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

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eikigg, “ORR ATA ROOST EAL We are a rather small student body enriched by personal inter- change and communication, but temporarily disrupted by a new pace, a fast pace which has finally spread its tendrils into a normally slow-moving southern Arkansas. Portions of the student body are meeting the challenge of a modern | campus behind an administration which is doing its best to equilibrate the campus to the world around it. While the administration plunges head-first into this job, the students must make a decision: will they show support and enthusiasm for UAM and its progress or the induced apathy of a body encountering change and wondering which direc- tion to take? SPORTS FIGURE Gwen Walker indicates the direction of Cotton Blossoms progress. | ‘A’ CLUB inductees consider auditioning for a Saturday morning TV program.

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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

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al 256 Student Life For four years now I've been writing an editor's note for a Boll Weevil yearbook but | haven’t written one quite this far into the summer. For three years | actually believed that someone read what | painfully wrote. If you are reading this one — thanks. If you're not ... If | were being mannerly | would at this time apologize for | the lateness of the book. But I’m not- | know a lot of work has been put into this 256 pages and by a very few (2 or 3) people. | assume that if more students had been concerned the delivery date would’ve been sooner. So no ‘I’m sorry’s’ or ‘please forgive me’s’ and certainly no ‘it'll be earlier next year’s’, because without a little support from you it won't. However I’m not all bitter — | do have some thank you's to make. Nickie McKeown Owens comes first because she stuck it out up here the longest (until Saturday, July 20th at 6:00 to be exact, at which time she had to go home and make supper for her understanding husband.) Steve Gough also deserves a hand (although sometimes he got a foot). Thanks Steven for all the help and then for all the support. Good luck next year. Now | have a couple of people who weren't even tied in with Student Publications who helped me more than you can imagine. Martha Hawkins of ALumni Affairs always seemed to be more than happy (ecstatic is the word) to help. Jim Edson allowed two of us rookies into his darkroom to print the color pictures in this book. | also want to thank my sister, Joye Divine, who designed the division pages, Jim Brewer who let us use many of his pictures and helped out with copy. The Advance Monticellonian came to our rescue in too many tight spots to be mentioned. Without Rosalee Oster- bur and Paul Sudlow of Sudiow Photography, there wouldn't be a class picture section. Kevin Brown came through when | least expected him to. Little short of all the copy in the book, excepting Rick Owens’ athletics, is due to his diligence. Kevin, come around at 3:00 and I'll thank you. I’m close to the end now, it is 9:33 on a Friday night and the only one left:up here on 2nd floor Sorrells is Teri Olive, my advisor. No words are sufficient for what | feel | need to say to her. Thanks is as close as | can get so, Thanks Teri. My last thank you goes to Becky Flemister who is new in the yearbook trade. She is our secretary and has done an unbelieveably good job this year. All good things must come to an end, or so they say. This is really the end for me as a yearbook editor at UAM. Thanks: for the opportunity and, as always, | hope you enjoy it. Kellye Divine - Editor