Knox College - Gale Yearbook (Galesburg, IL)

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mester would be shortened to permit earlier graduation. This move was made at the recommendation of the Student Council. A week later it was announced that beginning with the summer term Cin itself an innova- tion, Knox would be on the quarter sys- tem. This latter change meant far- reaching revisions in the Sched ule of courses Gfzanqe 7a '7f1e Qumien Squaw and credits. A faculty committee spent long hours making the revisions, but even then it was May before the new catalogs were available. Other changes? There were not so many. The athletic program went on uninterrupt- ed-the only noticeable change being the increasing difficulty of finding transporta- tion for the teams. During the month fol- lowing December 7, various students were engaged in such frivolous tasks as working on Kampus Kapers , planning winter for- mals, and going on the air', with station WKC. The Siwash Broadcasting Company was the most important addition to the extra- curricular program at Knox. The brain- child of two sophomore boys, its founding and maintenance entailed a tremendous amount of time and effort on the part of a large number of enthusiastic students. The Knox Theatre had a busy year, its third production, The Skin Game , offered drama with up-to-date significance. Enter Romeo , the Kampus Kapers for 1942, had no signihcance whatsoever other than the fact that it offered alleviation from the seriousness of the march of events-and the fact that it maintained its status as a com- pletely student-produced effort which an editorial in the Student proclaimed was proof that student initiative was not dead on the campus. Strangely enough, another speech activity, debate, did not particularly flourish in a year when arguments and bull sessions were rife in every house and dorm. TI-Ili XVAR HAD LITTLE' EFFECT on the exterior of the college, the campus retained its peaceful setting. But there were changes beneath the surface. The above shot was to have appeared on this book,s cover-until the war called for a more military angle. Another of the extra-curriculars, the publications, felt the war only to the extent of a little economizing. Business-as-usual prevailed in the music department-except that the glee club trips were cancelled. It should be noted, too, that there was an amazing increase in student interest in the band and orchestra. The new Knox-Civic Symphony presented two unusually ine concerts. Fraternities and sororities did not ap- pear overly-worried about the international situation despite the frets and cares of na- tional chapters. There was a drop in en- rollment at the beginning of the second semesterg approximately fifty students left school, a slightly greater percentage than usual. The graduating class was not par- ticularly aifected, although its total mem- 9

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l'xRliA'I'l'llNCj liXliRClSlil Up on your toes at the count of one! The purpose of the compulsory ealistlienies pro- gram instituted during tht- second semester was to keep Knox men up on their toes .it all counts. The various sections mel for l'orly-minute periods three times i weelt. him respected and admired by all Knox students. His exhibit of Peruvian arts and products was well received. Nor was Whit- ing Hall without a foreign representative. Miette Auger, a French refugee, entered school at the begin- ning of the second semester and immedi- ately became a favor- rqmf HW-audfzn ite of Knox co-eds. As was to be expected, the contingent of foreign students did not include the usual scholar from japan. It was reported, however, that several such Japanese students from past years had vol- unteered their services to the United States government. The second semester went by in a hurry. Students became simultaneously more aware of the waris import and more emotionally calloused to the part they would have to play in it. Perhaps it was because the fierce reality of the situation had not been forced upon them. The draft was a worry to some, but the calisthenics program was much more immediate. This physical edu- cation program, introduced at the request of the government, was compulsory for all Wm Zjfaazf' Galuiheniu The classes were in the gym early in the spring Kas abovej but moved outdoors with the advent of suitable weather, Indoors or out, the calisthenics served their purposeg even the most cynical students had to admit the classes put them in better physical condition. men. Despite the comparatively lenient requirements, there were a few who groan- ed about the iicallous classes. Some of these back-sliders were encouraged by letters from friends in the army who told them to buck-up and maybe the two hours per week wouldn't seem so terrible after all. These same ex-classmates in the armed services were the beneficiaries of the most extensive student-initiated war pro ject. The Victory Hopi' was an all-student af- fair which raised approximately three hun- dred dollars for use in purchasing gifts for Knox service men. The V-Hop was Bill Bowling's idea and was executed in the Hotel Custer on March 27. Mortar Board, Friars, Scabbard and Blade, Sophomore Commission, and Key Club all joined in the effort. Bob Parkinson's special V-Hopi' band provided the music. The year was swift and packed with ex- citement. Although the work and general ends of the college program were of a high- ly serious nature, the students were seldom at a loss for a good time. But Knox stu- dents rationalized this fact with the thought that they would serve and serve well when their time came. 11