University of Kentucky - Kentuckian Yearbook (Lexington, KY)

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'lS'YF , r- only 680 1973 copies compared to 1500 copies purchased by under- classmen in 1965. Total sales that year including senior books'were 3500. Because of past problems we wanted to produce a book you will read and enjoy. The only way a yearbook can survive today, Dr. Ashley said, is by good hard reporting like a mag- azine. I'lndepth reporting is the strength of American magazines. he con- tinued. Because of this, yearbooks are turning to magazine formats in lay- out and copy. ' You wanted the yearbook to cov- er student life, academics, greeks, honors, faculty and sports, 50 we are attempting to give you an over- Students have a beautiful campus to run around on. The lower of Dickey Hall is seldom looked at when Memorial Hall is the cenlral steeple on campus, The fountain gives students a place to meet, talk, and sludy near cool rushlng water. Administration Drive, a circle road running in front oflhe , Administration Building, is beautifully lined with trees. A! Christmas time, some trees are decorated, like the one behind the old Model-T Ford A! night, besides ;he golden lights of the Office Tower, the sign slgnifiying the university Iighls up lo show a campus warm and alive, ' all view of the academic year from thehassle of drop add to the un- bearable heat of graduation. 7 This is your yearbook. If we have failed to cover any events or de- partments you would like to see in the Kentuckian, we would ap- preciate your suggestions. We want future Kentuckians to reflect you. and your activities , V .

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Panic stricken, queasy freshmen will never forget by MARY KAYE ROGERS Every student, freshman or senior, agriculture or nursing major, re- talled one similar experience that none would forget. It was the panic slrirken, queasy feeling common to upcoming fresh- men on their initial introduction to UK-frcshmen orientation. Advising conferences have been a traditiun at UK since 1962l when a glimmer program was initiated to lrlt'llJClC both students and their par- enis. As the program progressed, it took on a more social approach in the mid '60'5. 'lWe try to maintain an honest approach with students and par ems, says George Dexter, coorw dinalorofthvconference Dexter directed a full-time staff lo prepare for orientation of new students who numbered over 3,000 last summer. To assist the staff, ten Lippvrclassmcn were hired. An attempt was made to get a diversi- fied group of siudent assistanls, Dexter suirl, so there would be a wide sharing of experiences with the im'oining QlLlClelils. A typical advising conference clay Wl'lll mmolhing like this: eiltcr glowing nearly 250 students and ihvii piirvnts, lhv conference was broken up into lhOleldl LllillS each concerned with eomc phase Ol Llnlh vmsily life. After ailending the mutluldi units, Rludcnls preiregis- torod for claswk PdIUHIS lCtK'llOH to the program were gvnmdlly fnvorablv. lhe stu- dents main fOlllplillHl wtis the actual piuuwx 0f pru-rogistrtilion. These and otlwr probloms have rontinualw ly boon SlLlffllCd in the hopes of im- proving the program. 7? I'mwii'x H'i'iii m lh' m uiiilimwl iiml lint m xhiilwrh iluxvvu; lrmlimwi urlwtrnlimi llmniim, impim unwvi Illilfkgllllllll'll mko iii'i'rwliini: iii mm ', .iHil wiim llii' nml m lilltlxlldllll