Southwest Texas State Teachers College - Pedagog Yearbook (San Marcos, TX)

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Sfudenfs Face BookShorfage Ouf of sfoclc indefinifelym seems fo have been fhe reply received from maior boolc publishers fhis year. The sfudenf was nof only confronfed wifh fhe faslc of sfrefching his dollar, buf wifh holding if unfil mid-semesfer fo purchase his required fexf. The problem focused upon fhe publishers' increase of demand compared fo his decrease in needed maferials. The paper shorfage forced large publishing firms fo prinf only fhose books ordered. Here on campus, as many as fwenfy required fexfs were una- vailable because of fhe crisis. S .:.. 35? fx Q A ,ou- if Q--n.,'!' TOP: Sfudenfs checlc fhe condifion of used fexfboolcs before malcing The final purchase. ABOVE: Affer fhe greaf search, fhe final sfop is fhe cash regisfer.

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Record High During Fall Regislralion A+ Jrhe conclusion ol lhree days of regular regis'l'ra+ion and a period ol adding and dropping courses, a record I 2,240 sludenls had enrolled lor classes al SWT. A holiday in observance of lhe birlhday of lhe lale Presidenl Lyn- don Baines Johnson caused regis- lrafion procedures 'ro be sel back one day preceding lhe fall semes- ler, wil'h formal regislralion Tak- ing place Augusl 28-30. New and relurning sludenls alike braved even longer lines and shorler lempers lhis lall during lhe every man lor himself regis- lralion period. Wilh lhe lirsl classes gelling under way Augusl 31, sludenls were greeled wilh several new courses: an inlerim presidenl, Jack C. Cafes: new degree programs and a lacully numbering 450. TOP: A Tired group of sludenfs sfops lo have fheir schedule cards checked before paying lheir fees and going home. LEFT: Silling all day can be iusl as bad as sfanding, as displayed by Dr. John Bal- lard, lnduslrial Arls professor.

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Wifh a liffle imaginalion, an empfy room in fhe dorm can be 'rransformed info a home away from home. Dorms Provide Homes for 4,482 S+uden+s On lirsl sight a dorm room appeared To be a ralher dralo dwelling, buf wifh a lillle imagina- Jrion, a few poslers and a rug here and There, a sludenl could Jrrans- form a cold, emply room info a home. Home away from home for 4,482 sludenfs af SWT came in lhe form ol 23 dormilories. Twelve women's and seven men's as well as lwo cooperalive and fwo alhlelic halls gave sfudenls a place ol relreal aicler a long day of classes. Each hall was under lhe supervi- sion of a leam of head residenfs, or a head residenl and a sludenl assisfanl, who also lived in The dorm. Siudenf counselors and proclors were hired To acl as receplionisls, mail sorlers and peace keepers. 19