Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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At home at Northwest, freshmen authors Ralph Haen and Maureen foung relax near Golden Pond. Pho- to by Brandon Russell iw r W ' f W JW . W iMfr r B ' V ' 7 w ' tV r9 Ralph and Maureen ' s Big Adventure Like others preparing for their first year at Northwest, Ralph Haen and Maureen Young experience some contradictory feelings during the weeks before school began: anticipation and excitemen mixed with worry and fear Part of that nervousness was eased by Freshman Orientation activities, which included Playfair, performance by hypnotist Jim Wand, a dance and getting-acquainted games at seminar Orientation eases transi- tion from high school to col- lege for two of the 1,473 first- time students August 1 I just got back from the movies with a friend who is a sophomore at Northwest this year Thank God I have someone to help me with questions about college. I have been thinking about my roommate. All I know is his name, Thomas Massingham. I ' ve been counting the days until I leave — for my mother, in case she forgets. I am the first born and the first to leave the nest. I ' m not sure she can handle it. —Ralph I ' m not very excited about school, but I guess I better start trying to get excited. I don ' t want to leave my boyfriend right now. My roommate is older That scares me because I don ' t know what it ' s going to be like living with someone I don ' t know who is also older than me. I think about school, but it doesn ' t appeal to me. —Maureen August 2 I started packing today. I ' m used to a full bed, so the twin is going to be a change. Then again, so is sharing a room! I am used to having every- thing to myself. I guess one thing I will have to learn is how to live in a community. Being on th farm, I ' m usually free to make as much noise a I like. I ' m not sure what to expect from Northwest I have heard so many different stories about wha college is like, I don ' t know what to believe. I gues I will find out in 11 days. —Ralph August 4 The closer I get to leaving the more I want to sta, here in my safe surroundings. How great it wai I now realize, to be in high school, live at hom and have everyone you cared about right there —Maureen August 5 I am not sure really what I should be feeling now I am very eager to go, but I don ' t want to leav home. I want a new life without losing the old. Peo pie have never really accepted me and I ' ve alway been kind of an outsider I hope it will be differ ent at college. —Ralph Tbday I got all my stuff: bedspread, sheets, trasl -continue( 18 Freshman Orientation .Hi

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Horizons West resident Lisa Davis embarks on the path to campus that replaced the walking bridge. The tem- porary trail was constructed a short distance from the old bridge until the new walkway was completed. Pho- to by Scott Jensen Putting on a new face, a construction crew from Ft. Scott, Kan., rids the Bell Tower of its old surface. Strip- ping and sandblasting began in August and sealing was completed in September Photo by Don Carrick Summer Renovations 17

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v;:.. ssasiRv.; ,! ?; Overcrowded stands force Tony Beutheroyd and Sharla Kennedy to sit on the grass to listen to orientation speeches. Various speakers at Rickenbrode Stadium welcomed freshmen. Pho- to by Bruce Campbell Parents ' Day of Freshman Orientation ends with the release of hundreds of bal- loons. For some people the end of this day was a cele- bration and for others a day of letting go. Photo by Bruce Campbell Freshman Orientation 19