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

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The Bicentennial flag replaced the flag of ln- diana after being presented to the university by the Indiana Bicentennial Commission. lH, Strothersl yslgmzsf ag . w Q f m ' qnvvfY ' q-vvvvW ' vm1'v'11 ' The first bicentennial event for ISU was homecoming where red, white. and blue were the dominant colors, QH. Strothersl l 'i,i,!, -, Being a keystone in our Nations history, students couldn't help but remember that the Declaration proclaimed freedom for all. fH. Housed in Holmstedt hall the Terre Haute Strothersl Center for Medical Education had nineteen students enrolled in it's program. lS. Keuhll

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A year in which everyone looked backwards, ISU looked ahead. While the United States looked back 200 years and celebrated its bicentennial, Indiana State looked forward to the future. Dr. Richard Landini was installed as lSU's 8th President bringing new projects and ideas into focus. The Terre Haute Center for Medical Education, which serves as a branch of ln- diana University's School of lvledicine, made plans for a year's ex- tension of the program on campus. Indiana State was named a bicentennial university along with 13 other similar institutions in the state. A bicentennial week was sponsored by the Union Board with a variety of activities in- cluding: an ice cream social, Lincoln-Douglas debate, and a semi-formal dance. The play 1776 was presented by the Con- vocation series as a highlight during the weeks activities. As the Country and ISU looked backward, ISU looked ahead to the future as well. Dressed as Uncle Sam, Jerry Vargo, advertised the bicentennial dance on the quad between classes il-l. Strothersl I. i Q' ' Mr ' . 2 . ,.......... .W --if in if 5 . sl l I l C EL .pf if ..?'t' . , 9 1 at ,1 I ,gift IL .-.- V 1 V is N. Dr Flichard Landini brought new ideas and projects to ISU when he became the 8th president. KH. Strothersl ' P 'Y ' , VW Even though bicentennial events were scarce on campus, students couldnt help but recall pieces of our country's heritage. iH, Strothersl

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Clark greeted 1976 wrth a peanut butter log rn a brcentennral wrapper tChatt lf people ever see the numbers 1 7 7 6 or the colors red whlte and blue together or separately agarn 200 years later wrll be too soon Prrme trme was started wrth a Brcentennral mrnute on CBS spon sored by Shell Oll Every even the past two years Washrngton Ford has been able to see celebrrtres such as the presrdent of Ye Old Domrnron College tell about lrfe rn the colonres These srxty second thrrllers were so borrng that he wanted to krck the screen rn even rf he was only wearrng stars and strrpes or socks Meanwhrle hrs 1776 candy bar rs meltrng rn hrs hand tNo rt doesnt taste lrke rts 200 years oldj So he wrpes rt off wrth a red whlte and blue napkrn He washes down the mouthful of peanut butter wrth a frnal swrg from hrs can of Brcentennral 7 Up tryrng to frgure out rf he needs thrs part of Uncle Sam On these very same cans you can learn everythrng you need to know about the states and dont care to know After a hard nrght of T V vrewrng he saw at least ten commercrals rn three hours that wrshed Amerrca A Happy Brrthday On hrs way to bed he sees varrous other srgns of the sprrrt of 76 throughout hrs house Amerlcan Eagle clock on the wall a srlver Brcentennral plate rn hrs chlna cabrnet he nearly trrps over hrs daughters Betsy Ross doll a metallrc red whlte and blue torlet seat and frnally slrps between sheets that are replrcas of Old Glory To unwrnd from a long day he reads James Mrcheners new novel Centennral before turnrng off hrs Uncle Sam lamp In the mornrng he brushes hrs teeth wrth a toothbrush that has three drfferent colors of brrstles tGuess whrch onesYP He puts on a smart lookrng tre wrth stars and strrpes tnot to mentron hrs un derweart He walks out the door carrrng an Amerlcan Tourrster at tache wrth a red whlte and blue I D Hrs rarncoat has a Happy Brrthday Amerrca button on rt lrke every other good crtrzen He stops at a pastry shop for breakfast a John Adams caramel roll tmade from a recrpe out of Martha Washrngtons cookbookt and as a matter of fact the styrofoam coffee cup rs red whlte and blue On hrs coffee break he eats a Dolly Madrson cupcake wrth stars and strrpes rcrng At Burger Chef for lunch he uses a saltshaker wrth a Brcentennral theme On hrs way home he stops at the grocery to buy a newspaper and prcks up a Lrberty Strck for hrs daughter tlts candyll He drrves off rnto the red sunset admrrrng the whrte clouds and the blue sky rn hrs 1976 Amerrcana Gremlrn specral that has a RED WHITE and BLUE rn terror and exterror ---I I 1 V , V - 1 V . ' y ing for ' ' ' an ' ' ' . , . . , - 1 o , , . , . , 1 - Y - . , -