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University Life
The familiar enhances the new, and the whole constitutes a modern university.
In the soft vagueness of a misty dawn, the campus awaits a new day
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8 A forest of limestone has grown in a few years over the thick scaffoldings of trees at I. U. The quiet small-town university in Bloomington has been changed by an intensified construction program into a large, modern school, the center of a state's education. Here and there,
however, still remains the peaceful beauty for which I. U. is remembered. The ageless Jordan River, a lazy wandering stream, still flows under the shade of sycamore and oak woods. A new stone bridge or two only lend it more charm. Gravel paths crisscross the shady woods, where once before only worn clay was the walk. The carillon rings out every evening from the clock tower, touching all parts of the campus. The new and the old, progress and tradition, a modern world and an old are now Indiana University.
Rain cleanses winter's gray from the face of the tallest member of the limestone forest.
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Expansion unearths a new landmark
Students cross the expanse between two entities, business and the arts and sciences.
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A veneer of old stone masks the newly constructed Jordan River bridge near the Union Building.
The eagerness and vitality of a growing university are symbolized by the congestion of busy crosswalks.
The shadowy memories of the day linger in the crispness of the freshly fallen snow.
The age-old light of a dusky sky provides the backdrop for new beginnings.
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Two stop amid the weight of campus. The Jordan River mirrors the brilliance of a glowing sunrise.
An island alone, the germ of understanding reaches out.
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The paradox of mathematical wisdom in mere chalk dust fazes not the future scientist, physicist, teacher.
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Wearied from teaching, a professor finds in a blue book the imprint of his efforts.
He transfers the instructor's explanations temporarily to paper and indelibly to his mind.
Jeach,ing and Xearning
The University learns as it teaches, remains young as it grows older by stimulating in its students and instructors the desire for knowledge that comes with good education. From their associations with one another, the teachers and students of I. U. realize that in youth exist the eagerness and curiosity which make the future leader, and in age exist the experience and wisdom needed to temper youth. To encourage both students and instructors, to help them aim high, I. U. has carried on an intense construction program. It has enlarged and remodeled to train its students in the best possible way. This, then, is Indiana University— an institution of people teaching and learning and growing together.
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Through research into events of the contemporary world, a professor lends perspective to his historical lectures.
A professor pours forth that extra effort to insure that a student grasps exactly a point not previously clear.
In the classroom and in study, a graduate student performs the two tasks of education—teaching and learning.
I. U.'s cyclotron, one of the world's largest, allows physicists to gain greater insight into the realm of the atom.
Dr. N. J. G. Pounds entertains his political geography class at home.
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The basic theme of scholarship casts even more brilliance on the colorful competition of the Little 500.
Color and the g eauty of Xiving
18 The University is life, both human and nonhuman. It expresses itself in colors; through them it silently communicates the joy and the beauty of being alive. Thinking Man sees the colors of Nature not only as an expression of her moods, but also as a contributor to, a symbol of, his own. He is glad in the thrill of a walk through the woods, the thankfulness and edification of a hymn, the humanity of competition and friendship. He finds sorrow, too, but to be sorrowful is also to be living, and to be alive.. .
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Ballantine Hall towers over the sprawling campus.
Unrestrained by the confining limits of a classroom, a student releases his thoughts and ideas.
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In late afternoon shadows, a footbridge rests from the tread of many steps.
A student fulfills both his need to study and his wish to be outside in the spring-time freshness. With the warmth and beauty of spring, the campus extends its peace to those who travel its walks.
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With the close of a leadership-training retreat, committee chairmen of the YWCA express new inspiration in song.
Pep ralliers go fire truck style.
22 Thousands of munchers leave only remains of mauled melons.
Clock tower chimes peal the dawn of a new semester.
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A silent search leads beyond the world of man.
Coeds find gay companionship in spite of a familiar Indiana rainstorm.
One of Bloomington's new espresso coffee shops offers an atmosphere conducive to deep, probing discussions.
Oblivious to all but one, a young cheer leader mirrors an idol.
Pulses race in time to "Beat Purdue, Beat Purdue!" as students vent their fury at the final rites of pot . ' or fawn.
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An arch rival disappears—in smoke at least.
We want the bucket!" screamed 35,000 fans at the "swan song" game for Memorial Stadium.
Santa Wells gets a present.
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Seat of romantic tradition on campus, the Wellhouse frames a poetic picture of winter beauty.
Hurrying students rumple the white blanket
Romantic bliss reigns upon the winding Jordan River as massive snowfalls make the campus a winter's paradise.
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As a career of education terminates, a romance deepens into marriage.
At Commencement, the seasons of study fade into another cycle.
Spring creates a lush library for Final Week.
The confirmed intellectual pursues discourse in depth beyond mere spontaneity.
Students Distinguish the University 'World'
Capricious frosh arrive in search of a future.
The distinguishing characteristic of a university lies in its student body. The 13,000 students at I. U. make up a community which as a result of their individual diversities is a world within itself. Perhaps no one can classify or identify a world's population, but a basic similarity exists in students.
Despite the limited physical area of this world, it does not bind the student in his quest. He sees and seeks far beyond the campus to find knowledge, the meaning of intelligence, and the reason for his existence. In classes he learns of other countries and ages.
