Southern Illinois University - Obelisk Yearbook (Carbondale, IL)

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modest 0 . s or .iw swf' 2 tg vi 1 3, v M , l 1 ,,..tW..,.m ,,,.,W 1 I A 2 I I The face of the University is her people, for a structure is void without life. To Southern Illinois University came aspiring young men and women from multifarious walks of life. From many states of the nation, the Far East, Middle East, Europe, South America, and United States territories came people ot every race and creed. They-each person remaining an individ- ual -arrived collectively at the University to form the student bodyg they were intent on enriching their lives by working with one an- other in classrooms and campus activities. There were more of them this year than ever before -almost 7,000 - and when a group of such proportions comes together, the meeting and sharing of new ways to live compels momentum. The intricate design of an individual per- sonality is woven into the emotional tapestry of a college campus, and the tapestry at Southern is no longer one of modesty, but of pride. With a freshman class of about 2,000, convoca- tions were scenes of mass activity.

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. . . And yet too bi to be l'?,.- fi N 'x' 'fl ,.,, - ' H' ., ,nf-' ' ,- :Ar ' asf fihi-e h as Construction results reached a new plateau this year with the opening of the new Agriculture building and the Thompson Point residence center and cafeteria. Students gathered at tables in every corner of the Student Union when card-playing in the Oasis was discontinued. 8 Many buildings were near com- pletion, but construction didn't stop.

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Q The Pine Hills, a short drive from Southern, ollers beautiful picnic area and scenery, but it's especially picturesque in the fall. 10 outherrfs Carbondale, population 10,000, isn't much for recreation, but stu- dents often take advantage of shop- ping Friday evenings, close by campus. 'WVall Streetn is one of the famous views of Giant City State Park, 10 miles south.