Journal

The fourth journal for 1945 covers August 16 to November 20 and is written in a Scotch spiral notebook. Lundquist records the completion of all his correspondence courses and discusses his plans to go to college in the fall. He writes to the University of Minnesota and Iowa State College for bulletins and information, but, after talking with Mr. Ashbaugh, teacher at the high school, decides to go to South Dakota State College in Brookings. While still in Webster before leaving for college, he spends time at the high school with his former classmates at football practice, attends a baseball game, and goes downtown regularly for entertainment, including roller skating and movies. He notes his especial interest in a newsreel about the atomic bomb and the test bomb in Arizona. He spends time shocking and threshing at various farms. On September 25, Lundquist travels to Brookings with Webster friend LeRoy Ellig. They room on the third floor of Ethel Mae Swanson’s rooming house, where several college students also stay. He describes orientation activities, including a talk by President Lyman Jackson, a reception held by college teachers at the Union, a tour of the college, a student mixer, entrance exams, a general assembly for freshmen, and registration. Lundquist registers in the engineering division. His classes include Chemistry and Chem Lab, English, Algebra, Engineering Shop, Engineering Drawing, Military, Phys Ed, and Orientation, carrying 18½ credit hours and costing $58.50 in fees. Lundquist begins classes on October 1, with Engineering Drawing class meeting on Saturdays. He notes that freshmen are required to wear a green cap at all times until Hobo Day on October 27. Among the pastimes recorded by Lundquist are roller skating at Lake Campbell, playing pool at the Union, going to parties and dances, State football games, and movies, and listening to the radio. He takes a job helping to serve meals and clean up for Mrs. Swanson each noon and supper. On October 11, he notes that the Dean of Home Economics, Edith Pierson, had died from a heart attack and afternoon classes are dismissed on October 12 for the funeral. Lundquist is actively involved in constructing the Freshman and Engineers’ floats for the Hobo Day parade. During Hobo Day week, he attends the Blue Key smoker. Other Hobo Day activities include a beard judging contest, torch light parade, pep meeting, and kangaroo court. On Hobo Day, he helps pull the engineers’ float at the parade, begs for his dinner per Hobo Day custom, and attends the football game (won by State), and a dance. Lundquist does well on mid-terms, receiving a 97% in Chemistry, 99% in English, and a perfect score in Algebra. At the end of the journal, he includes an account of cash at hand and expenses.

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