The married student must assume not only the responsibility of acquiring an education but also that of rearing a family.
Scholars get reward for high goals attained. Rain doesn't dampen cheerfulness, soggy smiles attest.
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The student's intellectual curiosity is satisfied perhaps by deep discussion with acquaintances or perhaps by study and inner thought. The knowledge that he attains is soon put to use in his everyday experiences.
In the older or married student the curiosity and purpose of the undergraduate have been crystallized by maturity and experience, but uncertainty is as much a part of the undergraduate as his curiosity. He often questions his identity. He must learn who he is, what his abilities and potentials are. He develops friendships among the men of his dormitory or fraternity, and through these friendships and dating he comes to understand himself.
The student at Indiana University has many faces and many personalities, but above all he is youth. He is the life and vigor of the University.
Chivalry's off-beat revival startles a passing Romeo.
An important part of the student's schedule is the traditional "Commons Hour" for coffee, cards, or light studying.
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Ideas are explored and weighed. Imaginative students go beat for extracurricular amusement.
Through serious interest in self-government, students prepare themselves for a conscientious future in civic affairs.
Intense interest in work overcomes youthful whims.
Review, research, and discussion are all part of the learn ing process.
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As final season approaches, earnest students make the library their "home away from home."
Fall Carnival imbues a pie thrower with demonic glee. The -mysterious" appearance of Purdue's big drum on I. U.'s campus is partial evidence of "Beat Purdue" fever.
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Enrolling students try to avoid 7:30 classes, get out of class by 11:30, and have a morning Commons hour besides.
13,200 Students Enroll for First Semester
Weary students refresh before facing the cashier.
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By the time long columns of late-afternoon sunlight had filtered through the Fieldhouse windows on September 19, more than 13,200 students were enrolled and registered for the first semester.
Feet and tempers were tired as students badgered for classes they "needed." However, the process was shortened second semester by the innovation of IBM name cards mailed to the students before registration. The cards also informed students whether or not they were on the check list.
Once he was guided through the maze of registration, the enrollee fairly enjoyed the competition of signing up for classes. Each year the student grew bolder—by the time he was a senior he was afraid of no man behind a desk. In the end, even if he had had to settle for second best he could change classes the next Saturday.
I. D. photos somehow resemble mug shots. Students await the price of their education.
Threading through the maze of tables, students complete enrollment with fees and assessments.
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Alumni Hall stands empty as Indian Summer draws bopping students outdoors for the annual Delt Street Dance.
"And I didn't even get a piece!"
Nothing is more messy than watermelons. Members of Sigma Chi fraternity proved the fact last September at their annual Melon Mess.
The parking lot at Kirkwood and Indiana Avenues was a sea of rinds and seeds as students, faculty members, and townspeople—full of melon—waded through the mess toward the entertainment stage.
Several persons who entertained at the Melon Mess performed again the next weekend at the 13th annual Delt Street Dance in front of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house. A combo provided music for dancing in East Eighth Street.
Melon eaters assemble for round Number 5.
Sigma Chis Give Melon Mess in September
Amateur taste testers compare the moist samples. Ladylike melon-munching takes concentration.
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Trophies, symbols of unified spirit in the fraternity house, are proudly displayed to all guests.
Fraternity Rush Offers a Taste of College Life
A weekend of both fun and solemnity comes to an end.
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In the spring, hundreds of high school senior boys experience their first taste of college life when they visit I. U. social fraternities. Many of these men then enter their freshman year with a new pledge class.
The Interfraternity Council determines weeks in which rush may be conducted by fraternities. Men are usually pledged in the spring or at the beginning of each new semester, and continue pledgeship until initiation, which takes place a semester after they pledge.
Potential members are usually invited to the houses to which they have been recommended, and there they are treated to dinner and dates with sorority pledges. Parties, dances, picnics, or athletic events round out the preview to college life that fraternity rushees receive. They then begin a pledgeship in which they are to become imbued with loyalty to their chapter.
Solemn fraternity men explain the advantages of affiliation. Rushees scan a scrapbook history.
Name, hometown, and major established, conversation veers toward the more serious.
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Dancers portray grace and beauty as they perform in The Nutcracker Ballet by Tschaikovsky. After playing Don Giovanni, Jerome Hines sang "01' Man River" at After-Opera Antics.
Auditorium Offers a World of Entertainment
President H. B Wells enjoys versatile Met singers in After-Opera Antics variety show at Wright Quad.
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I. U. students watched Japanese dancers, Metropolitan Opera singers, Billy Graham, and the Kingston Trio as they appeared on the Auditorium stage this year.
The Auditorium and Celebrity Series, Pop Concerts, and other engagements brought to campus intricate dances of Spain and Japan, Eva Le Gallienne and Katherine Cornell, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Glenn Gould, The World of Carl Sandburg, symphony orchestras from Detroit, Indianapolis, and Philadelphia, and the Lucerne Festival Strings.
Besides the "imported" personalities who performed, faculty members and students worked together to give the American premiere of the oratorio Belshazzar, the annual Palm Sunday performance of Parsifal, and a Christmas production of The Nutcracker Ballet.
