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Show Although orientation is a rather painful sounding word, the University presented the "wearers of the green" with a Freshman Week that was enjoyed by over two thousand participants without so much as a crick or a cringe. The week began with the problem of finding a sponsor under a certain tree on the Hello Walk lawn. After introductions, new - found sponsor friends pointed to an infinitely long line; and with soothing words of guidance so characteristic of upper classmen, commanded that said freshman join said line. Within a few short hours, the line led to a Tepee inhabited by Intercollegiate Knights. With a great show of savageness, they demanded that freshmen buy and wear green beanies or pay the colorful consequences - wearing a red "U" on the center of the forehead. The University's President Olpin greeted all properly derbied and decorated freshmen, then excused himself to don an apron and to head for the Walk where he helped the faculty serve lunch to the Class of '61. Pamphlets, handbooks, and hot dogs were distributed in great quantities amid strains of "Kai yai, w're up to snuff," emitted from various groups of kneeling frosh paying tribute to the upperclassmen. The responsibilities and rewards of a creative campus life were previewed in a kaleidoscope of color and noises and fun that introduced the students to Utah. |