Nicholls State University - La Pirogue Yearbook (Thibodaux, LA)

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The spring semester brought a few changes in the method of registration, with class cards being picked up in the Student Union Ballroom and being filled out and checked in the student area of the Union. Payment of all fees was made next door in Talbot Theater rather than walk across campus to Beauregard Hall. Wanna shed some light, please? pgs. 30- 31 .J As fraternities and sororities independently rushed, and a January chill was in the air, the university registered a spring record 6,000 stu- dents. For the off-campus students, those living in apartments or trailers, the spring meant The original plan was for payment to be made in the conference rooms in the Union, but long lines the first day eliminated this. Electricity was still a factor in the first week of January as a circuit blew out on campus, leav- ing parts of the university without power for almost a week. CFor more information, see lil The Hardest Weeks another round of utility bills fincreasingj, food prices Cincreasingj and finding an available place to live Cdecreasingb. Students were back in time to see the Colo- nel basketball team continue its winning streak, having already won nine. The string of wins would extend to seventeen before it would Noel Toups, associate professor of English, changes the letter of the students to register, keeping a steady flow into Stopher Gym where computer class cards are waiting. After the hassle of getting the cards off the floor of Stopher Gym, each must be filled out on the top deck and arranged in special order.

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A a I 1 ,-af' L Y l el ' 1' fl 3 N J . Boredom, curiosity and attention were on the faces of freshmen during orientation in Shaver Gym. Over 1600 'Showed up, grouped alphabetically to be introduced to Nicholls. a shrug and a helpful mother, one resident of Meade .Hall prepares for the semester, the first one with the dorm going from co-ed floors to an all women's dorm. i il T T '1f'fi'f't'i , Ol'l - ..-...,.... -, 1 l.'l'l5w I- V ' I i i ,fW' vi dent, newspaper editor and entertainment board director. Registration for classes began the next morning. All persons, undergraduate, graduate and night classes were required to register at the same time. Non-moving lines, closed courses and advi- sors trying to change schedules re-enforced many myths about college registration. All difficulties and uncertainties of the first day of registration were perfected for the sec- ond day. The week closed traditionally with students having a chance to meet with professors of the Tuesday-Thursday classes and Monday-VVed- nesday-Friday classes once. Both days were unexpectedly cut short, Thursday by a power failure which was the first of four during the first week of classes and Fri- day by the appearance of Gov. Edwin Edwards. The governor was supposed to appear for ground breaking ceremonies of the proposed swimming pool and Allen J. Ellender Memorial Library on Thursday, but was called to Wash- ington by President Ford for a meeting on the energy problems. the hardest ones The first two days of class: cut short by a power failure and a governor Edwards made it back to Nicholls Friday to combine his tour of Lockport, in the lower part of Lafourche Parish, with the ceremonies. Classes were canceled on their first day for students to attend the affair. By the end of the day on Friday, many stu- dents took up the business establishments of Thibodaux on welcome back celebrations. lt was a celebration for the businesses now the college dollar had returned and it was cele- bration by the students that the first week was over. Buying books, adding andfor dropping classes, getting off a noisy dorm floor still awaited some, but the week was down and another semester had begun. The long wait to find out the chances of returning, students on academic probation didn't find out until the first day of registration. The procedure is usually done the week before. The Hardest Weelfs 'S

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stop. The work Gov. Edwards did in the fall of breaking ground for the new library and swim- ming pool was the only work done. Questions about the legality of the contracts and how they were awarded had stopped any work. ,r ut the new Engineering and Technology weeks would be the search for a job after grad- uation. Seniors were able to file their credentials with the Placement Office. The office would then send them to any busi- ness the student requested and show them to any business firm checking with Nicholls for prospective employes. Graduafes again face the 'first week ': now searching for a job building had been completed and was put into operation. jFor seniors, the first weeks of spring meant getting everything in order to graduate. Forms, order blanks and applications had to be filled out and checked. Still, many seniors knew the hardest first azreica- For the summer session, everything moved on a slower scale, with only 2,700 students on campus. During the summer, only Meade Hall was used to accommodate men and women resi- dents, on alternate tloors. With less students and fewer classes being T' afiifff- XY '1 S. R Becky Pierce, Jane Marcello and Judy Cadoret instruct stu- dents in an annual stop each tall, the taking ot class pictures forthe yearbook, done on the stage in Peltier Auditorium. Halfway home is having class cards checked and stamped, as patience gives way to exasperation. The final stop is Beaure- gard Hall to pay fees, pick up an ID card and then home. The Hardest Weeks i5 V4