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GORE GYMNASIUM. . . . 1942-43. . . . Barracks and row after row of cots. . . . Khaki uniforms. . . . 5:30 in the sun- less mornings and the march of feet. . . . Copies of the mimeographed Washroom Gazette lying here and there. . . . A new class is coming in tomorrow. . . . Boy, will they get it? ... I reckon we 11 he havin action now in a few weeks. ... I won ' t care much. . . . I ' m anxious to see what ' s goin ' on over there. This was 1942-43. . . . Years past were dif- ferent. . . . Remember? . . . Freshmen sitting on the floor, open-mouthed. . . . Fellow-rats up on an improvised stage, buttoning and scrambling like an egg. . . . The faculty reception. . . . Students dressed up in ' Sunday coat and tie. . . . Prof. Gay, this is Mr. Overby. . . . Then the football season. . . . And pep rallies. . . . Oh, here ' s to Wake Forest, a glass of the finest. . . . Cheer leaders veiling their heads off and waving their hands for help. . . . Come on. Deacons, let ' s fight! . . . J. B. Clark from the Raleigh radio station. . . . Peahead up for a short talk. . . . Well, I think we ' ve got a pretty good team, but. . . . Cries of Beat Dook. . . . Applause. Basketball season. . . . The gym filled with bleachers. . . . Bub Sweel, Vinny Convery, Herb Cline, Jim Bonds. Lefty Berger. . . . Footsie Knight getting the jeers of the stands. . . . Score, 40-39, in State ' s favor, and we sink a goal. . . . Balls dribbling down the court. . . . Clean, perspiring bodies shining in the lights. . . . Locker rooms. . . . Showers. . . . The thrills of great sports. . . . The enthusiasm of howling students. . . . The life and breath of Wake Forest. 19 m
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