Knox College - Gale Yearbook (Galesburg, IL)

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LZ Thoughts of Home and Mother may, however, steal into the dreams of the fresh- men once Orientation Week is past. Still, the evils of homesickness are considerably less- ened by the thousand different activities set up for new students by the always wily upper- classmen who act as their mentors, Father Confessors, and animated crying towels. Hor- rors like Glamour Weekend for the ladies, and rather nice things like the Freshman Variety Show seem to serve the purpose of dispelling the black spectre of life in a new world, different from everything that has come before.

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What does a freshman think during his first few days at Knox? The typical picture is one of a thoroughly confused person, com- pletely at sixes and sevens with the universe of a small, liberal arts college. Still, one wonders if there is a freshman that has much time for thinking; tests, parties, picnics, mid- night conversations—he scarcely has time to sit down, let alone spend time in soul search- ing. And this is perhaps why Orientation Week is as it is: no thoughts of Home and Mother. 11

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Home and Mother seldom, one suspects, creeps into the thoughts of the upperclassmen who return in the Fall. Too many old friends to see again; too many parties; too many Fri- day afternoons downtown—no, coming back after a long summer is the best part of the year.