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Ua12/2/2 1956 Talisman, None

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1956 Talisman yearbook, 50th anniversary yearbook.

Introduction

• Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow – Our Golden Year
• Dedication – Spirit of Western
• President / Administration / Faculty / Staff
• 25 Years of Service Plaque

Book 1 Yesterday

• Fifty Years at Western State
• Kentucky Legislature of 1906
• Governors of Kentucky Since 1906
• Superintendents of Education Since 1906
• Regents Since 1906
• Deans of Western Since 1906
• Registrars of Western Since 1906
• Oldest Buildings on the Hill – Van Meter, Home Management, Diddle Dorm
• Longest in Service at Western – Arndt Stickles
• Mary Bradley / H.L. Donovan / Flora Stallard
• Honor Graduates
• First Mountain Laurel …

Ua12/2/2 1955 Talisman, None

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1955 Talisman yearbook.

• Dedication – Royal Family Talisman Kings & Queens
• President / Administration / Faculty / Staff
• Classes
• Talisman
• College Heights Herald
• Speech Contest Winners
• Community Concerts
• Western Players
• Clubs / Organizations
• Religious Emphasis Week
• Music
• Red & Grey Orchestra
• Football Season . . . Coaches, Cheerleaders, Manager & Trainers
• W Club
• Basketball
• Basketball Homecoming Queen – Juanita Chinn
• Baseball Season
• Golf Team
• Track
• Tennis
• Features / Beauty Queens
• Who’s Who in American Colleges & Universities
• 2.5 Scholastic Honors by Class
• Photographs
• Homecoming
• Commencement
• Military
• Training School
• Index
• Editor’s Note

Ua12/2/2 1954 Talisman, None

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1954 Talisman yearbook.

• Dedication – Dormitory Directors
• 25 Year Plaque Winners
• President / Administration / Faculty / Staff
• Classes
• 1953 Homecoming
• Religious Emphasis Week
• Art
• Talisman
• College Heights Herald
• Western Players
• Community Concerts
• Music
• Red & Grey Orchestra
• Features / Beauty Queens
• Who’s Who in American Colleges & Universities
• Western Kentucky Coaches
• W Club
• Football
• Basketball
• Cheerleaders / Managers
• Baseball
• Tennis
• Track
• Golf
• Clubs / Organizations
• Air Force ROTC
• Army ROTC
• Military
• Training School
• Index
• Editor’s Note

Ua12/2/2 1953 Talisman, None

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1953 Talisman yearbook.

• Remember
• 25 Year Service Plaques
• President / Administration / Regents
• Faculty / Staff
• In Memoriam – Ella Jefferies
• Alumni Association
• Classes
• Talisman
• College Heights Herald
• Music
• Military
• Features / Beauty Queens
• Honor Students
• Who’s Who in American Colleges & Universities
• Athletics
• Entertainment
• Red & Gray Orchestra
• Western Players
• Clubs / Organizations
• Training School
• Editor’s Note
• Index

Ua12/2/2 1952 Talisman, None

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1952 Talisman yearbook.

• Foreword
• In Memoriam – Bess (Swartz) Cherry, N.O. Taff
• Dedication – Former Talisman editors: T.O. Hall, Homer Neisz, J.T. Skinner, Josephine Chanler
• Administration / President / Faculty / Staff
• Dedication – Former Talisman editors: Roy Owsley, Raymond Hornback, F.L. Turner, Raymond Peterson
• Seniors
• Dedication – Former Talisman editors: Sheppard Walker, Frances Richards, Wiley Chapman, Harold Welborn
• Graduate Students
• Dedication – Former Talisman editors: Rene (Angle) Thomas, Gene (McChesney) Birkhead, Virginia (Singleton) Lanier, J.C. Cantrell
• Juniors
• Dedication – Former Talisman editors: Ralph Guffey, Mary (Ford) Cannon, Hazel (Sublett) Jennison, Eva (Clark) Chambers
• Sophomores
• Dedication – Former Talisman editors/sponsors: …

Ua12/2/2 1951 Talisman, None

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1951 Talisman yearbook.

