Wake Forest University - Howler Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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w September Sees Fresh- men in Many Roles As tin- :iiituinii Kavc.s l)Lgaii to fall students arrived at school for another year. The class of 1942 could be seen filing through the administration building, in the process of registering. Later in the afternoon they could be found down town just harmlessly standing ai-ound, diligently attcm))ting to find a place for their hands other than their pockets so that they might not be recognized as freshmen. Probably each ate a dozen cones of ice cream that first afternoon. The show was full every afternoon and night for the first week of school; then it dawned upon some of those new-comers that those professors were giving assign- ments, and such assignments. Why it would take a month to complete the work laid out in that first week. . nd there wei-e those fraternity men. who expected you to come around to the house every afternoon and night. It was pretty nice though to lounge around in those swell chapter rooms and smoke their cigarettes. And those fraternity men were about the nicest people you ever met. Why they acted like they had known you all their life, and they would do anything for you. Every- body went to the society smokers and stuffed his pocket with cigars and cigarettes. Ah. what a life: no worries or troubles. Just a class or two in the d.iy and a jiarty every night. Then fraternities were pledged, societies were joined, and quizzes were popped — wow, the l ubble was hurst. Instead of lounging about in the chapter room you ran downtown to get Mr. Davis ' mail, and how about that society initiation — nothing like it before or again. And speaking of quizzes, that religion professor must think e ery student is {)lanning to go into the ministry. After awhile, however, everyone settled down and resigned himself to iiis fate. Some studied with iletermi- nation ; others ran off to Raleigli daily; still others just took it easv, bothering neither themselves nor others witli aiivthing. ' FUK.SIIM.W I ' KUSdNAl.niK.S .; , (, llonlKik In hi,, h„,i. Iihiisrif. ,1,1 tV„lk!„s liiiht -I,,, I ' nwi ' is ami .1,11 .«fi F,;sl,i„,iii Ki„l„w ),. lihljun wliirli admits him I,, ilruii xturcs. i„i„l ,;, „,„.■,. ,i,„l the iiosloffiee. fW J I,, l.,.,is l,„,l. ,,„ „. ( ,, ii,, , „,.,■ .«„,„, iivi,,,,. i 7 J ]L.

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1- Fit. - 111111, 1 1,1 li 11,1 ,ji-;,nf„ti„ii I ' nsliinrii lirciiiK- acquainted with Wake Forest in a twd (lay orii ' iitation ])eriod. Tliev attended several prd-raiiis in tlie Clinreli. wliere tl)e different j.llases of eampiis life wer,- explained to tl.eni. Tli,v were told of the rule., under whieh they were to live ' while here, and elasswork and extra-eurrienlar aetivities, such as joininj; societies or cluhs, working on puhlications, and pledfiiiig fraternities, was made clear to them. Like all freshmen, they wen- terribly green at first, hut they soon hecanie envelo|)ed in the friendly spirit of Wake forest and in no time were sweariny liv their new-found home. Fraternities l.e-.iu rushing the first d.iv of school, and freshmen found it hard to get anunul t,. ' .ill of tlieni. l.argv crowds turned nut to the soeutv smokers, at whieli .ludge .lohnsnn Haves a)id Dr. iluh.rt Poteat spok. ' . The freshmen unt oH ' to a a 1 st.art.

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T Dili-iiii;- the iiiiiiitli of October tlic student lice us aecliiiiated to the daily routine and tinds an outlet to this nioiiotonv in Uu ' excitement ot atteiiilinn all the season ' s football names. ' I ' he |)Ia ei-s endure the nriiid of every day pi ' actiee and I ' aise their spirits hinh on flu ' week-ends when tliev play theii- he irts out for the ahna mater. ' l he reat American sport supplies a noodlv porti.m of the pinnieid which noes for colorini;- the collene year. On the opposite pane Coach Walkei ' is seen talking things o er in ])racticc with Powers, regular tackle of this season.