Brigham Young University - Banyan Yearbook (Provo, UT)

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: i ' .u;j; ' .i Hjiu .Ti«n«H »ttiH«iinniK»nuaBi BYU65 banyan 65 banyan THE COVER: In the early days of Brigham Young Academy, Karl G. Maeser often compared the school to a Banyan tree, whose branches send out numerous aerial roots that reach down to the soil and give rise to new trunks, thus covering an ever-expanding area. This comparison made a particular appeal to the 1914 Studentbody Vice-president Belle Wilson, who submitted the name Banyan as a winning entry in the yearbook contest to name the book. On the cover of the 1965 Banyan, artist Mike Graves has attempted to depict the ever-widening influence of BYU as symbolized by the Banyan tree design. The trunk represents the body of the University; the top and horizontal branches represent the continuing growth of the school in the form of scholastic and spiritual matters; the branches that take root away from the mother trunk are indicative of the individuals that leave the University but forever retain physical, intellectual, and spiritual ties. Contents introduction The Valley The University The Students academics Administration Colleges Student Awards Alumni Stakes Speakers Assemblies banyan 65 activities Published and copyrighted May, 1965 by the Associated Students of Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. Volume 5 1 . Homecoming Cougar Days Preferred Men Winter Carnival 4 8 14 26 34 76 78 80 82 86 90 98 100 102 4 24 88