• Foreword
• Dedication – Judson Griffin, M.L. Billings, Susie West McClanahan
• Administration / President / Faculty
• Classes
• 1950 Homecoming
• Western Dances
• Western Players
• Community Concerts
• Inter-Collegiate Debate Team / Speech Contest Winners
• Red & Grey Orchestra
• Cedar House Activities
• Religious Emphasis Week
• Outstanding Events
• Organizations / Clubs
• Music
• Features / Beauty Queens
• Who’s Who
• Talisman
• College Heights Herald
• Athletics
• Football
• Baseball
• Tennis
• Track Team
• Basketball
• Military
• Snapshots
• Training School
• Index

Ua12/2/2 1950 Talisman, None

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1950 Talisman yearbook.

• Foreword
• Dedication – WKU Alumni & Students
• Administration / Faculty / Staff
• Classes
• Homecoming 1949
• Western Dances
• Outstanding Chapel Programs
• Class of 1924 Reunion
• Award Winners
• Western Players
• Religious Emphasis Week
• Organizations
• Music
• Features – Campus Favorites
• Who’s Who in American Colleges & Universities
• Publications – College Heights Herald & Talisman
• Athletics
• Cards Rout Toppers in Grid Inaugural – Football
• Evansville Downs Western 20 to 0 – Football
• Toppers Triumph Over Eagles 19–0 – Football
• Union Bulldogs Bow to Hilltoppers – Football
• Western Tops Howard 20 to 0 – Football
• Western Noses Out Georgetown 12-6 – Football …

Ua12/2/2 1949 Talisman, None

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1949 Talisman yearbook.

• Foreword
• Dedication – Henry Cherry, Paul Garrett
• Western Album
• Administration / Faculty / Staff
• Classes
• Features / Beauty Queens
• Speech Contest Winners
• Who’s Who in American Universities & Colleges
• Music Events of Note
• Concert Series
• Visiting Artists
• Football
• Track
• Golf
• Hilltoppers – Basketball
• Western Leads OVC with 4-0 – Basketball
• Cochran, Bob. Western Topples Evansville 71 to 47 – Basketball
• Experts Climbing on Western’s Wagon – Basketball
• Russell, Joe. San Francisco Downs City, 54-51 – Basketball
• Rose, Murray. Western (15-0), Minnesota (13-0), Hamline (13-0) Top Unbeaten – Basketball
• Hilltoppers to Get Test on Saturday – Basketball
• Homecoming …

Ua12/2/2 1948 Talisman, Pt. 2, None

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1948 Talisman yearbook pp. 96-end.

• Western Holds Evansville for 0-0 Tie – Football
• Western Locks with Arkansas State for Second Tie – Football
• Tennessee Tech Bows to Toppers 13-7 – Football
• Toppers Still Unbeaten as Bradley Falls 15-13 – Football
• Cards Squeeze by Western to Win 19-13 – Football
• West Michigan is Hot in 38-0 Win Over Toppers – Football
• Toppers Power Morehead 20-6 in Last Home Stand – Football
• Western Falls to Strong Eastern Eleven 27-7 – Football
• Murray Wins KIAC Crown by Beating Western 21-0 – Football
• Homecoming
• W Club
• Basketball Season Review
• NIT Tournament – Basketball
• Tennis …

Ua12/2/2 1948 Talisman, Pt. 1, None

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1948 Talisman yearbook pp 1-95.

• Foreword
• Dedication – L.T. Smith
• Campus Scenes
• Administration / Faculty / Staff
• Classes
• Features / Beauty Queens
• Who’s Who in American Colleges & Universities
• Dr. Weldon Hart
• Music
• Visiting Artists
• Concert Series

Ua12/2/2 1947 Talisman, None

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1947 Talisman yearbook.

