Millersville University - Touchstone Yearbook (Millersville, PA)

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Social Pursuits and Intellectual Choices Opening day! In front of the stately brick dor- mitory. the family car came to a halt with its I load of indispensable college supplies: one Sony stereo with headphones, one desk lamp, five new pairs of jeans, two winter coats (one old. one new), one pair of skis, three Izod shirts (assorted colors) and one very nervous freshman who wondered whether anybody would like him. The older students had an easier time of it: they needed only to re:urn to their apartments or unpack what had been left in storage over the summer more lamps, more old jeans, boots, bicycles, one unused thesaurus donated by and out-of-date uncle . . And now. from any reopened dormitory window on either side of campus, could be heard the thrumming, insistent sound of the contemporary campus: Tattoo you . . . Vacation . . . “Hold Me . . . For most it was a long awaited return after a summer of work in the real world. For others, it was a new adventure into the FIIGH LIFE. Get acquainted activities were planned. The Susquehanna River Band was invited to play for an evening on Gordinier field. The year had begun; tryouts for Chan-teurs or for the basketball team, rush parties and beer bashes, football. and organizational meetings for clubs were just a few choices in the myriad of activities found at MSC. Along with all the social games, though, a lot of intellectual choices were made; courses were dropped and added, and books were bought Students joked about these things but they knew the choices were serious: their future lives Plummeting downhill, Lyle Hall reiident take to the ilopevOn Saturday February 11. alter the tnowfall had subsided and the ky cleared, many students took advantage of the 24 Inch accumulation. For more on SNOW see page 26 —Photo by Johnna f'uincy depended on them, and so did much else besides. In higher education, there was a chance to join the company of educated men and women. Students were seeking quality schooling in order to prepare themselves for a good career after college Because there was this need for preparation, colleges and universities across the country became adamant in their concern for offering the quality educational opportunities that seemed to have disappeared in the 1960’s. Education was aimed at the student acquiring the knowledge to get a better job than he would otherwise be able to find or fill. The 9.8% unemployment rate made this purpose seem all the more essential. The job market was tight and a larger percentage of high school graduates were going on to further education instead of entering the working force immediately. There was also a relatively large number of older people returning to school to begin a degree or to earn a second degree in a fairly new program at the college, to make themselves more employable. Because MSC was a publicly subsidized institution many students chose to apply here as opposed to a private college or university because of the tuition difference. The economy also effected the college in areas other than increased enrollment. An increased need for technologically trained personnel was caused in part by the economic and societal trends of the decade. The economy demanded of its universities more accountants, personnel analysts, gerontologic social workers and computer technicians to handle the shift to a more technical and service oriented society. ' ll 2 High Life

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 A piece of pepperoni and mushroom pizza is just the thing to satisfy All Samii's appetite With Dominos delivering, a craving for pizza no longer meant a Irek out into the night For more on STUDENT LIFE see page 8. — Photo by Susan Mlllrr V MILLERSVILLE STATE COLLEGE Millersville, Pennsylvania 17551 Volume 83 XUe ChampagtiC High Life 1

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On a hazy day Ralph and Fred, (he college swans, relax on their island in the center of the pond. They were Just returned to the pond from their winter shelter on n nearby farm. Many freshmen were lured to MSC by the beauty of the pond For more on FRESHMAN see page 202. —Photo By Susan Miller Junior computer science major Charlene Milligan steals a few minutes to page through a magazine outside the SMC. Milligan, like many other students, combined classes and work during the summer sessions For more on SUMMER see page 20. —Photo bySuuin Miller