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

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Anticipating a big win, Michael McLaughlin waits for the start of the football game. Approximately 400 families visited campus throughout the day. Photo by Dana Nelson Rheba Eustice introduces E.J. to Bobby Bearcat. Later, a Student Ambas- sador painted a pawprint on E.J. ' s face as a memen- to of the day. Photo by JoAnn Bortner Three-year-old Bearcat fan Carrie Giacometti roars for the ' Cats along with her Grandma Carrie and Aunt Michelle. The Giacomettis traveled from Kansas City to join Michelle for Family Day Photo by Dana Nelson

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,« k. I SkmM as the eyes (. cl bv Steve Rhodes They arrived at Northwest early in the morn- ing with their parents. A gentle, We are here, honey, from Mom or Dad awakened them from a deep slumber in the back seat. Slowly their eyes cleared and began to scan the new environment. So many big buildings, so many people. Where to begin? Soon Dad pulled into a parking lot and stopped the car Everyone got out slowly and took in the fresh air Mom arranged their hair in a neat manner, took them by the hand and proceeded toward campus. It was Family Day and little brothers and sisters were arriving in carloads. The day was filled with activities that students and families could enjoy together, including a con- vocation, departmental and residence hall open houses, a picnic lunch and a football game. Each event offered visitors an informative and enter- taining view of what college was all about. The morning began with the convocation held in the Mary Linn Performing Arts Center The University Chorale performed two numbers, and then speeches were given by President Dean Hub- bard and Student Senate President Jamie Roop. Although most of those present seemed to find the speeches very informative, some of the younger audience members thought otherwise. I liked the singing, but the men that talked took a long time, 10-year-old Branden Clement said. Shortly after the opening ceremonies there was a picnic lunch held in the Bell Tower Mall. Those that chose to eat here encountered long waiting lines, but most found the food worth the delay. Throughout the picnic Ken Schultz, The Fly- ing Fool, provided entertainment for all those present by walking among the crowd on stilts and making animal balloons for the youngsters. Bob- by Bearcat also made an appearance to hand out candy. I liked it when the stilts man came! 7-year- old Amanda Tracy said. Getting to tour the campus also left the children with quite an impression of college. It looked like fun, but also bigger and harden than my school, 9-year-old Sarah Adams said. Some even expressed a desire to attend North- west when they got old enough. I wanted to come here and play on the com- puter and party every night and every day, 7-year-old Jason Brewer said. Probably the most anticipated event of the day, was the afternoon football game. Like everything, else that occurred during Family Day, the young- sters were quite vocal about the game. They wouldn ' t win if they played like lastl year! Danny Nelson said. Despite some skepticism, however, the Bearcats : emerged from the contest as victors. Following the game, many of the families pre- pared to leave. After spending an entire day at Northwest, there seemed to be a lot of positive im- pressions made. It wasn ' t exactly too small, but not exactly too big, Kipp Knight said. It was a nice place. As families got back in their cars for the trip home, kids, worn out from the day ' s activities, crawled into back seats and fell into deep slum- bers. Doubtlessly, some were dreaming of Family Day and the times when they, too, would be in | college. 22 Family Day ■

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The Ups and Downs of the 102 River: Harsh drought conditions prevailed all summer and Maryville residents were in Phases I and II of a five-phase water conservation program. Phase III of the program was to go into effect one week into the fall semester, but sudden heavy rains prevented its enactment. Phase III would have imposed some seri- ous restrictions on students, including Umited showers and laundry, restricted use of recreational facilities and shutting down of residence hall air conditioning. Photos by Todd Weddle and Don Cariick 24 Drought