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

Text from Pages 1 - 264 of the 1984 volume:

Haw - m n- nu...am......a..... Rifli37 8 G87 6 1984 Griffon MID-CONTINENT PUBLIC LIBRARY Midwest Genealogy Center 3440 S. Lee's Summit Rd. MG C Independence, MO 64055 M M W F M M M 1,, 1 , ' ch W XV?- The beauty of a rising sun Qxbovd reminds students that today is the horizon of their dreams. Ph0t0 by J. Hendrix Title Page 1 THE lefON 57;??? Editor Paul Brunner Managing Editor Jay Adams Photo Editor James Hendrix Copy Editors Pamela Dunlap Us! semester? Gary Brotherlon 6211:! semester? Design Editor Susan Robinson Production Editor Mary Beyer Olii'ce Manager Barb Alexander Business Manager Lisa Howard Director of Public Relations David Sandy Writers Jackie Beechner Pat Clark Monica Scheierman Eric Snider Leah Stracke Debbie Waggoner Photographers Jim Adams Lisa Correu Darla His Mike Foley Lisa Gray DaleJohnstan Debbie Logan Design Stay Dana Lombardino Sandy Raine: Ad Sales Lauren Darby Adviser Bruce Flapper Mwm! 2 Table of Contents The MWSC dorms Cabana are an oasis of light in a dark summefs night2Staff photo TaEIe 0 Contents Opening 4 Student Life 16' Sports , 112 People 158 Closing 228 Ads 230 I ndex 250 Acknowledgment 256' GRIFFON 1984 Copyright CQ 1984 by Griffon Publications Missouri Western State College 4525 Downs Drive St. Joseph, MO 64507 Table of Contents L7, 7 , pg.-.a......r..m...; a ,1 A yellow rose Gabov thoms.-Photo by J. H Yearbook staEers 01b a ing touches. They are Jay Adams and Paul B ; a m2 :1: wwwxni Two students atbovd walk together while enjoying the nice Weather. Ph0t0 by J. Hendrix 4 Opening . wanh-um. -...-m..,.. .. What would we do in this world of ours Were it hat for the dreams ahead? For th oms are mixed With the b100m1'n g flowers No matter Which path W6 tread. g5 m in w' ' ' A yellow rose tabovc, topt blooms among the thorns.-Photo by 1 Hendrix Yearbook staHers tabovc, bottomh put on the Enish- ing touches. They are tfrom the lefo David Sandy, Jay Adams and Paul Brunner.tPhoto by L. Correu ether while enjoying Hendrix Opening 5 Y MlD-CONTINENT PUBLIC LIBRARY NT PUBLIC LIBRAR rssgiiszesrsx.:: :MGC MLWHWLW IMHWWWN Independence, MO 64055 Baton twirler Heidi Jacobson Qbovd poses after giving a great performance. Phot0 by J. Hendrix 6 Opening .. ..q....7.3 ...-.u.-.r. And each of us has his golden gaal Stretching far into the years; And ever he climbs With a hopeful soul, With alternate smiles and tears. Freshman Jclf Byrd Hop 1613? performs during halftime. Cheerleader Robin Miller bottom 181D pauses for a moment while cheering at a mews bas- ketball game. Phot0s by J. Hendrix abovd poses after no by J. Hendrix Opening 7 That dream ahead is What holds him up T hrough the storms of 21 ceaseless fight; When his Izps are pressed to the worm W00d t5 cup And clouds shut out the light. 8t Opening As the sun tabovc, topJ sets, a cloud shuts out the last rays of light.-Ph0to by D. Eis Lights above, bottome shine on the Administration Building during the darkness of night-Staff photo V the tion oto Blocks of ice Gabon? float down the mighty Mis- ' souri River after a winter storm. Ph0to byJ. Hendrix x Opening 9 0...... mw-a. mea. V. To some Ifs 21 dream 0f high estate; 1 To some ifs a dream of wealth; , To some ifs a dream ofa truce With fate a In 21 constant search for health. The St.Joseph courthouse above, tajg is a place in Which some graduates plan to work after their college days are over. Ph0to by J. Hendrix Several students 2bovc, bottom enjoy the snow While sledding at Hyde Park. They are Grom lefO James Hendrix, Lisa Gray, Eric Snider, Barb Alexan- der, and Paul Brunner.-Photographer unknown 10 Opening ,,, .,,,$.,,-$ WW.MW : Gibove, tapj is-a place plan to work after their 3t0 by J. Hendrix bottonv enjoy the snow rk. They are Grom ICED Eric Snider, Barb Alexan- lotographer unknown Brenda Preston OibOVCQ gives blood. Ph0t0 by L. Gray Opening 1 1 To some 1'le a dream of home and Wife; To some jfs a crown above; The dreams ahead are What make each life- The dreams-21nd faith-zmd love! Cheerleaders Cindy Barnes Gabon? and Robin Mil- ler 00p righo provide encouragement for the men,s basketball team. Photos by J. Hendrix David Stone Qbovd tries to hitch a ride.