Miami University - Recensio Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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Karen Linch not being accomplished on all floors of the libe. Two-hundred-thousand volumes were removed to replace carpet on the first and second floors. The chaotic condition of the library remained from July to September, as students combated congested aisles and dis- combobulated books. Fresh new carpet and an expansion of the Special Collections sec- tion on the third floor, made possible by grants from the National Endowment for Humanities and Goals for Enrichment, seemed well worth the summer inconve- nience. Incoming freshmen with great expecta- tions for college wandered through campus wearing nametags and reading maps during orientation sessions. tUpperclassmen guided the newcomers and their parents on campus tours. The Res buzzed with orientation activi- ties, conventions and sports clinics for youths. Karen Linch Gym shorts and thongs replaced topsiders and sweaters for classroom attire in the sum- mer months. The smell of barbeques perme- ated the air on Friday afternoons. In June, elderly Citizens, babies and housewives sud- denly became visible. Oxford families and professors strolling through uptown were common sights on summer evenings. By September, the townspeople had re- ceded into the background and the students took over. They hovered around Campus Center and The Bagel and Deli Shop, packed into Baskin-Robbins and brushed cobwebs away from CJis. Gone were the small parties, the quiet atmosphere, the peaceful surround- ings. The campus was back to normal. Wak- ing from its summer nap, Oxford was re- freshed and ready to accomodate the activi- ties of another year. it Lisa Smith Combined efforts and talents of the Summer Theater produced a successful performance of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. The 1981 summer was the 16th season for the theater, also known as the Village Playhouse. As Miamiis summer session progressed, King Library was refurbished with new carpeting. Hueston Woods provided students with the opportunity to escape and sail on hot, breezy summer days. The state park was full of peaceful scenery and offered such activities as hiking, camping, swimming and horseback riding. 13 Student Life Karen Linch

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Summertime . . . And The Livingis Easy Summer school - peaceful, subdued, re- laxed, quiet. Without any dining hall lines, crowded bars, noisy libraries or sub-zero temperatures, summer school was a time to put things into perspective. Compared with nearly 15,000 students populating the campus during the academic year, a mere 2,507 undergraduates attended summer school, changing the atmosphere of Oxford and the campus considerably. While dashing to Classes and meetings, trudging through snow, bolting to the libe and pulling all-nighters were part of a typical winter day, summer students took a much slower pace. Although studying was more intense with six-week classes, only a few crazed students crammed through the night. Flexible daytime hours were often spent at Hueston Woods, a popular summer resort among students. The Candlewood and F ox and Hounds pools were also cool spots. Softball fields and tennis courts were in demand, but students had easy access to the facilities with 10,000 less people fighting for space. Only 24 fewer students attended summer school than the preceeding year; however, students generally described this summer as quieter and more deserted than in the past. The summer before last we stood in line to see a band at The Balcony every Wednesday night, said J ulie Atkinson, senior. liLast sum- mer, the bars were practically empty. The lilaid backi' and relaxed academic atmosphere seemed to attract students to summer school. Some students said they preferred to ubook it,i all summer and stay out winter semester or graduate early. One senior organizational communications major said the original reason she went to summer school was to accumulate enough hours for a fall internship. ill found that I enjoyed summer school much more than winter semester, so I decided to attend sessions the following sum- mer and graduate early? she said. llOnly hav- ing two classes is so much easier to handle. Life may have been slower in the summer months, but it certainly did not stop, especial- ly not in the CPA. From June 1 to the 24th, Miami University Summer Theater rehearsed three plays, iiYou Can't Take It With Youil, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris , and ilHello Dollyii, which ran in rotation from mid-June to July 19. Ticket sales re- flected a far from apathetic community, as 6,700 tickets were sold. With King Library closing at 8:00 p.m., few students braved the cold, empty study build- ing. But that didn't mean that hard work was Bogged down with paper and pamphlets boasting of Miamils curriculum and various opportunities to make the best of ones college years, Jane Vanderhorst made the most of her Freshman Orientation. Karen Linch 1 2 Summer

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