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schaal days ...
The changes in life on campus through out the
century are overwhelming. Only a couple decades
ago our parent's generation was registering for
classes in outrageous lines in Memorial Gym. Now
students can simply sign up via web. The clubs
have certainly changed. In 1901 the U of I had only
a debate team for the boys and a little later a Hom·e
Ec club for the women. Now there are clubs
appealing to every sex, minority, interest and
pleasure. There is the ASUI, the ROTC and the
Outdoor Program in addition to all the student
clubs. There are choirs, bands and orchestras for
those interested in music. The Theatre department
produces several productions a year for
performers. Traditions have changed as well. In
1911 it was adopted that freshmen must wear
green caps and only juniors and seniors could sport
derby hats, canes and corduroy trousers. There
was also a time that all students must tip their hat
upon meeting the University President, that no
Idaho men could attend athletic events with a date,
that each May saw female students dancing in white
around a May Pole on the Admin lawn, that the 1-
Bench could only be used by seniors and that all
student, faculty and staff must say hello on Hello­
Walk. Though these traditions have passes
students continue to make new traditions to pass
down for the next century.