Southern Illinois University - Obelisk Yearbook (Carbondale, IL)

Page 17 text:

Suddenly there is no other conceivable way to live for one must sit To some, night is not a release but a tie which binds them always in the moon listening to lapping water and distant voices. to more studyg a tie to be broken only by shutting the eyesf A fairyland at night with jutting spires and smears of incandescent light, the SIU campus magically becomes a refuge for dreamers. 13

Page 16 text:

Darkness falls and fugges the edges of reality. It replaces the stark sunlight which glares unfeelinghi on oneps problems and mistakes. The black obliterates for a while the long paths which must be traveled and fwfers new exciting paths, perhaps a path to the moon, that are just within reach. And like a soothing balm, it enables one to awake refreshed in the morning andjqnd that the sunlight promises to overlook yesterday is errors and shine looinghi on all tomorrows. 1 v 3 . . A , V J' it . db Q A , he V si f . wr Him' A-X ,n D , A ' 4, , .. 3 g . ' V- W - f A 4' ti 5 , i K , 1355.2 5 W- AJ ' A s., Vlx' ,. -W- ,.'-svmaa, W-New J' V ,Hu u . 'R ' . xv ,-X I . . , ' -e 'S 'A Hs 0' ' ' W wt .- -- . -f 'F Nils A vt -V' . A , 'A ivgf N , ,R J Q I :yi cf Q ., i ' Q 4 . .. v vu? 9' X 4 A W k . , t I f A ,, ww- W in K QW 1-, ' . gf' J' , Q s, . I'-ffm ,sa 'iw t s I 1 s ' s f An architect's hands could not have planned the subtle beauty of Being alone in the night can sometimes fill one with an buildings which are enclosed by night and enhanced by moonlight. acute and engulhng awareness of himself and his world. I2

Page 18 text:

He looked back one year, at the freshmen and at Homecoming, V remembering a day when he had crumlbled nalbkins and stiwd chicken wire. A waste cyf time with no ends met. But then, he was able to say that, after all he had traveled the road. F. With the evening of graduation each one realized that he was An overloaded Honda, SIU's favorite mode of trans- facing friends he might never see again but would remember. portation, strains under a load of students and a tuba. Grease paint, stage sets, dress rehearsals, tense moments-all seemed to blend into a successful show despite our misgivings. w I 4