Louisiana State University Shreveport - Manifest / Bagatelle Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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meant, the yearbook staff, in what was probably the quickest decision reached by any group of people at LSUS all year, decided that an attempt should be made to change the name. A student poll was conducted in mid-October to see if students wanted the name changed. In addition, the staff had come up with a new name, the Pitot's Log. and the poll was also used to see with what response the name would meet. These was also room on the ballot for suggestions for a new name and for suggestions on improving the yearbook. The Pitot’s Log had been suggested as the new name in an attempt to identify the yearbook with the LSUS symbol, the Pilots. The staff was favorably disposed toward the Pilot's Log. The poll showed nobody else was. The poll also showed that almost nobody liked the name Baga- telle. which came as no surprise. And the voters liked it even less when told what it meant. AH of which created a problem. Students liked neither name. And the names suggested on the ballots were either too close to the other two names, such as the Captain's Log. or did not relate in some way to the theme of a riv-erboat pilot, or were unacceptable for other reasons. The staff eventually decided on an alternate name — The Manifest. A manifest is a listing of cargo, crew and passengers aboard a ship or boat. In early November another poll was taken, this time to see if students preferred The Manifest to the Bagatelle. The response was overwhelmingly in favor of the name The Manifest. So there it is. A new name for the yearbook by a new yearbook staff. We hope you like it. openng • 15