University of Wisconsin Eau Claire - Periscope Yearbook (Eau Claire, WI)

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I I The lines were as long as usual as students waited for the all school picnic, but the chicken broiled over open grills proved well worth waiting for. Marked First Week Few jobs were less rewarding than standing in line waiting to pay one's fees. The bookstore was crowded and often short of books. It wasn't unusual to encounter someone with this dazed look when he realized the number of books he had to buy.

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The inevitable happened; after standing in line for an hour, you learned that they were out of the book you wanted. And It was Fall again as students returned to the dorms and added those touches which would mark their room as home for the coming school year. New Faces and Long Lines This was a familiar scene as hundreds of parents brought sons and daughters to college, along with all the '•necessities for dorm living. The first week recalls varied visions to every mind. Freshmen arrived in a wave of unknowing excitement, while upperclassmen anxiously sought old friends. One and all joined the endless lines which often reached the wrong destination. The Prophet Company never imagined how much chicken 4200 Blugolds could eat, even in the rain, during a get-acquainted picnic. Before the week concluded, thoughts turned inward, searching for a purpose, and it was again realized that this life was ours alone.

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Two Freshman girls tried on their beanies for size. Schofield Auditorium became a sea of blue and gold beanies at the first Freshman Forum. Frosh Learned Do we really have to do all of that?” freshmen wondered. 22