University of Maryland College Park - Terrapin / Reveille Yearbook (College Park, MD)

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IN LINE SCHEDULING HOURS . . . RESULTS ALWAYS THE SAME, NOTHING BUT EIGHT AND FIVE O ' CLOCKS. IT HAPPENS EVERY FALL-UNAVOIDABLE AS EXAMS SOMEHOW, YOU CAN NEVER SEE ANY RESEMBLANCE. It would l)c wdiiilcrful III rcporl tliiit tlie registration tliis fall was (iiflVrciil from those in tiie past, hut, we are sorry to say, it was not; the same lines clogged the Armory, the same mi -ii|)s oeeurri ' d. the same confusion reigned as in all previous cars. But, like the disappearing Testudo, tiie lack of school spirit, and various other campus problems, the registra- tion troubles have l)e ' ome so imich a part of the T ' ni- versity of Maryland scene, that we would fi ' el lost with- out them. The fifteen-hundrcci freslimeii enrolling might have missed something that is a ])arl of real eam[)us life the ehanet- to stand in line for hours and gripe — if registration |)r(icedures had changed tiiis year. . nd besides, like that tight-fitting shoe, it makes you feel so good when you are through with it. MORE BOOKS, ANOTHER LINE, A FEW HOURS ... THROWN IN FOR GOOD MEASURE. il?!?El?ea SAFETY rules! REGISTRATION

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A CHANCE FOR FROSH GIRLS TO MEET MEN; TOO BAD FROSH MEN HAVE TO COMPETE WITH UPPERCLASSMEN. LEARNING THE ROPES Freshmen take a quizzical look around To soothe the jangled nerves of the incoming fresh- men, the Freshman Orientation Committee prepared a Freshman Week. HighHght of the week was the in- formal Freshman Mixer. Eben and Ely, calling the square dances, mixed the freshmen so well that a few couples never did manage to get back together to dance to Tiny Meeker ' s band. The word for the week was Welcome, and the mat was out everywhere. After the open-house in the Rec Hall, meetings with the Dean of Men and the Dean of Women, pep rallies, and an S.G.A. meeting, most of the freshmen were so well oriented that their eyebrows were beginning to slant. Thus the year began. . . . ■ I J . Tm MAYBE HE MET THE GIRL OF HIS DREAMS HERE. ONE OF MANY STOPS ON THE RUSHING SMILES AND SORE-FOOT TOUR. MEETING THE FACULTY.