• Foreword
• Dedication – Scholarship
• Western’s Honor Graduates 1924-1946
• Highest Scholastic Standing
• Women’s Honor Roll, Fall 1946
• Who’s Who in American Colleges & Universities
• High School Valedictorians Now Enrolled In Western
• Loudermilk, Charles. Hope
• Holland, S.E. The Traveler
• Features – Campus Favorites, Beauty Queens
• Campus Scenes
• Administration / Faculty / Staff
• Graduate Students
• Classes
• Athletics
• Military
• Clubs
• Concert Series
• Publications – College Heights Herald / Talisman
• Activities
• Registration
• Veterans’ Village
• Cedar House
• Training School
• Advertisements
• Index

Ua12/2/2 1946 Talisman, None

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1946 Talisman yearbook.

• Foreword
• Dedication – World War II Dead
• Collins, William. The Sleep of the Brave
• Campus Views
• Administration / Faculty / Staff
• Classes
• Features / Beauty Queens
• Who’s Who in American Colleges & Universities
• Military
• Clubs
• Western College Players
• Music
• Concert Series
• College Heights Herald
• Talisman
• Physical Education
• Basketball Schedule
• Review of the Season – Basketball
• Training School
• Photographs
• Advertisements
• Index

Ua12/2/2 1945 Talisman, None

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1945 Talisman yearbook.

• In Memoriam April 1, 1945 – World War II Dead
• Campus Scenes
• President / Administration / Faculty / Staff
• Classes
• Features / Beauty Queens
• Who’s Who in American Colleges & Universities
• Clubs & Organizations
• Western Players
• Military
• E.A. Diddle – Coach & Athletic Director
• Ted Hornback – Assistant Coach
• WKU Basketball Schedule 1944-45
• Review of Basketball Season
• Girls’ Intramurals
• Talisman
• College Heights Herald
• Training School
• Advertisements
• Index

Ua12/2/2 1944 Talisman, None

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1944 Talisman yearbook.

• Foreword
• Dedication – Charles Taylor, Charles Taylor, Jr.
• In Memoriam – WWII Dead
• Campus Views
• President Paul Garrett
• Administration / Faculty
• Classes
• Organizations
• Sports
• Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
• 321^st College Training Detachment
• Features
• Who’s Who In American Colleges & Universities
• Cardinal – College High Section
• Index

Ua12/2/2 1943 Talisman, Wku Student Affairs

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1943 Talisman yearbook.

• Foreword p. 5
• Dedication - Kelly Thompson p. 5
• Buildings & Campus pp. 6-8, 68
• Administration & Faculty pp. 9-12
• Candid Photos pp. 13, 25, 30, 35-37
• Senior Class pp. 14-19
• Junior Class pp. 20-22
• Sophomore Class pp. 23-25
• Freshman Class pp. 26-29
• Features / Popular Students pp. 31-34
• Military / World War II pp. 38-47
• To Our Fellow Classmates Serving in America's Armed Forces p. 40
• Athletics pp. 47-55
• Clubs pp. 55-67
• Training School pp. 68-75

Ua12/2/2 1942 Talisman, Wku Student Affairs

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1942 Talisman yearbook.

• Foreword
• Dedication – Nelle Gooch Travelstead
• Administration / Faculty / Staff
• Campus Views
• Classes
• Western 38 Austin Peay 0 – Football
• Western 14 Morehead 0 – Football
• Western 15 Middle Tennessee 7 – Football
• Western 7 Ohio University 20 – Football
• Western 7 Marshall 34 – Football
• Western 27 Eastern 20 – Football
• Western 7 Western Michigan 21 – Football
• Western 6 Tennessee Polytechnic Institute 27 – Football
• Western 7 Howard 20 – Football
• Western 0 Murray 0 – Football
• Freshmen Make Good – Basketball
• Off to Madison Square Garden – Basketball
• Luck to You, Johnny Crowdus …

Ua99/6/2 1942 Towers, Bowling Green Business University

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1942 Towers yearbook.

