Southwestern College - Moundbuilder Yearbook (Winfield, KS)

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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

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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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n. Under the mullling blacl4ness of the night was heard the heavy pulsing of drums, then a burst of spirited song. Far above on the hilltop, the four pillars waited. See, there they comeln lK Of?,l All Southwesternl Ah, well l remember that First night TQ years ago when Dr. Allen made this dream of his a part of Southwestern tradition. Qne class alter another they've come marching up those steps-lilce some ancient ceremonial, the torch bearers at the head of each class, the twisting, living stream ol light up and down the H77 steps, the rhythmic chant From out the deep night . . l.ool4 at their laces. 'L-lhey wonlt forget this night. lhat moment by the Mound when the trumpet sounds From l2ichardson's dome and down in the valley there is the answering echo of another, that moment when each one lays his roclc on the Mound, he becomes a part of Southwestern. Everything he W t you try Whcaties? ' Class colors arc black and blue ' Give a cheer, give a cheer kle the frosh and your n me is mud ' Sorry, l'm tied up for today For the boys who lead us here Page ll