Macalester College - Quid Nunc Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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It all began earl last spring . . . ABOVE: Plans come before building. Back in The pre-Bigelow days These Two men, CompTroIler F. N. Budlofson and Chief En- gineer Edward Fowler spenT hours pouring over The necessary blue prinTs. Last Some came early . . . ABOVE: SepTember found The rooms of The new dormiTory as yeT unfinished, and opTimisTic veTercins such as Roy Ulman ar- rived bag and baggage only To waiT and waTch. RIGHT: So They had To move inTo The gym dorm where They found pleniy of companionship. ln various forms of relaxafion are Jack Ranney, Douglas Anderson, Sfanley Johnson, Warren Anderson, Charles Brady, RoberT Hoi- singfon, James Lindsirom, Glen Amunclson, John Davis and Neal Nickerson. 8 Plans for expanding Macis campus to provide for the increased population have long been in process. Preceding the actual construction have been hours of discussion and scores of techni- calities that have had to be Worked out so that when the hundreds of new Macites arrived on campus there would he places for them. Actual evidence appeared on campus last spring when the excavation for the new dorm Was begun. 0 9 0 and found things changed

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Macalester has wo from President Turck rked- VVith more than double the normal enrollment, Macalester has Worked to keep its customs and policies as much the same as ever. Its friendly campus, its respect for the importance of the individual ..... And even the newest freshman looking up of the sign feels, and senses the friendliness of the college os he crosses the green-carpeted campus for the first time. Has Mac succeeded? Let's review the past year Friendship, interest and welcome, ore found in the ofince of our president, Charles J. Turck us he comes forward to greet oll who enter. to the greenest frosh and see . . . 7

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...and some ol it before that. The search tor eclucation encouraged by the GI Hill has sent scores ol veterans to M:1c,s doors. The noticeable influx began the first semester in I9-15. Since then the admissions ol'- lice and the registraris office have seen a contin- uous flow ol' applicants tor admission. Mac has triecl to do all it can to help fill this growing clemancl lor higher eclucation. ABOVE: Servicemen applied early for admis- sion at the registrar otllce. Here registrar R. J. Bradley interviews Bill Gongerich and Daryl Tesch. LEFT: Students at summer school watched the new dorm steadily grow out ot its hole in the ground to the half completed building we see here. LOWER RIGHT: Kirk Hall residents check in tor the tall semester. Under the watchful eye of director Mrs. Doris Carlson, Curt March signs the register book while Wilber Blakely awaits his turn. BELOW: Heavily-laden co-eds Shirley Bennett, Jean Stemsrud, and Shirley Benson shuttle trunks, boxes, and suitcases up the stairs of Wallace Hall as they move in. hers, it was normal