University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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In the troubled academic year of 1969-70, few men stood out as an inspiration, as a guide, and as a friend to the often confused student population. However, here at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, one man espoused such values and has rightfully earned the respect and admiration of his fellow colleagues in the faculty as well as students of most every political classification. As Acting Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences he oversaw the initiation of long awaited reforms within the curriculum of the College. As a professor of Botany he has recognized the need to make the courses which he has taught as relevant as possible to a contemporary society. As a friend of all of the students of the University he has often lobbied for student concerns with the administrative councils, and has always accepted every possible opportunity to meet and talk with students. In recognition of his great service to the University we dedicate the 1970 Index to Dr. Seymour Shapiro, Acting Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

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l gg0 fci,. Academics Good profs and bad profs, blue books and leaky Bic pens, desks loaded with grafitti, and noisy radiators came at you day after day, week after week. Soon comes finals and the end of the semester, cramming for that last exam, or suddenly comes STRIKE and a new grading policy. While academics was departments, courses, and profs, it was the year of a learning experience. Editors: Sue Brodeur Anita Karcz Page: 18 Participation A most everyone participated in the organized mayhem that ran through the year . . . Free University City, Bill Cosby and Fat Albert, Garber ' s Gorillas, Sly and the Family Stone, N. I. T., the fabulous Supremes, and right down to the STRIKE. Participation is a look at the events of the year. Editors: Barbara Brecher Janice Plotkin Page: 66 Activities A University has to be more than books and lectures. It is the activities and organizations which round out a students education. The organizations at the University ranged from the traditional and straight to the radical. This is the kind of University that we saw in 1970; a mixture of people and life styles, and this is what they will remember about the University. Editor: Ray Stetson Page: 186