Sul Ross State University - Brand Yearbook (Alpine, TX)

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MARY LEIGH TISDALE chants fresh¬ man yell, Yea pink—yea blue—yea freshman, goo - goo - goo... UPPER classmen feed freshman girl a special con¬ coction before a game of leap-frog and a hike up the hill. 8 UPPERCLASSMAN, Becky Gentry, begins to dress up willing freshman, Sue Spencer. BEFORE the journey up the hill, freshmen boys fill the water buckets. Jmi.i ' Z T:

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Fall Registration A record crowd of 1200 stu¬ dents regi stered at Sul Ross this fall. For some it was the same old routine—a necessary evil. For freshmen and transfers, it was a Chinese Puzzle come to life. Finally after standing in line for hours, filling out a thousand forms, paying numerous fees, and wiping a tortured brow, the process was completed. There were people to meet, classes and activities to attend next. September is mainly a time of adjustment to dorm living, and the eternal mystery of how time flies. THEN MRS. SLIGHT and her corps of work¬ ers approve schedule cards. END OF A LONG DAY— Howdy Party in student center for freshmen. Upperclassmen and faculty endeavor to make freshmen feel welcome and happy. MRS. WILLIAMS decides how much will be paid! 7

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Painting the SR Painting of SR is the high¬ light of Freshman Week. Cul¬ minating a week crammed with the traditional snake dance, the pep rally, parties and dances, the students wend their way to the top of “the Hill , observe time-hon¬ ored ceremonies and paint afresh the Sul Ross emblem —a beacon that stands as a welcoming sign to all who pass Alpine way. THE “bucket Brigade begins . A WEARY freshman finds that a part of the initiation includes carrying rocks to replenish the supply at SR. FRESHMAN MIX the whitewash under the careful eyes of upper classman Tommy Everett. ? , ' V Mj k { f «L