University of Wisconsin Oshkosh - Quiver Yearbook (Oshkosh, WI)

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Registration Welcomes 11,000 to New Year of Challenge September 2-4 Regardless of the calendar, summer ended when registration began. And registration began as usual, with frustration. As lines expanded and classes did not, tempers rose with the temperature. The card pulling process made for weary, regretful, even spiteful students when planned programs dissolved because of closed classes. But en extra hour of time and a lot of patience seemed to be the only guarantee of completing registration. When the doors of Albee Hall finally closed, the total graduate and undergraduate enrollment of 11,149 allowed Oshkosh to remain the largest university in the Wisconsin State System. But the close of registration stirred one other important thought as the now silent computers and the empty, massive gym seemed to echo. Welcome to WSU-O. 20

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A candid view of faces around campus caught numerous surprises and expressions. Swift glances, beady stares, curious gazes, screams of delight, frigid sensations, contemplative minds, and growling stomachs were all a part of everyday living. What voices dared to say, faces announced, I'm cold; I’m fed up; Peek-a-boo; I’m ecstatic; I'm worried; I’m beat; I’m hungry. Hungry? Aren’t we all? 19

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PHY.ED. WOMEN-77 FAR UPPER LEFT: One student suffers complete exhaustion while attempting to find the correct combination of classes with open sections. At least, his is a method to beat registration frustration. FAR LOWER LEFT: As puzzled as everyone else, this registrant awaits his alphabetical turn to enter the commotion inside Albee Hall. CENTER LEFT: Co-eds take advantage of the fleeting summer sun while waiting for friends gathering textbooks at Polk Library. LEFT: This advisor appears as tired and weary as she probably is. LOWER LEFT: In an absorbing discussion, this girl quietly listens as her friend communicates the events of a summer vacation. 21