University of Illinois - Illio Yearbook (Urbana Champaign, IL)

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Rain! The only certainty of Fall. But that never stops us. We merely bundle up in our old trench coats and continue life as usual. Fall-Out Umbrellas and Faithful Trench Coats Fall comes to Champaign-Urbana. And with it comes the unavoidable, the inevitable, the habitual rain. The quad is an assemblage of bright, cheerfully colored umbrellas, under which peep frowning faces and som- ber trenchcoat ml bodies. Mud is every- where— up to the knees of the un- fortunate one who tried to take a short cut on what he thought was i y ground, soaked through the holes in the gym shoes of the one who could not bear the thought of breaking in a new pair, and all over the coats of the many who stood too near the curb waiting for the light to change. But never fear. The days will pass until soon we will no longer have to worry about our notes blurring in the rain or our hair hanging when we have an important date. We will put our umbrellas away, say our fond adieus to the monsoon season, and optimistically look forward to winter. That is, until the snow starts! We don't mind fall at all. these ducks tell the students approaching them. Why the more water the merrier. But have they tried walking through Huff Field Mud?

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, No, she isn't moving in lightly with only two suitcases. There's still a trailer full of boxes outside to be unpacked. Students bring many unusual necessities with them to school, but what do you suppose this boy needs a saw-horse for? Suitcases and Boxes Are Moved in and Unpacked It looks as if these girls are faced with the universal problem of all coeds. Where will they ever find space for all their new clothes? Hectic is the only word for registration week. Twenty-four thousand of us descend upon cam- pus for the start of school. First we must un- load the cars which miraculously made it through the Wright and Green Street jam. All junk is thrown in the middle of our rooms as we rush to wait in line an hour for our regis- tration cards. Advisers come first . . . But, sir, are you certain I must take 20 hours this semes- ter? Then come the lines ... I don't care how long you waited, Zoo 100 is closed. You might try Biology. They aren't as crowded there. Then the book stores . . . Sorry, we're all out of your French books, Zoo books, Rhet books, and Lit books. Come around next week. And of course the inevitable, I certainly hope you will like my class this semester. We will have only five hourlies, and you will be expected to do four papers. That, of course, is for a C. Now if you're planning to work for an A . . . Please tell me, do you suppose it's worth it? 10