The fall registrant of today signs his name and miscellaneous other information 12 times. He also tells the College his home address and telephone number, his local address and telephone, the country of which he is a citizen, his parents' names, his mother's maiden name, and the names and addresses of two other people who will "always know" his address in case he is "lost" after graduation. The student also says whether he is attending the College under the G.I. Bill of Rights. Each College class has a different color card, which theoretically simplifies filing.

The cards are alphabetized and filed by name, country, and home state. The twelve cards are distributed to miscellaneous parts of the University where they are carefully kept for all sorts of references.

Four of the cards--the University registration card, the information card, the University card, and the University geographical file card--are sent to the information office in Weld Hall. One, the directory card, is sent to the alumni office while others are sent to the comptroller's office, to the Hygiene Department, and to the permanent alumni files in the president's office.

Two of the pink cards which everyone fills out are sent to the Dean's office, one to the registrar's office, and another to the House information office.

Fall registration, which appears to the average student as a very painful procedure, was formerly even more painful. It took the average student over one-half hour to complete the registration process and read the miscellaneous literature enclosed in the envelope.

The inclusion of the immediately non-essential literature in a separate envelope, and help from members of the Crimson Key Society wandering around the room are among the recent innovations which have speeded up the process considerably.

Spring registration is a comparatively simple procedure; the registrant is required to fill out only two information cards this spring.