University of Central Oklahoma - Bronze Book Yearbook (Edmond, OK)

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.J Rusih Week Cndped, 215 usual, Wlfll me Although enrollment was simplified this year, Freshman Week found the cam- excltemem of Bld House- many finished with a sigh of relief. pus dotted with blue and yellow beanies. From a Lively Beginning ...QWWN With a record-breaking student body that topped the 5,000 mark during the fall semester, Centralis centralized en- rollment proved popular with both stu- dents and faculty. Traditional CSC activities took place. Rush Week, freshman orientation, and football games reflected Central's growth in their number of participants. Class officers were elected as well as leaders in other campus groups. Under a new plan inaugurated this year, most of the pandemonium and confusion of enrollment was confined to a few locations instead of scattered over the entire campus. To veteran Centralites who shudder at the recollection of previous falls, the new plan was a marked improvement. But their You should have been here last year smiles gave scant comfort to a host of confused freshmen and trans- fer students. Miraculously, everyone survived the long lines and flaring tempers. With this auspicious beginning, the school year got underway. Sentenced to make like a wheel- barrow, these frosh made several trips around the ballroom during Kangaroo Court.

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Capable Staff Leads CSC The job of overseeing the sprawling complex of buildings and the many persons which make up Central State lies in the capable hands of the college administration and faculty. With President Garland Godfrey at the helm, the administrators co-ordinate the entire educa- tional program, keep track of thousands of stu- dents and millions of dollars and try to keep things running smoothly in a rapidly-expanding school. The administrators keep one eye looking toward the future while solving the thorny prob- lems of the present. Some 182 faculty members and administrators find their jobs ultra time consuming as they sponsor clubs and activities, take tickets at sports events, attend meetings, counsel students, and help during enrollment, in addition to their regular duties. Newest addition to the administrative team is Alvin Freiberger, new Dean of Men. Other duties are handled by Dr. Joe C. jackson, Dean of the Collegeg Dr. Charles Richmond, Dean of Students, Dr. E. C. Hall, Dean of the graduate programg Alvin Alcorn, Comptrollerg Mrs. Leda Cantrell. Financial Secretaryg and W. H. Innera- rity, Director of Auxiliary Enterprises. Faculty, perhaps even more than the students, looked forward to completion of new buildings on campus, to the joy of having enough class- room space, book shelves, and office room. Even those who would not get to occupy the new mod- ern structures breathed a sigh of relief. There was a little more room for everyone. Faculty friends greet each other out side Mitchell Hall before going into assembly.

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To More Serious Endeavors. Library facilities were full to overflowing during final exams. Morning zoology lab students had no trouble dieting around noon. Botany labs gave students a chance to observe the great outdoors . . . under super- vision, of course. Many things comprise college life. Most important of these is, of course, book learning. With every teacher on campus engaged in the effort to improve standards, methods, and results in their classes, students caught the fever and co-operated by working harder and more enthusiastically on their studies. Chambers library offered an environment of scholarly endeavor as students poured over the more than sixty-five thousand vol- umes housed within its walls. Classroom knowledge came to life during laboratory sessions, field trips, and research projects. All of this in the Central tradition . . that of growth. aw! 3'1'MIt' l t