• J.L. Harman, president
• J. Murray Hill, first vice-president
• W.L. Matthews, second vice-president
• Nina Hammer, registrar
• Faculty
• Office Force
• Student Instructors
• Seniors – Class of 1942 – degree, hometown, activities
• Juniors – Class of 1943 – major, hometown
• Sophomores – Class of 1944 – major, hometown
• Freshman – Class of 1945 – major, hometown
• College Secretarial – hometown
• Commercial – major, hometown
• Thurman, William. Ode to Finney I
• The Features – Beauty Queens & Favorites
• Who’s Who at B.U.
• Fraternities – Alpha Sigma, Beta Pi, Pi Tau Nu, Toppers
• Sororities – Delta Theta, Kappa Beta Pi
• Council of …

Ua12/2/2 1941 Talisman, None

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1941 Talisman yearbook.

• Foreword
• Campus Views
• Dedication – Paul & Virginia Garrett
• Thanks – Marvin Baker
• Administration / Faculty / Staff
• Classes
• Features / Beauty Queens
• Orators
• Who’s Who in American Colleges & Universities
• Clubs / Organizations
• Western College Players
• Roy Holmes Orchestra
• Music
• Western 13 – Bradley Tech 0 – Football
• Western 26 – Presbyterian 7 – Football
• Western 6 – Louisiana Tech 7 – Football
• Western 6 – Tennessee Tech 0 – Football
• Western 13 – Middle Tennessee 0 – Football
• Western 25 – Western Michigan 6 – Football
• Western 0 – Morehead 0 – Football
• Western 20 …

Ua12/2/2 1940 Talisman, None

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1940 Talisman yearbook.

• Dedication – Franz Strahm
• In Memoriam – Marion Conner Ford
• Campus Views
• President – Paul Garrett
• Administration / Faculty / Staff
• Classes
• Clubs / Organizations
• Music
• Red & Grey Orchestra
• Roy Holmes Orchestra
• Western Players
• National Youth Administration Resident Project
• Features / Beauty Queens
• Football Season
• Toppers Trounce Ohio U. in Opener – Football
• Western Slides to 2-0 Victory – Football
• Tennessee Polytechnic Institute Tops Terrymen 10-0 – Football
• Memphis Teachers Next to Fall – Football
• Last Quarter Drive Stuns Louisiana Tech – Football
• Middle Tennessee Smothered 26-2 – Football
• Toppers Spoil Bronco’s Homecoming – Football
• East …

Ua12/2/2 1939 Talisman, Wku Student Affairs

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1939 Talisman yearbook.

• Foreword
• Dedication – Ivan Wilson
• To Our President – Paul Garrett
• Buildings / Scenes
• Administration
• Seniors Class of 1939
• Juniors Class of 1940
• Sophomores Class of 1941
• Freshmen Class of 1942
• Military – ROTC – Pershing Rifles – Officers Club
• Athletics
• Football
• Toppers Defeat Kansas 34-0
• Superb Line Stops Howard 6-0
• Western Holds Vanderbilt 12-0
• Western Upset by Tennessee Polytechnic Institute 7-6
• Terrymen Down Michigan in Homecoming Tilt 13-6
• Red & Grey Down Maroons 32-7
• Western Wins Last Home Tilt 55-0
• Murray-Go-Round Breaks Down: Strategy Conquers Statistics
• Tampa Falls Before Toppers 50-7
• Tanks Roll Over College All-Stars …

Ua12/2/2 Talisman, Wku Student Affairs

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1938 Talisman yearbook.

