Monmouth College - Ravelings Yearbook (Monmouth, IL)

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THE CATALOG HAS ARRIVED, THE ADMISSION BLANKS ARE SIGNED, The luggage has been packed, and the good-byes have been said; they are off to college. They come to Monmouth from the East and the West — Chicago, New York, Peoria, Omaha. They come in search of many things. Every year new faces are seen on cam- pus. These faces belong to the freshmen. They are faces which are alive, expec- tant, and just a little confused. The freshmen are ready for whatever they will meet; the upperclassmen are ready for another year. It is a new life for the freshmen — an adventure away from home. Orientation is the first phase of fresh- manism. It is a strange time — a time of joy and surprise. It is the unpacking and arranging of the mountains of stuff from home; it is the meetings — endless meetings; it is the walk-out, the water- melon feast, and the bonfire. For the freshmen, orientation is new and dif- ferent; for the upperclassmen it brings back memories of their first experience at MC. The upperclassmen smile and remember that long run through town, they remember SWAF; and they re- member the wet, gooey watermelon seeds. 26