Alcalá 1963

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Last year's wide-eyed freshmen were this year's confident Big Sisters, intro­ ducing the newest class to college life. The thought in September was "It's good to be back," and the sophomores accepted their new status with its new responsibilities.

Reminiscing about their Freshmen Follies, they put on a Sophomore Surprise to conclude the annual Thanksgiving Food and Clothing Drive, and also to get together for one more song and dance. The dancing continued, too, as they spon­ sored a dozen Friday-nighters after the Get-Acquainted Mixer that had opened the school year. And the entire class must have been seen below decks on the S. S. Marietta at the wonderful Inter-fraternity Boat Dance in October. Mid-term examinations were taken in stride and sophomores became "buddies" for the freshmen. Then it was home for Thanksgiving, and the Christmas season was rung in shortly afterward at the Bishop's Party, a tradition to sophomores by now. Almost before Christmas decorations disappeared, semester finals were due; the mid-year retreat following was a welcome rest for all. Second semester was a medley of basketball games, laboratory experiments and term papers. Thanks to the newly-finished gymnasium and pool, the class could even write home about swimming in California's winter sunshine. The excitement of Homecoming basketball had hardly faded, when committees were appointed for the farewell dance of 1963, and all the careful planning cul­ minated in the memorably beautiful Bal des Fleurs. After the Ball, it was back to work for finals. Then, almost too quickly, the class of '65 had their first degrees and half of their college career behind them.