• Dedication – Gordon Wilson Foreword
• In Memoriam – Henry Cherry, Ada McGee, Edward Keen, Pauline Dearing
• President Paul L. Garrett
• Faculty
• Seniors – Class of 1938
• Juniors – Class of 1939
• Sophomores – Class of 1940
• Freshmen – Class of 1941
• Training School
• Features
• W Club
• Football Resume
• Basketball
• Baseball
• Tennis
• Talisman
• College Heights Herald
• Western College Players
• Music
• Student Organizations
• ROTC Military Club
• Pershing Rifles at Western
• Ten Outstanding Seniors
• Donations

Ua11/1 Teachers College Heights Vol. 16, No. 6, Western Kentucky University

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Teachers College Heights monthly magazine promoting WKU and documenting campus events and courses offered. This issue includes:

• Crabb, A.L. An Estimate in Strong Colors
• Henry Cherry Memorial Service Program
• Garrett, Paul. Introductions at Cherry Memorial Service
• Grise, Finley. Remarks at Cherry Memorial Service
• Donovan, H.L. Inspirer of Youth
• Harman, J. Lewie. The Man
• Alexander, J.R. "That Other Thing"
• Stickles, Arndt. The Practical Philosopher
• Whitmer, J.R. Story of the Statue
• Radio Broadcast of Memorial Program
• Other Tributes to Dr. Cherry
• Committees
• Ceremony of Sealing Records in Base of Statue
• Photographs of Cherry Statue dedication
• Loredo Taft, Sculptor, Henry Hardin Cherry Bronze …

Ua12/2/2 Talisman, Wku Student Affairs

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1937 Talisman yearbook.

• Dedication – E.A. Diddle
• Foreword
• In Memoriam – Macon Leipr, John Clagett, Robert Layson
• Views
• Personnel
• Seniors – Class of 1937
• Juniors – Class of 1938
• Sophomores – Class of 1939
• Freshmen – Class of 1940
• Training School
• Features
• Athletics
• Flashes at the SIAA Tournament – Basketball
• Clubs
• Talisman
• College Heights Herald
• Music
• ROTC
• Pershing Rifles at Western
• Military Club
• Snapshots
• Donations

Ua12/2/2 1936 Talisman, Western Kentucky University

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1936 Talisman yearbook.

• Dedication – Elizabeth Woods
• Foreword – Talisman
• President Henry Cherry
• Dean Finley Grise
• Faculty
• Dr. Earl Moore
• Class of 1936
• Junior Class – Class of 1937
• Sophomore Class – Class of 1938
• Freshman Class – Class of 1939
• W.L. Matthews
• College High
• Athletics
• Student Organizations
• Talisman Staff
• College Heights Herald
• Music
• ROTC
• Beauty Queens / Featured Students
• Jokes / Poetry
• Ads

Ua12/2/2 Talisman: A Calendar Of Events In Pictures & Prose, Wku Student Affairs

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1935 Talisman yearbook.

• Theme
• Foreword
• Dedication – Bess Cherry
• Faculty
• Cherry, Henry. Our President, Dr. H.H. Cherry
• Grise, Finley. Our Dean, F.C. Grise
• Canon, E.H. Our Registrar, E.H. Canon
• Craig, W.J. Our Personnel Director, W.J. Craig
• Football
• Varsity Coaches
• Season’s Review – Football
• W Club
• Cheer Leaders
• Freshmen – Class of 1938
• Training School & Rural School
• W.L. Matthews
• Sophomores – Class of 1937
• Basketball
• Season’s Review – Basketball
• Organizations
• Reserve Officers Training Corps
• Strahm Music Club
• Pre-Professional Club
• County Presidents Club
• College Heights Herald Has Successful Year
• English Club
• Sodalitas Latina
• Le Cercle Francais
• Social Science Club
• Ragland Library …

Ua11/1 Teachers College Heights Vol. 14, No. 6, Western Kentucky University

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Teachers College Heights magazine promoting WKU and documenting campus events and courses offered. This issue includes:

• Course Catalog
• Special Football Coaching School
• Western's Plant - Aerial View of Campus
• Class of 1937 as Freshmen
• Rural Education Department
• Class of 1936 as Sophomores
• Class of 1935 as Juniors
• AB & BS Class of 1934
• Student Organizations - Extra Curricular
• Graduate Club
• F.C. Grise Classical Club
• Stagecrafters
• Le Cercle Francais
• Arndt Stickles History Club
• Social Science Club
• Semplia
• Ragland Library Club
• Arts & Crafts Club
• Cherry Country Life Club
• Physical Educaton Club
• English Club
• Strahm Music Club
• Chemistry-Physics Club
• Congress Debating Club …

Ua12/2/2 1934 Talisman, Western Kentucky University

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1934 Talisman yearbook.

