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

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i ! i ; r 1 Our minds are like the limbs of the tree silhouet- ted 0n the moon. In the haze of dusk the limbs take no clear definition. Likewise, as the 1982 school year began our minds were filled with thoughts and un- realized goals. As the night grows darker the moonlit silhouette becomes clear and definite. Similarly, as 1982 progressed ideals and goals became clearer and more defined. Thus, through an imaginative synthe- sis we arrive at the ultimate moment when the silhouette takes on a clear form, and our thoughts and goals become fully realized. L Imagination is giving form to the formless in the blackness of a midnight sky. 12wOpening

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ALEXANDER Imagination is affirming life by dreaming. F Dreaming is an unpaid vacation to the outer recesses of our imaginations. Though the vacation is unpaid, it definitely returns valuable dividends. Dreaming becomes a tool of the imagination in combating that with which reality might confront us. Despite the opinions of some, collegiate life can be trying and difficult and dreaming provides a release. Throughout the 1982 school year students needed the release to fight off the pressures of homework, exams and money woes. Dreaming is not an escape from reality but rather a rational way of dealing with it, and in dealing with it the student affirms that he is imaginatively alive. Dnydreaming and contemplating life's enigmas can be a most relaxing and rewarding experience. Imagine - Opening 11

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r 1.3: 17 Dark nights become clear and defined when silouheued by an eerie moon. IMAGINE Opening 13