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

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Labs are a second cousin to the examination. A student's performance in lab is usually evaluated by more subtle methods and generally requires more real work than studying for a test. In lab, a student is dependent upon himself and his partner, should he have one. In many cases, there is no studying ahead - a student must instantly grasp procedure, purpose, and the variables which apply to his experiment. Unlike exams, labs are often humorous. Imagine a petite freshman, one of the high school beauties who unwittingly strolls into her first ZO lab smelling like a rose and looking like a million dollars. Then imagine the look of revulsion, of utter degradation, as she is forced to rummage in the reeking trunk of a two foot shark unceremoniously presented in an aluminum lab tray. A far cry from silver serulugs and hors d'oeuvres, it’s a part of the learning experience. AH, THE pungent aroma of Comparative Anatomy Lab - the cat, frog and shark create an unpleasant essence. AN OCCUPATIONAL hazard of being a student - the extraction of a white rat from its formalde- hyde broth. Bill Calaway Grady, Arkansas A M 1946-50, UAM 1965-69 In September, 1946, | entered UAM (A M) as a fresh- man. | had just been discharged from the Navy. Most of the students entering college that year were veterans of WWII. There were approximately 400 young men and 50 young ladies in school at this time. The odds were 8 to 1 ladies. The entire college was located inside the circle, with the exception of 8 faculty homes. Even the President's home was inside the circle just south of the ‘Old Oak Tree.” : Few of us were able to afford cars, so we bummed rides or took the bus to town. The college ran a bus to town three times a day; morning, afternoon and night. My fondest memories were not of life in the dorm but of life in the trailer camp. War surplus trailers were moved to a site just north of the pond and married students lived in these. Several football players, includ- ing myself, were married during our freshman year and lived in these trailers. We set up our own community and from it, lasting friendships grew. We especially en- joyed homecoming last year because we were able to visit with some of these old friends. Many of us started our families during this time. Trailer life wasn’t too bad. We shared a community bath house, about 20 trailers for each bathhouse. We also had a washteria. These were the days of the “‘Su- gar Daddies’ and the ice man. Agriculture, forestry, education and pre-med were the emphasized degrees. In 1965, | returned to UAM as head football coach. The changes were tremendous. Not only were many degrees offered but the physical plant had exploded. There was a new fieldhouse, three new dorms, a new Student Union Building and Post Office, new Science Center, Methodist and Baptist Student Centers, and new faculty homes. The college had exploded. No long- er was it contained inside the circle but it had spread out in all directions. New apartments had replaced the “trailer camp’’. Throughout all the growth and changes, UAM still retained the same warm, friendly atmosphere. It still was able to meet the personal needs of each student. Although the student enrollment had grown, so had the faculty. This was an especially nice experience for me because of the fine young men that came through the Physical Education Department and because of the support from students and faculty. My wife Nell, our three sons, Jim, John, and Greg, our daughter Cindy, a son-in-law, Paul and two daughters- in-law, Susan and Jo have been or are students at UAM. One daughter-in-law, Sandy is employed at UAM. Be- cause of these connections, we have always been closely associated with the growth and progress at UAM and | am sure it will continue. | know that the friendships embarked upon will last, just as ours has lasted these 30 years and the present students at UAM will find life as fulfilling as | have.

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Students exhibit dif- ferent moods before, during, and particularly after an exam. Some are confident, and know it. Oth- ers are quietly determined, or simply worried about them. Exams are the seed of a myriad of complaints rang- ing from difficulty to cover- ing material that wasn’t assigned, but the people doing the complaining seldom stop to consider that very high scores are made on almost all exams. The hassles culminate in the final test, for which almost everyone puts forth a moderate effort, if not a concentrated one. The full scope of facial expressions can be observed during a test, expecially one as crucial as a final. Some are grim, others blank as one sum- mons an elusive artifact of information from the dun- geon of the mind. Pencils and toes tap, tongues appear and occasional eyes shift thoughtfully in the direction of another paper. Some students work in an automa- tion-like fury of calculator punching and the smooth slide of graphite across paper. Then there are those who, reminescent of lazy days on the front porch, kick back in their chairs for a few contemplative moments, then lift a leisurely pencil in unhurried strokes. For the most part, students agree that testing can be frantic but only if one makes it so. 38 Student Life

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Spring | Registration It is in many ways sad that spring registration occurs when it does; ‘tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy’, etc., still abound after two weeks of turkey and eggnog, then leftover turkey and eggnog. It comes, none the less, and is something of a misnomer, for there is nothing spring-like in trudging across the Monticellonian tundra in pursuit of a class sched- ule. There is some consolation in coming back for the second semester, though. The faces are familiar and everyone goes through the traditional ‘hello, how was your holiday? The real problem with spring registration lies in its complexity and time-consuming qualities. Let’s face it: registration is not fun, and for the past two weeks, the most strenuous thing that most of us have done is the opening of a gift or two and countless trips to the refrigerator. The veteran student, however disgruntled as he may be, am- bles grizzly-like about the campus, face flushed and trailing clouds of frigid vapor. After a few years it all becomes automatic. We've searched diligently for more good things to say about spring registration, and have even gone so far as to go downstairs and ask someone, but it seems that the renewal of friendships is the only moderately pleasant thing about it. Sorry. DR. WALTER GODWIN assists two students with class cards during registration. 40 Student Lite