This spring, when the Metropolitan Opera Company made its annual appearance, State officials and Hoosier music enthusiasts joined students and faculty members for the two nights of opera.
Weary of one-night stands, a touring player takes a moment to pause, catch his breath, and think.
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The Auditorium stage became part of the Orient for the brilliantly costumed Takarazuka dancers.
Bette Davis brings to life part of author-poet Carl Sandburg's writings. Flight preparations proceed in Voyage to the Moon, the Offenbach operetta based on a Jules Verne tale.
Besides bringing entertainment and cultural enrichment to I. U., the varied Auditorium programs give students a chance to drift away from the real world of classes and examinations. Once the house lights dim and the stage lights go on, every member of the audience becomes a part of the program—snapping fingers or tapping feet to rhythm, shivering in the midst of tense drama, being intellectually stimulated by a famous speaker, or simply being absorbed in the grace and beauty of a dance.
Evangelist Billy Graham delivers a forceful sermon.
Hilltoppers sing at the first Bachelor Variety Show.
Brian Aherne, as G. B. Shaw, and Katherine Cornell exchange quips in Dear Liar.
Soloist Wolfgang Schneiderhan performed with the Lucerne Festival Strings, European chamber music group.
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University Theater Gives Six Plays a Year
More than a hundred students took part in the performance of Puccini's Manon Lescaut.
Behind the curtains of the University Theater stage runs an intricate machine of the teachers and students of the Indiana University Department of Speech and Theater. The combined talents of these persons make possible first-rate performances for theater-goers throughout the year.
Opening nights nearly always find capacity audiences waiting to see one of the six plays produced by the department each year. This season the curtain lifted on The Rainmaker, Six Characters in Search of an Author, T he Good Woman of Setzuan, Electra, Playboy of the Western World, and the Children's Theater production of Rumpelstiltskin. The Jordan River Revue, an annual attraction, is written as well as presented by I. U. students.
In addition to supervising each play, students direct stagecraft and lighting.
Students and faculty members in the School of Music also gave performances during the year. These ranged from Wagner's Parsifal to The Most Happy Fella to Puccini's Manon Lescaut and The Swallow.
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Student actors sprinkle love, humor, and dreams throughout scenes of The Rainmaker.
A love affair by mail created a sparkling, robust romance in The Most Happy Fella.
The American premiere of Belshazzar put I. U. in the spotlight of the musical world.
The Weaver of Dreams shows deep emotion. Biting satire flourished in Love of Three Oranges.
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The illusions of make-up suggest reality. The technical crew adjusts special lighting equipment.
Singing Hoosiers and Hoosier Queens include a Russian Cossack dance number in their annual spring concert.
gar Graceful dancers create a magic fairyland for the School of Music's production of The Nutcracker Ballet.
The Elizabethan drama of two Faust plays exposes the demonic philosophy of Dr. Faustus.
Darkness casts a special glow for a couple only recently pinned.
Dances Mark Weekends Throughout the Year
Midway in the evening, dancing feet seek repose.
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From the time of the Sweater Hop, sponsored by Skull and Crescent, sophomore men's honorary, on through the year, weekends are marked by dances.
Barbara Goins, junior, wore the Queen's crown at the Sweater Hop. Before the voting the campus was filled with posters backing the five finalists.
During the second semester, Tom Chase and Sandy Leach were elected King and Queen of the Freshman Tyronian.
During the late spring the officers of the four undergraduate classes introduced the Coronation Ball as an elegant replacement for several dances sponsored by individual classes.
Dancing shadows whirl in a mirage of decorations.
Saxes quietly back a trumpet solo in "Tenderly." An exquisite gown and a smart tuxedo denote formality.
From their vantage point on the bandstand, musicians The swinging rhythms of Kenton, Brubeck, Ellington, on tour find dancers much the same everywhere. and the rest entice dancing couples onto the floor.
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The theme of benefit supported by hours of toil underlies the spirited fund-raising extravaganza.
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Booths, a Bumb, awards, and cotton candy were highlights in the gay big-top atmosphere of the Fieldhouse at the 1959 Fall Carnival. Proceeds from the festivities—$10,000—went to the Campus Chest.
A carnival-minded crowd of more than 7,700 persons carried hot dogs and Cokes while viewing the 30 booths built by organizations and housing units. Business-minded barkers launched a steady stream of sales talk to draw students and visitors to musical entertainment shows, film presentations, and games of chance.
The trophy for the most outstanding booth was given to "Bali-Hai," sponsored by Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and Phi Delta Theta fraternity. First place for the best show went to Pi Beta Phi sorority and Zeta Beta Tau fraternity for their "By-Noon" technicolor film.
The AWS stand was busy selling coeds passes for 1:30 hours at $1 apiece.
Charles Bumb, junior and member of Sigma Nu fraternity, was voted Bachelor of the Year by I. U. coeds. Other finalists for the title were Dave Musial and Buddy Yosha, seniors; Ken Law, junior; and Cal Kemp and Kenny Groth, sophomores.
"Here's pie in your face!" toasts a carnival-goer.
$10,000 From Carnival Goes to Campus Chest
Barb Goins, Sweater Queen, decrees Bumb the Bachelor. The thinking man has a Model A, say the Delts.
