University of Arkansas Monticello - Boll Weevil Yearbook (Monticello, AR)

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ly stone buildings. A close-knit student body was bred of this relatively isolated campus. As the years passed, the campus acquired a new look. Modern buildings were con- structed, resulting in a pleasant symbiosis, complimenting one another with historic value and architectural appeal. The transformation to a progressive small university. from a quiet, secluded small col- lege has been subtle in many ways, but is particularly obvious in the campus around us. Curriculum, enrollment and problems have grown with the university. The stu- dents of the past are a genre never to ap- pear again, for they were limited and strengthened as a group by the things that we consider essential today. Fewer students BUCKINGHAM PALACE has its changing of the g uard: UAM the quaffing of the suds. STUDENTS ALSO find time for solid sustenance. “'| like my chicken finger lickin’ good ... ”

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I o put the present into perspective, one must compare it to the past. In UAM's case, one may come up with some interest- ing contrasts. It seems that the student body at LAM has changed with society, growing more in- formed and mature and consequently seri- ous, as the people of the country have be- come more aware of what is going on around them. There was a time when one would have questioned the future of UAM. It was in lim- bo for many years, but a beautiful limbo — a pampered and naturally picturesque cam- pus and small student body going about its own business amid the aging oaks and state- SGA PRESIDENT Russell Mayo offers a word of wisdom and a sip of coke. OMINOUS STORMCLOUDS herald the turbulent weather which has achieved notoriety in Drew County.

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254 WATCHING THE grass grow has achieved aes- thetic status. : had transportation, so more students re- mained in campus housing, and activities such as dances and bon fires were enjoyed more frequently. Today, UAM can be considered a school in the midst of a transition. The student body includes a large number of commuters and though enrollment has increased, on cam- pus student enrollment has remained fairly stable for two decades. One of the primary questions being con- sidered by SGA officers and activity boards is how to gell this student body composed of two distinct halves into an active, uniform, participating body. They've come up with interesting an- swers, with a yearly movie series and an assortment of speakers and entertainment, inviting not only to the student body but the community. UAM has always played an im- portant role in this area. Monticello would be rather obscure, moreso than it is, without the University. As most residents prefer to categorize it as an ‘‘out of the way”’ place, Montocello’s location has contributed to UAM of the present in too many ways to mention. The University is not large, but it doesn't experience the big-city problems that more universities encounter on a daily basis, either. DASHING ESPIE Moore’ and ultrasonic horn; both at- tract females within ten mile radius. Lea ate eis a MEN Cea im i SH RES 4 ; me. + ee eae Serre ed Binet ns os miateh cameo diane ean ee) Saeed Spica na Tavs bag SP aS SS Uap cre Imari teenie: SS