Brigham Young University - Banyan Yearbook (Provo, UT)

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I he Brigham Young University Varsity Scholars won over University of Wyoming on the national General Electric T.V. College Bowl.. COLLEGE BOWL. GRASSCUTTER ELATED BYU Several student activities caught up the entire studentbody with their spontan- ity and national interest. Cougars Days, inaugurated for the first time, was cov- ered by Life Magazine photographers and featured on a two-page spread in an early November issue. National in- terest was again focused on campus when BYU ' s N ' arsity Scholars marched through four wins on the G.E. College Bowl to finally be defeated by DePauw University of Greencastle, Indiana. Team members included Todd Britsch, Dave Stone, Jojean Loflin, and Bob Des- pain. The campus produced movie The Great Grasscutter gained statewide at- tention when the world premier was held in the Smith Fieldhouse. And fin- ally, studentbody elections garnered the spotlight especially when Daily Universe Editor Paul Richards chose to back one candidate for president over another. When he resigned to protest the Pub- lication Boards censure, the A. P. wire serx ' ice picked up the local stor ' and sent it across the United States. CoUejjf Bowl team members were greciod at the Prove uir[T()rt upon their retiim from New York after losing to DiiPaux University on their fifth and final try. Student office seekers gath- ered in 1201 Smith Family Living Center to learn tile results of the primary election.

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THE SONG HAS ENDED . . . The much debated question of social aSKSSJ units to be or not to be, which had been ■ so fevcrently discussed in Spring 1961, was quietly rcsohcd Fall semester ot 1961 when Elder HoxNard W. Hunter announced the decision of the Board of Trustees and First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to terminate social units after this year. The units could continue their ac- tivities, minus rush and assemblies, for one last season, although ser ice units and organizations on campus were pro- moted to fill any oid made by tiie dis- appearance of the fratemity-type groups.

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Culture veep Tcrrv Q-Brien emceed tl.e worUl pr.mur of the Great Grasscutter while vampy coeds awaited the arrival of the lead male stars. Fur- ry spectators antic ' ipated the anxiously awaited troupe to make an appearance before the movie was shown inside, bpothghts and old cars attracted thousands of students to the colorful spectacular. Rain, .slcct, and snou oltcn plagued the students us they scampered across campus to classes. The weather was so unpredictable that many students were caught without proper weather gear or with too much. The advent of Cougar Days saw the school obtain a live cougar for a mascot in addition to the Cosmo suited mascot. Also during the Montana football game, a young lion cub was befriended by Cosmo.