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

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108 Graduation

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feel that the expense and ceremony are some sort of compensation for four (and sometimes more) years of work. In the interest of fairness, one must cater to those who demand dignity in graduation. One takes the big step into society, joins his or her rightful place and so on, etcetra. with a great sense of pride one stands among his peers and before the personifications of the American Higher Educational System (trumpets blare) who judiciously distribute diplomas. Realistically, graduation is just another end, just another beginning, one of hundreds. While it is a personal achievement it OPPOSITE PAGE: These elementary education majors are welcomed as UAM’s newest alum- ni. No one has to tell them to be serious. LEFT AND BELOW: The hardest part is the wait, until the diploma is finally in hand. Graduation 109