Goshen College - Maple Leaf Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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9 5,551 ONE HUNDRED NINETY-SIX FRESHMEN joined 430 returning upper classmen at Goshen College this fall--a total of 626 full time students. During Freshman Days new members of the college clan struggled with the who's and why's of campus life. Those who survived the barrage of entrance exams found release at social activi- ties planned for them by student counselors. Camp Nlack, with a truck ride to undo the formality of test time, helped break the little walls of fear and hesitation which seem to be an inevitable part of every freshman's baggage.

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TO THE CASUAL OBSERVER as well as to those who are part of it, life for the little worlds of Goshen College may seem to be a helter-skelter chase rather than a well-organized march. ln the maze of Record deadlines, exams and committee meetings, momentary pressures fade long range views. But in retrospect, valleys of little despairs are nearly forgotten, as hills and peaks ofthe pattern of life at Goshen College stand out. Maple Leaf 1956 remembers a few of the valleys and more of the hills of campus life. Activities are recalled in calendar succession, followed with a panoramic view of personalities currently involved in life at Goshen College. Now, at the end of the year . . . back to the beginning . . . September, 1955.

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The end of Freshman Days only iniated the next hurdle- -becoming a registered student. After hours of fretting in line and signing myriads of cards, books were transferred from Book Store shelves to dorm shelves and financial business with the college was arranged. Dorms sparkled, waiting for their occupants, the West- Iawn drapes had even been cleaned. From Persia, Japan and Argentina, from Souderton, Denver and Koutsg students joined in dormitory life and dining hall fellowship. xi tb s--11'V 'A X X -t s' i W- A - --- In a series of five chapel messages, Lawrence Burk- holder helped lay a sturdy spiritual foundation for the year. He asked, for example, What part do confession and for- giveness have in the close living of today's campus? . Students and faculty were faced with questions basic to life in a Christian community.