Jacksonville State University - Mimosa Yearbook (Jacksonville, AL)

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Academic development demands the kind of discipline seen in the animal trainer, the tightrope walker, or the trapeze artist whose perfection depends on the skill and finesse of his partners. Research papers and term projects take one high into the innermost recesses of the library. Study alone under the trees sometimes seems the best method of dealing with quotes and spot passages in Shakespeare. The musician requires hours of practice time alone and the moment of performance before the cri-tic teacher. Time, patience, and discipline yield rich rewards to those with strength to persevere. 12

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Behind the scenes viewed in classrooms and campus activities, these selfsame people lead private lives. For many the weekly traveling back and forth from home to the campus involves packing and unpacking cars. Just as likely to happen is involvement in religious events. Church attendance is a private, serious act involving family tradition and personal commitment. Oftentimes athletic teams or fraternities and sororities attend with their associates and leaders making of worship a solemn occasion. Shopping according to one's own needs takes a block out of the day and the pocketbook. Simple activities like picnicking at Germania Springs and wading in the icy waters give a person relaxation. Bathing the dog, chief companion of hundreds of apartment dwellers, is a common sight, sometimes requiring the help of friends. On occasion students live at home with families in Jacksonville so meals are shared with a college son or daughter. Some girls find making their own clothes a source of rest away from books. Scores of students work to pay their expenses. And there's always time to fall in love. Working, sewing, going home, entertaining visitors from home—nothing ever interferes with romance. Personal life on campus is as varied as the people living it and likely to be full and satisfying because there are so many choices and as much excitement and adventure as the guy or girl brings to it. u