Washington State University - Chinook Yearbook (Pullman, WA)

Page 30 text:

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

Page 29 text:

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 -..

Page 31 text:

:W . Bal-lquety In int of ifs AMC' of th . ,5 4 .S of 1954 Cum rh Bohlef Glmmgi, and' scum efvice and mas in libs ample, therilwi fi lu' cl I - fi: they vnu rw! herS into a C wo Staff' EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Left to right: Earl Muir, Jim Quann, Mack Edwards, Katz Benoit, Robin Douglas, Wallis Beasley, adviser, Joe Wheeler. BOB BERNEY FRANCIS CRESSWELL Vice-president, treasurer Secretary 25