Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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Remember how quickly the summer passed last year . . the time from june to September rolled by as if the vacation were a week rather than three months , . The military boys perspired away six weeks in the wilds of Kentucky while the poor civil and forestry freshmen were surveying Indiana from top to bottom. . Others were working clur- ing the summer months, and those fortunate few who went to Europe or took long trips over the country were the envy of the rest . . No matter what you did, however, you'll have to admit that Labor Day approached in no un- certain terms . . All the fraternity men were due back September 7, and the independents had their usual laugh by re- turning a week later . . The Creeks spent all sum- mer looking up names of freshmen and then came back to clean up for them . . why couldn't s o m e o n e think up a system of pledg- ing and then cleaning the houses? . . Well, after a few days of cutthroat rush- ing during which time every house swore to the frosh that S,A.E. was a local and that the Phi Delts were col- lapsing nationally, the lead pipe was placed in storage for another year and inter- fraternity friendship was renewed . .. Meanwhile the coeds were by no means idle . . although official rush did not begin until later, the l'm so glad to know you look was exchanged be- tween frosh and sorority girls . . Then W.S.G.A. threw its lawn party . . the girls who attended can't very well forget the incon- siderate rain that gave them their first acquaintance with the inconsistency of indiana weather . . the party finally ended up in the grassless expanse of the Union Ballroom,

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The University, just to bring back to mind the reason we came to college, held registration from September l2-l4 . . Of course, these days were warm and the freshmen were exhausted after having spent a couple of days in orientation being scrutinized from head to foot morally, mentally, spiritually, and physically. . the seniors had as much trouble as the rest trying to solve the mys- teries of enrolling in a great university . . Sorority girls played the part of the Good Samaritan by helping the freshman women to register . . Pins were displayed by organized girls, but rushing was farthest from their minds . . After staggering through the woes and tribu- lations of registration, you were led by the hand and relieved of your money . . this was the most efficient part of the system-the transaction was completed in about five seconds . . lt was like trying to squeeze blood from a turnip for the Debris, Exponent, Scrivener, Playshop, and En- gineer to get you to subscribe to their mad pro- posals . . We saw Prexy for the first and last time, as he was about to sail for the Philippines . . even he had to go through the madhouse of registration, and he was leaving in a few days . . Of course, all the faculty was there, trying to explain why you had to have that Saturday eight o'clock . . Then you went to the Senate desk where you voted for the most deserving candidate by closing your eyes and making a cross on the ballot.. Shorty Purchla then got hold of the eds and drove them through the left door of the Armory and thence to the military registration desk. .here they were given books, papers, and all the secrets of the War Department and allowed to go home- except the frosh who were sent upstairs to draw their close-fitting uniforms.