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Carpentry talents appear as industrious builders transform original blueprints to booths.
African dominoes wager booth success. Ivy League goes African for the festivities.
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From the mass of people remain only scattered debris and an atmosphere drained of its former festive spirit.
Weeks of work disappear in minutes.
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Books contribute to both wisdom and weariness. Lush scenes of the campus pose midterm "questions" for the art major.
Conscientious workers pore over papers amid light Commons patter. Bridge majors study on weekends.
Searching for another aspect of a question, students discover that midterm essays provoke profound thinking.
Writing and Studying Reign at Midterm Time
Examinations pile up, term papers are all due on the same day, and brown-ringed coffee cups vie with cigarettes for space on a harried student's desk. His weekends home, his dates, his boresses now seem to be unobtainable treasures as exams menace his carefree routine.
Campus libraries are routed from their literary slumber by the scratch of pens and pencils on neatly lined notebooks. The rasp of chairs on asphalt tile floors, cigarette breaks by water fountains in halls, and the frequent buying of druggists' instant energy mark study for midterms.
A round of bridge, a movie downtown, a pizza and Coke snack, and a short—very short—nap are essential breaks so that the student can go on reading a book a night. The pressure is on and so is the study lamp. Disgusted with himself, he vows to plan ahead the next time. Until then . . . another cigarette, another cup of coffee, another chapter.
Students prepare to give the professor a preview of hidden talent at midterm.
Chess players escape midterm concentration—by concentration. Students enjoy just one more cup of coffee.
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A sellout crowd watches the 1959 Battle of the Bucket, the last intercollegiate game in Memorial Stadium.
The Fightin' Hoosiers' chief PR man, Phil Dickens, helps put fans and players in the "Old Oaken Bucket" mood.
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Hoosiers Say Farewell to Memorial Stadium
A peppy group keys the crowd to a spirited yell.
Coach Phil Dickens' Fightin' Hoosiers gave Memorial Stadium a fond farewell this fall, and I. U. students were there en masse every play of the way.
The crowd wanted victory, excitement, and good football, and the team gave it to them. The fans cheered the team on to home victories over Illinois, Marquette, and Michigan. They still cheered when the team fought every second of the battle against Purdue, victors by three points.
For every home game there was a rally. For every road game there was a send-off. "Lucky Blue, We're for You" was the slogan worn by hundreds of backers. The students cheered, the team won, and then the students cheered again.
"The guys in the stripes have to go!" says mascot Ox. Fans hear Coach Phil's words of confidence.
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Purdue Game Preceded by 01' Jawn's Funeral
Enthusiasm blazes at Jawn's cremation.
Never was there a more joyous funeral. It was the last rites for Jawn Purdue, and I. U. students were happy.
The band led the parade to the field at 10th Street and Woodlawn Avenue. Strains of the funeral march filled the air. But even the mournful tune brought cheers from the crowd.
Sports writer and commentator Bob Cook gave the eulogy, but there were really no high praises for Jawn. Coach Phil Dickens introduced his fired-up Fightin' Hoosiers.
A replica of the famous Purdue drum joined the celebration. The hearse that had carried the body from the Union Building, where it lay in state, was close by.
The crowd roared when the "beat" body of Jawn was tossed on the 15-foot bonfire. Jawn was gone.
After the I. U.-Purdue game, a crushing contest of "who owns the goal posts?" occurred, with the home team victorious.
Hold that line! Hold that line! Hold . . An injury puts Fred Lautar in the care of the trainers.
Ron McCauley tries in vain to capture the aerial that could have been his ticket to TD-land against Purdue.
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Though the atmosphere is elegant, the charm of "just between us" talk retains the essence of simplicity.
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Opening of Formal Is Year's 'Loveliest Night'
The true campus formal dance is not yet an event of the past. At I. U. this year Opening of Formal Season was "The Loveliest Night of the Year."
Coeds received gold engraved invitations to the Union-sponsored event, at which butlers opened the doors and white-jacketed waiters served refreshing drinks.
A formal dinner in the Frangipani Room preceded the dance. The Union lounges and the Georgian Room were transformed into "Champagne Rooms" where the weary but sophisticated dancers met friends between dances. A Chicago society band played in Alumni Hall beneath the sparkling decorations that gave the proper atmosphere for what could have been a New York debutante ball.
Guests swirl into a formal garden of silver and gold.
Small talk flies beneath words of wisdom.
Determination is displayed by Wolverine Dick Donley and Hoosier Jerry Bass.
Hurryin' Hoosiers' Season Worthy of Reliving
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I. U. basketball fans feel justified in believing the 1959-1960 edition of the Hurryin' Hoosiers to be the best team ever to lose the Big Ten title.
This is one season that will probably be replayed and relived many times over by the 15 gallant men who carried I. U.'s colors up and down the floor—to say nothing of the coaches and the team's followers.
It's hard to figure. The Hoosiers won 20 and lost only four. They captured laurels in the Hoosier Classic and the Blue Grass Tourney. They left a winning string of 12 games for next season's club to continue. Three of their four losses came in their first three
Conference encounters and could have disorganized the squad completely — but didn't. Coach Branch McCracken's club came off the ropes swinging, achieving a seventh-place ranking among major college teams in the nation. Last year's 11-11 record was easy to forget, but this year's 20-4 mark will not be.
