University of Northern Iowa - Old Gold Yearbook (Cedar Falls, IA)

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Concentrating in the dorm , . . . undisturbed on the lawn . . . Classes began . . . study began. It was a rare night that we didn't have something to do. The hard part was finding a quiet place to study. Some stayed in the dorm, wrapped in con- centration. Gthers sought the peace and serenity of the open sky and lawn. Only the birds disturbed them here. Still others settled themselves in the busy library, to make islands of intensity in the flow of traffic. No mat- ter where it was, the order of the day was study and more study. lt looked like a stiff year ahead. A good start was important. . . . or an intense island in the libraryg study.

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The firsl reading assignmenr inlroduced Us To The blazing beauiy of The library ar nighf. IT was a sight Thar was To become farniliar buf never unrnoving. Inside, The shelves of books were wailing . . .

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The youth collection . . . here elementary maiors spend much of their time. Evening. A yawn stifled determinedly . . . . . . heads bowed intently in the curriculum lab. The bustling, friendly library claims many evenings. Heads are bowed in deep thought . . . intent eyes scan the page, attempting to pull out the meaning . . . a hand shields a stifled yawn and an occasional voice or step breaks the si- lence. Upstairs, th e bright books in the Youth library beckon to th e elementary maiors and to anyone inter- ested in browsing back to their younger days. All in all, the Library is more like home than the dorm at times and will seem, as days go on, to be the focus of our study and the center of our college life. The sight of the full shelves and the long, long tables will always bring memories.