Furman University - Bonhomie Yearbook (Greenville, SC)

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WARM-UP. NO MERCY! RATTING . . . PLACARDS . . . FRESHMEN DEFLATED Ratting was almost entirely obsolete this year on the men’s campus ... just because the Freshman Class was almost twice as large as the Sophomore Class . . . but on the womens campus, the mighty Sophs showed no mercy ... this was the year the girls laid it on thick . . . one Rat Court meeting was the only scheduled excitement that the men had . . . however, placards were always worn before ball games by “ratinen'’ . . . more spirit . . . the girls were late getting rat hats . . . the situation was remedied by wearing signs, I am a rat without a hat . . . the boys never did get around to a special rat day program . . . again, the women outshone them by staging a gigantic show on their athletic field . . . all rats were dressed suitably . . . big ears . . . whiskers . . . bowing to sophomores ... a swell time for all . . . but the femmes were glad when it was over . . . the sophs lowered the egos of the rats and raised theirs ... the end of ratting . now they were full-fledged Furmanites . . . never will forget the chase for rat hats from other schools . . . ball game tussles ... a couple of dillies to add to collections. GIVE ME LIBERTY. ON MY HONOR.

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MANLEY PEP RALLIES . . . EXCITEMENT REEKS! Pep rallies at Manley Field . . . glorious excitement . . . bonfires . . . promises of a good football season . . . sore throats . . . hysterical cheers . . . endless veils . . . “Will the team set a new record for winning games?” . . . pep band blasts through jubilant selections . .. the crowd screams for Shelby to render a yell in his shimmy fashion . . . the team trips in from the right gate midst clammering excitement . . . coach introduces his boys . . . then, hats off, it’s Dixie” time , . . cheerleaders warble and wobble through many yells . . . same old ones, of course . , . some bright guy peeps, When will they ever find a new one? . . . after giving blood, sweat, and tears in our enthusiasm, we are called to our feet by the strains of our Alma Mater . .. slowly the fans leave Manley Field, each making his own decision concerning the outcome of the game.

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CHEEHLEADEHS. Eitsl How. Lift In Kitf itr BARBARA BALT KCAR, BETTY SHIRLEY. JOYCE BURRIS, MARY LANE CL.ELAND, RAT MEALING. Second How: I.UC1US WEEKS. JOHN HUBBARD. FRANK VERNON. BILL HENDRIX, CHARLES BROCK. EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ENTER STUDENT CALENDAR PICTURE Extra-curricular activities... more parties . . . thoughts toward fraternities . . . fashion show . . . always meant to study . . . tardy again . . . jolting rides on yellow buses ... we ate three times a day-more or less . . . lab-ruined afternoons . . . parallel—the blight of an otherwise existence ... How many more reports this semester?” . . . daily tests—all-night cramming . . . Many more tests and I won’t get to go to the movie but twice this week.” 16 SCIENCE MALI I.AB-RUINED AFTERNOONS!