Losing that one home game stunned the Hoosiers. Jerry Bass is winner and champion of a dispute.
Herbie Lee puts on the brakes, and Charley Hall (left) and Walt Bellamy come to his aid against Purdue.
To be sure, Walt crams it.
A sweeping hook shot by Frank Radovich moves toward the basket.
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*N4, 11/1 "Come on, Hoosiers, steal it!" say I. U. fans. Gordon Mickey "grew" extra arms against the frosh.
Everybody's asking the same question: "What's this action, Charley?"
"This way, Walt!" "Go, Ernie, go, man!" Hoosiers try to keep the ball from their Ohio opponents.
Celebrating Christmas ahead of time, crowds scramble for candy canes . . .
Yule Season Finds I. U. Full of Fun and Color
Pixies romp from the bedstead to pass out candy canes.
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" 'Twas the Night Before Christmas" on December 16 at I. U. when Alumni Hall replaced the fireplace and stockings on the mantel for students. Yule spirit was promoted by President Herman B Wells, who appeared at the holiday frolic as Santa Claus.
The Chimes of Christmas preceded the dance. Campus singing organizations presented musical selections and the Rev. James Armstrong of the Broadway Methodist Church, Indianapolis, spoke to students.
Outside, the multicolored lights clung to the walls of the Union Building, reflecting the carrousel of lights around the Bloomington square. Hanukkah, Jewish holiday of lights, added to the festive spirit.
This year madrigal singers presented for three nights their traditional songs at Old English dinners of wassail, boar's head, and plum pudding in Alumni Hall.
... thrown in their direction with yuletide wishes by Santa Wells.
Carolers warm the frigid air with the moving tones of "0 Holy Night."
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The 1960 Queen of Indiana University, Judy Kessler, was crowned Queen of Queens at the Chris Connor Jazz Concert on February 6. In January 35 queens, sweethearts, or representatives of housing units without the former entered the contest. The presiding judges narrowed the field to eight, and from these five were selected by the Arbutus Big Four on the basis of how photogenic they were. On February 3, the entire student body had the opportunity to vote, and as a result Miss Kessler now wears the crown.
Presenting the Queen of I. U. and Her Court
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Judy Kessler
Reigning as Queen of Indiana University is Judy Kessler, representative of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. With her beautiful dancing eyes, Judy received the crown between acts of the Chris Connor Pop Concert. She had momentarily interrupted her student teaching to enter the contest. Although Kokomo is her home, Judy spends her summers in New York. She enjoys the outdoors, dancing, dates, and all kinds of music.
Linda Ann Edmonds belongs to Alpha Chi Omega, as does 1959 Arbutus Queen Patsy Newhouse. Ann is a sophomore education major from Cincinnati.
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Barbara Goins, also 1959 Sweater Queen, is a glamorous brunette from Gary. Majoring in elementary education, Barb is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.
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Marilyn Moats, senior, was president of I. U.'s Chi Omega chapter in 1959. She is a sociology major from Fort Wayne but upon graduation may do modeling.
Judy Whitacre
Judy Whitacre, sophomore, says skiing and modeling at home in Indianapolis are her favorite activities. Majoring in education, Judy is a Kappa Alpha Theta.
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friendships born out of rush grow as a chapter permanently welcomes its pledges.
Fall Coke parties, usually with a special theme, acquaint rushees with sorority houses before formal Rush Week.
1,000 Coeds Go Through Formal Sorority Rush
When everyone else was resting after Final Week to await the beginning of the second semeser, 1,000 sorority rushees and the members of I. U.'s sororities came back early for formal Rush Week.
In the days before, during, and just after enrollment, sorority women polished skits as well as their nails to welcome rushees into their homes. Rushees in the dormitories quickly purchased "extras" for their debuts into the Greek world. They had had a taste of sorority life through formal teas in the fall and at Coke parties in the chapter houses. They would now experience four rounds of parties, decisions, parties, decisions, and more parties.
At the end, on Wednesday, February 3, the new pledges to sorority life gathered for dinner at the houses with their new sisters. They were now on the threshold of experiencing a bond of sisterhood that would last far beyond their college careers.
A lavish dinner inaugurates the 1960 pledge class.
Coeds play the game of "getting to know you." Oriental dancers tell a story—sorority style.
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A walkout of the French and Communist blocs and
an anti-Communist demonstration were highlights of the 1960 annual Little United Nations. Two hundred
ten delegates from 26 Midwestern colleges and universities attended the mock-United Nations conference.
Ernest K. Lindley, '20, director of the Washington (D. C.) bureau of Newsweek magazine, spoke on "Along the Rim of Red China." Problems and attitudes of 62 nations were discussed by the student delegates.
Little U. N. delegations have no atomic weapons to back up their differences, Prof. Robert Pitchell, government, told the conference, and must therefore cultivate the diplomatic talents of debate.
Delegates absorb the culture of nations represented.
Foreign students exhibit products of their nations. Delegates prepare a French-Algerian resolution.
The walkout of the French and Communist blocs from the General Assembly resulted in rapid policy-making.
Although the sessions are mock, Little U. N. action follows the pattern of international relations.
