SUNY at Oswego - Ontarian Yearbook (Oswego, NY)

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you C at ould Y by ,pled g has ey,re s. By e big l the isses, , es- Vlost .g it's most ocking raising it Rec- sorori- s in the With Lossing, .e show rman's ce, and we still ay and of pep h drag- ging feet and tongues hanging out, The combined choirs now number about one hundred forty voices. ln case you haven't heard about the veterans in college, let me give you the straight facts. They form that new and exclusive group which maintains individual record cards with Marg down in the Co-op. The members of this organization are in a class by themselves, in that they pay the school not one cent for tuition, books, and supplies. Cheerfully and tirelessly the veterans sign their way through innumerable financial obli- member when the entire student body holding hands wouldn't make a line that long. l let it pass without comment even though I thought it was a slight exaggeration . . . pro- fessional courtesy, you know. l wish l had those atomic weight tables finished for today,s test. Oh, say . . . l'd almost forgotten about the girl with the inky dress. She soaked it in milk overnight and forgave me the next day. Jack, when are you going to get busy and get off a good long letter to me? Let me in on what to expect 15 gations and statements, including periodic endorsements of sixty-five dollar subsistence checks, at no more cost than the ink in their pens. Speaking of ink, Jack, I spilled some the other day on a girl's dress. lt happened while we were on a cafe- teria date, which are, by the way, as popular now as they ever were. The cafeteria becomes so crowded at times that the overflow has to retreat to the benches in the lower corridor. The line for lunch sometimes extends down the hall as far as the girls' locker room. Doc,' Yager was say- ing this morning that he could re-

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F X ,-.........,....,..7-.-,1.:2:u.1.umm-.- half of the student body. All of the old gang is back, bang- ing T-squares around the l. A. lockers again and consuming record amounts of Mongeon-brewed coffee. This first part of the spring semester has been especially hectic . . . We've had five formals, numerous dances, and a Winter carnival. These were only the more prominent social events. The formals were all open dances, the one l attended depicted the ballroom as a yacht. The attendants Were all dress- ed nautically and the sea-going feel- ing Was emphasized by the Warped floor, dancing over which gave me the Dear Jack, This isn't an easy task, letting you in on all the doings back here at Alma Mater . . . probably I could sum up campus life in its entirety by merely saying it's been quadrupled since the War's end. Everything has been except the buildings and they're threatening to burst at the seams. By this time Tlve become used to the big crowd which congregates around the Co-op for a smoke between classes, but l think you'd be amazed, es- pecially after those lean years. Most of the fellows and girls are frosh, it's a great class and comprises almost impression of walking on a rocking boat. The Carnival was a fund raising affair sponsored by the Student Rec- reation Association. All of the sorori- ties and fraternities had booths in the colorfully decorated gym. With Weight guessing, basketball tossing, a roulette game, and bingo, the show was just like the real thing. Concerning Doc Sunderman's choir, there is but one difference, and that is in size. Rain or shine, We still go in every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at four olclock full of pep and leave at five o'clock with drag- 14

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tures at the opening of the spring semester when it held a mixer for all of the new frosh. St. Mary's, patron of the Newman Club, frequently lets its hall to various college organiza- tions for social purposes. J.Y.O. has promoted interdenominational rela- tions by sponsoring current topics for discussion. Eddie, my I. A. roommate and current events zealot, informs me that the I.R.C. has grown by leaps and bounds and will soon be too big a baby for Mrs. Hart's science lab in 110. Next stop is that wonderful I. A. auditorium with the sleeper when I accept a teaching position. My mailbox has been empty for the past week. Even a card would be most welcome, if only to break the monotony of library fee slips and physical exam notices. You know how the mail situation is up here . . . it's the only contact we have with home, and doubly important to those of us who make it home but once in the spring semester. The religious organizations still convene on 'fhursday nights. I attend the meetings as often as possible al- though still not as much as Ild like. O.P.Y.0. made one of the first ges- seats. The I.R.C. does more than merely discuss international relations . . . it promotes them. Early this present term the club wined and dined four foreign students, repre- senting Brazil, Norway, France and India. Wouldn,t this prove to you, Jack, that decadence or retrogression are not to be found in this school? Eddie is a great debate enthusiast, too, Jack. That's where I think you two could meet on common grounds. Like yourself, there's nothing Eddie would rather do more than argue. 16