Indiana State University - Sycamore Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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Ind ana State is a supportive factor in every student's life. 7 Photo by Doug McSchooIer w -xr;.,WMW;M S camore 19

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What is an Indiana Sycamore? What is a Sycamore? Is it a tree with long showy yellow flowers and widely planted for shade areas? Is it an Indi- an who runs around the court or field during sporting events? Or is it a student who attends an average size university toward the north end of Terre Haute, IN? Ac- tually all are correct in their own meaning but the latter seems to fulfill the question. The photos on these two pages were compiled through a Sycamore staff contest entitled. ttlndiana State is . . Wnner was Doug McSchooIer topposite paget. John Sherman Williams has his iijam crammed on a foul. e Photo by Stan Schelhorn The doors to Indiana State lead to knowledge and the business side of the university, represented by Reeve Hall Hefty and to campus ac- tivities, represented by the Student Union Building tcenterJ, and to the link between Indiana State and the city of Terre Haute, represented by Terre Haute's post office trightt. e Photo by Brian Vannice .55 i Afterall, there is no such thing as a Sycamore Indian and who wants to be a tree? However a Sycamore is the state tree, and ISU is a state university. From as far back as the 19205, Indiana State had been nicknamed 'iSyca- mores. In 1924, the year- book changed its name from the Normal Advance to the Sycamore. But how did a Sycamore come to Terre Haute? Over a hundred years ago in 1865,1ndiana of- fered bids for a state college. By 1869, Indiana State Teachers College was formed and thus began a Sycamore. Through the years, changes have been made in buildings, programs offered, and faculty, but the best has been made in required aca- demic costume wear. Imag- ine 11,000 students running around on campus today in the same outfits. Today, Sycamores are the ISU vari- ety. - by Shelia Hoffman SYCAMORE

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Starting over at the tables ttClass Closing, nSee your Adviser? ttFinancial Aid? For a first-time student, reg- istration may be confusing, difficult, and time consum- ing. Even after freshman ori- entation in the summer the first-time Sycamore finds it only gets worse! From the trauma of leav- ing home, packing your life in boxes, moving in with strangers and then finding out your whole schedule has to be changed to fit one re- quired class, it becomes a nightmare. Classes Closing by the minute, students Searching for one more class to fit a schedule is a familiar task to less Addams. Michigan City sophomore. Smile, half the fun of registration is over. Now for the bookstore! fighting for the last comput- er punched card, waiting in line at financial aids and just simply the rush to get a park- ing sticker were enough to drive some students crazy However, that wasnt the worst part, if your last name began with a letter toward the beginning of the alpha- bet, not one class originally scheduled might have been available. Soon bookstore lines reached the street. Though some chose to get a jump on things by buying early, it didnt always pay off. Profes- sors Changed books or stu- dents dropped classes and then ttsell-back started. Once this confusion was over, the semester began. - by Sheila Hoffman 20 Student Survival REGISTRATION