Ohio State University - Makio Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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orientation acquaints freshmen with ohio state Lest incoming freshmen lose their ways on the sprawling Ohio State campus, orientation and welcome week programs help them find the niches they will occupy throughout their college careers. New freshmen numbering over 7,200 attended summer sessions for placement testing and enrollment in classes for their first quarter. They confronted the University ' s battery of automated teaching aids for the first time when an electronic scanner scored their tests at the rate of 900 per hour. As prospective students slated their academic programs, many of their relatives shared in the orienta- tion process. For the first time, par- ents, guardians, and friends were in- vited to accompany freshmen to Ohio State for two days of guided tours and an introduction to campus ac- tivities. A ten-week program sponsored by Ohio State and the Columbus public school system enabled 112 inner-city youths from across Ohio to upgrade their classroom skills in mathematics and communications before they en- rolled in the colleges of their choice. Campus organizations extended their welcomes as students moved in and Fall Quarter approached. Camp Mary Orton was again the scene of Freshman Weekend, the traditional get-together held by the Campus Y. Dormitory neighbors lent a hand in lugging new residents ' posses- sions from cars to rooms, explained Left and below: Freshman weekend at Camp Mary Orton lets freshmen meet their fellows. Opposite page, upper left: Fres hmen chart their academic careers in orientation sessions. Upper right: Calliope music sets the circus theme of Open House at the Ohio Union. Right: Bradley Hall displays its name for incoming residents. Lower right: Freshmen arrive to tour Ohio Union facilities. the operation of hall telephones, and quite possibly, offered their personal opinions of dormitory food. President Novice G. Fawcett ad- dressed the Freshman Convocation on September 23, warning that the University will not willingly serve as a soapbox for anyone indulging in reckless defiance of authority. The official welcome ended on September 26 with Open House at the Ohio Union, where a circus cal- liope underscored the tour of student activities offices and recreational facilities.

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new books, new homes open a new school year