Southwestern College - Moundbuilder Yearbook (Winfield, KS)

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Yca Builder Fight' Lheerleadeis 'Nlalilyn Nlclxlew, Phil Stansifer. Billie Youn Linton Smith and Elvira Schrag promote pep at the Homecoming game AGA -PEI Although 1945-46, the first postwar year, saw a rising tide of school spirit, it took this past year of '46-'47 to bring to Hoodtide the pep and school loyalty for which Southwestern is known. Football games and a winning team which strode on to conference championship, a big Homecoming with fa- miliar but long absent faces, a successful parade, a victory over Washburn, and a memorable danceg basketball games we so nearly won, the tremendous ovation given the Pur- ple live as they left the floor with their second win of the season from our ancient rivals, Wichita U. - and with a school holiday for the students, the crowds of students in the halls, at the drug, on the bus - all these contribu- ted to a hue spirit which gaily survived victories and de- feats alike. 1 i 'tt

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AMPUS For the first time in tive years, men again outnumber women on the Southwestern campus, and this time it is two to one. About fifty per cent of the students are re- turned service men attending school under the provisions of the G.I. Bill. The increase in manpower is felt in many ways: in the revived football program and the resumption of CIAC basketball competition after last year's unoflicial play, in the classes where the great majority of the students are men, and primarily in the social happenings on the hill. The girls did a magnihcent job of carrying the spirit of the Jinx onward through the war years f keeping alive societies and clubs, school loyalty and pep, but they were happy to relinquish a large share of the responsibility to the men as they returned to Southwestern. Football practice, an activity absent from the erunpus since 1942, tlrcw much interest 5 s A sight which became increasingly familiar was the groups of boys Cl'21lHI11iI1g in the Student lnion Page I7

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The social lite at Southwestern is varied and lively, Parties, picnics, treasure-hunts, sings, hikes. and even receptions crowd the opening days ot' school and conf tinue throughout the year. Literary societies. religious organizations. pep cluhs. honorary societies. and dormitories give parties for their memhers and often for the student lvody. The recrea- tional council under the capahle direction of Miss Lillian Cfloud. and composed of faculty representatives and presidents of the social organizations. innovated a program of recreation for all students with Uopen- housesn at Richardson Hall, where games and dancing in the rotunda were featured. This series of open- houses was sponsored each time hy one of the socicties or pep cluhs. lhe recreational council arranged a tormal Christ- mas liall in the gym with a hand imported from Kan' sas City. The gym was decorated in Yuletide colors and the event proved to he the gayest ot the year. Various organizations sponsored allfschool parties. Early in the J year KK.. and Kappa Rho were hosts. li Sigma Phi gave the Homecoming Dance and the Moundlwuilder start gave one in honor ot the Moundlauilder Queen and a Shamrock Dance in March. The student council was in charge of an all-school play night and dance in the spring which concluded the year's recreational pro- gram. one of the liveliest and most enjoyahle in South- western history. Seen throuifh the streamer tlecorations are various eouples enjoying the tlaneing at the highly Slll'l't'SSl.lll forlual cll1I'l4lIll21 Bal :-