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PORTERJ President Ensor Expresses Hopes THE GOLD BUG For A 'Truly Successful Year' fTIlKEf Editor has given me '1;0 unburden my We have a good faculty and they will Member the opportunity the I appreciate give their best. It will depend upon first soul in this still crowding Weare the college. for- Bug. Unfortunately, issue of the Gold more than the physical equipment of Associated Cot'legiate Press or perhaps tunately, I have nothing particular our equipment, but every provision Subscription Price $2.00 a Year • For Freshmen Only that needs to be unburdened this is being made for its most satisfactory early in the year except to say, "wet- use. In a large this year's measure, come back," to the upperclassmen and success will depend upon the spirit in Editor-in-Chief . EDITORIAL . STAFF Bill Porter, '50 -Don"t say it, I know it! Yes, this is the a very warm, "Hello," to the fresh- which you students enter into every Managing Editor .. Mickey Hardeater, '50 "umpteenth" time you are being welcomed to the men. phase of college life. Cooperation with ~~~~rEd~~~t~~ Louis Pietroforte, '51 ser- community folds of Western Maryland. is The opening of the fall semester one another in student activities; ardent Copy Editor ·········:··::.···::·:::··N~~~~n~in~~l~:~: :~~ ious work in the classroom; Commencement at so far away time, that it hardly seems possible for support for our teams on the athletic Exchange Editor .. Mary Jean Rupert, '51 College is almost a disappointment for you dur- field (and what teams we are going Cartoonist .. Patricia McLaren, '51 to be ing the first few days-all you have to do is sign summer school and vacations to the to have!), and concern for good cam- BUSINESS STAFF over and everybody returning ~d~t~r~~~;eMa~::frg~~··:····:··:::::::::::::·:~~i:Wno~ovp~i~:: :~6 your name and return the seemingly millions of Hill. I trust however, that what- pus citizenship will make it possible Business Manager .Edward Wright, '50 greetings. You are in a state of complete amaze- ever your summer activities have been for this year to be outstanding. May I remind you once more that ment as to how some poor soul ever named this you are returning· with an enthusiasm the ,President's Office and the Presi- Repo~ters _._.__ .__ Rae Acher, routine higher education. The catalogue and to get back into the swing of campus dent's Home are not sacrosanct. I am Ruthie Allen, June Beaver, Jannie Benson, Blackie Brandt activities. Hughes, Jack Loper, Rita: i~ed;i~l.otta, Joe Fowler, Jim handbook call this a freshmen orientation period, You have noted already some available in my office whenever you but that leaves the beginning student sort of changes that have taken place=-new need me and Mrs. Ensor joins me in "high, wide, and dry". To explain this orientation faculty members, the progress of the a cordial welcome to our home. S. Ensor, Lowell for the Dra- new quarters Infirmary, period "in a nut shell", we (the upperclassmen .metic Department in Alumni Hall, Pr6Bident. and the administrative body) want you to see making it necessary for Delta Pi how Western Maryland operates without the up- perclassmen around to bother you. Probably over- Pre.i_dent Silber Write. Open Leiter simplifying, the same principle is used at the That fo~tball zooming through the air means beginning of the fall term here that is employed Students. returning to WMC this that it is time once again to welcome a new fresh- in making a cake or constructing a piece of furni- fall find evidence of the handy man's man class to the Hill, and also to rewelcome the ture. First, the articles that are needed for the activity. Fresh paint has been smeared "old standbys", the seniors, juniors and sopho- here and there, plaster has been final product are procured, then the piecing of patched up, etc. Particularly notice- mores, inviting their combined efforts to make these ingredients follows. That proud student able is the new paint job on Old Main. this year a great one at Western Maryland Col- standing on the stage of J\.lumni Hall holding his No more walking the gang plank lege. Here's hoping you all had a terrific vacation bachelor's degree is the final product, a few of the for Blanche ·Ward girls! The new and are now ready to tackle those academic reo to Science Hall is greatly pavement many ingredients are the students both as indi- appreciated by all. quirements. viduals and a group, the faculty, the adminietra- The Preachers have moved their Enough salutation! Now, to the business for tive body, the athletic teams, the academic studies, club room to the basement of Alumni the extra-curricular - activities, and the en masse Hall to make way for Miss Smith's the coming school year. Thanks to the efforts of cxpanding Department. Dramatic school spirit. Congratulations go to the newly- the last student government plus the work of the n~w!y elected governing body during the summer, weds, Gene Frank and Kathy Gibbs; School spirit not only spells yelling at sports and, also, to Dottie Mae MacClayton we are starting the '49-50 season in good shape. events, but indicates cooperation among students PrflBident E7UJor and Dick Flavin, who announced their We have a new grille and a new, well-equipped and teachers, common sense consideration in dor- recreation room. Bright yellow school blotters are . mitory life, and full force backing of student Alpha to move. (Incidentally, hats off ~~~~~~:~t e;h:;ls:~mJe:~ :~e:~n ready to be distributed to all students. A new, leaders. You, the freshmen of today and gradu- ~~ :~:p~~:~~:ner~n f::c~~~~~gfi~~eBP~:~ Herb Klinger, chairman of the "classier" beanie has been ordered for the class ates of tomorrow, are like the legs of the skeleton quarters.) These are only some of . Freshman Orientation Committee of of '53. Faculty-student luncheons, which proved with the seniors, the head, the juniors, the back- the many steps that have been taken ~=nc:C~intet!