Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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MORI BASIC Not only does Hovde Hall overlook the fountain, but it also holds the Dean of Students office. President Beering's office, and many other services for the students. T. Dunville It’s “Hats off to the Boilermakers as shown by a member of the All American Marching Band on Slayter Hill during the Pep Rally held before the Homecoming Game on October 26. Although It’s not noticed by many, the Varsity Walk which honors outstanding athletes in the Engineering Mall catches the attention of a student on his way to the Physics Building. B. Biixer 4 Opening

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; MOfil BASIC The Purdue Memorial Union welcomes students and visitors to the West Lafayette campus. A popular hangout for students, the Union houses the Sweet Shop, check cashing office, study lounges, meeting rooms, ballrooms, and a hotel for visiting guests. The Victory Bell, a part of Purdue tradition since 1905. stands proud in Ross-Ade Stadium. Gimlet, a Greek men’s leadership honorary, rings the bell after every Big Ten home football game victory. The trnditionnl airborne toilet paper signifies a Boilermaker touchdown during the October 26 Homecoming football game against Michigan State. Purdue lost the game in the closing seconds to the Spartans, 2S-24.

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many traditions that had been safely hidden inside. Spring fever drew new and old romantics to the Loeb fountain in front of Hovde Hall to attempt the ever-popular “kiss through the color change cycle.” Sunny days also brought many students to the plush, green lawn of the Memorial Mall to bask in the sun or listen to Brother Max condemning fornication. But no matter how sunny or dreary the day, the Purdue Memorial Union was always found overrun with students. One of the most prac- ticed traditions of the undergraduate students was to sit in the Sweet Shop, talking to friends and hopefully meeting new people. Football season brought many surprises and some unbelievable disappointments, losing two games as the last seconds ticked off the clock. Although these disappointments occurred, students did not let these dampen their spirits for Homecoming and the More than Basic weekend it brought. On October 26, fourteen distinguished Purdue alumni returned to be honored during the half- T. Stockb r «r Sweet Shop Studying may be difficult. but not always impossible as proven by two undergraduate students getting a head start on the evening's homework. As a train filled with Purdue fans headed for Bloomington, N for the Purdue-Indiana foot-all game on October 31, 1903, a hocking tragedy occurred. In ndianapolis the train wrecked, lling 15 students, the team I a I nessman. As a lasting tribute to t who were killed, the Mem Gymnasium was built and cated in 1909. The 17 steps ing to the front door comm rated the 17 deaths. Today, after the extensive remod turned the gym into the Computer Science Building still a tradition for people 1 ing the building to remove hats before entering out o snect for those who died.