East Carolina University - Buccaneer Tecoan Yearbook (Greenville, NC)

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Freshmen Meet Challenges of College. A familiar face in the crowd is a wel- come sight. Friendships grow quickly. Automation has yet to replace standing in line. Freshmen and their parents are honored at President ' s Tea. Freshmen grow stronger and take traditional places in the college family. Physically, mentally, and socially they grow to become a real part of the Alma Mater.

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Freshmen listen attentively as Dr. Jenkins welcomes them to East Carolina. Orientation in Wright Auditorium proves that numerical strength is not sufficient. Freshmen struggle to grow strong in other ways: through developing the patience for enduring long hours in registration line, through realizing the value of making new friends, through becoming acquainted with the administration. Hopefully they approach the threshold of what promises to be a unique experience. Is there a front to this line? Students stagger through the ordeal of unpacking. Freshmen encounter the frustrations of Drop-Add.

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Locating a required text is difficult even in the campus bookstore. While some enjoyable pas stand in lin times. ?, others find more V gill K pf j| VfnHM iJ Registration and Book-Buying Complement Every Quarter . . . Registration can result in an accumulation of problems. Learning that even IBM machines make mistakes, students go through the process of standing in the Drop-Add line for class changes. Then they rush to the bookstore to obtain textbooks and watch the dollars add up. Machines unbalance our bankbooks.