Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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YEAR AT A GLANCE Thinking back on the last school year, you un- covered memories of enrollment and all those I.B.M. cards .... the first rousing football game with Colo- rado A M . . . . Homecoming aches and pains .... chilly Christmas parties .... then March winds blew in and with them came Y-Orpheum .... rushin ' week ends .... Interfraternity Sing .... and finally you were handed a sheepskin and bade a bon voyage in life. That ' s just why this section was planned for you .... to review quickly what you ' d done and seen from enrollment in September 1954, to graduation in May 195 5. The administration helped make the year the suc- cess that it was; so they were included in this quick summary. Without them many of your events .... club meetings, other extra-curricular activities and professional advice .... would have been impossible. Your activities were arranged in chronological order so you could see the .... year at a glance. ' , 4nee 3 P a .,,vjeicme folks

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Crowds gather, with mixed emotions, around Anderson in early September, and a new school year is about to begin at K-State. As the sun beats down and the perspiration beads grow, freshmen wonder if they ' ll get in and seniors wonder if they ' ll get out. and the line was 5,385 Ion And the lines formed .... the deans ' cards came .... the ID photographer flashed a bright light .... and more lines came. The year was a rat race from the very first day of enrollment to the last day of packing odds ' n ends. You dashed back to Manhattan after a rather leisurely summer, only to be halted by lines. During enroll- ment you rushed through Anderson so you could join the line in Nichols gym where you pulled class cards. And while you waited with the 1,740 daily mob, you thought how futile it was to break your neck to get somewhere — only to wait. Upon your next stop, you meditated on this thing called pre-enrollment. Who was it that had called it the freshmen ' s answer to enrollitis ? Raw nerves .... equally raw heels .... cramped fingers and legs .... exhausted minds after hours of tests (how many times CAN you meet yourself going around in a circle?) .... yes, those little Cats-to-be had missed a good deal by enrolling early.