Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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With date cards before them, Panhcllcnic representatives arc prepared for the rush. Down the ballroom steps for the first student body dance. “There’s good old Joe—didn’t know he came back this year. Rushees check date books with Only a few invitations left—and fingers crossed. Panhcllenic’s work just begun. RUSH WEEK 5 heated social race quieted down at the beginning of fall term leaving 500 rushees to wear the pledge pins of fraternities and sororities of their choice. Panhellenic council initiated a new plan this year for the distribution of “date books , whereby confusion in distributing invitations was lessened. Sororities pledged 180 co-eds as compared with 150 in 1937. At the final count, 320 men were accepted into the folds of Greek living groups, three less than the total pledged during Rush week in 1937. 20

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“A PARTY exclusively for rooks,” said Jim Samsel, master of ceremonies and co-chairman of the mix. And upperclassmen stayed close to home upon threat of entertaining the rooks if present. O. C. Mauthe, assistant physical education professor and veteran gamemaster, devoted several days to the instruction of the rally committee and 40 leaders in “doing the yam , which they taught to individual circles of rooks and rookcsscs. Singing under Connie Laughlin and yelling with cheer king Derwood Smith added to the entertainment. Refreshments were served before each green rook escorted home his choice of the evening. First showing of politics by the freshmen was shown Friday night when they combined pre-election with the first football rally of the year. More than 3000 Oregon Staters serpentined and paraded through the downtown business Plus fer true; zero fer false—they’ll Registrar Lemon addresses the freshmen while ncvcr forSct thosc cntrancc cxams‘ other members of the administrative council Janet Hinkle secretaries the rook size up the Class of ’42. class’ nominations. Rallycrs Clyde Charters and Betty Jane Major teach newcomers the yam at the Freshman Mix. section on foot and in approximately 300 cars and jallopies. After half an hour of yells and songs, pepsters dispersed from around the makeshift grandstand which had been thrown up for a public wedding in the streets of downtown Corvallis and jumped into and on cars to take up their “rally-rally” spirit until midnight. John Leovich of Seattle and Portland led the field of six candidates to become president of the class of ’42. Ruth Condon of St. Helens Hall in Portland was named vice-president. Karl Berman, Peggy Johnston and Vic Nunncncamp were other officers elected. A total of 870 freshman votes decided the election results. 19

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FRESHMEN numbering 1327 took the English placement test, which exceeds the number by 140 of those who took the exam last year. Exempted from first term English composition were 42 newcomers and graduates of Corvallis who made the best showing to keep up their record of the past few years. Hitting a new all-time high and surpassing their own goal, previously set at 4200, Oregon Staters gathered on the campus 4343 strong for fall quarter. Of this number 1417 were women and 2909 men—allowing 2.04 plus men for every woman. With the enrollment of graduate students swelled by late registrants, class totals were as follows: freshmen, 1506; sophomores (still holding their 1937 lead', 1533; juniors, 560; seniors, 534; graduate students, 164; special students, 26; and auditors, 11. All schools, with the exception of forestry, showed equal or increased registration over last year. GIRL YELL QUEEN of the midget Knothole club drew the lucky number from the megaphone and Miss Bessie Howell matched the draw number to drive away a Buick of undetermined age in the ASOSC fee drive feature at halftime of the Beaver-Vandal game on registration day, September 24. Carolyn Wolcott smiles at the birdie for beautification of her student body ticket. Louder! Art Brotcn sails into a yell. Fee drive chairman Ed Burchcll and Don Johnson check in. Burchell at the mike looks pleased, Bessie Howell looks at the grandstand and Don Hand, Bob Schultz and Elmer Kolbcrg mightily interested. Wild Bill” McKalip announces the game with cotton in his cars. Idaho wallflowers awaiting a chance to dance. 21