Southern Illinois University - Obelisk Yearbook (Carbondale, IL)

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Wifi Swim suits, towels, a fast trip... in the summer : 'Jw . 3 V 2.3 X . 3 I . warm sun, cool water, picturesque rocks, the lake. .. and on the way home, a root beer. In the summertime, Southern justifies its name. The temperature shoots up, and the humidity goes even higher. It's a time for casual clothes and as few as possible. Heat shimmers on melt- ing pavement. Grass Withers and turns brown. A tormenting sun glares from an infinite blue sky. Classrooms are ovens, books as unintelligible as sanskirt. The campus scene changes. Teachers working on advanced degrees make up much of the population. Crab Orchard beckons.

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Pat Bruce and Dan Bode hang Il banner welcoming high schoolers to Hospitality Weekentl. Some 250 came for the three days crammed with entertainment and in- formation. For two girls, the visit saw unscheduled fun Qsee picture story at rightg laying bring spring term to a close Papa creates a tense moment in the final scene of Papa is All, Southern Players spring production. The play toured most of Southern Illinois during the term and wound up its run with five performances on campus in May. Members of the cast were Carol Van Dover, Doris Draege, jerry Van Dover, Stanley Bushkill, Beverly Fossieck, Peggy Vallett, Jane Herr, Phyllis Hall, Joe Embser and Hal Choisser. Registration began it alll. They met Dr. Morris F Y ,. and Il College Man, and went hiking. Back on schedule, a radio show beamed voices home.

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M ' H ' - , .1 , ' On an APO horseback trip, President Morris, his son and Alpha Phi Omega mem- bers check progress on a topographical map. A camp counselor helps a brace-wearing child pre- pare for the water in the crippled children's summer camp program sponsored by SIU and the Southern Illinois Association for the Crippled. More than 150 youngsters from Southern Illinois attended. Bob VValker, Peggy Vallett and Bill Turner rehearse Finian's Rainbow, first SIU musical summer attraction. SIU speech students and faculty go into rehearsals for the folk drama, Sheperd of the Hills at Southern's summer stock theatre at Branson, Mo., on Lake Taneycomo. It was the second and last season for the theatre. Alter the decision was made to close the Branson project, planning began for a similar venture lor future summers at Cairo. Some 320 students graduated at sum- mer commencement, rained into Shr- yock for the first time in many years. 21