Ohio Wesleyan University - Le Bijou Yearbook (Delaware, OH)

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V r -t J REGISTRATION THE DAY ON WHICH ONE CHARTS HIS COURSE FOR FOUR MONTHS WITH AID OF ADVISOR ' S COMPASS REGISTRATION What is it that is the first something to write home about which college students agree is the worst curse of any course (second to final exams) ? What knocks a whole day off the books, is one of the professors ' pet-peeves, and is a drain on students ' stamina? Many adjectives have been em- ployed by exasperated registerees to describe this painful process of picking the classes and fitting them together in a pattern for the pursuit of knowledge. Everyone agrees it is a necessary evil, yet in the history of higher educa- tion, no one has devised a less agonizing means to the ac- complishment of this end. With the wisdom of ages, the upperclass victims rise by the dawn ' s early light on re- gistration day morning to assure (barring minor traged- ies) that their proposed schedule will arrive at the final stage as near a replica of their original plan as possible. Pronouncing blessings and benedictions upon those lovable professors who arrive early too and will sign them in be- fore the starting-strike of the clock, sometimes they are lucky enough to be finished by noon (as the schedule in- dicates it should be) . Literature Here to Guide You Througli the Ordeal Still Smiling Schedule Bearing Assorted Ammendments is Okayed by Advisor 11

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Fancy Footwork plus a lew Frowns Opens Door to Future Home The Introduction via Mail was Never like this . . Face to Face One Sew Now, Chum, and Reap Enjoyment for the Years to Come! ! Most Pleasant surrounding midst which to Toil ' N Burn M.N, Oil 10

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Seniors and freshmen, alike, wear puzzled expressions, testifying to the insoluble nature of this problem. Wrink- ling your face into a frown you write out reams of little cards, until you almost can ' t spell your own name correct- ly. You thumb your registration catalogue from cover to cover, searching frantically for a two hour coursa to bring the total hours on your schedule to the minimum of four- teen. Standing in the mile-long lines which stretch from the humanities, Shakespeare, Bible, or physical education signing sections, you frantically signal to your roomate in another line-up to save you a place. Wlicn you actually have secured the autograph necessary to proceed to the next subject, you find your number-is-up in three lines at the same time. All of your pre-arrangements for placing opportunely in front of various friends, come to the fore at once. So mentally flipping a coin to decide where next to go, you choose one and begin again. You question your chum confidentially concerning the difficulty or relative facility of passing this course of your eleventh hour choice. Shuffling and re-dealing your vari-colored cards, you manage to fill the required number of spaces and to obtain the o.k. initials of your advisor. But this is only the first degree of this merry mix-up. Next you shift from foot to foot standing in snakelike lines before the cages. Multiplying, subtracting, and carry- ing balances forward in your checkbook, while the stubs tell the sad story of an unbalanced budget. So now you are legally lined up for the semester, all that you have to do from here on in is to pass the courses! Attention: Classes in Humanities 201 are Filled (Hear Groans) 12 Foot-Wearily Awaiting Final Credit Check at End of Day ' s Trek Checks to Sign at the Front of Payline Parade . . . Cash on Line it