• Foreword
• Dedication – The Hill
• In Memoriam – A.C. Burton
• College
• Henry H. Cherry, President
• Administration
• Finley Grise
• E.H. Canon
• Faculty
• Classes
• Matthews, W.L. Training School
• Organizations
• Graduate Club
• County Presidents Club
• Education Council
• F.C. Grise Classical Club
• Art Club
• Stagecrafters
• Le Cercle Francais
• Arts & Crafts Club
• Arndt M. Stickles History Club
• Social Science Club
• Semplia
• International Relations Club
• Ragland Library Club
• Congress Debating Club
• Cherry Country Life Club
• Chemistry-Physics Club
• W Club
• Strahm Music Club
• Iva Scott Club
• English Club
• Physical Education Club
• Senior Play
• Bradley, Frances. College Heights
• Athletics
• Hail! Western Hail! – Basketball …

Ua11/1 Teachers College Heights Vol. 14, No. 5, Western Kentucky University

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Teachers College Heights magazine promoting WKU and documenting campus events and courses offered. This issue includes:

• Course Catalog
• Department of Physical Education & Athletics
• Campus & Other Improvements
• Recreational Opportunities
• Life Certificate Class 1910
• Western's AB & BS Class of 1926
• AB & BS Class of 1927
• Smith, Bert. Agencies That Tend to Maintain High Moral and Christian Standards in Western Kentucky State Teachers College
• The College Heights Foundation
• Hilltop Happenings
• Student Participation
• Graduate School Notes
• Training School Opportunities
• Harman, J.L. Joseph S. Dickey
• Stickles, Arndt. John M. Guilliams
• Alexander, J.R. Andrew Kinnaman
• Sate & SIAA Basketball Champions, 1934
• Western …

Ua11/1 Teachers College Heights Vol. 14, No. 3, Western Kentucky University

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Teachers College Heights magazine promoting WKU and documenting campus events and courses offered.

• Fall Semester Courses, 1933
• Rifle Team Wins Honors
• County Superintendents Graduate from Western
• Faculty Entertains Graduates
• College Gives Specific Service to Rural Schools
• Breakfast for Dr. & Mrs. Lorado Taft
• Homecoming
• Potter College Reunion
• The Alumni Association
• Stickles, Arndt. New Book, Parlance of Kentucky Backwoods by Bess Cherry
• The Faculty
• AB & BS Class 1923-1924
• AB & BS Class of 1933
• Former Students Who Have Received the PhD Degree
• Class of 1908
• The Kentucky Building
• Southern Normal School Class of 1903
• Stickles, Arndt. WKU Occupies an Historic …

Ua12/2/2 1933 Talisman, Wku Student Affairs

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1933 Talisman yearbook.

• Prologue
• Foreword
• Dedication – Mattie McLean
• In Memoriam – Lowe Johnson
• College
• Faculty
• Classes
• Training School
• Organizations
• Senior Play Spooks
• Athletics
• Western vs. Evansville College – Football
• Western vs. Transylvania – Football
• Western vs. Vanderbilt – Football
• Western vs. Middle Tennessee Teachers – Football
• Western vs Murray – Football
• Western vs. Georgetown Homecoming Game – Football
• Western vs. Union University – Football
• Western vs. Louisville – Football
• Basketball 1933
• Kentucky State Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament – Basketball
• Features
• 1932-Kalendar-1933