University of North Texas - Yucca Yearbook (Denton, TX)

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FISH READY their card packets and discuss the pitfalls of registration, that they are to face for the first time. A CADET in registration line explains the advantages of belonging to the AFROTC to this dubious freshman. NIWFE THIS REGISTRATION line for English strengthens some students' firm belief that English shouldn't be required. Eager Students Line Up For Yearly Registration Newcomers stumble blindly through registra- tion, the scourge of any North Texan, and upper- classmen count their remaining times to go through this tiring process. Who can forget the broiling sun and the chilly spring winds that pester every student while he waits in the long, winding registration line to enter the confusion in the library beyond? Then the poor Eagle finds himself waiting to have his cards checked, waiting for a section to re-open, waiting for the final check, and waiting to pay his fees. In short, registration is a process of waiting. Students arrange for a post office box and head for the book store, thus ending registration. A BLANK STARE is about all a fellow can muster when he runs into an obstacle in the hectic registration line.

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Freshmen Learn Ropes, Make Auditorium Home Orientation is a time of learning-learning about the approaching registration, learning about campus traditions, and learning how to live with other North Texans. The learners use the audi- torium as home base, and minds are filled with information by week's end. First freshmen, then transfers, congregate in the auditorium for briefings. They are instructed to pick up their IBM card packets after one ses- sion, but on the way to the administration building, freshmen stop in the UB to buy green class beanies. At a special assembly, newcomers hear 'Fessor and the Aces swing a tune and learn the North Texas yells with the assistance of the Eagle cheer- leaders. On the serious side, newcomers take place- ment tests for English classes. As classes begin, the new Eagles learn to dis- tinguish the old ad building from the new and settle down for a year of hard work-and play. F713 Q HH E art? me it THE ACES ENJOY ci chuckle while the North Texas cheer leaders Ieod newcomers in o cheer for The Alma Mater S. MINDS RUSTY FROM SUMMER INACTIVITY WHIRL INTO ACTION AS FRESHMEN MEET FOR MENTAL GYMNASTICS SESSIONS WITH PLACEMENT TESTS

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in A NEW EXPERIMENT for a new semester proves fascinat- ing but requires intense concentration from this student. Eds, Coeds Settle Down With Advent Of Classes For the students who survive registration, classes are inevitable. Thus North Texans search for the proper classroom and slide into chairs just as the bell sounds and the teacher strolls in. Much looking around for familiar faces ensues as the prof checks the IBM roll. Then old hands listen for tomorrow's assignment and term projects and hope that the teacher allows many cuts and gives frequent walks. Maybe he grades on the curve, and maybe his final exams cover only the material since the last test, and not the whole course. In freshman classes, eager students soon find that differences in college life extend beyond dorm living, Howdy Week, dances, and the UB. Now is the time that the library once again is occupied, labs filled, and rooms are used for something besides gabfests. Eds and coeds are indoctrinated into the business side of going to college. wi... ,sf . fa X , To .1 L IN eff 3 l 4 ? , V W ' 'Wigwam SHORT-CUTTING through the library, students find their way to the right building and room for each new course. EIGHT O'CLOCK the first morning finds students sleepily starting into another new semester's routine of classes. f f'