Illinois College - Rig Yearbook (Jacksonville, IL)

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Re Eto HelVigAan WEEK Shuffle, shuffle sounded 165 pairs of lost feet as they crowd- ed around the information desk in Tanner. It was Monday, September 22, the beginning of Freshman Week, and the owners of these “achin’ ”’ feet were seeking Jones Chapel where President H. Gary Hudson was to give his welcome address to the young hopefuls. After receiving their welcome, the “freshies’’ devoured a picnic lunch and attended the local cinema. Tuesday morn- ing they were up with the fourth rays of dawn and off to spend the day listening to the glad tidings of Dean Hildner and Dean McCracken and the evening intermingling at the mixer in Baxter. «10

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See lees Dace N el Pole E Gliding, dipping, or just plain walking, the campus foot sets the pace for the year’s social whirl. The traditional social high- lights of the college year are entered into with great gusto by every impatiently tapping foot. With its best foot forward, the student body moves rhythmically through a galaxy of social events.

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Since activities, traditions, and songs make up a vital part of college life, Wednesday morning brought an assembly to acquaint the innocent ones with these essentials. A wet soft ball field and a not-so-dry tennis court welcomed the would-be athletes to the playday in the afternoon, and then in the eve- ning all who were still able to shake hands attended the President's reception. Thursday was red letter day in each freshman’s diary, classes began. Freshman Week came to a glorious finale on Friday night when the upper class male worms crawled out of their shells to appraise the freshman female worms at the Bookworm Crawl. When new friends get together N 7: Ke IE $3