Michigan State University - Red Cedar Log Yearbook (East Lansing, MI)

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.QQ Freshman arrive at pre-Orientation Week summer camp sponsored by the YMCA and YWCA. Fall's crop of freshmen struggled through an Orienta- tion Week packed With meetings, parties, tests, and receptions. In what onlookers called a confused whirl they began the week with a welcome by President Hannah. They said their feet ached from standing in lines, and their eyes burned from too many tests. Upper- classmen scoifed, remembered their freshmen days, and a weekend of relaxation before the grind of helped the newcomers' Worn out but ready for any' classes and studying. thing, they began the year. Registration at the camp was the beginning of Freshmen Struggle Through rientation Week President Hannah greets new students who attended the annual reception in the Union. Freshmen concentrate on a recording which tests their hearing ability. 10 ' SEPTEMBER yi

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f. , 2.3 A A I su I L2 I J Fa Autumn at Michigan State College is not quite like autumn anywhere else. Fall term is char- acterized by two things: beauty and football. Because football is king at East Lansing dur- ing fall term, and what student can help but remember strolling to Macklin Field on a crisp Saturday afternoon. During fall, the campus changes from a place of rolling land, trees and buildings, to a colorful art gallery. Nostalgia may take many different forms. But if you are a former student at Michigan State, part of this nostalgia is certain to include fall term at East Lansing. Fall term, 1952, was typical of all fall terms at MSC. The football team may have been a little better, but this really didn't matter in mak- ing the complete picture. It still would have been it Y di.. ' X' an East Lansing autumn. w 3 YY SEPTEMBER

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A non-pref freshman discusses a schedule with her enrollment officer in the Counseling Center. Registration Week found 13,903 students visiting enrollment officers and plodding through the registration maze in the Auditorium. State's population showed an increase of 400 students over last fall's figure. Coeds were dismayed when registration totals showed a drop in the ratio of men to women. From above a two- to-one mark, the ratio dropped to 1.99 men to each coed. Freshmen entered a reorganized basic college, and sophomores juggled schedules to keep on the old system. rw .-N vw .K -ff,-1 J-W msg 'K Three freshmen get their first look at their major source of campus news--the State News. Registration Totals ump to 13,903 At registration, new students tackle the diflicult job of securing those precious course cards. Coming out of registration. a student looks apprehensive as he receives an influenza shot.