Mississippi State University - Reveille Yearbook (Starkville, MS)

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jew Miss MSU. Spring Discovery Day at MSU was a success with a record Lumber of 2,213 participants. The an- nual Rockfest was a blast with the Scor- chers and the Producers as headline lands. These events along with many pthers are typical of a traditional MSU jpring season. One would think we Budents could not find time to study with so much to distract us, but we Squeeze our books in somewhere bet- ween all the activities. We want nothing |ut the best here at Mississippi State itJniversity! R«$ty MkKnighi SPRING

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Chisholm, coming to MSU to speak was one of the highlighted activities planned for the month. Another favorite annual event is Super Saturday. This past spring ' s event boasted the largest crowd in 10 years- 13,500 fans. Various activities are scheduled in order to have something for everybody. One of the main events, of course, is the Maroon and White football game; the white team led by Don Smith won by a score of 14-7. Other games in- cluded a 50 yard mattress race, three- legged sack race, and a pig chase. Plus there was plenty of music, mosdy bluegrass and country, for everyone ' s listening pleasure; Tanya Tucker gave a great afternoon performance at the col- iseum. To top things off, Ron Polk and our baseball team hosted a series with the Kentucky Wildcats. The Wildcats won the first game 6-3 and the Bulldogs swept the second game 10-2 Saturday tfcK«1 night and the third 13-6 Sunday aft noon. All in all, it was a truly Sut Saturday which appropriately with a display of fireworks. There are so many activities associat with Spring and MSU that it is quite ii possible to mention each and every c of them. So, let ' s just round up a few the most important ones. Janet Saul, senior from Laurel, Ms, was crowned c 22 SPRING

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,. ; ?£ •«ell I » v » a l I Whew! This past summer was another typical hot and humid Mississippi sum- mer. We sweated through over a month-long heat wave of upper 90s and 100+ temperatures. Thank goodness for air conditioning or else we would not have been able to survive such intense heat conditions at MSU. While the majority of people were busy cooling off, there were a small number of industrious students here on the campus of Mississippi State busy pursuing their studies. For these summer school students, not many activities were planned for their pleasure; but,they pro- bably did not have much free time for extra-curricular activities, anyway. Sum- mer classes, which move at a much faster rate than regular ones, kept them busy doing homework and studying. Summer is the time for changes and renovations for most college campuses; Mississippi State University was no ex- ception. Some of the most noticeable changes are the roads in front of McCool and Allen Halls. Both are now two-laned with opposite one-way traffic directions. The addition of an access road to Hum- phrey Coliseum from Lee Boulevard north of campus is another improve- ment. Further renovations include the replacements of the sidewalk between Butler and Garner Halls and th| sidewalk perpendicular to McCool anu the flagpole. Work was also begun 01 improving the exterior of the Chapel o Memories; it should have been com pleted in December. During the summer, over one hun dred professional positions were lost dul to resignations or retirements. Many wer caused by the funding cutbacks of la; spring. A significant number of peoplj who resigned left to find better payim jobs. The budget cuts are also hurtim, the financial aid department, especial! ' 1 in the Pell Grant area. Now changing to a lighter note, or 24 SUMMER