Augustana College - Rockety I Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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GRADUA TION 1987 Graduation Day 198? opened with a series at thunderciaps that threatened to damper the day but rather turned into an announcement at a grand celebration, As much as arr hour before the cere- mony was to hegih, Carver was hiiirrg with triehds M and family of the most important people at the day, 3:: the Class at 1987. Feitewhrg the lead at a wonder- ' tuthr played pracessr'errai h y the Augustaha Concert Send. the seniors entered the gym end their their m seats. The first events on the agenda were a couple at htessihgs, one by Pastor Schraeder and another ET; by the Augustaha Choir, E reryahe then setttehr ih their seats, tanning themselves with their programs to help retieve the damp heat, and prepared thehi- sehres tor a good, lengthy speech by the Governor 3;: Thompson. Governor Thompson, here today to receive an un- honorary degree tethed to us of his heroes. He talked at tength of Abraham Lincoln arid Teddy mu Rooseveit, people who were leaders and inspire- 5153 rim, and heroes to the papaiace. tie tote us that ' ' the public today perceives he heroes: but that they were wrong The governor motioned to the Class at 187 and told us that there were our heroes. These people would he the inspirations and leaders of W today and tamarrow. Faith wing the Governor was another exceptional piece by the concert band and then came the 3.7:: bestnwat 0f the honorary degrees. hithottgh the address by Governor Thampseh, and the speeches m... concerning the hanorary degrees were very inter- esting, it was ahw'cius that few were extremely attentive. Those in the audience were thihirihg at 7! their sahsfdaughtersftriehds and events in the past. They thought of their first days at school and the hut scraped irrree. They atso worried about the future, were their graduates ready tor the reef world. these who were gradrrathrg had the same concerns. Satire worried about leaving the safety of Augie end at home, others couldn't wait to get away and plow into their future. The thoughts at the crowd were etched on their faces. Atter the conferring of the degrees, President Tredwey and Pastor Schroeder dismissed the graduates who proceeded outside Carver into the arms at their professors. With smiles and tears the faculty said geedhye to the stetterrts they have spent tour years with. the Rackety-i 5150 says goodbye to the Ciass 0t 1987 with smiles and tears. toe witteit he missed dearly but we know confidently that yaw writ sue ceed irr your pursuits and make all at us still at Augustarra very proud to he able to cati you our friends. N u

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v1 'Wews'. ON THE RUN'Z' how easily the word and the phrase tit together. This past year, not only the reporters, but the readers and hsteners have been kept on the edge at their seats wondering what event would occur next. The headlines bounced from Wash- ington to Moscow to tran to Heaven. this year the news eidn't even have the courtesy to stay on the ground We ca vered events in the air and in outer space, 0t course it was hat only the international and nationai news that interested us most. We often concerned ourselves with local newsworthy events. We also gota'eepiy in voived in the happenings around the campus. Yes, this past year has been one to remember. The news section is a new one for the Rochety-i We felt that the yearhoooir should not only he a pictorial history of the campus for the year, but should also he a reminder of what happened during a year we spent at Augustana Cohege. Memories of our cottage experience should not be limited to the cot- tege itself, but should encompass zit that concerned as during our stay. We hope that the news section will accommodate this need. in this section we have covered stories from a campus perspective, a local perspective, and an inteanatianai perspective. We have tried to cover all of the more relevant stories, stories with both heightened importance and inter- est. Years from now we wih' be able to took hack on our days at Augustana and retail the Battier af- fair , trenscam, and flight at the Voyager, Gary Hart the deahngs at tit, and even the 'Eniightenhig ot Jth Avenue. hit at these stories have had an impact on our lives this past year. The news has certainhi been ON THE RUN this past year, we hope that this section wiit enable aii to recapture the memories of it.