Marquette University - Hilltop Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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For ninny, the highlight of the week was the picnic at Maryhill. Even a wet. windy day did not prevent the new students from piling into chartered buses bound for the University owned ski slope. Away from city concrete, they had room to play volleyball, football and softball. They tuned up guitars and joined in folk songs. After tossing water balloons and waiting in a seemingly endless line, the picnickers consumed 2100 ham sandwiches, 40 pounds of potato chips, and 138 gallons of Pepsi.

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Welcome! 25 A week of parties, tests, picnics, receptions, dances, lectures, and meetings annually greets new Marquette students. This first week. Welcome Week, is arranged by the all-University Welcome Week Council. A small lire in the Union grill and a temporary lack of dormitory space were two “unexpccteds” in this year's activity. Making new friends, discovering that “we have much in common” and feeling that “this is it” were as usual. On Wednesday came registration, an annual freshman bewilderment. Armed with bits of advice from upperclassmen, the freshmen trudged to the gym. After an hour or two or three walking around the gym, many thought that registering was more difficult than applying for admission to Marquette. They realized the value of an IBM card after lines, check tables, an ID picture booth, a cashier, and a “permit” slip.

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Meeting the president of the University at the Sunday reception climaxed the week. One by one students passed before an impressive row of deans and administration officials. As classes began the next day, the students began to realize why they were here. Thoughts expressed to them in the previous week's lectures and school convocations came to the fore. The new students began to understand the main idea pointed out again and again by deans and faculty members—being a student means definite commitments and dedication.