-Photo by D. Logan 12 Opening H Q y, 1.1,, glorious moment with her parentss-Photo by 1 Sweetheart Queen Lana Cole atbovw enjoys a Hendrix to hitch a ridc. Ph0t0 Opening H3 Dreams can always help 21 1011er man Dreams C2111 always lend a helping hand You can find your happiness in dreams Go away to distant worlds and see . . . . . anything you want to. Watching the sun rise above Lake Michi- gan 00p tigho is one of the many views that the student art league saw while in Chicago. A colorful sunset ebottom righo takes place at Missouri WesternePhotos by J. Hendrix 14e Opening mmm nhuuh St.Joseph is famous for the start of the Pony Express. This statue 0ch enables people to dream of the past While living for the future. While one is walking through the forest hbclowh at Krug Park, one can stop and enjoy the beauty of naturehPhotos by J. Hendrix . V2217 h Opening HS Becky Paden opposiI tilmstrip cuswtte n'ew andrix 16V Student Life Missouri Western provides its students with many opportunities, and at the same time students are building a foundation on which they can make their dreams come true after graduation. Becky Paden topposite ngei uses the individual filmstrip cassette viewer.ePh0to illustration by J. Hendrix Student Life i 17 :5' What wouldsmdem life be zfz't did notbcwe its ups and downs? 18 Student Life 17. .-.....u..-.q-... mw Photo by J. Hendrix Photo by D. Logan Student Life 19 College lzfe allows students l0 strive f01 success. II II Photo by J. Hendrix m' .3 Photo by J. Hendrix 20 Student Life ... - 14-.....nu-Mv'a Mahwm I I ,H n. n It Photo by D. Eis Photo by J. Hendrix $20 ,2 w, 1W4? : Photo b . Hendrix Photo by J. Hendrix VJ Student Life 31 Photo by J Hendrix A15! II Photo by J. Hendrix 2W Student Life ..m.-......v.........qut........- T be days Ofcollege will be with us always. Photo by J. Hendrix Photo by J. Hendrix Photo by J. Hendrix Photo by J. Hendrix Student Life 23 lez'le prepam'ng for tamorrow, taday . we enjoy Photo by J. Hendrix HR, -4 ,, i Photo by D. Ei- C 24 Student .4 ... .4... '44 . . g..--.......-. ...uu.4w....... WQ-thw --. v--- FF: Photo by Jim Adams :2 ; ,, Photo by J. Hendrix Eis Student Life 25 While attending collega there are many activities m which to partz'czpate. u 3:. II Photo by J. Hendrix 26 Student Life .. : V-.x;....-...-.-.f.,m.---.q Photo by M. Foley Photo by J. Hendrix Photo by J. Hendrix Photo by D. Logan Student Life 27 w I l K I l 1 3 In college, students set gOdlS for themselves m order to make their dreams come true. Photo by J. Hendrix Photo by Jim Adams 28 Student Life 7! a; 72,014XMM4 m-uu y Photo by J. Hendrix Photo by J. Hendrix m. w A Photo by J. Hendrix r ' 1.40? ,VIMIon w Student Life 29 Student life can contain many m'es. fond memo Photo by D. Logan 0,. V. M7 I 14 X x, f I Photo by J. Hendrix J. Hendrix Photo by 30 Student Life w, W .. W aby Photo by D. Plopper Photo by J. Hendrix Photo by J. Hendrix Photo by M. Foley Photo by J. Hendrix .. 3i .l'l Student Life b31 . .. -. -v-... -amwa....-mWWn College lzfe 2's lowing a good time. . . qrr . , a A 444 al; ...;4 ;. -.ww 44 Y A A I l I... .m- . 21 '3. ' : Photo by L Gray , m5 32 Student Life .. .A ...--.-....-...-qMMMWW Photo by L. Gray Photo by P. Brunner Photo by L. Gray Photo by D. Eis Student Life b33 Our last summer I can still recall Having SO much fun Playing in the sun Our last summer We bad such a ball. . . Photo by J. Hendrix , Photo by J. Stover 34 Student Life Photo by J. Hendrix i2 11;; I 21': Bumpy ,. Ar .92 Photo by J. Hendrix Mayzyg Photo by J. Stovcr Student Life A35 Western Students Dance Beneath the Moon ' 7,;9100717' , : w , 1X WKM , mm 1 X7 10,02 Wmmw W WWW; hywpwwnxxi . , .4411 wwyxmtw WV Several students tabovei enjoy the annual Iceb- reaker Dance which was held at the dorm cour- tyard.