Valparaiso University - Beacon / Record Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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As freshmen arrived on campus, picking Up pots of The Union allowed sociol- izmg WiTh colleagues to be come ever more familiar, . Square Those 'pofs' and button. Freshmen were faun'red by upperclossmen even when climbing up that huge Mr. Tom 0f the dunes,

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This could be a gruelling oHoir! Freshmen ore FlghTing regisTroTion lines and professors are odjusTing To using The new I.B.M class coupons for The firsT Time. AT Wilson's SheITer QfTer cm allwday romp on The beach, sloppy joes were a TreaT To hungry freshmen. 28 F reshmzm Orientation Arriving on campus Wednesday, SepTember H, our 828 freshmen sTUdenTs were greeTed by members of The OrieanTion CommiTTee 0nd A.P.OT Then followed 0 week of acTiviTies To inTroduce The new collegions To Volpo life. Deans and organize- Tion direcfors ocquoinTed sTUdenTs wiTh The Volpo rules and regulofions, opporTuniTies 0nd obligoTions To The school. PlacemenT exams for languages and sciences plus oudiTions Tor choral socieTies 0nd cheerleaders pUT on amounT of Tension on These newly-orienTed freshmen, odiusTing To new ocquqimances and a new environment Evenings provided Time for brechhers 0nd reloxofion wiTh social funcTions such as GeT AcquainTed NighT, Compus Capers, 0nd Colle- gioTe Co-Rec NighT. Sofurdoy wcxs The annual Freshmen Dunes Picnic 05 CI Fmol fling To prepare freshmen for The arrival of Upperclossmen and reg- isTraTion.

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Homecoming Developing The Theme. VolianT VenTures, Volpo students TesTively welcomed our alumni and The WashingTon Bearsy WiTh The early class dismissal To The Tunes of The German bond 0T 10:00 on Frie day, sfudenTs pUT Hnishing Touches on dorm 0nd TroTerniTy house decoroTions for The 5:00 judging, and on HooTs Tor Sqfurdqy morning's parade down Lincoinway Avenue. WiTh alumni swarming The com- pus, The Social CommiTTee presenTed o hooTencmny, The GoTe of Horn, by a professional Toyring group. Homecoming Queen Sue Boesfer was croWned after The show in a blaze of fireworks. AlThough The Crusaders were defectTed 28 To 13, The performances of The CrusodereTTes, Marching Bond and baTon Twirlers compensoTed somewhat In oddiTion, oll Volpo Fons were encouraged by The Ted ThoT for The TirsT Homecoming Weekend in years, Valparaiso had sunshine insTeod of rain. ATTer The game and presidenT's recepTion, lepoiTes oTTended The oll-compus dance CT The Union while OH alumni goThered GT The Armory. Fireworks blaze above while all Valparaiso below owaiTs The coronation of The homecoming queen. In a hurry of exciTemenT and emotion, Queen Sue BoesTer is crowned by Gail PiTanen on The library Terrace. Three members of The GoTe of Horn hooTenonny show freaTed Volpo alumni and sTudenTs To folk music ThoT They have presenTed in The Chicago area and abroad