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

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028 029 H Bell Tower lawn is home to 32 species of trees as |3f the Tower Trail. The area was the oldest section of » unpus. photo by Manho Jtnnmgs

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Leafy acclaim Campus celebrated for dedication to conservation. In the chill of a cold winter day they were frosted by flakes of snow and a crust or ice. In the spring, they moved back and forth in the breeze as they grew greener and brighter, and they gave shade from the harshness of the sun in the heat of August. Orange, brown and yellow leaves crunched under fool and swirled in a whirlwind of color in autumn. When Thomas Gaunt, a Civil War captain, moved to Maryville, he planted a tree nursery on the land that eventually became the campus. Since the land was developed, it hod a heavy population of trees. Shaded by approximately 1,300 of them, the campus was home to the Missouri State Arboretum beginning in 1993. An arboretum was a place where trees and plants were grown for educational purposes. Any local Missourian who had considered planting trees in their yard could view mature species of their choice before making their final decision. Also, parents who wanted to instill an understanding of nature in their children hod the choice of viewing easily confused trees here at the University. Who would have thought that Northwest Missouri would be the home of the Missouri State Arboretum, arboretum coordinator Lezlee Johnson said. According to Johnson, the arboretum was the campus-any one tree of the 125 different species seen on the 198 acres of campus was a member of the arboretum. It was also used to teach classes like Woody Landscape Plants and Local Flora. Johnson said they mode an effort to plant all kinds of trees, even ones that might not do well in northwest Missouri. We hove trees that don ' t grow that well here, but we grow them anyway, she said. Visitors to the arboretum could pick up the Tree Walk Booklet to follow the three trails-Gaunt, Tower and Chautauqua-oround campus. The tree guide provided descriptions of each species of tree and maps of each trail. The guide also explained leaf composition and arrangement. Writer | Alec Jennings Designer | Brent Chappelow The Washington Hawthorn produces clusters of red berries in autumn that grow progressively dar1 er through the season. The hawthorn was found on the Tower Trail, which started east of Roberta Hall and surrounded the Bell Tower, photo by Marsha Jennings The Chautauqua Trail starts near North Complex and surrounds the area near Mary Linn Performing Arts Center. The trail was named after the area near campus where trav- eling entertainers used to camp when they visited Maryville. photo Marsha Jennings

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' --3-4 ' J i 5ervu i ■f f i ■ . Student teacher, Kelly Mainline, asks a student at Horace Mann Elementary School. The elementary school served as a laboratory classroom for the college students, photo fay Stephanie Bruning w A Fourth grader, Rachel Roush, begins working on her palm pilot. The students at Horace Mann Elementary School received palm pilots as second graders, photo by Stephanie pruning Student teacher, Rachel Hern, assists fifth grader Lane Her- melink on a project for class. Education majors must complete at least one semester of student teaching in order to graduate, photo fay Stephanie Brun ng