University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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Photoplay: The Orientation of Carole is greeted by her smiling roommate as she first enters her new home in Reid Hall. Smallpox vaccinations are one of those necessities in life for all entering frosh. Carole visits the dark hallowed Honor Court to give the honor system pledge with solemn reverence. 28

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o rientation SIMMER MONTHS HAVE FLOWN and it ' s time once more for books, classes, and football. Orientation leaders have re- turned early to carry out the program begun by Dave Strawn. Student Director, and Dean Boldt. Faculty Advisor. Aid- ing these persons were Harry Mahon, Bruce Bechard. and Don Allen, assist- ant directors : Bill Trickel and John Totty. technical co-ordinator and assist- ant: and Pat lowers, office co-ordinator. By the time orientation week was over the Asian flu bug h ad found its way to Florida. It started with the football team, forced the cancellation of the t CLA game, and then hit the general student body. Students catching the flu early were lucky enough to occupy the numerous infirmary beds. Later cases were forced to bed down in the gym. One consoling thought: all started out the semester behind in studies and ahead in class cuts. Empty beds in the Infirmary are a mute te ti- mony that earlier in the year the flu was here. Dave Strawn. Student Director of Orientation, orients orienta- tion leaders Sunday afternoon before the freshman week began. It is organized confusion as Dave Strawn. orientation lenders, and freshmen get together for the first time on Monday morning. Faculty Director of Orientation Dean Boldt looks pleased as he discusses the program with Dave Strawn. 27

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ofiCarole Hatfield CAROLE HATFIELD, a freshman from St. Petersburg, begins orientation and the many experiences which all of us have at one time endured or enjoyed. There are the anxious moments wondering what the new roommate will be like, wondering whether the moun- tains of belongings will fit into the rooms. Soon there is no time for worry as orientation groups are divided, and freshmen are given a schedule for their first week at college. The week is packed with appointments for filling out papers, listening to various speakers, filling out more papers and cards, and listen- ing to more words of wisdom, welcome, and warning. Frosh came, saw, and were oriented to one of the largest universities in the country in a program directed by the upperclassmen. Here is the story of one fresh- man as she went through this first week. These were the events of this one week but they really weren ' t much changed from orientation weeks of years past. Carole Hatfield, a freshman from St. Petersburg, gets her f i rst look at university life as she fills out numerous forms.