Idaho State University - Wickiup Yearbook (Pocatello, ID)

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Lowe extends his welcome . . . where old friends meet . . . retail price plus postage plus ? . . . takes half the day to sign your name. . . . my last cent and papa ' s too . . . treat for the frosh (beanery). When we arrived in Pocatello last fall, the dormitories were just beginning to lose their empty look; women ' s dorms had new curtains; wonder if the men ' s dorms finally got theirs. ... All the upperclassmen and sophomores were assuming that high and mighty unconsciousness . . . and showing their superiority over the wee, green freshmen who cluttered up the campus on Freshman Guidance Days. The next few days were filled by registration; lines extended over lawns and around corners with giggling females and business-like males. Then the night of first registration day, the Freshman Mixer, where only freshmen were allowed. Two days later the whole school joined in the fun at Reed hHall where the get-together was supposed to be a mixer, but turned out to be a back-slapping party for old-timers. I I

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8 3 9 1 Frosh get started early ...what! 18 hours? First Bengal off new University press ... a letter from honne. the power of the Bengals. . . . Another year of college gone . . . an- other brief year of college life turned into memories of hours spent on the campus, memories of disappointments, gloom, hopelessness, and then again of joy, ecstasy, and the fun we ' ve had. There were many things we should have done . . . such as written home oftener, gone to bed earlier, gotten better grades, and spent less money. Then there were all the things we did do . . . made new friends, had a swell time that week-end at the roommate ' s home . . . even classes weren ' t so bad when we come to think of it ... in fact, when we do think of it, we did learn much in our classes even though there were many distractions.

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Innoce arms ' nee abroad . . . prelude to Horse Play . . . fhe tiger man . . . Colonial gets the Edict . . . the phone rang three times . . . the and the Edict. .. Edict enforced ... plenty of whitewash and you. all to Prel iminaries Aspiring football men had been practicing for two weeks prior to registra- tion under Eagle-Eye Wicks, and were ready for a game the second week of school. Meanwhile, freshmen were in a daze; women were whoop- ing about the physical exams with two bath towels, men were scratching heads over chem assignments, and on top of this, freshmen had social obligations . . . big sister parties, stag sessions, and rushing. . . . Finally everyone got into the swing of things, and Turner hlall had its open house ... all men were invited, and that meant Turner had first choice of eligibles ... a week later Colonial women strutted their stuff. Shoved back the rugs, and showed the fellows a good time with song, dance, and food. 12 bc i. iisM