, and I linor brining, vice-president, James (dark, Tom Hunsickcr, secretary-treasurer alone Lamorcc, Bill Dodson, Barbara Bowman, Peggy Nickols, and David Smith were nominees for the two student councilmcu. The results of the election were: Dale Portschy, president, Dan Roberts, vice-president, Tom Hunsickcr, secretary- treasurer. Valaric Lamorcc and David Smith were chosen for the two student count 1 1 men. Freshmen girls were entertained by a tea given by the Faculty Women, and by teas given during rush week by the Pan- Hellenic Council and the social sororities oil the campus. The boys were entertained bv the fraternities. . A large green cardboard tag with the words, Fort Hays Freshman was the prescribed insignia that all freshmen had to wear from the opening of school until Thanksgiving vacation All freshmen caught without the card were duly raked over the coals by sophomores or upperclassmen The letters F H K S ( were Tarooed on the faces of freshmen girls with red lipstick that was almost impossible to remove in the ten minutes between classes The meat line awaited the freshmen boys who chose to stray from the beaten path. Homecoming activities were again largely the |ob of the fresh- men The campus was decorated by the sweat of their brows, and the crowning ceremonies on the football field were planned and carried our by a committee of freshmen, Before each game n was familiar to hear the freshmen boys spout olf. For those who don ' t know, spouting off is a vocal exercise performed with the full capacity of the vocal chords Tlic freshmen were good sports about spouting off, wearing the green Dog tags, decorating the campus for homecoming, and we know thev wouldn’t have missed it for anything in the world- 21