Southwestern College - Moundbuilder Yearbook (Winfield, KS)

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Friendly Atmosphere Wfhat is the most valuable contribution South- western College makes to her students? Isn't it the friendly atmosphere which prevails in classrooms, in the halls, in the dorms, on the campus, and of course at Pop Mundis' drug store? This atmosphere is the result not of any planned program, but of the contagious spirit which infects all Builders and is each fall con- tracted by the incoming freshmen. The friend- ly hi'l to the stranger, the aid given without question by the more experienced upper class- men to the bewildered frosh, the kind attitude of the college staff who help the new student adjust himself - these are evidences of the welcome which Southwestern extends to all its students, both old and new.

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Unforgettable Landmarks

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STANDING ROO LY Southwestern's first big postwar yearf Upperclassmen and professors accustomed to small wartime enroll- ments have yet to recover from their amazement at the crowd of veterans which flocked through Richardson's portals last fall. The biggest freshman class in the Moundbuilder school's history swelled this year's en- rollment to over GOO. Classrooms and dormitories over- fiowed with eager students. The auditorium was filled every Wfednesday and Saturday at chapel and assembly time, and on special occasions every inch of standing room was filled. The congestion in the rotunda and in front of the bulletin board became one of the minor problems. Labs had to be divided and Monday after- noon classes hecame necessary. The dining room at Smith Hall could not seat a sufficient number and a cafeteria had to be arranged. The chow line was an old story for the veterans but an innovation for the other students. The people of Wiri- field opened their homes generously to provide rooms for single students. Married veterans, however, had difficulty finding apartments until attractive quarters for their use were opened at Strother Field. Although the sudden infiux of students has caused a few inconveni- ences, everyone is happy to see the swarms of youthful figures hurrying up and down the '77. Southwestern is back to super-normal-plus! The Chapel of Rieliartlfun llall with all the seals filled is one of the evidences of crowded eoutlilious at S1llllllM'PSl6I'l1 .L.....Al , aiu- N.: P iii 'S.f. .AW X