Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Disappointment leads to despair as required courses are closed. Individual problems and conflicts are discussed with professors Innovations Are Attempted to Simplify Registration Process Constant revision of planned schedules is necessary

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Endless bookstore lines add to confusion of registration Despite handicaps, IBM forms help to speed up the process But I need that course to njaduate! In spite of several changes in the registration system, students were once again subjected to numerous inconveniences as they attempted to schedule their classes. This was due partially to the recent experimental innovations in the registering system. In order to pave the way for much-needed revision, the University asked each student to complete a mock roster during tin- summer which included the courses lie wished to take and the hours and instructors he preferred. This was used as .1 basis for a revised class Scheduling. I ist spring, several departments allowed their students to pre-register lor courses and to select preferred instructors, and in the fall class cards for those courses were reserved for them. However, this was done only for the student's major lield and only in certain departments. Thus, the student still had no guarantee of receiving cards lor electives, especial!) when majors had already pre-registered for those eourses. Often sections were closed, and students could not get courses they needed or desired. To alleviate the extreme crowding in the sectioning areas of Mitten Hall. ap|M intmcnt slips were sent to the students lor the first time this year. No student was admitted to the sectioning area Ixd’ore the day and time printed on his appointment slip. As part of the program to minimize the time spent in future registration proceedings, color photographs were taken for permanent identification cards which will In used for the entire four years. A new pre-registration system, resulting from the experiments tried this year, will be put into effect in tin- fall ol 1967. Although students may have to forego their choice of teachers and turn's, the neyy system w ill insure that they get the necessary courses needed for graduation. 14

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. je Paley Library Features Open Stacks Replacing Sullivan Librarx as the center of research and study on campus, the Samuel Paley Memorial Library has a capacity for over one million volumes. The inconveniences of the old closed stack system were alleviated in the new building. Most of the lK oks were this year directly available to students in open stacks. The Reserve book boom and the Leisure Reading Room were expanded and improved in the ultra modern building. The new library's facilities were used lor a variety of educational activ ities during the year. Specialized rooms, including the Lecture and Exhibit Hall, Hare book Room, Map Room, and Documents Room, made Space and materials available to stu dents which were not available in Sullivan. Earphones for individual use were available in the Audio Room. The new building also provided group study, smoking, and typing rooms, and Study rooms for the blind. Open stacks arc a welcome improvement. Valey Library modernizes the University campus.