One of 1. U.'s 600 foreign-student advisers helps a delegate formulate policies relating to her native country.
A Little U. N. envoy delivers a legislative proposal which arose from lengthy committee sessions.
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Coed Groups Name Pledges at Mass Meeting
"Leadership, scholarship, and personality," chanted members of the Mortar Board amidst the wild screams of coeds at the Association of Women Students Mass Meeting March 8 in the Auditorium. The 1959-1960 members chose 25 junior women for Mortar Board from the audience, where housing units sat for the first time in "cheering blocks." Enomene, Pamarada, Pleiades, and Angel Flight also named their new members.
Karen Ullstrup, senior and AWS president, presented a slate of officers to serve the reorganized AWS next year. Bonnita Richards, junior, was elected president of the AWS by the coeds present, and Josie Gray, junior, and Sandy Schroder, sophomore, were elected presidents of the YWCA chapter and the Women's Recreation Association, respectively.
A Pleiad exchanges her cap for a greater honor. Coeds calmly acknowledge the awards and honors.
Dignitaries of the coed population assemble yearly to present candidates for their offices and bestow laurels.
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"It's leadership, scholarship, and personality," Mortar Board members sing during the tapping ceremony.
The thrill is for the tapper as much as the tapped. From a proud sister comes a hug of congratulations.
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Two Honoraries Sponsor Annual Military Ball
Indiana University's military honoraries crowned an attractive blonde sophomore Queen of their 1960 Military Ball. She is Natalie Burnham, an Alpha Phi, who was named at the formal dance March 18 in the Wright Quad dining hall.
Les Elgart's band played for the ball, which is sponsored jointly by Scabbard and Blade, Army honorary, and the Arnold Air Society, Air Force honorary. Both groups are composed of advanced cadets who intend to begin active duty after graduation with a commission.
Army and Air Force ROTC are required for freshman and sophomore men, who have their choice of either unit. Both the Air Force and the Army instruct cadets in military history and drill. About six dress parades a year are presented for each unit.
You mean they want an old standard?
A miss waits for her mister as the waltz goes on. Natalie Burnham glowingly accepts the Queen's trophy.
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The ROTC color guard readies for a military parade. "The Elgart touch" entices dancers to the floor.
Military men discard "hup, two, three, four" for swing steps.
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The gigantic hulk of the IMU complex shows its skyline in the austere predawn light.
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Union Building Displayed in Formal Open House
For the first time since the new additions to the Indiana Memorial Union Building were opened, students and visitors were formally shown around the large limestone structure on April 9. The open house took place in the 50th anniversary year of the Union organization.
Before a recognition luncheon in the Georgian Room, a historical plaque was unveiled in the south vestibule of the new East Wing, called the Ward Gray Biddle Continuation Study Center in honor of a former VicePresident and Treasurer of I. U. The luncheon then honored the donors, architects, and other persons who contributed to the building.
A couple attend a "10:30 Lounge" between classes.
Teams of students well versed in current affairs compete in the Union-sponsored Campus Quiz Bowl.
Easter Parade on Campus previews fashions.
The Festival of Arts stimulates culture. "A good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit."
I. U. boaters enjoy the Union's Beechwood Heights.
In the afternoon from 2 to 4 o'clock, students and visitors toured the building with staff members and members of the Union Hospitality Corps.
Most of the East Wing has been in use since September. It extends 350 feet to the east of the Book-
store and 290 feet to the south. A parking lot was built in old Jordan Field. Accomplished without tax funds, the expansion was financed through the sale of $9,100,000 in self-liquidating bonds.
The remodeled original section was converted into a center for student activities, providing offices for the YMCA and YWCA, AWS, Student Government, Interfraternity Council, and Union Board.
The stream of the University's society widens at the Commons, where it ebbs and flows with academic regularity.
Set in motion by the Union bowlers, the balls speed toward the pins.
A resounding crash scores a strike for the Union team.
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Members of the Union Spelunking Club admire the splendor of new explorations.
Past board members honor the Union's 50th anniversary.
The Student Activities Center also contains a billiard room, bowling alleys, a craft shop, lounges and meeting rooms, shuffleboard facilities, Alumni Hall, and terraces.
In the Continuation Study Center are lounges and meeting rooms as well as 186 transient guest rooms, 16 private dining rooms, a cafeteria, the Tudor Room restaurant, the Stationer's Shop, and a post office, newsstand, and Sugar 'n' Spice Shop.
A television room, additional billiard tables, a browsing room, a music-listening room, a commuters' dining room, and a beauty shop are scheduled to be added in the summer of this year.
Keeping pace with the rapidly expanding campus, the IMU serves as the center of campus activities.
The Commons grows with the Union, with the campus. Conversation flows in the quiet of the new cafeteria.
A fast game of table tennis is like a mental drink of water.
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Tom Atkins Elected President by 45 Votes
"Y" members vote at Mass Meeting.
Tom Atkins was to take over the duties of President of the Student Body from John Nash on April 21, 1960. He won the election, 3,059-3,014, on April 7. Mr. Atkins was the first candidate of the Independence ( formerly Independent) Party to be elected President in five years. Jim Taylor, the Independence candidate for Vice-President, was also elected.
