Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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Since Purdue is situated in the Wabash Basin. we are aiilicted with frequent rainstorms. Teaching: us to wear our slickcrs and trench coats automatically on gloomy days, those drizzling rains leave us drenched, dreary and utterly dejected. 7

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A year has man moods . Purdue. Each hour brought its own emotions. Happiness, all wove a crazy-quilt pattern of moods during a typical day. lt was hard for us to analyze these feelingsg per- haps it was the exuberance of youth that made us rise to great heights of joy only to sink into dark pits of despair. Eventually we found that changing surroundings greatly influenced the moods of the entire campus. Football season with its color and pageantry thrilled our senses, ex- citing us. Later in the year, Christmas brought peace and good will. The winds of an icy January drove us deeper into our smoke-filled rooms, as we crammed for tests because of pangs of responsibility or desires for achievement. The beginning of a new semester, coupled with bleak dreary weather, made us wistful, lonely, frequently insecure. Only the simple beauty of a new spring lilled us with a sincere love of being alive. As we tluctuated with the campus from mood to mood, we were individually aware of the many personal emotions and feelings that engulfed us throughout the year. . . . happiness from the characteristic friendliness of Purdues people p 478 6 . . . excitement eudent in the contest of sports p 938

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. . . createdamood that was intoxicating to remember. Never again will we be surrounded by the gaiety and enthusiasm that became an important part of our life. Now-when we can forget our burdens and responsibilities for a few hours, we fully enjoy moments of ex- citement. Many things happened during the year to brighten our memories: re- turning to school, we threw ourselves into the flurry of fall events, cheered for the team, donned painted cords, went to off-campus party spots for riotous good times and boisterous singing. As the barren trees acquired an icy shimmer, our , thoughts focused on the coming holidays, Thunderinsr applause heightens the excitement of the newrhlg colorful decorations and festive parties. Later in the winter, the tension of basketball took the spotlight, surpassed only by elaborate costume parties and dances. As spring settled over the campus, we thrilled to the reawakening of life and the .fllomeuts to remember beauty that we saw around us. As we anxiously awaited This year saw the passing of many exciting events . . . the last few days that would end our college year, we held the U'aditi0na10akQn Bucket Game, a sparkling Varsity . . . . . . I -' ' - ' ' . in our minds a mixture of exciting memories of Purdue. lauetles' the Mock Pohtlcdl Convention, the new UMOC contest, the near-construction of a new Home Economics Building, a spirited compe- tition in the annual Univer- sity Sing for our mothers. 8