University of Evansville - LinC Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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FROM GREEN POTS TO WHITE CORDS by Clayton Mundy HE time is September, 1938. The place, Evansville College. The characters are one hundred and fifty eager freshmen. McCoy gave three cheers as this the sec- ond largest freshman class in E.C. history set out on its educational career. We came - and went through the preliminary phases of college life such as listening to an address by S.G.A. President, Roy Housep being feted in Craig Hall1 then becoming guinea pigs for the sake of satisfying the whims of psy- chology, and finally byenrolling. lThus ended the first of a four year series of periodical financial fiascoes suffered as a result of at- tempting to satiate the greenback appetite of Mr. Ralph Economy Olmsted.l We saw-that things move faster in college, that we had to AURELlA LEE ALLEN A.B. Secretarlal Science Castalian 41 Gamma Delta 11 Y.W.C.A. 1, 2, 31W.A.A. 11 Secretarial Club 1, 2, 3, 41 Home Economics Club 41 O.T.W. 1, 2, 3, 4. CLETUS BLANKENBERGER A.B. Chemistry, Mathe- matlcs Pi Epsilon Phi 4. BETTYE LOU BRITZ A.B. Science, Commerce Castalian 1, 2, 3, 4, Sgt.- at-Arms 21 Choir 2, 41 Gamma Delta 11 Pre-Med Club 2, 3, 41 Thespions 21 Y.W.C.A. 1, 2, 3, 4. ANNA CLAIRE BROWN A.B. Elementary Education Theta Sigma 2, 3, 4, Rush Captain 31 O.T:W. 1, 2, 3, 41 A.C.E. 1, 2, 3, 4, Secre- tary 2, President 41 Y.W. 2 Women's C.A. 1, , 31 Council 4. 11'

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E 5 L , 'J 'ut 32165 I Y i-if-.' , l HELEN BUENTE A.B. Commerce, Home Ec- onomics, Secondary Ed: Castalian 4, Gamma Delta 1, W.A.A. 1, 2, Y.W.C.A. 1, 2, 3, Secretarial Club 1, 2, 3, .4, Home Economics Club 2, 3, 4. PAUL CATT A.B. Social Studies Phi Zeta, Debate. 'JOE F. CALLENDER A.B. Engllsh Kentucky Wesleyan, Murray State Teachers, Pi Epsilon Phi 4, Kappa Chi 4. HARRY CHANDLER A.B. Biology Phi Zeta 1, 2, 3, 4, Secre- tary 3, President 4, LinC Business Manager 3, Cres- cent 3, 4, Assistant Editor 3, Editor, 4, Men's Council 2, Phi Beta Chi 4, Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities 4. O cast ofi old loyalties and develop new ones, and that it was up to us to get into the swim. We elect- ed Frank Russell as our class presi- dent and Everett Cope, vice-presi- dent. We were conquered-when the sophs decided that the class of '42 must uphold tradition by don- ning the rhinie pot. The wear- in' of the green became a mark of distinction, especially after we had vindicated our honor in the kangaroo court and in the push- ball contest. After all of this, we rapidly in- tegrated ourselves into campus life. We roundly trounced the upperclassmen in The Battle of the Classes la'series of radio quizzes? and Gamma Delta was organized with fifty-five members. Came the second semester and pledging - Phi Zeta 19, Pi Epsi- lon Phi 17, Gamma Epsilon Sigma 15, Castalian 17, Theta Sigma 6. The freshman class was well rep- resented in all other campus ac-