Both the Independence and the Organized Parties nominated their candidates in conventions and announced their party platforms at the same time. The Organized Party's convention lasted two hours and the Independence Party's four hours.
A third organization, the Democratic Student Party, also nominated candidates and presented a platform. Though its candidates were forced to withdraw, Charles Leinenweber, sophomore and chairman of the party, said that its student senators would continue to support the aims chosen by the group.
At the same time as student body elections, two additional Union Board members were elected after about a week of campaigning. The Union had originally planned to carry out all campaigning from its own resources, but changed the rules a week before elections to allow the candidates to campaign themselves.
Bev Mead campaigns for a Union Board post.
Janet Besinger enters her decision in an election.
As backers cheer, the 1959-1960 student body leaders, John Nash and Neil Diver, clasp hands in victory.
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Silent proclamations of spring burst forth in delicate full blossoms.
From Winter's Throes Emerges Happy Spring
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Freedom! Freedom from dreary days of poor weather and long study comes at last with spring. Nature releases the campus from its frozen gloom and revitalizes students bound by winter lethargy.
Under a mantle of ivy, the Wellhouse revives its tradition of romance—brightened now with electric lights. The President's white house is accented by the green of surrounding trees. A delicate landscape softens the harsh outlines of new buildings. Swollen by spring rains, the Jordan rushes and tumbles through campus.
Students imprisoned for months by cold weather and study think again of picnics at Brown County, swimming in the quarries, and boating on Lake Lemon. In a brief burst of energy and enthusiasm, they participate in the I. U. Sing and the Little 500 before again turning to study.
Spring revisits the campus and revives a quiet wooded walk with sun and greenery.
From the bridged waters of the Jordan flows an artist's inspiration.
Chiming notes of an original score, Sigma Kappas perform the winning "Sounds of the Campus."
KDR's create a mood of solemnity with "In the Beginning."
Alpha Chis and Phi Psis gently harmonize with "Love Is a Simple Thing."
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Kappas and SAE's relax to swallow preperformance butterflies. Emcee Frank Otte's banter captivates crowd.
Sigma Kappa Wins Sing Contest for Third Year
For the third consecutive year Sigma Kappa social sorority won the best over-all performance trophy with their entry in the 26th annual I. U. Sing. The women presented an original composition, "Sounds of the Campus," which they again performed at last fall's Homecoming Variety Show.
Forty-seven housing units entered the five divisions. Phi Gamma Delta won the men's division for the second straight year with their interpretation of "Oklahoma." "Skirts on the Sea," presented by Delta Delta Delta, took first place in production. In the small groups division Phi Delta Theta won for their rendition of "My Romance." A tie in the mixed groups came about between Delta Gamma and Sigma Nu's "When the Saints Go Marching In" and Pi Beta Phi and Alpha Tau Omega's "Guys and Dolls." "Sounds of the Campus" was the women's division winner.
A Sigma Kappa accepts the grand trophy.
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The Firehouse Phis and Ron moodily vocalize shades of blue.
The AOPis and Chi Phis portray an oriental love story in the poignant "Legend of China Town."
Alpha Xis sing autumn lyrics 'round a fireside in "Through the Seasons."
Acacias mimic Dead End kids in "Officer Krumpke." A sprightly chorus promotes a rollicking Sing mood.
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Fred Sabatini escorts entertainer Jenny Smith and visiting dignitary Gov. Harold W. Handley, who with Bill Armstrong presided over the festivities of the Little 500.
I.U. Celebrates 10th Annual Little 500 in 1960
Through the year, J. A. Franklin and Bill Armstrong jointly steered preparations for the Little 500 race.
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In May 1960, Indiana University celebrated its 10th annual Little 500, "The World's Greatest College Weekend." The race began in May 1950, when Hickory Hall East challenged Hickory Hall West to a six-day, 500-mile-long bicycle race around Trees Center.
Howard S. Wilcox, then executive director of the I. U. Foundation, saw in the race an opportunity to provide a project for his Student Foundation Committee as well as to fill a gap in the University's scholarship program. Proceeds from the race provide scholarships for students who work an average of 22 hours a week and have an average cumulative grade of 2.5.
The South Hall Buccaneers won the first real race in 1951 before a crowd of 7,000 persons. Coed housing units designed pit decorations, and business firms provided the four-rider teams with uniforms and bicycles. Within the last decade many other activities have been added to the weekend.
Triumphant Phi Psis thrust the lead bike skyward after winning the 500 for the second consecutive year.
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Hustling cyclists halt their pace for Gov. Handley's praises.
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A rapid exchange thrusts a rider into a teammate's arms. Exchanges scarcely broke the Phi Psis' steady pace.
Physical exhaustion overtakes a strained cyclist.
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Phi Kappa Psi fraternity won its second straight Little 500 crown when its team rode home at an average speed of 20.69 miles an hour in the 1959 race.
Leading all the way from the 115th lap, the winners finished the 200-lap ride in 2:25:02. Sigma Alpha Epsilon was only 21 seconds behind in second place, and the Sigma Nu pedalers finished third in 2:27:16.
A full minute later came the Chi Phis in fourth place. Acacia, which had won pole position in qualifications, finished in 2:28:27 for fifth place.
