Oglethorpe University - Yamacraw Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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Rat Week Upon the head of each freshman, be they male or female, a cap of unmistakable identification is placed. And before him lies the week to be remembered above all others. Just to make him feel at home on the Oglethorpe campus the Rat goes through Rat Week by experiencing from the funniest to the wildest degradations. He must hop, skip, and jump at the slightest beckoning of an honorable upperclassman. De- spite tired bones and weary muscles, he manages to come through, but definitely not alone, for the lasting friendships made are countless. As one Rat who made it through the trials said — The chairs of highest glory — held by upperclassmen; The sentences of utter gory — given by upperclassmen; Combine to make a friendship offered by upperclassmen.

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The Capping Ceremony Bob Oliver, President of the Class of 1957, is capped by Dr. George C. Seward, Dean of the University The Senior Capping Ceremony, held in October, marks the beginning of that final year ; designates the Seniors, and this year introduced Oglethorpe ' s new President, Donald R. Wilson. Though the actual capping is enhanced by formality it still clings to the individuality Oglethorpe proposes. The President ' s stressing point man ' s understanding of his fellow- man only furthers the goals sought by the University.