Western Kentucky University - Talisman Yearbook (Bowling Green, KY)

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for questions. One of the few breaks that students did get appeared when classes started on August 26. An extra five minutes was added to the breaks following 9:10 a.m. and 10:25 a.m. classes. University officials said the breaks were extended during the “times of greatest traffic on campus” to reduce the number of students late to class. That first week of confusion was al- most enough to make anyone wish they had never graduated from high school, but if the student managed to survive all the shortages, he probably fared quite well. As the semester dragged on, howev- er, student activity got ae to normal; with plenty of the one thing there is nev- er a shortage of — work. —TOM EBLEN L] — J. Burton Seal Each of the 16 dorms sponsored an open lobby with skits, food or entertainment. Resident assistants Greg Howard and Bruce Wiley work a turntable for a disco on the 27th floor of Pearce Ford Tower. Howard and Wiley are juniors. — M. Lyons The first move to campus, the first mass registration and the first two days of classes were over for 4,838 freshmen. Tammy Sanders waits for another first, a ride home for the weekend. The nursing major is from Nashville, Tenn. Long lines at registration in Diddle Arena soon give way to lines at the registrar's office on the second floor of the administration building. Sheila Harlow, a student worker in the office, helps senior Charles Alexander. — J. Burton 21 First Week Of School

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Back to the grind wm resembled what they wanted to take for the fall semester. After standing in line for over an hour waiting to pay fees, the student found out he came to the wrong window when he finally reached the front. Things were made easier, however, for many freshmen who took advantage of the summer Orientation, and Advise- ment and Registration (OAR) progam. Newcomers numbering 1,532, 600 more than last year, took part in the OAR pro- gram that made the transition process quicker and rather hassle-free. The sessions, which were conducted on June 16, June 23 and August 23, made it possible for 20-25 freshmen to register at once in the Garrett Conference Center | Ballroom in a sane and orderly fashion. Students attended meetings, met with 1 advisers, and attended other special ac- tivities. There was also special activities ) for the parents so that they might be- come more familiar with the campus. Some of the dorms and the libraries were | open, and representatives of the colleges and administrative offices were available A house at the top of the Hill instead of a dorm room at the bottom of the Hill was home for Larry Buford when school started. Twelve males lived in the Curry House and shared two bathrooms until they moved into dorms. Females without rooms were housed at a nearby motel. Bluegrass and rock music by Tennessee Pulley Bone entertained an average size crowd at Van Me- ter Auditorium. The band plays quite often in the Bowling Green area and members said they were pleased with audience reaction. A street dance earli- er in the week attracted mostly new students. | —J Burton — J. Burton 20 First Week Of School

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,— D. Gibson’ Photographs in scrapbook form can describe a sorority and its activities in ways conversations can’t. Anne Jackel, Jane Manar, Cathy Garvin and Anita Pryor take a peek at the ADPi scrap- book from the 1975-76 year. The “rush” is over when anxious rushees re- ceive their white envelopes with a formal invita- tion to pledge one sorority. New Chi Omega pledges Ann Policastri and Susan Poehlein re- joice as the six-day whirlwind itinerary of par- ties and meetings comes to a close. — T. Dekle