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

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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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. Modern architecture and furniture were predominate in the lounges oi the newer residence halls. Both men and women benefited from the conveniences otieted by continual housing construction. for women, and the opening of Hulman Center with rooming ac- commodations for men. Hulman Center was the new name, in honor of Tony Hulman, for the old Deming Hotel purchased 'by the college the year before. In addition to rooming arrangements for men, various rooms of the for- mer hotel were used throughout the year for dances, parties, con- ventions, and conferences. With the addition of these new residence halls, the number reached a total of eight, with two more underway as students studied to construction sounds across the campus. With the building of the new, came the destruction of the old. Old Sherrer House, used to house women student teachers by the semester plan, was evacuated for destruction purposes. Standing on 6V2 Street beside the Science Build- ing, the former Forum fraternity house had to be removed to make room for parking lots and class- room space. The Knisely units formerly housed overflow students, but dur- ing the past year was used as housing for Cubans and their fam- ilies, who came to the United States to study teaching methods. While construction on class- rooms continued, classes convened in any building that had an empty classroom at the time. With enroll- ment at an all-time high, students found larger classes, more night classes, and added evening and Saturday classes demanded by the increase of student population. Gone were the conventional class hours of 8, 9, 10, 1, 2, and an occasional.3. Classes were added this year at 11, 12, and 4 o,clock as well as 6:15 and 7 p.m. classes. More and more general classes were taught by television with larger classes and a less personal touch in teaching. Laboratories were left open many week nights so that the many stunents needing work hours could benefit from them. Empty only twice c: year, the Grill served as the between and after class gathering place for commuting and resident students alike.

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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.