Tulane University - Jambalaya Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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THOSE Then it was all over. The heat was off forjdnother four months, an fancies were turning away from books. Second semester registration cramped the style of the studertrbody only momentarily. if bod UIERE THE ( A brilliant oasketball team won the attention of the nation with vic- m the qar Bowl and Delta Dowir When the tories in the Sugar Bowl and Delta BowIT When the curtain finally fell ipm ' .. ■ on the season, only three defeats marred the record of the Greehi who had taken the measure of twenty-three opponents, including rsome of the best teams in the country. j T J he main topic of conversation on the campus suddenly switched from basketball to international affairs with President Truman ' s an- -s . nouneement of the coming draft. A great deal of consternation was caused by the fact that nobody ' s uniforms fit any longer. Glendy Burke brought Tulane into the public eye with its Centen- V K

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The year 1947-48 at Tulane was just about like all the rest. It started unevent- fully enough with a record enrollment of over 7000 in all branches of the Uni- versity. The influx of veterans to the campus went on unabated, and though slightly faded and ragged around the cuffs, khaki was still high style for the male population. The housing units which sprouted up last year were still overflowing, and diapers made up a large percentage of all laundry done for the residents. The new History Building was completed and put to use, and another of uncertain purpose was begun. A country club-like dormitory for the athletes was under construc- tion in center field on the baseball diamond. By the time that the miles of registration blanks had been dispersed to their final resting places, the initial excitement of registration had worn off. Every- one had recovered from the rigors of the book line, and, with exams still a comfortable fifteen weeks off, college life began with a vengeance. The flurry of excitement caused by the unexpected and dramatic victory over Alabama in the opening game of the football season soon died out, only to be revived by the 6-6 tie with L. S. U. In the season ' s closing contest. Classes, sandwiched in between Saturday nights, had been progressing pain- lessly enough and resolutions to get caught up during the Christmas holidays were being heard on all sides. Everyone lived up to them, too, along about the third of January. Mid-semester exams came as a blow to most. Dating became a thing of the past, and midnight oil was reported up ten points on the market. Blue jeans made themselves only too apparent on the Newcomb campus, and among the boys, beards and bloodshot eyes were all the rage.

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Dfl VS TO • li }A nial Forensic Tournament. Forty-four colleges and universities from all parts of the United States and Canada were represented. The Time Forum which was to bring President Truman to Tulane, was cause OT tne wo called off because orld situation. The Hullabaloo, unde aloo, under the guidance of Dennis Bryant was again ( I . awarded Ail-American honors. There was a little noise over the policies of an obscure yearbook on the campus. T ' This year probably marked the end of a unique period in educa- ionai history. The first big group of veterans is graduating this ear, and their influx into college is rapidly falling off. They ' ll still be here for the next few years, but in ever decreasing numbers. Next year, the typical freshman will be downy cheeked as in days of yore. ollege life Is going back to normal. It ' ll never be the same.