Louisiana State University - Gumbo Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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A shot was fired and the word CHALLENGE echoed . . . challenging the demand for higher education, Governor McKeithen signed a bill granting $10,000,000 for expansion of the LSU system . . . LSD challenged Tulane and retained possession of the prized Rag ... a successful Freshman team challenged the students ' apathy towards basketball . . . students wanted extended Christmas holidays, the administra- tion was challenged, but there was no extension ... the right of self-expression was challenged at Free Speech Alley . . . some dared to challenge civil authority by operating a gam- bling syndicate from the campus . . . and for those who dared to think, the World of 2067 presented a challenging preview of future ideas. A second shot was fired and the word CHANGE echoed ... Dr. Arthur Novak ' s shipboard irradiator changed shrimping methods by killing bacteria as shrimp are caught . . . and beer can be sold 300 feet off campus . . . there were physical changes on campus, a new boys ' dorm and cafeteria, a girls ' dorm, fraternity and sorority houses, another married students ' complex, the parking lot behind the Forestry Building . . . changes in policy were introduced by Miss Jameson, Dean of Women, and Dr. Perry, Dean of Junior Division, as they assumed their new roles as campus administrators: coeds over 21 may now choose to live off campus . . . the University watched as Mr. Harry Rabenhorst became head of the Athletic Department after the death of Jim Corbett . . . organizational changes were evidenced . . . for the first time in 107 years, girls enrolled in Military Science . . . Library cataloguing was changed from the Dewey to the Library of Congress System . . . LSU changed from the 3.0 to the 4.0 grade curve . . . the Darling contest changed from that of a beauty selection alone to one encompassing charm, poise, and intelligence. The echoes are muted and the ring of PROGRESS tolls as LSU advances.