University of Evansville - LinC Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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The population of Evansville College is a true sample of the people of these great United States. The college serves the at¬ tending students as a smelting pot for the many personalities. Most of the students are from the Tri-State area: Southern Indiana, Southern Illinois, and Northwestern Kentucky. In this respect it may be aptly called the “Tri-State Col¬ lege.” Students thrive in the friendly at¬ mosphere which prevails in this institution of higher learning. Besides the people from this area of the United States, color is added to the college community by students from other free countries. They come here to learn the same as we, but in reality, they are the teachers and we are the pupils. Entering students begin a new way of life at Evansville College. Only after passing a battery of tests are they labelled “fresh¬ men.” The new entrants must strive to make the mark, and are accepted as fellow members only after demonstrating great effort. As each school year draws to a close, the graduating seniors don their caps and gowns and with different degrees of diffi¬ culty attempt to see through the tears to bid the final good-byes to classmates, pro¬ fessors, and college friends. They must then be prepared to “face the future una¬ fraid.” 9-A The basic political organization on cam¬ pus is the Student Government Association which serves as the regulating body for most activities. Officers of this body are chosen by popular vote after being nomi¬ nated by the faction from the social group. Comprising the individual political factions are five sororities: Alpha Kappa Alpha, Alpha Omicron Pi, Beta Sigma Omicron, Chi Omega, and Phi Mu; the four fraterni¬ ties: Acacia, Phi Zeta, Pi Epsilon Phi, and Pi Kappa; and the Independent Student As¬ sociation. During the spring quarter the social or¬ ganizations collaborate and present to the students their slate of officers. For more than a week before election, the candidates hotly contest their opponents for the four offices. All the tricks in the book are utilized to get the votes of the students not associated with the organizations backing candidates. This activity is climaxed with the election, generally held on a specified Friday. The Student Council, made up of the chair¬ men of nine committees that represent all phases of college life, suggests to the fac¬ ulty and administration worthy changes presented by the students. These nine chairmen lead the Assembly, Athletic, Fine Arts, Public Speech, Public Occasions, Publications, Religious Life, Social Life, and Welfare Committees. Each of these has three faculty members who work with the committee chairmen and their chosen members. All members of these Student-Faculty Federation Commit¬ tees are chosen in the fall to serve for that school year. 9-B

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Behind this door are the people that com¬ prise the 1951-52 college year - hence the title, “population.” This is the story of the seniors, activities, underclassmen, faculty, in their respective departments and the administration. The first portion of this section depicts the seniors and the underclassmen. Besides the formal pictures there are the shots of the informal activities which help to create an active school spirit. On these pages are the mementos of the activities, pictured as they actually happened, to keep alive the memories of friendships, joys and problems of life on the campus. Another portion illustrates the faculty. These are the leaders and instructors of all who seek scholastic advancement. Twelve new members were added to the staff this year, four of whom were assigned to the new Air Force ROTC program. The final portion portrays the personnel and the positions that they hold on the admini¬ strative staff. Politics, social and cultural heritages and battles are the topics covered in this sec¬ tion of the 1952 LinC. These pages depict the events of the hard- fought political campaigns and the final outcomes. During the post-war years, two of the so¬ cial fraternities have acquired houses for fraternal living - Acacia and Phi Zeta. Four of the sororities, keeping pace with the times, have received national charters since September 1949. Besides the social groups are the pre-pro¬ fessional clubs which are organized with¬ in the departments and consist of students interested in that phase of work. This phase of college life is depicted under the heading of “social and cultural heritages.” All types of sports are portrayed as “bat¬ tles.” True college spirit, backing the Purple Aces through victory and defeat, continues in each and every game. There is also an active schedule of intramural sports for all students who have spare time and are interested in participating.

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To the Members of the Class of 1952: Most of the 1952 graduating class started in September 1948 with a group about three times larger than the June group. Many obstacles have been encountered. At each stage a few of the very dear friends were forced to drop out of the parade toward graduation. For some of the students, marriage took preference over education. For others, work was necessary to exist when the GI Bill or high school savings were exhausted. If, within the halls of Evansville College, you have acquired an understanding that not material success but how you live among and for your fellow men is supremely im¬ portant; that “freedom from want” and “freedom from fear” are soporific and meaningless phrases; that you will find real security only in the integrity of your own soul and true happiness only in the reali¬ zation that you have measured up to the full- ness of the stature of your individual, God- given personality; then, surely, as you go out into a grim and troubled world, you will “face the future unafraid” and achieve the success and happiness which the trustees, the faculty and your fellow alumni wish for you all. Richard R. McGinnis 10-A 10-B The groundwork for student government was laid last spring with the election of the SGA officers. The officers chosen by vote of the student body are Robert Northerner, president; Ray Bawel, vice president; Eunice Maier, secretary; and Joyce Wig- gers, treasurer. Upon the shoulders of these four students rests a great responsibility. Their job is to solve or appoint assistants to solve the problems of the entire student body. o Apprentice politicians is the theme of the first part of the lower half of the dutch door issue of the LinC, and a part of the perma¬ nent record of your college days in the year 1951-52. This section of the book shows how the men and women of Evansville College have solved their governmental problems, prob¬ lems which arise among themselves and between the students and administration. Examples of this include Men ' s Council, Women ' s Council, National Panhellenic Conference, and the newly formed Inter- fraternity Council. Also included are the Union Management Board and the Student Council. Members of the first group govern rela¬ tions between students and between student Greek-letter social organizations. In the latter group, the Board is composed of the elected chairmen of the Union committees and formulates Union policies. Chairmen of student-faculty federation committees, appointed by the Student Government Asso¬ ciation president, are members of the Council. The Council is the representative body of S.G.A.