University of Wisconsin Whitewater - Minneiska Yearbook (Whitewater, WI)

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FOR PEACE creased the number of bandages to meet the Whitewater quota. Mrs. Fred Winkelman, assisted by Mrs. Mary Fricker, served as the Red Cross advisor; and Annabelle Hoessel was student chairman, assisted by a student committee. The national war loan drives also were not neglected by the student body. Competition among the four classes in purchase of war bonds and stamps at the college bank was promoted. During the sixth war loan drive the senior class attained the highest goal. In additon to their investment in Victory through war bond purchases, many W. S. T. C. students made a more personal contri- bution by donating blood to the Red Cross blood bank. A number of students have given not once, but several times. A select group of ttW. S. T, Cfers is the group of ex-servicemen who have already done their part in winning the war in both hemispheres. They have now returned to iiThe Hill to continue their education and to do their part in winning the final Victory. 0

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bAt'Iijd: nanuu-1 4v; -Axx a- In i M.- v. . War has again left its imprint on the life at W. S. T. C. in the year of 1944-45. Ac- customed to smaller classes, predominantly feminine, by now most of the college stu- dents on the campus have come to realize more and more that being a part of the home front entails further responsibility than the mere acceptance of fewer mixers and for- mals, and evenings now devoted to studies. War casualty lists have not overlooked W. S. T. C. alumni, and more than one new gold star has been added to the college honor roll STUDENTS WORK after the names of former classmates and friends. These have given the majority of the student body a personal shock and added poignancy to the realization that war is a personal thing and cannot be fought on the battlefield alone. A visible evidence of this cognizance was the output of Red Cross bandages made by co-eds who regularly met on Monday eve- nings to make those 4x4ts. With groups rep- resenting each sorority as well as the Inde- pendent Women, each hour and a half in-

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A glance at the college life barometer on the W. S. T. C. campus in 1944-45 shows a slight rise in all those aspects of daily living on the campus which make for a true ticollege life? For the past several years, our alma mater has been struggling against the decline and inertia in college affairs due to the more drastic needs of a nation at war. Faced with a sharp decrease in enrollment due to the departure of men to all branches of the serv- ice, as well as senior students who answered the need for teachers, the iiyoung ladiestt seminary, at Whitewater seemed an almost certain result. But, like the ups and downs on Dr. Lee,s production graphs, W. S. T. C. in the past year has begun its upward climb from its war-time slump. Already signs point to the revival of the traditions which are a part of the memories of every former W. S. T. C. student. Indicative of better times to come are the facts and figures of enrollment tabulated by the Registrars office. The freshman class is shown with superior numerical strength with 123 members. uWith an ever-increasing en- rollment in the freshman class, prospects for future enlarged classes are good. In addition to high school graduates who are interested in continuing their education is a small but growing number of veterans of W. S. T. , C. BEGINS UPWARD TREND World War II Who are continuing their edu- cation at the ttNormalW Aided by the gov- ernmentts program for the rehabilitation of honorably discharged servicemen, twenty veterans of the war enrolled in the fall of 1944. Second semester registration added still more names to the files of active stu- dents. The social season at W. S. T. C., beginning with Freshman Week, sponsored by the W. S. G, A. and ending with the usual hend- of-the-yeartt banquets of the various organi- zations, showed a definite improvement over previous years. Though knitting and writ- ing letters bearing A. P. 0. numbers were still No. 1 on co-ed51 lists of must dot, things, an occasional date did come to mean more than just a dessert fruit. Although most sorority and fraternity formals were still only pleasant memories or wishful dreams, the Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity did succeed in sponsoring a Spring Formal. But let it not be said that social life was lack- ing on the campus. A Phi Chi dance in the early autumn proved highly successful as did the Commercial Club dance in February. Stunt Night, a tradition which has man- aged to survive every year, again was the main topic of conversation as well as the cause of much enthusiasm and hard work.