Salisbury University - Evergreen Yearbook (Salisbury, MD)

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Potter Harrison Peed Butler to serious work, and they gave a good account of themselves. The time passed quickly, and soon the first, semester was history. Marks came out, and although there were many satisfied smiles, there were .just as many dejected and disconso¬ late faces; and there was a notable increase in library attendance as the second semester began. They had discovered that college did not consist merely of big dances, ball Sasajima Bridges Everett Fry games, and good times. The end of the year approached, and more midnight oil was burned. Then came the tension of exam week, followed by the relaxing reality almost immediately plans were that the first year was all over, and that they were now sophomores. September of 1950 rolled around, and back to S. T. C. came last year’s freshmen, but this time as vengeful sophomores. A holiday spirit pre-

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JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS Faculty Advisor Mr. Paul Cauffman President Donald Reed Vice-President Raymond Stoops Secretary-Deborah Bridges Treasurer-Katherine Eiseman JUNIORS In September of 1949, one hundred and thirteen young men and women passed through the portals of S. T. C. for the first time as students. They came from all parts of Maryland, as well as neighboring states, and they came for many reasons. Some wanted to become doctors, some lawyers, some engineers, and others teachers. Some had just finished high school, some had seen and taken part in the terrible devastation of the last war. Others had been employed. They all, however, had one thing in common. They were the lowest form of college life— freshmen—and they were not allowed to for¬ get it! “Rat Week” will not soon be for¬ gotten, nor will the dread terms “air raid,” “cannon,” and “olive race” ever fail to bring back nostalgic memories of their freshman year. Soon they became orientated and settled down

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Wooten Graybeal Doyle Howard vailed for a few days as old friends and classmates were reunited, but formulated for “rat week,” and these plans were joyfully carried out to a very satisfactory comple¬ tion. As sophomores, these young men and women found the courses to be a little harder, and much to their chagrin, they ran across such terms as “open book test,” “climatic studies,” and various other terms Lynch Willis Johnson Richard associated with individual pro¬ fessors of the college. The projects indicated by these terms were successfully completed, however, for these sophomores had learned many valuable study habits and techniques in their freshman year. This sophomore year seemed to end much more quickly than did the freshman, and as they departed for Sherwood Carey Truitt