University of Iowa - Hawkeye Yearbook (Iowa City, IA)

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The induction day processionczl, dignified and stately. he Freshman Pledge. Induction Ceremon Every book needs a preface and every ship needs a launching. In the same vein, President Virgil M. Hancherls remarks at the Induction Ceremony on the first day of classes begin another energetic year at SUI. The day is a bright one and students crowd around the steps of Old Capitol. The University administrators and pro- iessors are standing beneath the impres- sive pillars of the building. A few upper- elassmen chatter intermittently through- out the ceremony.

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Registration: the inevitable decision of what to take when. Orientation Week is no sooner over when the freshmen and transfers, along with more than 8,000 other SUIowans, straggle into registration. They plan their schedules and ask so many questions that the advisors begin to think that even they might need advising. The newcomers still arcnit totally pre- pared to begin their career at SUI with- out attcnding the activities open house. i'Herky's Round-upu gives each campus organization a chance to explain their group's program and recruit new mem- bers. Herky rolls out his royal black and gold carpet in front of the Union as groups such as AWS, WRA, YWCA, CPC, and countless others man their dis- play booths all day, selling their activities to the eager newcomers. The Hawkeye is just one of the myriczcl ot activities that draw the new ond Q few ot the old.

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Viewing education trom ony position is important-no matter the Crge or the angle. 37 ...A Step in Belonging But for the freshmen, as President Hancher charges them with a pledge oi loyalty, itis serious business. Induction, to thern, is the first step in belonging. With Q' kind word ot advice, the Deans and Direc- tors help the students through the iorestf' 27