Jerry Swisher, Lewis Cook, Dave Atha, and Jim Roy thrilled some 16,000 spectators as they guided their bikes through the heat of Memorial Stadium on their way to the Phi Psi victory. They had started the 50mile race on the inside of the second row.
The top six qualifiers, who started in the first two rows of the 33-bike field, finished the race in the first six positions with a little fewer than five minutes separating the first from the sixth. The first three finishers were in the 1-2-3 positions at 100 laps and at every 25lap check thereafter.
A Pi Kappa Phi rider uses passing gear on Dunn House. Bleacher-confined "cyclists" vocally pedal each lap.
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"With colors blazing, it's simply amazing!" Thus was described the "World's Greatest College Weekend," May 8 and 9, 1959.
As a preview to the bicycle race Saturday afternoon, women's housing units competed in the Miniature 500 in the Fieldhouse Friday evening. Alpha Chi Omega sorority set a record with a speed of 46.8 seconds in the "Carnival of Trikes." Earlier, golfer Patty Berg conducted a Golf Clinic and played in the Golf Jamboree. Theta Chi fraternity and Alpha Phi sorority cosponsored the Bicycle Bounce on the fraternity's tennis courts that night.
Saturday morning Kappa Alpha Theta edged Delta Gamma in the sororities' Little Little 500 bicycle relay race. In the evening Roy Hamilton, Somethin' Smith and the Redheads, and Little 500 Sweetheart Jenny Smith appeared at the Variety Show in the Auditorium. Some of them performed later at the Acacia Ice Cream Social, where free ice cream and cake were handed out by members of the University administration and Alpha Chi Omega sorority. Patty Berg's expert technique awes golf enthusiasts.
Roy Hamilton entertains at Acacia's Ice Cream Social.
Alpha Chis celebrate a record 46.8 Minnie victory.
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Students Find Out the Meaning of Pressure
This is it! This is the exam which counts, that tells the merit of a semester's homework, research, and papers. To get an "A," a "B," a "D," or an "F"—this examination decides the final grade.
Who but a student can fully appreciate the nights spent cramming, the tenseness with which he takes the exam, the worry which is constantly with him until his grades come back. Though he may have studied faithfully all year long, though he may be a "three pointer," finals have a nightmarish quality even for him.
The student may know that this final will decide his entrance to medical school, his initiation to a fraternity, or even his graduation from the University. To every student each final has its significance.
A student prepares for a final in Sleep 101. Susan Brown makes last-minute check for her term paper.
After a semester of boressing, students take a "multiple guess exam."
"Tomorrow" has come for a procrastinator. Seeking a three-point semester, Ellen Day re-reviews.
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Cramming cramps can only be relieved by the last question on tomorrow's final.
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Commencement Signals End to Work and Fun
A thousand blue books and papers become one — the diploma.
A cap, gown, and diploma—the symbols of college education—are finally granted to a senior class. For many students this accomplishment means only that they are now free from study, exams, and classes; but to others Commencement means the end of a singularly carefree way of life.
The boresses, parties, and coffee breaks are ended. The campus that became the home of students is now only a place where they briefly lived. Graduation opens a door, a gateway to the fulfillment of their ambitions and plans. Formal education must meet the challenge of modern living, and experience from life is now the students' teacher.
Sandy Dragoo admires Bob Thayer's diploma. Ice cream takes precedence over a graduating brother.
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After being completely drained by finals, it is a relief not to think of "cracking a book" till September.
A coed takes a last look before leaving.
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Even an elephant wouldn't have enough trunk space.
End of Year Comes Quietly for I. U. Students
Students dissolve summer tension at the quarries.
A year ends quietly as students pack up their belongings and turn exhausted toward home. The social rush of the spring semester and concentrated effort of finals are too recent for most of them to feel anything but relief.
For the majority of students, next year will only be another spent on campus. It will bring the same busy, exciting, and tiring routine of classes, dates, study, and activities. Until September, though, is summer, a time to rest up, relax, make a little money, and think of ways to lighten a school schedule.
For a few I. U. students, June means the end not only of a year but also of college. It is good-by to the only way of life that most students are accustomed to, and hello to new horizons.
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119 ROTC Cadets Attend Camp at Fort Riley
One hundred nineteen advanced ROTC cadets from I. U. joined more than 1,700 other cadets from 41 Midwestern schools for summer camp at Fort Riley, Kan., in 1959. Some 130 men from I. U. are scheduled to participate in the officers' basic training course this summer.
Cadets receive training in such areas as marksmanship, signal communications, map-reading, and aerial photo interpretation during the six-week program. The emphasis in the training is on physical leadership.
Summer camp is a prerequisite for the commissioning of ROTC cadets and is a preparation for their senior year of military studies.
Two of I. U.'s distinguished military students, Col. Louis Easterday and Lt. Col. Allen Schlegelmilch, were named in the top 10 cadets at 1959 summer camp.
An attack is spearheaded under a smoke cover. Preceding maneuvers, cadets receive their final orders.
Cadets construct a pontoon bridge as they begin simulated battle operations.
Armored support opens the route for the infantry in securing an objective.
Cadets observe planes carrying a cargo more valuable than bombs—reconnaissance pictures.
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