Michigan State University - Red Cedar Log Yearbook (East Lansing, MI)

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Freshmen bend over grueling examinations that test their educa- tional abilities before beginning their first year. ' .. 44 r , , . F A V' 'IVQL ' g' Y .i V ' Q . 'S - 1 . .. 'i-g,,,...--4-4 QQ ,. ,.., ,' ' ' ,' ,Jt'Sg. , f pi Y fgz. .- o,. . A-' L' SKK? . 9.1324-1 I i L. . M - ll: V ,ff 5,--. ' . 1,114 U I-. .a.' . 4 :P--a ll .. 1 agviii.. P we 'nf X lflvlfl' Hu. - 12 V' -flmal Qs' 5 in f i Ag Council members serve Spartans picnic style at the annual Ox-Roast-one of the most unusual student activities. 20 Regzktmtion N zlgbtmarer The whole college routine is rather over- whelming for the freshman when he finds that his individuality is reduced to a student number. The horrors of orientation tests, end- less lines and registration nightmares seem quite discouraging. No matter what major the freshman chooses, he must share four basic courses with his classmates. ln the Natural Science building he calculates combinations of elu- sive genes, atoms and the theoretical implica- tions of Darwinian evolution. He enters the Communication Skills series to perfect his writing, reading and speech abilities. Social Science exposes the workings of politics, economics and related fields, and Human- ities offers a history of civilization, arts and philosophy. 1 z V l l V A new coed unpacks for her first term of dormitory life and trics to find space for all of her things.

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Lalfting FVi6W6i!l9l.PI from A to Z Students Mature as They Matriculate Together at MSU ORE than 16,000 names are found in Michigan State University's student directory. The list begins with Harry Louis Aaron and ends with Donald Henry Zysk- and countless number of Smiths , Whites,', Mac's,, and 'ilonesesn are alphabetized on the pages in-between. Although some names are the same, no two students are exactly alike. It takes all kinds to make up a state university, and Michigan State is no excep- tion. That is why Spartans do not fit into any one stereotyped college pattern. For example, there is the naive youth of l7 who came to school just to satisfy his dad- and the 70 year-old grandmother who just felt like coming back to school. There is the millionaire's son with his sports car-and the GI who stuffs cardboard in his worn-out shoes and waits for his next govern- ment check. The extremely collegiate fresh- man with his pennant, the extremely blase senior with his Ivy League sports coat, the sorority girl, the boy who barely makes a two- point but dates every night, the intellectual who studies in the quietness of the library- all attend Michigan State. But this list doesnit begin to complete the various types-or combination of types-one can find on cam- pus. State students come from many directions. They stream onto the campus from 48 states, 57 foreign countries, from towns as small as Stony Creek or cities as densely populated as New York and Chicago. These students bring with them different cultural backgrounds with roots in Okinawa or Omaha. The son of a noble from Persia, the athlete from Australia, the boy from Venezuela, all come here to get an education and to live together. However varied the individual or his back- ground, friendly enthusiasm is an outstand- ing, general characteristic of State students. It is apparent in the quick smile of students passing between classes, in the concentrated roar at football games, in the Rose Bowl train line, at a crowded J-Hop, in the Aud during registration when people stop to chat about their vacations or in Berkey Hall when it's time for a class break. The casual atmosphere of this university is conducive to making lasting friends, and many ex-room-mates keep in touch with one another for years to come. HFUE --rump , . - -- 1 - gt r mr? 1 ' mf ' Left-Rackets, radios and teddy bears, as well as suitcases, arrive at State with campus-bound students. Above-New students use the information tent set up to help them during Welcome Week. 19

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,I I- ii N I v 'W-. b- Huddlecl in seats or milling in front of booths, students register for another term of classes. Some students find that the floor of the Aud is the best place to sort class cards. J After a somewhat grueling exposure to this mass education, the student turns to the se- lect, smaller classes of upper school. Indi- vidualism manages to survive as each student goes his separate way. Ag Hall looms im- pressively to the farm boy from Cedar Fallsg at the same time the Journalism Building beckons to the future newspaperman. 21