University of Minnesota School of Agriculture - Moccasin Yearbook (Morris, MN)

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October 16, 1940 This morning it looked as though our campus had been invaded by a group of Turks. All the freshmen had towels tied around their heads. The girls all wore housecoats. At first I couldn’t quite figure out what it was all about. Then I remembered that it is fresh- man initiation day. The freshmen were all good sports about it, though. I remember when we were in the same predicament—two years ago. We wore towels, too, and had to wear our clothes backward. Today was the day for the corn husking contest, too. School was dismissed at 2:50, and we all went out to the corn field. Those boys who were in it really looked as though they were working hard. They husked for 40 minutes. Everyone was there—all the students and all the teachers. ‘‘Eddie’’ Strand came out on top. I snapped a picture of Ing Buhl for the Moccasin. He was one of the contestants, too. The winners are going to get a trip to the National Cornhusking Contest at New Ulm. I wish I were a corn-husker. PETDDVATDVTVUDPVTUARTDTUDVWTVUVIATLTLAULRAULULULTLAUUITUTUVTUIRTURARARARART? = %

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eee nee segeeres eee wee, ewer om From the Diary of a Senior Student October 2, 1940 It surely seems good to be back again on the campus. All the old gang seem to be here —almost all of the faculty, too. It has been a grand day and everyone has made the most of it. Everyone is all smiles and seems to be glad to see all of his friends again. October 7, 1940: First football game of the season was played today. Quite a few alumni were back to try to win from the Aggie team, but we fooled them. It was a wonderfully nice day for the game. I surely hope it stays nice for a while. The freshmen and juniors have begun to prac- tice, too, getting ready for their game that will be played in a few weeks. Both of the class teams look pretty good. It should be quite a battle. POE St tet ter pte

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October 21, 1940 Today was the day of the annual Freshman-Junior Field Meet. This is the second year that we’ve had a field meet. Almost everyone was down on the football field to see it, includ- ing the faculty. This year the laurels went to the Junior Class, who won from the freshmen in most of the events. The tug-of-war was the highlight of the whole afternoon. The rope kept breaking. Marvin Hogan and Gordon Van Den Einde were high scorers for the juniors. Mr. Anderson took some moving pictures that I hope we get a chance to see. It was a perfect day for pictures. The weather man is still on our side, and the students are certainly taking advantage of the nice weather while it lasts. They can be seen strolling around the campus or soaking up the sunshine on the Girls’ Dormitory steps at most any hour of the day. I hope that the pic- tures I took today turn out to be good.