Louisiana State University - Gumbo Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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4. A - mL 9 IPP LOOK AT NINETEEN FIFTY-FIVE SEPTEMBER 1 ... The ninth month of the year, the beginning of autumn, and the ordeal of coming to school . . . SEPTEMBER 2 ... Expectation of the freshmen; grim determination of the seniors . . . SEPTEMBER 3 ... Girls pack trunks, boxes, suitcases, cars; boys grab a few bags, and both return to greet the school year of 1955 . . . SEPTEMBER 4 ... Goodbye . . . SEPTEMBER 5 ... Giddy coeds, arrive at an awfully warm campus, to the chimes of the Campanile, the crowd of Baker ' s and the Goal Post, the madness of the Field House, and the heat and chit-chat of PanHellenic . . . Sorority rush week be- gins . . . SEPTEMBER 6 ... Sorority girls begin the revamped sys- tem of rush. Unmasked by costumes, and disguises, the first party was held. Four hours of small talk left the girls exhausted, but not too tired for the first meeting in PanHellenic . . . SEPTEMBER 7 ... Rushees rush through the heat from the French House, to Evangeline; West and East and in all directions . . . Smiles become habit . . . The choice for rush dates and with whom . . . SEPTEMBER 8 ... Hot again . . . Rush Dates . . . Getting acquainted over cokes, coffee, and meals from Bob and Jake ' s to the Village . . . Again no sleep; more meetings . . . Rushees confused, baffled, and upset . . . SEPTEMBER 9 ... Costume parties . . . the Kappa Kandy Kitchen, the ADPi Gay Nineties belles, the jail birds of AEPhi, the Tri Belt pearls, and them-thar Gold-Rushers of Phi Mu beckon . . . Exhaustion near . . . SEPTEMBER 10 ... Rushees dash to PanHellenic to discover invita- tions; sorority girls discover accepts and rejects . . . The final teas . . . Roses, taffeta and crystal . . . The last and longest meeting of all ... Exhaustion here . . . SEPTEMBER 11 ... Sleep and rest . . . SEPTEMBER 12 ... PanHellenic disrupted by shrieks of relief and excitement . . . 316 bids issued to the largest rush class since 1947 . . . The ordeal is over . . . SEPTEMBER 13 ... No rest for the frosh . . . orientation begins . . . horrid placement tests . . . girls meet boys at Hatcher Hall Cafeteria mixer . . . SEPTEMBER 14 . . . The frustration of registration . . . 8,202 students begin signing names . . . Hurray for the girls . . . still outnumbered 2V- to 1 ... A.W.S. Convocation for Freshman women; Roy Beard advises What Boys Do Not Like About Girls. ... At night the Freshman Frolic . . . Fight songs and cheers . . . SEPTEMBER 15 ... Registration . . . registration . . . This time the frosh meet the administration at the Greek Theatre . . . SEPTEMBER 16 ... Class ... the first day of rest . . . balanced meals for the first time since rush began for the girls . . . SEPTEMBER 17 ... Frat rush begins . . . 550 rushees . . . freshmen still mixin ' . . . SEPTEMBER 18 ... Student Centers welcome Freshmen . . . Texas vs. LSU in Texas . . . The Texas ' Longhorns revenge their ' 53 defeat by a 20-7 score . . . SEPTEMBER 19 ... American Lit Club presents Mutiny on the Bounty with Clark Gable (Gosh! When he was younger!! i and Charles Laughton . . . SEPTEMBER 20 ... Roubieaux and Louchis announced to head GUMBO staff . . . Had to get our name in here someway! . . . SEP-

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TEMBER 21 ... Frats feed and party . . . first Student Council meeting . . . SEPTEMBER 22 ... More heat . . . frats still party- ing during school yet! . . . SEPTEMBER 23 ... Alabama Pep Rally . . . Beat ' Bama (Optomistic, weren ' t we?) . . . SEPTEMBER 24 . . . Last party of frat rush week . . . meetings a ll night long . . . SEP- TEMBER 25 ... Signing preference cards ... on the dotted line . . . frat rush week closes with KA, ATO, and TKPhi taking the lead . . . the cheers didn ' t help . . . We lost to the Crimson Tide . . . SEPTEMBER 26 ... I want to be alone Garbo at LSU ... in Anna Christie . . . She didn ' t look lonely . . . SEPTEMBER 28 . . . Symphony Orchestra auditions; A Cappella Choir starts rehearsal . . . SEPTEMBER 30 ... Poor frosh . . . more tests . . . this time whether they like petting a dog, rolling in mud, or walking in the slums . . . Sounds like psychology exams . . . OCTOBER 1 ... The heat ' s still on ... the Hon. Mario Matteucci lectures at the Law School from the first to the fifth . . . OCTOBER 2 . . . Our second home game . . . our bad luck held out . . . we lost! . . . this time only by one point! ! ( We ' re improving ) . . . Frat par- ties after the games . . . Open Houses at the Student Centers and dancing at the Cobra and Pastime . . . OCTOBER 3 ... Methodists don blue jeans and pack lunches for a day of frolic at City Park . . . The Birth of the Nation, America ' s first feature length film at Uni- versity Theater, complete with organ music . . . OCTOBER 4 ... George Girard ' s Jazz Band at Baton Rouge High ... we sure got hep that night . . . OCTOBER 5 ... Politicos begin filing for freshman and class officers; Board of Supervisors issues bonds for dorm im- provements, changes library site and increases our fees . . . Now we ' re due in spring . . . more work!! . . . OCTOBER 6 ... Engi- neering Convocation . . . Dr. Walter F. Berns speaks on The Case against World Government . . . Student Council votes to end use- less class officers if student body accepts . . . OCTOBER 7 ... WRA Swimming Meet ... Pi Phi, DZ KD, and the Frosh take first honors . . . ROTC sponsors announced . . . Barbara Ann Stewart Corps Sponsor, Liz Colvin Regimental Sponsor, and Fran Farrell Wing Sponsor . . . Nice!! . . . OCTOBER 8 ... When in the H ' is it going to turn cool? . . . Heat affecting our team ... we lost to Georgia Tech at Atlanta ... Is Gus for us? . . . OCTOBER 9 ... A quiet birthday for moldy old Mike . . . Nineteen years old . . . the oldest living tiger in captivity . . . OCTOBER 10 ... Forbidden Games, Panty Raids? . . . No, a foreign film . . . OCTOBER 11 . . . Even little Tigers can lose ' em . . . Ole Miss defeats the Baby