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

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-4-3 ABOVE: Donna McAdams llefll, a soph- omore from l-lousfon, counsels Temple freshman MaryLou Clawson on wha'r she may expecl as a residenf of Bu+ler Hall. RIGHT: Procfor Dan Maddox of Dickin- son llelfl and Jerry Ahrens 'rake fime ou'r from Their evening sludy for a lilfle Arnold Hall socializing, i

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BOTTOM: Represenfafives from various groups spoke fo women sfudenfs during orien- 'rafion exercises. Seafed lleff fo righfl are Lunelle Anderson, Dean of Women, Marcie Cox, WRA presidenfy Susie l-lill, HPER vice-president Carol Muhl, Sfudenf Body presi- denfy Susan Arroff, Alpha Lambda presidenf: Karen Andrews, Panhellenic presidenf and AAWS officers Janie Dunn, Vickie Hodges, Nancy Walker, and Gloria Greene. BELOW: Freshman Adrian Cook, from Scofland lleffl, is greefed by Sharon Sforrs, Miss SWT, af 'rhe recepfion for new sfudenfs. Nexf in fhe receiving line are lnferim Presidenf Jack C. Cafes and lv1rs.Cafes. Recepfion, Orienfafions Aid Freshmen The fall I973 freshman class fofaled 3,927 sfudenfs, making if fhe largesf in SWT's hisfory. From mosf of fhem came quesfions, quesfions, quesfions. Where is Fl-l? Do l have fo go fo class? Whaf is The Quad? When can l move off campus? To help famil- iarize new sfudenfs wifh The differ- enf rules and organizafions, sepa- rafe orienfafion exercises were conducfed for bofh male and female sfudenfs. A recepfion was also held fo give fhe sfudenfs an opporfunify fo meef members of fhe adminisfrafion and relafe fheir names and faces fo 'rheir posi- fions.

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Dorm Counselors Provide Help, Service A friendly smile, a comforfing word and The undersfanding of someone who knows because he or she has been There - These preffy well described a selecf group of sfudenfs known as dormifory counselors. College presenfed a whole world of new experiences To many fresh- men who moved info The dorm in lafe AugusT - and found Them- selves away from home for The firsf Time. Older and wiser counselors had To be prepared To lend supporf when Those experi- ences became Traumafic. Since curfew was made obsolefe, counselors in women's dorms no longer had To Trudge The halls Tak- ing roomcheck aT midnighf. Buf during The monoTony Thaf offen accompanied final exams, sfir crazy sTudenTs offen Took pleasure in opening locked doors which sef off blaring alarms and lefT counse- lors responsible To irafe dorm direcfors as well as fellow sTu- denfs. .Jisiil.,- fli- i ,.,.N.h- ln addifion To lending a sympa- Thefic ear. counselors provided a service To ofhers by Taking The parf of dorm recepfionisfs. Work- ing af The desk was an imporfanf and necessary parf of dorm coun- selor's roles. Sfudenf counselors had To be advisors, parfy planners and firsf sergeanfs. Above all, They had To be a friend To The many sTudenTs - upperclass as well as freshmen - who for some nine monfhs ouT of The year made The dormifory home. ABOVE LEFT: Counselor Donna McAdams lcenferl shares some sewing Tips wifh her freshman neighbors Mary- Lou Clawson of Temple and Donna Lem- ley of Georgewesf. ABOVE: Desk worker Paula Schmiffgens, a sophomore from Housfon, assisfs Hous- Ton freshman Cynfhia Schulze. LEFT: Behind The desk. assisfanf head residenT Richard Shorf, Vicforia senior, discusses some dorm rules wi+h procfor Dan Maddox, Dickinson sophomore.