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

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K - y .- members; and the largest female enrollment in our history In-ought the man-woman ratio down to 2-1 — and intensified speculation. Officially, the University year commenced with the Convocation ceremony in the Cage. The guest speaker, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, acknowledged at the outset of her talk that security was not for oiu- generation, but she expressed her faith in the United Na tions and its mission of fostering international unity. Although many iii the audi- ence found it difficult to share her faith, some felt that there was still justification for hope. Routine quickly set in during the remaining days of September. Somehow the long book lines did not seem quite as formidable as in years past, but C-Store cofl ee still defied description, and the first all-campus dance was the same crowded and jogging affair. The month ended with a flare-up of the vexing problem of an acceptable liciuor policy for the fraternities. 24

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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

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Registration, convocation , . . a new year begins