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

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764 .Sekaal Wm Baaueld Ghwga Galerie Time marches on! and the school years at Whitewater State Teachers College rush by. lt didn't seem possible last September l l that three whole months had passed since we had climbed the hill. During that summer vacation some of us had worked, others had attended summer school, and the more fortunate had taken the summer months out to relax and prepare themselves for another nine months' grind. To our amazement, we found that our Alma 1 . --...L....i. . . ' ,i..4 A bronze Lincoln s t a n d s watch over the upper cam- pus, while the well-known Tower is behind . . . a fra- ternity active checks on the soldiering of a lowly pledge going through tradi- tional Hell Week . . . lolling at the Milwaukee Extension track meet . . . Convocation hour brought The Small Philharmonic Orchestra . . . the Goal Post-Ninth Hour rendezvous -as well as the hours before and after ...lounging on the Front Campus under the numer- ous, luxurious trees. Mater had already been invaded by the fresh- men. Taking part in a nationwide movement, Mr. Flanagan and his committee of faculty members had organized a freshman orienta- tion week. These newcomers had a week in which to get acquainted and at the same time pass necessary entrance exams and complete their registration before the upperclassmen returned to the campus. Registration for the I947-48 term also took a new form. lt seemed slow and inefficient to students at the time, but after , some 788 students had been W enrolled, there was very little p o s t -registration confusion. Canceling of c o u r s es and switching of classes remained at a minimum, showing an im- provement over past years. We found numerous faculty changes when we entered the classrooms. Mr. Stanley Linton and Mr. Francis Bushman took over the training and leader- ship of students interested in vocal and instrumental music. Mr. Frank Bray came to assist in education and science, and the social studies department welcomed Miss Gertrude East- man, who taught geography and conservation. Miss Shirley Foresman joined the faculty as dramatics coach and speech instructor, and Miss Elizabeth Melson came as an instructor in typinq and shorthand. A new economics teacher was added in the person of Mr. James Hellie. Faculty and student hody alike welcomed back Mr. Clav Daggett, who is a member of our psycho'ogv department. Mr. Daggett had been on leave of absence for several years while doing government work in Honduras. ln October Miss Gwendolyn Gibbs ioined the faculty to teach English, and shortly be- fore Christmas Miss Lala Dixon came to teach English in place of Miss Maude Webster, who had been injured by a fall.

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,wfazmza,---0m rqfma Mara, Trees, shrubbery and more trees. Our campus trees did not grow helter- skelter, but are all part of a planned garden. The idea was to keep the half to the rear of the building as nearly as possible in the wild state-except the portions of it that were given up to tennis courts, and to the log cabin. Various trees were planted by the early graduating classes, and since this is the year of our 80th anniversary it will be well to mention that the row of Elms along Graham Avenue were all planted on a special day in April, l869, one year atter this college officially opened Since then, through care and consideration, our campus flora has had additions to it, as was the special Washington Elm which was dedicated to the World War ll heroes, This year we pause to celebrate the anniversary of statehood and this spring we honored our 80th anniversary. Along with this latter celebration, it is only fair we stand in appreciation of those silent trees which line school walks and really bespeak of the beauty of our campus. l3'l

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. , A , .Lan The Hollywood Guardsmen singing as The Lady Killers' Quartet return for convocation a second year . . . he made that high jump at the Milwaukee meet . . . long-armed Wilmer reaches for the ball . . . Boehme of W.S.T.C. . . . Chi Delt Christmas Dance . . . our band maneuvers the Oshkosh O at Homecoming in honor of the opponent . . . the Phi Chi's thought they had the would-be victor canned up for the Saturday morning parade . . . Dean Dustrude plays tennis against Milwaukee on Whitewater court . . . Bearded Men during January in view of the forthcoming State Cen- tennial . . . The basketball pep rally didn't precede a winning game for us-but the spirit was there! f.. ,' 'jf ','.,l ' n U01 Our gridiron heroes broke a two year jinx and won their first game of the season. Al- though the team didn't have such good for- tune in all its games, W.S.T.C. was proud to see that sports were really coming back with pre-war spirit, with enthusiastic crowds turn- ing out for all home games. At an all school election cn October l5, Willard Kelly, Warren Thuene, Barbara Coe, and Bruce Straw were chosen to lead the fresh- man, sophomore, junior, and senior classes, respectively. Rain failed to dampen the spirits of White- water students when we launched our i947 homecoming celebration with a bonfire and pep rally Friday evening, October 24. After playing a game against Oshkosh, students and alumi gathered at Hamilton Gym for an eve- ning of fun and entertainment, under the rule of King Norm Tellefson and Queen Mary Lou Braun. November found our sorority girls busy with last minute rushing, These Greek organi- zations held their formal dinners at Bassett l-louse, followed by Bid Night a week later. In all, seventy-four girls became sorority pledges on December lO. Amidst such gaiety, fellows and girls alike took time out to enjoy the usual recesses for the state teachers' convention and Thanksgiv- ing. The pre-Christmas weeks were filled with entertainment by various departments in our school. Under the direction of our new drama coach, Miss Shirley Foresman, our thespians presented CIaudia, a three-act comedy, as their first production of the year. The vocal groups combined and presented a vesper choir recital on a Sunday afternoon in December, and our college band made its first concert appearance of the year with a group of Christ- mas melodies for a Thursday convocation pro- gram. Settling down again after the holidays wasn't easy with semester exams staring us in the face. But they were on the rostrum to study for and to pass-so we took them!