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FILL ME IN. Connie Lager and Teri Tobin meet after class to go Over notes. The benches surrounding the Bell of ’48 provided a shady place for studying and relaxing. Photo by Scott Jenson ASUN-SHINY DAY. Enjoying the weather, Sherry Weiss takes a break near the Student Union and catches up on her reading before class. The new Union patio gave students more opportunites to sit and enjoy the beauty of the grounds. Photo by Steve Rhodes AMOUTHFUL. Taking advantage of a warm October day, Kathy Barnes plays with her puppy near the Thomas W. Guant house. Because of her busy schedule, she often brought Sam on campus with her. Photo by Stephanie Frey COLOR THE DAY SUNNY. Amidst the colorful campus foliage, Martino O’Bryant studies for a test. The grounds provided a serene, unique atmosphere. Photo by Laura Pierson ON COLDEN POND. Shannon Bass relaxes and reads on the grass near Colden Pond. Bass said the area around the pond reminded him of his family’s vacation home on the Lake of the Ozarks in southern Missouri. Photo by Steve Rhodes Canaone Coammme 70
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More than just grass and sidewalks, campus grounds were a backyard ESCAPE Much had changed since 1857 when Captain Thomas Gaunt estab- lished his nursery on a plot of land in rural northwest Missouri. Most of the trees and other vegetation that once characterized the land were gone, replaced by sprawling stone edifices and the network of man- made paths connecting them comprising the campus of Northwest. Even after the changes from its original state, the natural beauty of the campus grounds still whispered of the nursery that stood in its place over a cen- TS place was Colden Pond. On days when temperatures soared, many swimsuit- Another popular campus gathering clad students tanned next to the tury before. ad ; pond’s banks, and Some features of | t was J ust p erfect. as it cooled in the tne campus wes, Between classes, te towerin ine silhouettes of trees cr onl when the weather young lovers protectively in ’ walking hand in front of Roberta was nice, where else hand as the moon- Hall, were part of light glimmered Gaunt’s original was there to go but off the water. plantings, while “Tt was just per- others didn’t ap- out here. ‘ fect,” Pam Law pear until decades said. “Between later. -Pam Law classes, when the Regardless of age though, all of campus’s natural features were impor- tant in making the grounds so pleasing. Viewed with the highest regard were the areas of common ground that could be found throughout campus, nestled neatly between the many academic buildings. These regions provided pock- ets of tranquility that, on warm days, many found too enticing to resist. “{ was an outdoor person,” Jim Meek said. “I loved trees and nature and it was a lot better than being cooped up inside.” Probably the most frequented outdoor retreats were the areas surrounding the Bell of 48 and the memorial Bell Tower. “The Bell Tower was always a great place to meet people,” Aaron Swett said. “And, the Bell of ’48 provided a nice shady area to stu dy, regardless of the weather.” BY STEVE RHODES weather was nice, where else was there to go but out here.” Mendi Frasher found the area pleasing as well. “Tt was a great spot with the pond shim- mering in the sun and the trees blowing in the wind,” Frasher said. “It was an alto- gether aesthetically pleasing view.” Some discovered the wide-open areas of campus provided them with an excel- lent playing field for a variety of games. “We tried to get out and pass the foot- ball around three or four times a week,” Drew Carroll said. “If the weather was nice, we were usually out here playing.” From the beautiful and historic trees and vegetation right down to the abun- dance of friendly little squirrels, the com- mon grounds provided peace and tran- quillity among the fast-paced bustle of college life.
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