Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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H K VA L Our Sunday afternoons were spent in a gay, carefree, and riotous atmosphere. TUDYING-ANYTIME, ANYWHERE, UNDER ANY CONDITIO As the end of the semester came into sight. we realized that all o Am., Sf F- x -. ,,--M information was not contained in our textbooks. In- stead we turned to the library, that veritable storehouse of knowledge. Often the facts were hard to obtain due to the library's seemingly complex filing system or someone having already checked out the information we were looking for. The peace and quiet of the library along with refresher trips to the Sweet Shop made our quest for facts and data fruitful. XVe found that much could be learned in those few moments before the test. By keeping our mind off of the sunny weather and gleaning the books for those all important little details, we were able to come up with those vital right answers on the grade-determining hourly.

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.... t. , .,., . 1 1 I ef! .1 'iff1'5441'f' , ,, -' :gif - fi, -g:z, , .f M ' ' 'f - .ZF ' ' def :r-fzfctd -e 5 I hope I get a desk for next semester. XfVhen 3 plus 3 equals 33 . . . dexadrine. i amlzzq 4:f41:s,:,:, Q- - 'iq z-'Sw--. - M. -f.-1 , 1h'2Q:gg'Z1f3 f12..s 1? - :mst , 'F?gZ5f.1.s.. . .3 F NDEX, the almighty index, haunted us from the first day of classes and assignments until t the last. To some it meant our future with Uncle Samg to others it meant less trouble in obtaining a little extra spending money from Dad . . . the index, one of the measures of our success at college. Soon after the semester started, there came an onrush of exams tests, quizzes. and term papers. No matter how righteous our intentions, most of us were completely unprepared the day before a test. XVe neyer could quite understand how two hundred pages of history had sneaked up and caught us knowing so little. There was always some kind soul in the house to refuse us sympathy and remind us of the picnic we had helped organize. or the midnight bull sessions with our roommate when study was the order of the day. XVe started on the long, hard road back. Some were lucky enough to find a buddy taking the same course, and a mutual prodding system became possible. The day of the test our free hours were spent in the Sweet Shop in hope that we could fight off sleep for a few more hours and cram that last hit of knowledge into an already overworked mind. The Purdue honor system called for different forms of the test and alternate seats in every other row. YVe racked our brains and tore our hair. Had the last minute cramming been the answer to our need, or had it merely confused our minds with a maze of unrelated facts? Both were possible. XVe leaned back, relaxed, and waited for the next cycle of tests to begin. LL OF US HAD TO STUDY AT LEAST PART OF THE TIME Sweet Shop lab in PE 597 . . . advanced study of contemporary literature.

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My , ,,.,.,,. ,.,.,, VV ,W Wf- , Q-' 2 l 1 - 'I .-.L F ' ' V - ., T NEVER QUITE ENOUGH Long after we've left Purdue, we will remember those hours of hard studying. Hope that guy was kidding about a daily!