Brigham Young University - Banyan Yearbook (Provo, UT)

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NEW BUILDINGS AND MORE TO COME The new Ernest L. Wilkinson Center (above) is the social hub of the university. Facilities in- clude bowling lanes, dining rooms, bookstore, post office, and more. The Franklin S. Har- ris Fine Arts Center (below left) is the largest academic building on campus. Honoring- the visionary man who foresaw through con- struction delays the many more structures to come, the Maeser Memorial Building was the first edifice on what is now known as upper campus. Beginning with this $110,- 000 building, upper campus has expanded to its present size of some 100 permanent structures. The University to- day presents a campus orderly covered with some of the finest facilities to be of fered anywhere in the country. As the destiny of a great university comes closer and closer to becoming a reality, one cannot help but be awed by such buildings as the mammoth fine arts center, the all-steel football stadium, or the seven million dollar student cen- ter. The clean-cut studentbody has grown to almost 18,000 and graduates are vigorously pursued by employers who honor their reputation for hard work and integrity. Not satisfied with the complimentary rating the school now pos- sesses, administrative officials continue to plan for im- provement and growth, always seeking out faculty and students who truly exemplify the ideology of the Church. continued During the past year, the new football stadium (below) at- tracted the largest sporting au- diences in Utah history. Here fans flock to the stadium to see the Homecoming football game. 11 T

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The Dream That Became a Reahty continued

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AND TRADITIONS TO LIVE FOREVER With school growth, traditions have been formed, and are being- formed, to stand as much a part of the Univer- sity as the concrete structures housing the vast educational f acihties. High astride the mountain to the east is the huge, block Y, symbolizing the near-tangible feeling designated as The Spirit of the Y. Anyone fortunate enough— and brave enough— to become engaged or pinned encouters the inevitable rite of being dunked into any available body of water, including Utah Lake, and the infamous Botany Pond. After an athletic victory, the aged, bronze Y-bell atop the tower overlooking the fieldhouse, clangs forth the welcome tidings of conquest. Win or lose, the teams are always ac- companied by an upright, furry creature known as Cosmo. Hundreds of students help whitewash the Y block once a year during Y Day. The old Y-BelU cracked and recast, still retains its clear, victorious tone. r