University of Missouri - Savitar Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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f :J 'X lf, Dean F. F. Stephens, Capt. Sinclair of the NROTC, President Middlebush and Governor Donnelly review the Navy units stationed at the University between halves of the Nebraska-Missouri Navy Day football game at Memorial Stadium, October 27, 1945. Missouri University students, returning for their first peacetime school year since 1940, found in Sep- tember a revitalized campus of bigger crowds, longer lines, and more collegiate excitement than existed during the curtailed schedule of the war period. The peak enrollment figure of approximately 5,800 for the '45 and '46 semesters explained the throngs of people that filled fraternity and sorority houses, jammed residence halls, overflowed into trailer camps Cthese for the Vetsj, and made Gaebler's look like an Automat. Naturally, with this greater reservoir of man and woman power more things were accom- plished. Traditions were restored: the Memorial Stadium's M once again received its coat of white- wash and Homecoming created widespread excite- ment, Student Government drew a new deep breath and started off at a gallopg and dances, games, meet- ings, and pep rallies were made successful by a re- newed enthusiasm. A partial report of what went on this year is set down in facts and photos in the succeeding pages. Pagr 6 wi W uf' . ,if X QZUQJ '.-i':- W du-w. ' .-: i. .f N, .1 ,.. nd ,, , ,L 51? Q. no U' ,f ..,. M c. . film! m0Si r calllli if bless iff NROTC thug gmfg L- llfmfn W1 unit N131 liienfd L- dumf - ill: X: the cms b' L ... come. l fair we in such trail' -- wi Li ments 15 Dfonisei WWE: I

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