Washington State University - Chinook Yearbook (Pullman, WA)

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5 DEITOZS Kd luuilc- 'eadv tor for three the wat it not fe who was .V Illar he iv hai co Bureau. in. ...lve resigned lwimself to tlve glare of tlve ftudy lamp and the worrls of luis laooky. . . lie pulled viciously at flue lvoolqs and privately bel himself tliat tlne top one xvoulclnyt stay. Sometimes he thought that if he were a senior he would have to like to study at night. There were other things that he could be doing with a lot less effort and much more fun. Well, it just wasn't that way-it never would be if he wanted to become that startling suc- cess he had dreamed about. So he resigned himself to the glare of the study lamp and the words of his books. He knew that even though he was a senior now, he still didn't like to study, but he did it because it had to be done. He couldn't graduate without it, yet there were times when he felt strangely satished. Then May 30 came and he thought he knew for sure what it was to be a senior. He had scratched the final item off his 'Qto do list, turned in his last typewritten report, gone to the Placement Bureau and had gotten to bed late almost every night. Now he knew why the seniors before him had looked as though four years had been a long time. He knew he was no different and that his apprehensions wouldn't be the worst ones of his life. He slipped the long, black robe over his suit, pulled viciously at the hooks and privately bet himself that the top one wouldn't stay. F!!-s. 1 i Ea I A , rv gg -..

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ei .l 'I l l l i i i r L , 's .i- f i r if l 2 Q fi i 1 ii i l -r.anl..- , ar. F! s i i He was a senior now. He couldn't tell you exactly what being a senior felt like, but he knew there was a certain feeling to it. At times he didn't quite know what to do about it. Sometimes he thought he under- stood it when he pulled at the door of the library. It was such a heavy door. He had to stop a little before he could get it opened far enough to let him- self through. It made him think that for four years it had been almost like pulling open heavy doors. He had to get through them before he could finish his work. 204 . . . it was surly a lveavy door . . . lie lead to stop a little before lve could get it opened. lve lznew lve could do it . . . rlnie was tlve Placement Bureau, wasn't it? Maybe being a senior was the way he felt nervous about going to the Placement Bureau in the Ad build- ing. Sometimes he wasn't sure that he was ready for a job that was steady, instead of something for three summer months. He could still remember the way paste smelled in grade school, and that might not be a good sign for a graduating college senior who was looking for a good job. Somehow, he knew that he could do it if he was given the chance. They had to give him a chance, this was the Placement Bureau, wasn't it? He took a deep breath and walked in. . , ' he iaiiellfll lm' i I' yiriillil Sometimes he rhour have to like to stud that he could he dr more hm. W ell. would he if he wa cess he had dream ro the glare of the hooks. He lcneo' rh he srill didnh lilce had to he done. H there were times sr f ' X 1 ff , f W Wt ,IPI e 5 Z V N X 'fa 5 X Q , - or-'T

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PRESIDENT DAVID CLICK eniors May 10-15 was Senior Week, and it started off with the bang of a convocation recognizing the top ag stu- dents. On Thursday there was the long-awaited Senior convocation, sponsored by Crimson Circle, at which the outstanding six per cent of the Class of 1954 were announced, along with the Big Ten, five women and five men, chosen from this group. This day was also unforgettable for those tapped for Crimson Circle and Mortar Board. May 15 meant the last big dance of the year, the Senior Ball in the CUB ballroom. The students won't soon forget the party at the Armory after the dance and the 2: 30 night which climaxed the gala evening. Cn May 29 at the Senior-Alumni Banquet, the C1255 presented its Hnal check in payment of its class pf01' ect, the fireplace in the outing room of the CUB. The WSC careers of most of the Class of 1954 ended 011 May 30 with the Baccalaureate service and the after- noon commencement exercises in Bohler Gymnasium. From commencement with diplomas in hand, some turned down the wedding aisle, others into the employ' ment offices or the draft board, while still others joined registration lines again for graduate work. But in whatever direction the seniors turn, they will remem- ber, with nostalgia, Washington State. 24