Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

Page 9 text:

These Covers Sports . . we stole 'che luck from the Irish . . Pages Seniors . . . cords and derbies are laid away . . . PHQQS Residences . . new ones continue the old pattern . . l'21gCS 214-259 260-333 331--487

Page 8 text:

From eight 'til five, cars and shoe leather encircle the Mall. Between Administration . . they counsel, encourage, and congratulate . . Pages 18-37 Campus Life . . party hats, blue jeans, and tuxes . . Pages 38-71 Activities . . . keys and pledge boards say we participate . . Pages '72-213 4

Page 10 text:

these portals PM 44-,Q5 say hello Tradition + a Part of Daily Life The race to a Saturday eight o'clock, the mad scramble to press that prom formal, those liquid picnics at Wildcat, and the jangle of activity keys- all represent a part of what we call life at Purdue. We are those forlorn souls who consume numerous cups of coffee and cigarettes cramming for that EE exam-the new sorority pledge that looks longingly at a fraternity pin-the proud P-Man who struts his letter sweater. But what do we do? How do we go about living, playing, and getting educated at Purdue? The honking mass of aged jalopies and spiffy new 51ers creeping sleepily along State Street gives the first 8:00 AM impression of University life. But we all are not so lucky to have wheels. Some of us walk -a few of the courageous actually run-along the banks of this stream of cars. Eventually most of us turn in at the Main Gate. Sleepy-eyed and book-laden we very seldom are aware of the iron gates that guard the State Street entrance, but since 1897 these portals have said hello to Purdue eds, alums, and visitors. The home ec girl or English maj or passes through the gates and walks along Hello Walk. The tradi- dition of this pathway is given a shot in the arm occasionally when some blighted pledge is compelled to salute each passer with an enthusiastic hello.,' The walk skirts another famous mark on the cam- pus, the Oval, the burial spot of John Purdue.