Idaho State University - Wickiup Yearbook (Pocatello, ID)

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Gain G Q U , By the way, Idaho State University does not have a university library. The sign on the library still reads ucollegef' Numerous signs on campus have been changed from college to university. Circle K, a menis service club on campus, instigated the ive new signs at the universityis five entrances. Besides conditioning the mind to the change, all letterheads, envelopes, sweatshirts, pencils, awards and other monogrammed material had to be changed. Imagine the revolutionary effects one word had on the wardrobe of every student. New sweatshirts for every organization had to be ordered. The bookstore found sweatshirts marked college al- most worthless. When these shirts went on sale, enterprising students took advantage of the bar- gain, crossed out the college', and painted a big Un on the sweatshirt. Student Council blazers lost a touch of prestige until their patches were changed to Idaho State University. The same was true with the ROTC uniforms. Stationery marked college was almost impos- sible to sell. Graveley Hall has over 50 boxes of notes marked Idaho State College which wouldn't even sell at half price. University offices had the option of wasting present stationery, writing extra letters or enduring the old stationery at a normal rate until the supply was exhausted. Most chose the last method. Maintenance workers install one of five new i'Welcome to ISUH signs donated to the school by the campus Circle K Club. The I on Red Hill even shone a little brighter after Idaho State became a university. Repairing of the I and new lighting rejuvenated the ISU landmark. 11

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N 'LXSEE Walt Cole photographs the first senior class to complete a full year at Idaho's newest university. ,. ' ' 'z .A . I Ti. - ,F gp.- . WZ THE EW ose a 'CG By janet Fisk An old name is hard to throw away . . . just like a favorite book. After the school,s promotion to university status last summer, Idaho State students were left tongue-tied and gasping when asked the name of their school. Puzzled friends probably wondered why students from Idaho State Col- Universityv seemed unsure of themselves. Students and college Coops, universityj ofiicials were not the only guilty parties. As late as May 1964, the Associated Press was sending out stories about Idaho State College. Exchange newspapers sent to the Journalism Department and the library are still addressed to Idaho State College. One newspaper consistently sends its exchange copies to University of Idaho, Southern Branch, Pocatello. no fofIni'BENGALS ..

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.l THE FUTURE Plans for :sus Growth By Bill Hall Idaho State Alumnus Idaho State 'University will one day be a good-sized city within a city with a population of more than 10,000 stu- dents and a large campus dotted with dozens of buildings. The university, now listing an en- rollment of more than 3,500 students, is currently taking a long-range look at how many buildings it will need and where to put them by the time that 10,000th student enrolls. From the tentative study now being made it appears that: -The area behind Red Hill, which is now a bare hillside, may become the location of domitories and recreational facilities, including possibly a field- house and playing fields. -Bicycles could become more com- mon on the campus than cars. -Multi-story buildings will be used to some degree to conserve space. Con- struction may start this year on an eight-story women's dormitory. -The institution may seek city co- operation in encouraging a public transit system to keep the campus from becoming a giant parking lot. The Education Building Complex is designed for future expansion at Idaho State Ml v....-..au- Ill -The entire 317-acre Campus, and probably more land besides, will be dotted with buildings. -The present area known as the lower campus and including such buildings as Liberal Arts, Administra- tion and the Library will be covered with buildings, as it nearly is now. -The area currently known as the upper campus, which is the location of the gymnasium, the College of Edu- cation and several men's dormitories, will be the next scene of construction activity. Li' It's all part of a long-range study to see how ISU can best use its land. John Korbis, director of the physical plant at Idaho State, explains that the study is aimed at determining broad needs only. Specific planning is worthless, said Korbis, because it is always out- dated. But general planning works. Our current investigation is a zonal study to determine what will be required in terms of classrooms, dormi- tories and other facilities. This study has no time limit set on it. It is in the line of planning for 8,500 to 10,000 students. Whether it goes to 10,000 in five years or 50 makes no difference. We are trying to determine the needs for that enrollment, not when they will be needed. And We are pick- ing spots on campus where some of the buildings might go. It has led us to the conclusion, Korbis said, that we're fast running out of land for buildings. We have assumed that we might some day have to buy land, and we will also have to acquire some land that belongs to the state of Idaho. That's in the works now. The study allows the trustees, the administration, the legislature and the whole institution to take a good look at where we are going, Korbis said. In line with flexible planning, Korbis said the institution is trying to make the plant as it exists today more flexible. The buildings we put up 25 to 30 years ago are becoming obsolete in view of our present needs. For the past Hve years we have been trying to put up buildings that will convert in- expensively to many uses. We try to build a sturdy exterior shell and basic physical structures with easily moved partitions and easy access to wiring and plumbing. We have to realize that the class- room we build today might be con- verted later to a laboratory or a larger classroom, Korbis explained. A major headache in the university's planning is parking and student travel. Korbis said that ISU and Pocatello need to develop jointly somehow the climate by which we could get the public transit system started. It would relieve much of our parking problem. New buildings, bicycle paths and transportation-all will have to be worked out before student number 10,000 arrives. And when will that be? It will probably seem like the day after tomorrow, said Dr. Donald E. Walker, ISU president. It's highly speculative, of course, but the conservative estimates of the Stanford Research Report say Idaho State's enrollment will more than double by 1975. That would lead us to expect ISU enrollment to reach the 10,000 mark in 15 to 20 years from now,,' Walker said.