Spring Arbor University - Echo Yearbook (Spring Arbor, MI)

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C a 1 e n d a r 1955-56 SEPTEMBER -School opens. Everyone stares and is very polite. -Reception held for new students, and we shake hands until we're blue in the face. -Registration stands at 145 with a very good chance ot going to 160. College Freshmen have 41 in their class already, The Wl1ite I-louse is being fixed up for use as a Boys' Dormitory. Two truckloads of the tinest Spring Arbor live- stock enjoy picnic at Ella Sharpe Park. -Sister Class Hikes. Frank Bullock stars as hyp- notist on the College Freshman-Sophomore hike. Vifayne, Koerner, Ralph, Bob. and Toddy attend a Spiritualist meeting in jackson and get a message ' -Mr. DeCan comes across with S-1.00 for a new tennis net - atter only four hours of argument. -Senior-College Soph skip day. Wliat beautiful weather! l A very embarrassing situation for the returning skippers. They are brought into a mock court with the Faculty as the jury. All are found guilty of having too much fun on the hike. judge Max- well. Attorney Thrapp. Clerks Dowley and Boice are very severe. All are sentenced to a life of good behavior for the rest of the year. OCTOBER -Student day at chapel begins. 15-Y. P. M, S. Regional Convention held at Spring Arbor. People from everywhere meeting people from everywhere else. -Dowley and Lowell beat Kelley and justice in mixed doubles in tennis. The sets were 6-4, 6-5, and 6-2. -First day of hunting season. Several young men skip classes to hunt uown one poor little bunny. -Six Seniors and College Sophs head for Wolt Lake to take pictures, but end up in jackson with two flat tires and arrive home 55.50 poorer- also with a sixty cent tire on the rim. -Grape juice throwing demonstrated by Mrs. Lawrence with Ralph Lowell's shirt as target. -Part of the Echo Staff gets treated to a dinner at the Fairy Garden, and is the rest of the Staff jealous! 44 JOHN A. RATH Optometrist O Phone 79241 115 FRANCIS ST. JACKSON, MICH. J. M. EDMONDS, M. D. I HORTON, MICHIGAN JACKSON KEY WORKS Keys Duplicated . . . Locks Repaired Picture Framing 111 Cooper Street jackson, Mich. C OMPLIMENTS OF The Farmers State Bank CONCORD, MICHIGAN Efttzbfirbed 1885 FRANK N. ALDRICH, President

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COMPLIMENTS OF Buehle r Brothers WHOLESALE ...and... RETAIL DEALERS ...of... FRESH ..and.. S M O K E D M E A T S 0 A Rear Ezzlzizizre .uid Exif H11 Liberty I OYSTERS ...and... SEA FOODS ...in... S E. A S O N I 221 Michigan Ave., East Dial 2-2038 GEO. LAWRENCE, Manager l7 19 l9 30 -i C3a.1e n.daar APRIL -Rev. Shelhammer gives S5,0UU.Ull to the 5gh00l - in the form of books to be sold. -Vacation begins. Students go east. west. north. -2 south, and otherwise to recuperate from strain of studying. S-A Cappella Tour. -School begins and students enthusiastically re- turn to studies. lNlAY -Measles for sale cheap. Very nice assortment. See the Lowells, who are the exclusive agents. 6-10-Music Week. 7-Everyone working all hours to get English charts 8 in. Everything from puppy dogs to radios used to illustrate Longfellow and Shakespeare. -All the fellows try to date for the recital. 11-College Freshman - Sophomore Banquet. Every- one looks very dignified and formal. 12-Field Day. and every student trys to limber up and make points for his respective class. College Sophs take high honors. 17-Seniors go to the May Festival. lS -junior-Senior Banquet. 20-A Cappella has surprise party on Professor and 24 30 1 2 3 5 468121 Mrs. Lowell at Connersf -Sister Class Hikes. -College Sophomore Class night. JUNE -Senior Class night. -Baccalaureate Sermon by Rev. XV. A. Sayre. -Annual Commencement Exercises and Alumni Banquet. -Spring Arbor is a very lonely place I Y l

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