Ohio University - Athena Yearbook (Athens, OH)

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Left - It seems to take lorever to unpack, but it is satisfying once finished. Right - Moving in is both exciting and fearful as thoughts of meeting new people, making new friends, and attending different classes go through minds of students like Will Parks. Bottom Right - Finding just the right place for everything is hard in a small dorm room. These students moved into Wilson Hall while OU students shuffled over to James Hall. Hynes said there were no accomodations for James and Wilson residents in the Boyd Hall dining facility, so these students ate in another dining hall. Shortly after fall quarter began, a new system was designed to take care of this problem. In addition to service prob- lems, the maintence staff had to be re-adjusted. Fortunately, OU fared better in residence housing than many other campuses in Ohio. OU has not had to house their students in libraries, lounges and in unused classrooms. 27

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en The first day of school means the hassle and pain of packing and unpacking. Moving in involves unpacking junk, arranging furniture and simply putting the room in order. Boxes are scattered and eventually the once bleak and barren space becomes alive. But for some, no university housing was available when they arrived. Robert Hynes, Director of Resident Service and Auxilaries, explained that there were more students than anticipated. Capacity accomodations for students totaled about 6,400, but 6,600 were assigned housing. So James and Wilson Halls, both closed to residents last year, reopened. The university filled requests for housing from about 100 Hock- ing Technical College students. 26

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GRADUATION This is what its all about. Four years, more or less, at school comes to a climax with graduation, and more than one student has strug- gled through a senior year with only one thought: getting that sheeps- kin. During commencement exer- cises on June 9, 1979, 2,130 degrees were presented, including Honora- ry Degrees to Lillian Carter, the president ' s mother, and Oliver Ocasek, Ohio senator. Dr. John Baker, former OU president, gave the Commencement Address. Associate Degrees were given to 234, Bachelor ' s Degrees to 1,509, Bachelor ' s Degrees in the Honors Tutorial College to 30, Master Degrees to 326, and Doctors Degrees to 27. Outstanding undergraduate student leaders honored were Dwight Ferguson, Diane Heemsath, Russell Irvine, Jeffrey Richardson, Bernice Seman and 73 other undergraduates. The president of OU, Charles Ping, was the presiding officer. 28