University of Oklahoma - Sooner Yearbook (Norman, OK)

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W 8' October 7, 1978 The Sooner Beat Texas 31-10 on a rousing Dallas Weekend. October 17,1978 An anti-gay petition was circulated around campus, net- ting 1,300 signatures. October 27,1978 Student Congress passed a resolution declaring the Gay Peoples Union an official student organization. October 28,1978 Bart Connor and Mike Wilson competed in the world Cup Gymnastics competition. November 9.1978 The OU Board of Regents approved a one dollar per hour increase to the student activity fee, raising it to 53.00 an hour. November 18,1978 William Slater Banowsky was inaugurated as the tenth president of OU. November 28, 1978 G I Billy Simms joined the college football elite by winning the Heisman Trophy. November 30, 1978 Candy Loving, a former OU coed, appeared as Playboy magazines Playmate Perfect in its 25th anniversary edi- tion. December 14, 1978 Despite objections by UOSA leaders, the OU Board of Regents amended the Student Code to enable the Univer- sity president to have greater control over the recognition of student organizations. january 1, 1979 The Sooner football team avenged the loss that doomed ist? Zlational championship hopes in the Orange Bowl by january 8, 1979 'President Banowsky announced that the School of Library Science had regained its accreditation. january 14, 1979 After two unsuccessful attempts, Washoe, the first chimpanzee to learn American Sign Language, gave birth to a male chimpanzee at OU's Primate Institute. january 21, 1979 The Sooner gymnastics team set a new NCAA record for points scored in a duel by downing SIU 223.10-214.85. january 24, 1979 Student Congress voted 21-16 in favor of a resolution to censure President Banowsky for what they termed a viola- tion of the student code process. Washoe and her trainer, Richard Fouts. -,mu V nw., lr, 4 W-. . 1 4 - THE YEAR 2m -was r ' -- -tdi, 4 A Air., ' ,- ,. 153. '- ...nm fr-.-wit '--'wfsif-?'?i'5'iab?:2ft,. 2 --- 2' H.. Mr:- 'E'

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March 28 1978 In a copyrlghted artlcle the Oklahoma Da1ly1n conlunc tton Wllh the OSU Dally O Colleglan stated that adm1n1s trator of both un1vers1t1es could not fmd the answers to explatn the sh1ft tn enrollment from OU to OSU Apr1l8 1978 The South Oval was taken over by knlghts 1n shmmg armor and matdens ln dlstress durlng the second annual Med1evalFa1r Apr1l9 1978 The OU gymnastlcs team won thexr second NCAA natlonal champtonshlp Apr1l15 1978 Another top admlnlstratlve post was abandoned when Paxge Mulhollan dean of the Arts and Sctences College announced that he was to become the new academlc vtce pres1dent of Arlzona State Un1vers1ty Apr1l27 1978 The State Leglslature approprtated S1 mxlhon for a pro posed student physlcal educatton and recreatton center on the Norman campus May 13 1978 The 86th annual OU commencement was held mn the Lloyd Noble Center for the more than 2 000 graduates Iune 2 1978 The OU Board of Regents approved a S45 mtlhon budget for the Norman campus lncludmg the largest faculty mcrease 1n seven years Iune 9 1978 Desplte delays the add1t1on to R1chards Hall was prog resstng smoothly Iune 11 1978 In a move to curtail football t1cket scalpmg OU sharply reduced the number of tlckets avallable to members of the football team Iune 13 '1978 OU s Prlmate Instltutlon announced that Washoe the 12 year old chtmpanzee who was the flrst of her k1nd to learn to commumcate 1n slgn language was once agam pregnant l The much awaited addition to Fttch t ards Hall conttnued on schedule Iune 23 1978 Summer enrollment for 1978 dropped 471 from the pre vtous summer Iune 26 1978 Cordon Atklnson dean of the Graduate College reslgned under flre because ofa salary dlspute Iuly 6 1978 The controversy came to a head over the grantmg of degrees to two medlcal students who had flunked the flrst two parts of a natlonal medlcal school test August 14 1978 Wtlltam Slater Banowsky prestdent of Pepperdme Un1 verslty was named as the tenth presldent of the Untverstty of Oklahoma by a unanlmous vote of the OU Board of Regents August 24 1978 as a resldenttal center It was announced August 29 1978 Norman Clty Councll approved a SIX bus three route loop system to serve the untverslty September 1 1978 The Rocky Horror Plcture Show opened tn Norman and played for months after September8 1978 The annual student campout for football ttckets began September 15 1978 The OU Hall of Fame selected two alumnt Ltlltan Rus sell and Gene Torbett to become members September 16 1978 The Sooner football team won thetr flrst home game aga1nstWestV1rg1n1a 52 10 September 23 1978 d Enrollment at the Norman campus tncreased by 638 stu ents A Ruf Nek s shotgun went off durlng a football game and h1t a student football manager tn the leg September 27 1978 Carolyn Crawford was named as thls year s Homecom mg queen THE YEAR 13 l , . , - - . . . , . . . - . 1 , . I , . , . Y , , , I . . 7 . . .- 1 ' ' I 1 I , I I ' ' ' ' ' , Whitehand Hall dormitory is to close its doors forever . . V. . . . - , g 1 1 1 1 7 1 n y N ' 4 n - . , I g 1 v ' ' ' , , . . Y . Y - , . ' ' 1 , -

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Right: Carolyn Crawford is congratulated by Dr. Banow- sky during her crowning. .i ' is P .FL 1 1 1 has-f..v , THE YEAR