Brigham Young University - Banyan Yearbook (Provo, UT)

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er, that is, students slopped, strolled and stomped in spirit with the latest Sloppy students dance steps. In a darkened stadium, studentbody officers optimistically staged a burial and resurrection for the Spirit of the Y. If attendance indicated spirit, it was very high during the year. St. tyick brought a lively spirit and sacks of goodies to dorm pixie parties. Y social hustle, studies united to create spirit Social hustle replaced registration hassle as students quickly recuperated from summer frivolity to settle down into their school routine. Spirit became a topic of converstation when student- body officers and pep leaders staged a ceremonial burial of the old Spirit of the Y in an effort to rejuvenate student- body enthusiasm and support for school teams. School spirit, whether openly dis- cussed or not, was exhibited in many ways and in many places during the year. Dorms united in fellowship and fun, couples supported school dances and programs, crowds at football and basketball games set new records. The religious aspect of spirit was also notice- ably more influential during the year. Five new campus wards were created at the beginning of the year, swelling the number to 37. More students took time out from their studies to attend weekly Devotional assemblies than in the past. 11

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■ » KAMC - IEUED gELOW 00 HOT »»M p in Ml OTHER AREA QM THIS CARO yVHOMb ' i $? computers counted 12,400 at registration Registration: lines and IBM cards . . . Name Turner Lloyd Christopher . . . this is the twenty-second time I ' ve writ- ten it this afternoon. . . Student number 057418 ... on twenty-two different cards . . . Phone 4352 ... so that everyone who is anyone. . . Address C2119 Hela- man . . . can have his own personal copy . . . Class Junior ... of my vital statist- ics. I wonder what would happen if I stepped on it with a track shoe . . . The inevitable registration hassle was in- tensified in the fall of 1962 by a record enrollment of 12,400 that strained even the immense Fieldhouse facilities. Be- fuddled freshmen were confronted with endless streams, packets, and boxes of the infamous IBM card on the first day of registration, while the advisors, aids, and officials conditioned their forces for the following two days during which the remainder of the studentbody invariably did their best to register without regis- tration advisers, card packets, or the use of the closed class schedule. Even the most carefully planned schedules were fated for revision by registration advisers. Although some freshmen had to battle for their required English and religion classes, most students found registration this year far easier than in the past years. One aspect of registration never changed. Someone was always there to take your money. 10

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Education search lost in seeking friends, interests foreign to self -- Students pondered over campus politicals. The search for higher education was often lost when students came together on campus from all parts of the world. With so many cultures and environ- ments represented, any student found it hard not to become fascinated and in- terested in new friends and new ways of living. Whether it was in the library, on the lawn, or in the middle of some campus activity, students seemed to search out the unusual and enlighten- ing. In fact many became so involved in the extra-curricular that their class studies went begging. Some even drop- ped out of school or were asked not to return. Nevertheless, the out-of-class activites proved to be a form of higher education very important to those who participated. Even though the Clark Library seemed satur- ated with books, there was room for 600,000 more. 12