Southwestern College - Moundbuilder Yearbook (Winfield, KS)

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xp zf!f2g5g,fg'g5: .r rs? ul lieard a senior boy mention a recep- tion line at Stewart next Saturday niglwt to a Freshman. Ch, the SCM stag! ult's educational, too, but in a ditterent way from the Dean of Women's reception line, U-l'l1at's Where new fellows learn tlwe Wisdom ol punctuality, paddle lines are sliorter if tlieylre early, H-llie sting ol resentment is all lost at tlwe watermelon Feed and snalce dance after- ward. ' Prosperity waits just around the corner, waiting to complete Stewart Field Housc. S Q, r Q is gif f fuwilfsr sffggw Q -2siss'i1?,, l . gg Jfeiiswgf ,- ' K Page 9 ' Old North, weather beaten, but Otherwise unvanquishcd, l.ile's patent remedy: Food and Funf' -llwey swarmed over tlie steps and up and down 77 lilce ants in a well-stocked pantry, tlie Soutlwyesterners oi '4O. Seniors, juniors, soplfiomores in the liappy lwysteria of reunion. Freslwmen Cglossy veneer, brass- trim or solid oalcb seelcing tlweir particular niclwes in campus life. -llien tl'1e interminable business ol enrollment, registration lines as limp and worn as tlwose of a 1930 deb

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You l2lliC the low Ll N l'll take: tht' high road. X 1 l'llgut1oRichardv Ytin re vc stayed. It lool4s awfully lcnowing with all tlwose eye-lil4e windows, doesn't it? Sfie turned to survey tfie pillars. ul-lmm, you do lool4 very wise and stately-but fiow tiring to be forever upriglwt and dignified. And slwe left tliem to meditate upon tlme fate of tliose wlio are pillars of society. The two freslwman girls wlio bad been leaning on the substantial bullc of tlie pillars in a new and insecure world moved off, discussing events. xx Poor tliings. Under tliat briglnt manner tfieyfre terribly friglitenedf' U-l'l1ere's notfwing very ferocious about the Dean of Womeni slwe has a disarming smile. And sfie always serves excellent puncli at this reception for new women. lt's one of tlwe tfiings Mama sent Suzy to college to learn about. an Of course, and any little slip slwort of falling into the puncln bowl can be overlooked. By next year tl'iey'll even be a bit smug about itf' Page8

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I 1 , K , I Q 1 l ' Acute rcgistrationitisg symptoms: haggard faces and relinquishment of all cash and per- sonal secrets. At night the sun went down in a bloodshot slcy, and darkness brought release and gaiety. The Freshman Mixer began the whirl of events, and the Ghost Walk and party at Murray's served as prelude to the Student tDirectory. Then one sweltering day the freshmen made their annual pilgrimage to whitewash the lt was not all worl4, not by a juglul, For the girls brought sand- wiches 'n cider. Who says itis hard--paint- ihg the HSN? , i , , ,,- , . Again the lrosh triumphed in the tug-o- 'M' 4. - . war'across the lagoon on Class Day, which . . , ,dawned Fair and clear as a soap ad model's slcin. Up on the hill not a creature was . 4 stirring, not even a prof. Beginning with D.ipsy-Doodle , the Alma Step-Mater, on the courthouse lawn Ceveryone l4ept his shirt onj, Southwestern began its march triumphant through town to Island Parlc. There, amid cheers and gnashing ol teeth, college educa- tion proceeded with hog-tying and sacl4- Fight contests to a down to earthi' level. Class Day: ' Just before thc battle, mother, On our way to Island Park, E - , Page 10 Q