Indiana State University - Sycamore Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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Standing majestic against the summer sky. Prometheus . sculptured by a State graduate. represented a: look to the future for students. prepare to teach in Indiana high schools after one year of prepara- tion of Spanish and English meth- ods. This was the year that marked the change in name. To upperclasu- men, the Student Union Building wasstill the SUB, but to the in- coming freshmen the Union carried a new name. In honor of President Emeritus Ralph M. Tiery, the building was renamed Tirey Me- morial Union Building. Within the Union, the 1700 capacity auditor- ium was named Tilson Music Hall in memory of Lowell Tilson, former chairman of the music department. Buildings were not the only landscape features affected by the past history of the school. Tulip trees, small evergreens, and syc- amore trees line the campus every- where except on the quad, where underground tunnels make it im- possible to plant trees on the grassy lawn. The quad, so named because of its quadrangular shape, was once the center of the campus, but this year students found that not all paths led to the quad as they once did. This was the year that students studied in cool comfort of air- conditioning in the Commerce Building and the Science Building, while other classrooms had the standard fans, marking them as not quite modern with: the growing campus. Students benefited from films, records, and the other teach- ing materials that their ancestors before them in the old normal school and even the teachers col- lege were unfamiliar with at their time. This was the year that students put their literary talents to work and produced a new literary maga- A! Indiana State students were encouraged lo lake advantage of aesthetic learning as well as academic elements. Turman Art Gallery oifered opportunities in student and pro- fessional art displays.

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Isolation was often the best solution for ac- complishing academic requirements when the mind was hesitant to learn. First year college men iound lhat Mother had always done much more than they ever realized. Bookstore lights illuminated a snowy puih for three siudenis us they sauntered homeward after late afternoon classes. Bookstore hours were lengthened this year due lo the many added laie classes. This was the year that State marked the beginning of an inter- national relations program with Cuban refugees attending classes, eating in residence halls and be- coming adjusted with the aid of students. They attended State to

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' Mjgk 1 Hulman Center residents relaxed in the spacious lounge 0! the former Hotel Deming. The college purchased the hotel for additional housing quariers for men and for rooms for social activities. zine, joining the Statesman, college newspaper, and Sycamore, college yearbook, as publications. The newspaper began publication in 1895 and changed to a twice week- ly publication this year. The Sycamore began publication in 1896 and began regularly in 1923. The first humor magazine organ- ized in 1935, but ceased publication due to lack of interest. Since then several magazines began, but none