University of California Berkeley - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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PRESIDENT ' S RECEPTION Enclosed in the new undergraduate ' s blue envelope is Pre sident Sproul ' s invitation to the Reception for New Undergraduate Students. All students receive this invitation once during their years at Cal; some students, when they are seniors, receive invitations to attend again as hosts and hostesses. Other students manage to attend every reception. Some of these find invitations hard to obtain. but others have it worked to a system. A good time is had by all except perhaps when students wait in line out in the cold to shake the hands of Dr. and Mrs. Sproul and Chancellor and Mrs. Kerr. Of course, this is slight incumbrance compared to the thousands of hands the Sprouts and the Kerrs have shaken. always with a smile and warm word of greeting. When the new student arrives he is directed to the cloak- room or upstairs where he is asked fill out a name card. Once he has gone the receiving line he is greeted by either a senior man or woman. They partake in mild chatter and the new student is then introduced to another new student. The round then begins and by 12 o ' clock everyone is ready to return home. especially the ladies in high heels. All in all it can be said that the affair is a huge success. A testimonial to this effect is the fact that students return year after year. • et Pt ■ I • I ' N:NINgirA LISIPs - ' 73

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REGISTRATION Reg Week is a fairly common term denoting confusion, long lines and IBM cards. After the student has passed through this process of registering officially in the University several times he thinks he has it down to a system. The registrar ' s office sets up a list every semester to tell the students which days and at which times they must register. It is usually recommended that the student come equipped with pen, identification. $45 this year, much to the shock of those who duly arrived with their $42, and patience. This latter is not required but is quite necessary if one wishes to begin the semester with a somewhat peaceful mind. After the student finds the Men ' s Gym, if he has timed it right, he can walk right in. IMPORTS KEEP YOUR RECEIPTS Then, the Registrar ' s Office insists that no one can pos- sibly get lost. the student is sent through a maze of pathways. upstairs. downstairs. through doors, receiving cards and finally outside. He is then asked to part with his money. given more cards and finally the way out seems clear. All in all it can he said that Cal would not he the same if the Registration system were changed. It is one of the traditions that Cal students will be talk- ing about for many years.

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PRESIDENT SPROUL ' S PICNIC The President ' s picnic, attended by approximately 7,000 students. was just one of the many tokens of tribute offered President Sproul in this his twenty-fifth year as president of the University of California. Highlighting the picnic was a humorous speech made by President Sproul himself. In it he lamented his inability to know each individual student personally, as he had done in his earlier years when the University was so much smaller. Oski, the Glee Club and Senior Octet. and drill teams from each of the ROTC departments made up the entertainment. While President Sproul. his wife. his mother and the various speakers sat upon a raised dais, the students of the University clustered around on the grass of the North Field. Presentations made to the President during the program were: a plaque from Publications board, a gavel from the ASUC, a Golden Bear blanket from the Big C society, a beer mug from Men ' s Residence association and Interfraternity council, a silver cigarette box from Panhellenic and Women ' s Dorm association, a baton from the band, and life memberships-in the University Glee Club and Baton. Mrs. Sproul was made an honorary member of Treble Clef.