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

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Having received his long soughhufter degree from Presi- denf Krefzmunn, this engineering graduate eagerly antici- putes the future. Proud parents gladly take a moment to pose with their accomplished graduate,

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Symbolizing for seniors four years of guidance in educaTTon, President Kretzmann and The fuculTy line up for commencemenT exercises. WW CommencemenT, The beginning 0T 01 career and another phase of growTh ends The segment of liTe CIT Valparaiso. Finals, senior week ecTiviTies, TroTemiTy 0nd sororify farewells combine To compleTe four years of college On Sunday The TradiTionOIl oquoor ceremony was held on Old Compose Addressing cm audience of copped and gowned graduaTes and proud Tom- Ilies, Dr. MarTTn Scharlemonn spoke on The decisions facing men and women in Their TUTure, He pointed ouT The impor- Tonce of making The righT choices now for a successful fuTuree Degrees were conferred by Presidenf Kreszcmn on Five hun- dred and Five liberal QrTs, low, and engineering graduoTes; us well as Three honorary degrees. For The IasT Time as sTudenTs, The groduaTes song The one mofer and heard PresidenT Kreszann speak. Monday began new challenges To The uni- versiTyTs mosT recenT oluan With Final udlustmems To caps and gowns, gradumes prepare for The Tra- ditional oquoor commencemem exercises on Old Campuse 28

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WitIvFalL 01 New $MY9M Begins During Ohe first week on campus, this freshman woman, among many, en- Tered the new Lankenuu Hull escorted by newly found acquaintances, 30 MWWW Nine hundred and eighty-nine awe-sfruck freshmen arrived on campus Wednesday, September 9, To begin Their week of orientation. Freshmen were on The move for a full week, gef- ting To know fheir roommates and making new friends. Meetings with faculfy advisers and general assemblies for a voriefy of information were scheduled every day. Aside from meetings, there were placement tests to Take. Anxiety pre- vailed Umil The scores were posfed on old campus. A? Get Acquainted Nighf , the Class of 1968 had Their First glimpse of O.P., The campus favorite. Through Get Acquainted Nigth, Campus Capers , Collegiate CoeRec Night , and The annual Dunes Picnic , Freshmen previewed fhe fun of Volpo, while adding many new names ?0 Their growing list of friends. Join. ing with The upperclassmen, freshmen stood In long lines on registrafion day, selecfing and reselecfing courses. Finally on September 16, classes sfarted and the beanied class of 168 had their hrs? Taste of college life. Oh 1hose moving in days! Freshmen moving into Wehrenberg Hall have so many possessions To bring from home.