University of Western Ontario - Occidentalia Yearbook (London, Ontario Canada)

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I 'xy J Aix 4 J HV7 Q THE ASSOCIATIDN For professional entertainment, the Spur brought in the Association, and that wasn't a mistake. With PAT PAULSON FOR PRESIDENT stickers plastered all over their guitar cases, they came on with a brand of polish that made the viewer attentive to the finer nuances of their own style of harmony. Playing many of their hits lCherish, Never lVIy Love, and Along Comes IVlaryl, their patter in between numbers was fresh and spontaneous. The audience had a good time as they weren't played down to, but played across at, as there was a degree of respect by this group for its audience. The group played two shows to 4500 enthusiastic Frosh and others and was a good start for the Spur, as far as entertainment was concerned. Too bad they couIdn't keep it up. I NH l RNITN s T I XX I sl! KN UNTXRIO .ln

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As to the types of orientation that they were subjected to, the freshmen reacted differently. Barb King lGroup Leaderl: They didn't know themselves well enough yet to evaluate the university. And that pretty well summed it up. Orientation '68 wasn't a flop because none of the freshmen went home in fear and didn't come back. Just as certainly, however, was the fact that because there are different individual preferences, not all the activities lcultural, intellectual, social, or otherwisel suited everyone, and on that basis, Orientation '68 could . hardly be described as a screaming success. lt's good that they went through it though. Now, for better or for worse, they lthe freshmenl are a part of Western, and will have to face another bewildered bunch next September for orientation '69.

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ORGANIZATIONS WEEK One Monday morning early in October it happened. Tents mushroomed on U.C. hill, and there it was, a full fledged semi-circus. And there you could join any organization that exists on campus, and then some. In fact, some energetic souls decided that this was the time to form a new club or two. Some were serious, and a radio club petition was circulated pushing for an FIVI station on campus. Others were not quite so serious as the formation of the Apathy Club might indicate. Pre-empting the empty USC booth, this was the club for everyone, offering absolutely nothing. N , 'W ' .fix X . an .VZ .Q l fi i X 'ib. Putting the clubs out on the hill in tents was a good idea, however, as it liberated the clubs from the chaos of the Talbot College hallway, or the gloom of the one in University College. Everyone came around and looked and asked questions and poked and prodded, and some even joined. It was just as well that it didn't rain.