University of Missouri - Savitar Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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Sitting up to the wee hours of the morning, waiting to see who won the presidential election is pretty trying. But waiting through a whole summer, not knowing whether a piano and the music to the Missouri Waltz will be moved into the house on Francis Quad- rangle or if one of the Universityis own family will step up, is a A NEW BOSS real dilemma. Finally, in September, a respected ex- ecutive was able to empty the drawers of his Jesse Hall office and modestly slip into retirement. Into those drawers went the papers of a man who had proven his ability one floor above, Dr. Elmer Ellis. 20

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THE GREEKS HAD A WORD Can I help you with your coat? or Here, let me light it for you . . . of course one week later these will be transformed to Pledge, hang this coat up for me or Freshman, you know you're supposed to carry matches. At any fate, these are the niceties that distinguish Rush Week from the other forty Weeks of fraternity and sorority life-for during the Week the freshmen are kings and queens and the actives are Vassals at their command. Because-or perhaps in spite-of the pomp- ous activities and displays of Rush Week, the frustrated freshman emerges as the proud pledge, ready for sixteen Weeks of slavery not covered by the 13th amend- ment.

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Who benefits from registration? The best answer would probably be the Shack or the Stables, where bewildered, worn-out people re- treat to forget it all-to forget the two re- quired courses that both meet at 7:40 on Mon- day, Wednesday, and Friday, the class for which books cost 3930, or the six hours spent waiting for a dean who never showed up. To the senior, it,s old stuff. But to the freshman, it,s almost enough to make him head for the bus station. Perhaps mention should also be made of the receptionist in the Dean's office and the book clerk attempting to wait on four impatient people at once. It's a toss-up as to which side of the counter is more confused. ..AND NEW BOOKS The phys-ed program gets into full swing immediately with comprehen- sive hand exercises. While it is doubtful that the command at Rothwell instigated the process, what could give one,s fingers more of a workout than filling out the same registration form six times? By the time one has told the administration six times that he is paying a S4 fee to take comparative anatomy, he begins to think his own anatomy has changed due to the paralysis of five fingers. And then it has been suggested that the practice is simply training for nine months of blue-book exams with time limits.