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NARRATOR: Another sky rocket.
No sky rocket here.
Many people never have an opportunity
to see Arizona State University in action,
except in Sun Devil Stadium.
But the primary responsibilities of this university
are the teaching of students and the developing of new knowledge
through research.
ASU is one of the nation's fastest growing universities,
with the kind of facilities only a big university can offer.
The campus is located near the heart of metropolitan Phoenix
in the city of Tempe.
The Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium
is a distinguished landmark at the campus.
There is a great collection of American Art.
It has one of the finest computer
centers anywhere, the largest meteorite collection
and research program on any campus, a new library designed
to house a million volumes, modern sophisticated scientific
laboratories.
Arizona State University is really
a group of smaller colleges and academic departments offering
the close personal relationships with faculty and fellow
students developed during the years
when it was a small teacher's college.
The individual student has the feeling
of belonging to a small, friendly group,
with all the many advantages that only a strong university
can offer.
Of the university's nine colleges,
the largest and most diversified is the College of Liberal Arts,
with 20 academic departments ranging from anthropology
to zoology.
The study of languages and literature
combine with the most modern sciences of communications
to provide the student with a wide, diversified background
of knowledge-- so essential in today's society.
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Now, remember, you're interviewing me.
You take your cues from Lloyd.
Give him a wind-up, Lloyd.
That'll be the end of the interview.
Now give him on the air.
OK.
Now, when I ask a question, Mr. Ellis,
do I direct it at you or at the TV camera?
Well, if you're asking me a question, look at me.
But if you're talking to the audience, then use the camera.
Look right at the camera.
NARRATOR: The College of Business Administration
prepares students for responsibility and leadership
in the business community.
From developing a magazine advertisement
to planning office mechanization and studying
financial operations, business majors
get the experience and knowledge they will require when
they enter the business work.
The College of Education has prepared teachers and school
administrators for more than 80 years.
Schools throughout Arizona-- in fact, throughout the nation--
are staffed by ASU alumni.
A semester of directed teaching is a must
for all those aspiring to an education degree.
One, two, three, four, five.
Do you remember--
NARRATOR: The College of Engineering Sciences
includes the School of Engineering,
the Division of Industrial Design and Technology,
and the Division of Agriculture, which offers programs
in agricultural science, business,
and in production and management.
Every student is assigned a faculty advisor who helps
him plan his academic program.
With his help, the decision as to what field to prepare for
is a lot easier to reach.
He may encourage you to enroll in one of the university's
professional programs in the College of Architecture
or the College of Nursing or the College of Fine Arts,
with its departments of art, music, speech, and drama.
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Another woman.
A dead woman.
That would be a torment beyond conception.
Oh, of course for a women.
Just imagine--
NARRATOR: The College of Law is the newest of the nine colleges
and destined to play a vital academic role on the campus.
After graduation, you may want to go on
for a master's, education specialist,
or doctor's degree in the graduate college.
The Graduate School of Social Service Administration
offers still other opportunities.
Whatever you choose as your life's work,
the University Placement Center will
help you obtain the best possible position
before your training is complete.
If you want to work while attending school,
the Placement Center stands ready to help
you find a part-time job, on the campus or off.
If it's a scholarship or a student loan you need,
you may find help in the Financial Aids Office.
Residence halls provide a living environment
that enhances learning and personal development.
Friendships made here can last a lifetime.
The campus is alive with social activities throughout the year.
Nearby lakes are great for water sports.
Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium
offers the best in music and drama.
Whatever your tastes, you'll find what
you like on or near the campus.
Phoenix is the capital of Arizona.
This cosmopolitan city provides opportunity for various field
trips, for this is the business and financial heart of Arizona,
the seat of the state's government.
As an industrial center, Phoenix is a living laboratory for ASU.
For entertainment, big league baseball in the spring.
There's a variety of cultural offerings
available all the year round--
art exhibits, symphony concerts.
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Varied experiences, both on and off the campus,
enrich each day.
You'll enjoy such traditional events
as homecoming, which honors the 30,000 ASU
alumni serving their alma mater around the world.
There are 21 national fraternities
and 12 national sororities on the campus.
There's a club bar professional society
for every special interest, from photography
to several different language groups,
including this one in Russian.
Maybe you'd like to play in the band.
The Sun Devil band has performed far and wide.
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Student government.
Through the Associated Students.
Is training ground for leadership and citizenship.
Is there any further debate on the question?
WOMAN: Question.
Question's been called for.
All in favor, vote aye.
Aye.
All opposed, vote nay.
The ayes appear to have.
The ayes do have it.
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NARRATOR: Athletic programs, both intercollegiate and
intramural, help keep students fit and alert.
ASU molds Olympic athletes in diving and in track and field.
Sun Devil teams are top contenders for Western Athletic
Conference and National Honors.
The baseball team brought the state its first National
Collegiate championship.
For spiritual development, many churches
maintain student centers and conduct
year-round religious activity programs
through student organizations.
The Memorial Union is a center of
social and cultural activities, the campus living room.
Fun in English.
What does he mean fun in English?
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Well, it's a good question.
We mean by that, that we believe that we can present you
with poetry and readings and plays
that you will find amusing and comic and sometimes serious
and that you'll get a good audience from this.
(SINGING) Green, green, it's green, they say,
on the far side of the hill.
Green, green, I'm going away where the grass is greener
still.
Well, I told my mama the day I was born I--
NARRATOR: A university is many things, but most important
are all those who are dedicating their lives to the education
of young people.
Arizona State University is engaged in a never-ending quest
for excellence in all its many programs
and shall continue to provide educational opportunity for all
those who possess the ability and determination to succeed
in university work.
The tradition of small school friendliness and individuality
will always be preserved as one of the university's most
cherished assets.
Now here is Dr. G. Homer Durham, president
of Arizona State University.
Now that you've seen some of the campus,
I believe you have some ideas about Arizona State University
and what it means to you.
Our chief asset is people--
the faculty, staff, students, and all the other members
of the university family.
A university cannot be seen.
It has to be experienced.
Fine phrases about a university can be endlessly mollified.
Perhaps we may sum them up by saying,
we are a center of learning, where a better future is
in process of development.
We invite you to partake and participate in developing that.
NARRATOR: This is Arizona State University,
where excellence and opportunity are
the watchwords in the building of brighter tomorrows.
Her sons and daughters may be justly
proud of their alma mater each time
they sing, where are turtle mountains
kneel at sunset's gate, here, we hail thee, alma mater, Arizona
State.
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