Missouri Western State University - Griffon Yearbook (St Joseph, MO)

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Making it happen lf,.,..........., was, perhaps, a little less hurried. Each in- dividual who spent part of his life here will remember 1979 as something unique. Campus 'activists' will remember the heated conflict with Northwest Missouri State that started with an exchange of newspaper editorials and quickly erupted into a full-scale war of rumors that had everyone from students and college administrators to local politicians up in arms. Business majors will remember New York City as a special sort of classroom where they learned about the workings of Wall Street, and l try not to look at time in the context of years. I try to live eachfday, just as it comes. l know it sounds like a terrible cliche, but l've found that if you take each day as it comes, then you lessen the shock of something terrible suddenly happening to you. Mike Hans English students recall announcement of two updated programs in English Literature and Writing, with plans for a third program in Com- munications to begin during the fall semester next year. Campus residents won't forget crowding three people into a room that was designed for two, and cafeteria food that was, at times, better not to remember. Some will recall the giant mud slide on the hill or the banana cram or the disco that were a part of the dorm daze activities. Then there were those Wild Wathena Wednesdays, trips to the Breezeway on weekends and those famous luncheon specials at the Elwood Pizza Hut. 1979 was the year we watched Spratt Memorial Stadium rise day-by-day out of the dusty hillside as we drove to campus along lClockwise from lower Iefti Two unidentified young men stand totally enthralled as the Homecoming Parade passes. Members of Mound City's Marching Band help each other into uniforms before the parade. The American Marketing Association took first place honors with the best decorated car in the parade. Kevin Gundy receives instructions from the coaching staff located high above Noyes Field. Exemplifying supreme school spirit, Mary Walters leads a bonfire cheer for an enthusiastic crowd. 'tl J Tvfiittglia. 3: fly! 3 8 df' BEN WEDDLE CRAIG DHATH

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