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Show JFROSHCLASSFRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS, Left to Right: Kent Johnson, president; Jim Cannon, vice president; Linda Goodyear, secretary; Dottie Duncan, treasurer.This was the freshman ,-* wide-eyed and open-mouthed. He was receptive; he was resourceful. He had a visceral anticipation of a formerly cloistered college career. A mimeographed letter was his first impersonal welcome. He was invited to . . . register for classes, pay his tuition, pose for his ID card, be received by the President, chat with psychiatrists, counsellors, sponsors, and department heads, and patronize the University Bookstore. In this his first week he humbly expelled hearty renditions of "I Am A Utah Man." He encountered used beanie-dealers. He learned the value of a number 9 card. And he was introduced to college life i-»the preface, price, and plot of it. He learned that undergraduates were simply not permitted in the Library study stalls where accepted dress was keds and saddle shoes. He loved his books. They were new' and cool and smelled of fresh ink. They represented a challenge and a change. He enjoyed the mixer dances and the Union movies and the whitewashing of the U.Because the shinyness and gold dust hadn t quite worn off >-> because the freshman saw his college as an awesome and encompassing experience, the story of the University is presented through his eyes <-> a rejuvenating yet maturing experience >-> a learning process about his school.Susan StokerCecelia NewtonDiane CrockettSusan Santistevan87 |