Brigham Young University - Banyan Yearbook (Provo, UT)

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MUTUAL ASSISTANCE, even in understanding the school paper, was a part of being a roommate to some cooperative student ' yjf ' ■ TEN-THIRTY, FAMILY PRAYER and then the girls are ready for bed. . . well ?

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ii umm mmauuammu 1 COOPERATION on projects was characteristic of roommates. TELEPHONES were always busy, especially if you wanted to call. Busy telephones, spoiled meals, project planning were part of every dorm student ' s life. The memory of six noisy roommates, five of whom you didn ' t know last fall, will not soon fade from mind. Together you burned bread, dieted, mopped floors, padded the budget with peanut butter sand- wiches, had Ward Teachers, and prayed. You learned to love each o f them as a sister despite the differences of opinion. There was Darlene, the little red-headed freshman from California. She was the spark of any party — in fact, just anything. You and the other girls almost decided to have a telephone installed especial- ly for her calls. Then there was Ruth, who had everyone analyzed and complexed from her study of psychology. Betty — and her violin practicing. Re- member the collection you took to have her closet soundproofed; Dorothy liked to study, of all things! Her report card was one of those things you would like to frame and hang in the front room. And yet, in spite of her lack of social life, she was the first to get engaged. Margie planned to be an author and dedi- cate a book to each of you. She carried a notebook like most girls carry combs. And you? You loved everyone of them. Life in the dorms was beautiful confusion. Through the year your cooking improved, and you graduated from buying the finished product at the bakery to Betty Crocker ' s ready mix. There was one consolation. Few of the other girls did much better. Sunday dinner was the time when you in- vited the fellows up for a taste of your cooking, and although you had no ulterior motives, Bill just seemed to like your cooking extra well. Suppose next August will be too warm for a honeymoon? That is the way things seemed to go in the dorms. The men ' s dorms were a bit different. No homecooked meals or three-room apartments. The fellows jokingly suffered from malnutrition at Wymount Dining Hall and slept on converted Army beds. There was plenty of horse-play among the boys — from stuffing rooms full of newspaper to full-scale water fights. Despite hard- ships of your own cooking and practical jokes played by your roommates, life in the dorms will be a favorite memory. MOST EVERY GIRL was curious to see who Janie went with. THERE WAS NO END to surprises when girls did cooking. 12 -7 ; ■, ■ mvv■; ■ i vv ■ ■w- ■ l J X R T . P■ H ' J WBWiW y lWVPJW

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SMITH FAMILY LIVING CENTER provided extra space to relax and study for students who could find no place in the libraries. MYRIADS OF STAIRS did not seem to stop anyone. . . even Mr. Wilkinson kept up. 14 r . -TTSafTT ■vr A 3°1