University of Utah - Utonian Yearbook (Salt Lake City, UT)

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Undoubtedly, the most important aspect of college life is the academic phase. In it are encompassed all of the problems and struggles of the University. Its component parts are the Administration and the Stu- dent Body. The Administration is faced with the problem of how to present the best in modern edu- cation to the students, and the students are faced with the problem of how to make the most of the opportunities which are afforded them. The Administrationis task is to prepare each collegiate, not only for his chosen profession, but also to face the problems life may thrust in his path. Responsible for the extra-curricular education of the stu- dents as well as that obtained in the classroom, the administration's decisions range from the hiring of instructors to the approving of the social activities of the student groups. At the head of Utah's administrational structure is president A. Ray Olpin, and helping to coordinate the campus life are his assist- ants: the academic and business vice presidents, assistant to the presi- dent, dean of Students, and the deans of Men and Women. This staff of experts handles the daily crises that arise, and act as a liason be- tween the president's oflice and the students. The Board of Regents, which meets monthly, forms the policies which govern the campus community. The other component of the academic phase, that which causes most of the Administration's problems, and which is the reason for its existence, lies in the 11,000 perplexed young men and women known as students. This mass of humanity - ranging from the openly confused and bewildered Freshman, as he attempts to register for the first time, to the sophisticated Sophomore, who has the world by the tail, and one whole year of college behind him, to the slightly-less- sure-of-himself Junior, who begins to doubt whether he does know all that there is to know, and finally to the openly confused and be- wildered Senior as he attempts to pass comps and prepare to go out into the world - this is the Administration's charge. From Freshman to Senior, from confusion to wisdom go the stu- dents. The faces change, but the classes stay the same and so, it seems, do the professors, and knowledge is still the thing students seek. CADEMICS

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Students returned to campus after spring vacation in spite of wide-spread spring fever. The Administra- tion began the quarter by filling its vacancies with faces already familiar to Utes. Dr. Daniel J. Dykstra was chosen to fill the position of Academic Vice- President, while Dr. lack H. Adamson was appointed Dean of the College of Letters and Science. Dr. Boyer Jarvis left the University to become Dr. Mc- Murrin's assistant, while Farm announced his re- tirement as Director of Student Activities. Utes were treated to a variety of student produc- tions that provided top entertainment. Headlining were King Lear, the Orchesis concert, and Cop- peliaf' The Union Board and the Board of Regents made headlines in the conflict over the renewal of art exhibition boards in the Union. A compromise was finally reachedg new boards will be installed. Would-be politicians had their chance with the ASUU elections. Faces of retiring officers mirrored both relief and regret, while plans for the future were voiced by the newly chosen officials. President Kennedy announced the selection of the U as one of the training centers for the Peace Corps, and the U became a member of a new athletic conference. U Days brought the activities of 1960-61 to a climax. As Graduation Day became history, the progress of Uteville during the past year was evident. As seniors reminisced, they were the first to agree to the totality of changes in the face of Utah. 1 ..-..,,.9-G...-a....... .,,, i 'ir ,yearn-0' .gi A at ,..-

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