University of Northern Iowa - Old Gold Yearbook (Cedar Falls, IA)

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CHAPTER I Tutor Traditions I-IE Customs and Traditions Commit- tee of the Student Council was born in l938 because that student governing body felt there should be an organ- ized effort to establish and perpet- uate campus traditions, thereby fos- tering loyalty and a spirit of unity among the student body. The committee soon found its problem was not to invent some- thing and label it a tradition. The problem, rather, was to convince the future Tutors that their alma mater has many annual events mer- iting the recognition and respect accorded true campus traditions. The Freshman Orientation Pro- gram was selected as an appropriate channel through which to begin this process of education. Accord- ingly, Edwin C. Kepler, chairman of the Customs and Traditions Committee and editor of the Stu- dent Handbook, issued to the Panther Cubs this sage advice: College life will be a new life to you. You're going to do new things. You'll develop new ideas Page 9 and you'll acquire new attitudes. The newness is part of it. But there is much more. The Iowa State Teachers College is more than a group of buildings set on a plot of land. It is a living, grow- ing institution. It has purpose, it has direction, it has unity. It has atmosphere, and, above all, it has spirit. And supporting these things, like the foundation of a building, lies tradition-proud tradition an- chored in the bed-rock of history. All of this will seep into you. The purpose, the direction, and spirit of Iowa State Teachers Col- lege will become a part of you, a fine, intangible part you'll never erasefl Thus, was the process of tradi- tion education begun. Realizing the desirability of a more loyal and more spirited stu- dent body, as advocated by the Stu- dent Council committee, the 1940 OLD GOLD editor seeks to propagate this campaign of traditions educa- tion of Iowa State Teachers Col- lege students by using Customs and Traditions as our theme.

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Miss Albert gives the instructions. The Van Houtens re-register. REGISTR TIO AY Of all sad Words of tongue or pen, the saddest are, It's registration day againln To the Weary, foot- sore, and bewildered freshman it's a grueling horror that can never be adequately described, to the some- what more sophisticated soph it's just one of those things, and to the seasoned junior and senior equipped with sun helmet, lunch knapsack, folding chair, Eve foun- tain pens, and a well-inked name stamp, it's a jolly lark. But to the hurried perspiring ad- viser f But Dr. jones, I had my schedule 1111 nrr'fmgea'. C0ulCln't I requisition into the course, or some- thingul it's a-well, as long as pro- fessors are gentlemen welll prob- ably never know. The administration and audito- rium buildings on registration day present a View of endless lines of students winding in intricate pat- terns from the Dean's offices and back again. Not to mention the confused paths of students who peer from door to door to find the teacher who is to sign them for the course. And the thrill that comes when a yellow, scrawled-over card is placed in our ink-stained fingers is one that can never be equalled- until next term, at least. Page 10 'Q