University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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AY, 1946 . . . pleasurable spring days . . . the chill came back occasionally but vanished with sunny days and soft evenings forecasting of summer . . . Ted Weems played for the giant Princess Ball of the Veterans Club held in the Minneapolis Armory . . . Engineers' Day with the reigning St. Pat, his queen, and the blarney stone came along . . . the Union planned its first Stardust Dance, with Stan Kentonls orchestra scheduled to play . . . organizations to which students were elected in the April elections settled down to problems with the batches of new personnel . . . Ioseph W. Beach, chairman of the English depart- ment, was at the University of Washington delivering a series of special lectures . . . the Inter-professional Ball was held in the Union . . . the All-University Council's new social calendar policy went into effect, under which campus social events are classed as major or semi-major and then carefully scheduled to avoid date conflicts . . . Ag Royal Day was held for the first time since 1942, with an agricultural lineup of crop judging, animal showmanship contests, a float parade, and selection of a queen . . . bright weather brought recreation to students' minds, and the University golf course and tennis courts reported prewar business.

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PRIL, 1946 . . . an April relatively free from the post-Winter blusterings usual to the month . . . green appeared as if by magic from trees and bushes . . . enrollment total reached 18,287, extending further the new record set by Winter quarter registration . . . classroom space became a real problem . . . eating also became a major problem as campus food facilities were overburdened . . . the Union set up cafeteria service on the third Hoor, utilizing the junior ballroom and adjoining rooms . . . distinguished pianist Artur Rubenstein gave a superb Artists Course concert . . . Minnesota opened its baseball season by defeating Nebraska . . . veterans and University officials conferred on the matricu- lation fee question . . . campus political parties went into spirited cam- paigns for the spring quarter elections . . . Coffman Union was host to a convention of student union representatives from all sections of the United States . . . the biggest event of the month and certainly of the year came during the fourth Week of April with the inauguration of Iames Lewis Morrill as eighth president of the University . . . dignitaries and delegates came from universities all over the country to pay respects and take part in the big three-day program.

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,jyx s en Z-K-Quo - .. UNE, 1946 . . . signs of summer always tend to de-eagerize students . . . Iune, the month of graduation . . . when seniors doff their aca- demic cloaks and fan out to assimilate themselves into the business world . . . graduation ceremonies in Memorial Stadium, pending approval by the weatherman . . . proud families and friends crowd around the senior, shaking his hand and wishing him luck . . . Iune, the month when school becomes almost unbearable . . . the month when the senior realizes, perhaps for the first time, the things heas missed in college . . . the month when the sophomore or junior Watches graduation and counts on his fingers the quarters he has left in school . . . Iune, the month when University landscape blossoms out in all its summer finery . . . campus buildings which had a cold, foreboding appearance during winter months now assume a peaceful, comfortable look . . . the sight of numerous robins recalls the time when the first one came . . . summer brings softness even to everyday noises . . . the sounds of auto horns and streetcars lack the sharpness they had during sub-zero winter . . . truly hardboiled is the graduate who can go from the University without some tinge of remorse at leaving behind days held to be among the finest of life.