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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.