University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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SEPTEMBER The University ' s new year began rather uniquely — upperclassmen were welcomed to the campus by the freshman class. The new orien- tation program was responsible for the early arrival of the frosh, but tradition, aided by sophomo re zeal, dictated their appearance: beanies, bibs, and stoic expressions. Other changes were equally ajD- parent. The campus lost some of its famed bucolic appearance by the conversion of the hayfields into trim lawns. Construction on the new dining hall and the two girls ' dormitories was well advanced, while Baker Hall was open for oc- cupancy. Subsequent student agi- tation for mountain-climbing cred- its met an vmsympathetic refusal. The innvunerable ditches and holes, daily multiplying all over Saturday date at eight A.M. 22 '

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An end, a beginning— a college year finished

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the campus, looked more like the sears on a miniature battlefield than the prosaic preparations for a more intricate piping system. That controversial and much- abused personage, Mettawampe, was still at large and his where- abouts strangely unknown. But tentative conjecture was stifled by the absorption of registration. Sen- iors and juniors went about the business seemingly assm-ed; soph- omores, conscious of their new standing, affected nonchalance. . . determined not to be mistaken for freshmen ; and the f rosh themselves, slightly awed, apparently excited, and greatly confused, unknowingly provided the center of attention. All previous enrollment records were surpassed by a student body which totaled 3 ' 210; the freshman class reached the new high of 1050 First visit by the First Lady ■ ' AUons enl ' ants. 23