Bismarck State College - Markota Yearbook (Bismarck, ND)

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The Prince” the yellow bus Students had to move when the Prince closed in March. Due to crowded dorms and lack of apartments, many students were left “homeless . The Office of Student Affairs arranged the use of Bismarck's Prince Hotel complete with a scheduled bus line. At the beginning of the first semester, occupancy stood at 80. By the second semester the number of stu- dents residing at the Prince had dropped to about 5. Many students roomed in Bismarck's Prince Hotel. BJC buses carried students on and off campus several times a day.

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There’s no place like dorm ? ! % Chemistry exams! With living space available for only 200 students, those wishing to live in the dorms had to submit applications as early as February. Why did they want to live in the dorm? Some students liked not worrying about start- ing a car on a cold winter morning. Others liked having no dishes to wash, while still others said, Mom and Dad won't let me have an apart- ment. 'So who needs an eddlci Rooms are decorated with persoi

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Broken flag pole observatory The new observatory is perched atop the Main Building. The flag was flown on another flagpole until the main one could be repaired. BJC experienced a loss and a gain this year. The loss of the flagpole was due to a gradual deteriora- tion of splices. Joint efforts between the Lineman’s and Welding schools should have it fixed by spring. The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Ad- ministration (NOAA) donated an observatory to BJC in September. It will be put to use as soon as a floor and telescope are installed sometime during the summer session. BJC acquired this observatory as a gift from NOAA.