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

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FRESHiMEN anxiously stand in line outside Dean ' s office in rotunda of Wait Hall. Here tliey signify choice of fraternity to Dean; if they have re- ceived bid from that group, they then go to frat house to be pledged. PI KAPPA ALPHA ' S greet rushees who have accepted PiKA bids, then go inside for pledging ceremony. BROTHERS WAIT OUTSIDE FRAT HOUSES TO GIVE ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME T O NEW MEN.

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KAPPA SIGMA BROTHERS get acquainted with pro- spective pledges at smoker. Taylor snaps picture of Green, Beam, Brooks, Fox, and Harrell for scrapbook. KAPPA ALPHA SIMOKER stunt has faculty brothers— Dr. Poteat, Dean Weathers. Dr. Reid. and Dr. Nowell — howling with glee. Rushee Bob lUann isn ' t quite sure. Rush Week Plunges Bewildered Freshmen into Melee of Smokers and ' Friendly Talks ' as Social Frats Compete for New Men W In Jim ' t iiu c ' liKin over to rhc liniisc ' n nicct the li )ys = . . . and so the trcshiiKin i.s introduced to fra- tcrnitx hlc. From the day he first arrives on the campus, he is sv amped with invitations to visit houses, cat at P.D. s, catch a flick in Raleigh. He is treated hke a king— and hears twenty times in minute detail the history of each fraternir . I ' malK-, as the rushing period draws to a close, he is besieged by a scries of smokers — Have a cigar — have TWO cigars! The poor freshman (who probably doesn ' t smoke) is forced to accept all without protest. He is pounded on the back; his hand is mashed l)e ond re- pair by over-triendK ' pin-wearer; Brothers meet late into the ni examining each rushee like a prize race horse — ' ho s his family? . . Will he make his grades? . . Can he play intramural football? . . Why ... ' .. .The balls are cast; thi list of the approved is sent to the Dean After a twenty-four hour quiet period, the an.xious freshmen as- semble at the Dean ' s office — each ondcrs, Do I have a hid ' It ' s a great feeling when he ' s told that he made the grade — a greater feeling when he ' s greeted by the brothers at the house -HIS house. Then, a shining pledge pin and a new life. . . . COMEDIANS Bob Yancey and Red Pope bring down the house with blackface burlesque at KA smoker. MAD MUSICIANS— Bill Tomlinson, Cecil Home, Roy Fulcher, Hugh Pearson, Tom Coppedge, and Dip Dickie — perform at KA smoker; Pope views roguish crew with mis- givings, but Fmu Upchurch is more interested in Escjuire girls. 20

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Ground-Breaking: Truman, People, Heat, Dust, Reporters, Speeches, Bands, TV— History It might h.ivc liccn i group of students leaving for an out-of-town toiirball game, hut they wltc too dressed up. It might have been a group ot .students going home for the week end, but no one carried luggage. Actually, it was Ground-brealcing Day; and this most important group of people — to both the old and new akc Forest — was pre- paring to go to the ceremonies. Thirteen busses arrived at 7:i() and were soon decorated with gold and black paper as evidence of the enthusiasm beginning to pervade the occasion. By 8:20, some 500 students were read) ' to begm the Big Day. It seemed like an eternity going from one town to an- other. However, time was gained as the busses sped through town, crashing red lights and dodging in and out of trafHe — t hanks to the efficiency of local police and the State Highway Patrol, p ' inally, the busses reached the congested area of Winston-Salcm. A stop was made at the First Baptist Church for a delicious lunch prepared In- the w omen of the church. Highway Patrolmen and President 1 ruman and other officials, followed b - the busses, led the parade to the Rcynolda Fstate. Amongst the dust of red ela , ever ' one arrived, disappointed by what the - did not see and trying hard to imagine what they would see in 19. ' 4. Black .shoes turned a dingy gray. Perspirarion rolled off the faces of those prepared for cold weather. Bands pla)ed. Flags waved in the occasional breeze. Concession stands scattered about the grounds did a thriving business. Tele- vision and new sreel cameras rolled. Radio announcers told the nation of the event. The place bore a marked resemblance to the State Fair Grounds. Students were directed to a roped-ofl area which might easily have been mistaken for a temporary pig pen. Spectators stared w ith awe. Soon gray-haired and si]uealing students jammed inside the ropes, too. Various distinguished guests spoke before the program started. Bands serenaded each other. .And then, the great moment came — President Truman, escorted by a host of Secret Service men, arrived. Getting a glimpse of him was ne.xt to impossible, but most finally succeeded. After the singing of .America by the entire assemblage and the invocation by Dr. Ralph A. Herring, pastor of the First Baptist Church of VVinston-Salem, Dr. Harold W. Tribble offered greetings to the assembled guests. The Resolutions in Appreciation of William Neal Reynolds, Wake F ' orest ' s benefactor, by Mr. Irving Carlyle, representing the Trus- tees of the College, were followed by the presentation of the deed for the new campus by Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Babcock. Judge Hubert F. Olive, president of the Board of Trustees, received both the deed and a check for $1,000,000, presented by Dr. Casper C. Warren, chairman of the state- w ide fund raising committee. Greetings from other state educational institutions and from the City of Winston-Salem were given by Dt. ( iordon Gra -, Universiry of North CONTINUED ON PAGE 24 THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES meets the Governor of North Carolina in a comradely hand- shake as Dr. Tribble looks on. These three were the most significant names on the day ' s program of the initiative event of the transition of Baptist Hollow. CHIEF ARCHITECT Jens Frederick Larsen and his son, Nils F. Larsen. meet with Carlton P. West to discuss plans on paper for the new Baptist campus liome at Reynolda. During file coming years the Larsens will supervise the transfiguration of tlteir plans in- to monumental Wake Forest with style all its own. 22