Knox College - Gale Yearbook (Galesburg, IL)

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Back in the stacks at Seymour Library Shortly after Homecoming, the war ten- sion began to increase slightly. There were two problems in particular which formed bases of discussion and rumor. One of these was: how soon will the reservists be called out of school? The other: what is going to happen to the college itself? By this time nearly every Knox man was a member of some reserve program. The flow of rumors as to what was to happen to them seemed never-ending. There were reports that they would leave before the end of the quarter, at the end of the quar- ter, or before January 1. All this made it difficult for the boys to put their minds Studying in the library Standish room to their studies. Finally, at chapel the clay before fall quarter exams, they were told they would be called during the Christmas vacation. When Washington changed its mind on this subject again, the college notified the men to return for the winter quarter, after all. Most of them did, and the enrollment for this term was about 500. With the advent of the winter quarter there was a number of new courses, such as stenography, map reading, navigation, and Russian. The Honnold Lecturer for the year was Dr. Zing Yang Kuo, who was on the campus throughout the entire win- It seem: hardly credible that .ro many .ttudents could actually be studying in the reference room here-and at night, too. Photographer Landon muff bave had an inspiring effect on them.

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then at two o'cloclc came what everybody had been awaiting-the football game with Beloit. The weather was perfect again. So was the game. We won 13 to 7, and it was a real last-minute thriller. Between the halves there was a swell his- torical pageant which Mr. Biddle and his band had prepared. The Phi Sigs won the traditional pumpkin race. Then there was a tea in Old Main- mostly for alums and not students. But students, parents and alums all turned out for the banquet at Seymour that eve- ning. A couple of Army and Navy ofhcers spoke about colleges and their relations with the armed services. It was at this banquet that Mort Monson was awarded the Hunter Trophy. Ir was a great night again. Along about midnight everybody-well, almost everybody-went out west of town to see the Phi Gam pledges pull the Beta pledges through the creek. As we said before, it was the kind of week-end you like to remember when you think of college. Top: Goodnight at Bottom: Fiji: win Wbitifzg Yearfr bigger! football crowd didn? cheer in vain

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One of the mos! densely populated rooms in Old Main is the Commons Room. Here students gather after every class for a chat or a smoke. Also ff is many a cu! class has been spenl lounging in the comforlable chairs of this room. ter quarter teaching Chinese history and bio-psychology. But the faculty suffered losses in per- sonnel, too. Both Dean of Freshmen Carpenter, and Arnold, assistant to the President, took special jobs in Washmg- ton, D. C. Carpenter,s job was to help in selecting colleges for Army and Navy Specialized Training Programs. I-Ie was a member of the committee which was to play a big part in deciding what would happen to American colleges. Once again rumors about Knox's part in the program were rife. The last of the good old col- lege daysl' was almost over. Ac the end of winter quarter the Army reservists were finally called to service. Almost simul- taneously the Air Corps invaded the Knox campus. By April the hundreds of uni- forms had made Knox a military school. Open house at the gymnasium game room The scenery crew on the Arsenic and Old Lace set