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The Freshman Initiation From A Sophomore's Point Of View ' The Freshmen fairly shuddered each time they saw a group of Sophomores together because they knew we were cooking up something----let me tell you, we were! It took us nearly a month to get everything in order, and then the day came. We had given them a poem to learn the day before. See if you can get your tongue around it! nHumbly now on subservient knee I ebsequiously bow to thee Craving indulgence to stand before An exalted glorified Sophomore.n How did you do? The Freshman had quite a job. .They also had to bring tooth brushes to scrub the school house. At 2 went home p.m. we dismissed them and with worried faces, they to prepare for the evenings performance. That night an extremely nervous Freshman Class faced the audience. Glenn Lawson was our choice as the Master of Ceremonies He did an excellent job keeping the victims on their toes. Even though it was a great deal of work, it was worth it to see them suffer as we did the previous year. Julia Boyd '47 The Freshman Initiation From My Viewpoint ' I breezed to school that morning with a paper bag and a tooth brush. I didn't have the slightest inkling what I was going to do with them, but all we Freshmen had been requested to bring these articles. Upon arriving at school, I was informed that all my books were to be carted to each class in the large paper bag. At noontime, I was directed to bring the tooth brush along with a pan of water onto the front porch. With other members of my class, I scrubbed the whole porch floor. While at labor, glorified Sophomores gloatcd over us poor humiliated Freshmen. Throughout the all. This meant we until one member of and blurted out the In addition to day shouts of Nair raidn could be heard by were to kneel on the floor, and stay there the higher Sophomore class happened along words, Wall clearn.' this, we were to bow to the Sophomore on subservient knee, and recite a poem about craving indulgence to stand before an exalted Sopfmore. They taunted us all day about being underclassmen. ' When 2 o'elock joy that I would be finally rolled around, I realized with great released from this torment for a few hours. We were all aware, though, that we would be expected to show up at this scene of torture again at seven thirty.
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