Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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...Welcomes a Ball With winter term comes several of the more formal events of the year—the highlight of these being the Mortar Board Ball, “First Class Male.” On this occasion, the girls have to do the asking for a change, a situation which helps to clarify many ponderous questions. Boh Jacobson (above, left) shown as he is escorted off stage by Beth Stevens after being crowned king of the ball. A couple of the more elaborate corsages worn or borne by the males are displayed (left and above). 21

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Campus lawns, the warmer games use Bishops And Pawns, the court for the field, the Basket for the goal post, somewhere a house Dance, whose turn to play host, yet, serious Studies prevail in the night of the year From Phylum Cordata to foolish King Lear, Facts hack up facts, an assignment is due, shall we Dig in or wander on through, the rainfall is less And a hint of some snow, perhaps even tomorrow For who can know, peaceful hours Within though outside it’s cold, molding new Thoughts from clay that is old, the brightest Star is a pleasant sight to tell us all that This is seasons’ night. Winter... The chill in the air, the frost on the grass Tells without words that fall has past, Tells by the bright ski sweaters and wind Tanned faces, stories of weekends in high Mountain places, tells by the quickness of The moving masses, few words spoken getting To classes, gone are the strollers from the 20

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... Entertainment Dads Weekend brought several outstanding personalities to the foreground. Angela Cottell (pg. 23, lower left), one of the more sophisticated young debutantes, is shown, calm and collected, giving her impression of a hit song (?)— Ron Asta (identification unnecessary) had the honor bestowed upon him of being the Ugly Man on Campus in a closely contested race. The Lemon Orange Twist gave vent to some doubt as to the theory of mass occupying time and space (retrocurrently). ASOSU’s People to People program has been gaining in popularity this past year. Shown above are several American and international students visiting a cannery in the Portland area. 22