Murray State University - Shield Yearbook (Murray, KY)

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Reluctant parents accompany their daughters to meet their mothers away from home. bl A Hrst stop for many new students is the College Book Store to buy a Murray State parka. TI-IE ULTIMATE BEGINNING 1923-one little, two little, three little buildings . . . 1939, 1945, 1956, 1961-1964! Buildings everywhere- old buildings, new buildings, buildings under construc- tion, and sketches still on the architect's board . . . Forty-one years of constant growth have made Murray's expanding campus what it is today, the South's Most Beautiful Campusf' But tomorrow its constantly chang- ing face will be still further modified and even more unrecognizable to old grads. The enrollment has soared from a handful of students at Murray Normal School in 1923 to a college of 4800 students in 1965. Among this year's additions to the physical plant of MSC were the ten-story women's residence, Elizabeth Hall, named for the First Lady of MSC, Mrs. Elizabeth Woods, the new, two-building complex composing the Applied Arts and Science Building, and the Home Economics Annex. The freshmen were faced with the inevitable be- wilderment of registration, ubiquitous lines, mid-term grades, the monsoon season, and the traumatic transfer from the secure shelter of home and parents to the col- lege campus and dorm mothers, new faces, cafeteria food, self-discipline, and hard work. But as every fresh- man class before, most of the novice collegiates soon adjusted and met the exciting challenge of college life at Murray State. A friend's help is welcomed as a student begins the initial task of unloading his car. I ' ' ' '- ' 1 aa? A ' Y ' , li ,at , , ,, mein, '.h-wx, A Mitzi: .. t .4251 ,pq-y W ui: ,ri , .gflflw l -aria fax-wa mfg Hvwiyia , ,,- . in , ml -- -- 5:5 ' -' nz. -ws wer ff I I, , , , ,f ..q i

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I Q ' 1 Y,-V , YnY,,sL?'Q, V The stamping of the 'trial schedule card marks the be- ginning of the ritual of registration. This line leads to the basement of the library where overdue bills are paid, SHIELDS are purchased, Student Organization fees are assessed . . . confusion! Registration is the obstacle course which is a prerequisite to the inner sanctums of the academic community. Anyone who can endure registration with its seemingly endless lines, flurry of cards, closing classes, ump-teen million fees, snarling professors, and leering students selling chances on old term papers, gold-trimmed, pearl-encrusted pogo sticks, or a life-size portrait of Ringo, deserves a medal . . . but the line forms at the rear, Hurry Up and Wait! With apprehension and disbelief, students gaze on as their fees are assessed. 5 i i Nearing the end of the line, Tommy Taylor appears pleased as he gains admission to the Dean's table.