University of Pittsburgh - Owl Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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orienfation AFTER THE BANQUET, lingering freshmen discussed ihcir plans and expectations for the next four years with understanding upperclass hosts and hostesses.

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OPEN HOUSE at the Student Union was part of the activity-tilled Freshman Orientation Week. Many displays greeting the new class dotted the Union's halls and ornate lounges. THE FRESHMAN TEA held in the Commons Room introduced the new women students into the University. At this occasion, the women met their senior mentors and were able to get acquainted with the other girls in their mentor group.

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THE HOKEY POKEY siartcd off orderly enough, but ended up in mass confusion. The freshmen enjoyed the novelty numbers as well as Benny Bcnack’s swinging arrangements. PENSIVE LOOKS vividly portrayed the intense interest that was displayed on Lantern Night. This ceremony is the traditional welcome of freshmen women into University life. The lantern, containing the light of knowledge, was lit that night in the hope that it would illuminate the path of the women in their ensuing years as Pitt students.