-Photo by Di Johnston 36i Student Life s an orange hot, starlt barriers tha dents from potenti ally chiseled and rm Icebreaker Dance t sponsored by the C was staged in the dt DJis booth situated ball backboards. Students gathere basketball courts v hands in pockets, 2 OiBrian filled the 6 and-true recipe of 0 ing above his head sparked the static that bounced fro and green light b booth, flashed c . blinked from one o and the music wafte As the moon ceased to be str pairs, which forme ped out onto the c cretef, Fingers v swirled, hips swiv From a third ston resembled a magni ever-shifting and Cl As the dots zigzag appeared. In answe CAB, she emerged layers and took hei For a brief time, s confusion of danci was gone. The moon paused moved on. The d momentum and the till the space she ht Q enjoy the annual Iceb- i held at the dorm cour- ;t0n , p1 s an orange moon slid across the hot, starless sky, the icy barriers that separated new stu- dents from potential friends were gradu- ally chiseled and melted away at the annual Icebreaker Dance on Aug. 26. The dance, sponsored by the College Activities Board, was staged in the dorm courtyard with the DIS booth situated between two basket- ball backboards. Students gathered in layers around the basketball courts with arms crossed and hands in pockets, as Bill iithe Music Mani OiBrian filled the evening with his tried- andatrue recipe of old and new hits. Dangl- ing above his head, a mini mirrored ball sparked the static air with spinning stars that bounced from face to face. Orange and green light bulbs, laced about the booth, flashed casually. A strobe light blinked from one of the basketball baskets and the music wafted softly across campus. As the moon moved west, strangers ceased to be strangers. Singles formed pairs, which formed clusters as they step- ped out onto the courts to iicut the con- crete? Fingers were snapped, arms swirled, hips swiveled and feet kicked. From a third story balcony, the dance resembled a magnified dot-to-dot puzzle, ever-shifting and eluding solution. As the dots zigzagged, President Murphy appeared. In answer to an invitation from CAB, she emerged through the student layers and took her place in the pattern. For a brief time, she was a part of the confusion of dancing dots and then she was gone. The moon paused for a second, but then moved on. The dance again gathered momentum and the pattern thickened to fill the Space she had left. by Pamela Dunlap Two onlookers tabove, topi watch the Icebreaker Dance from a balcony. President Dr. Janet Murphy Cabove, bottomi participates in the actionaPhotos by D. Johnston Student Life i37 n the first some stude rows of th were splattered wit just smashed by a b responsible, Michael gler, reassured his t nDonit worry. If it st come out With ordii Davis, recognizet Saturday Night Liv comedy specials, w: amuse Missouri Wes: hours. Dressed in a blaci he scooted out on st: phoneawire tail. WIT people in the world, that think there are and those that think With that maxim, I on an unpredictable spectrum of comedy What began as 2 philosophy twisted i magic tricks, jugglii vised onealiners. Pi Davis aimed the 5p surface into the eyes in the audience and i PunldCountryNVestc iiYou Broke My He The Scab Of Our Lo for a simple tune on ences of a cowboy Ben Gay in place of However, it was 2 his guitar and tossec mal out into the au played his true geni included juggling fix attempted by a juggl and juggling an ax, Ca trick that requir a better jugglerU. S most amusing was I made Davis famou Davis attempted to an apple and a raw ously taking bites n pected, the egg end down his face. Earlier in the sho duty, pronounced a to his Viewers: iiThi cannot change the the theater could b that night, it would so that the audien caught its breath - uncontrollable spu He,s Got Michael w w Davis v Eyes Juggler Michael Davis t m the audience before o Photo by j, Hendrix Michael Davis Uighti Jcnmnstmtes his iuggli Johnston 38t Student Life - -.. uma- n the first night of September, some students sitting in the front rows of the Fine Arts Theatre xtete splattered with pieces of an apple just smashed by a bowling ball. The man responsible, Michael Davis, a comedic jug- glen reassured his bespattered audience, Don't worry. If it stains your clothes, itlll come Out with ordinary scissorsf, Davis, recognized for his stunts on ltSaturday Night Live and various cable comedy specials, was invited by CAB to amuse Missouri Western students for a few hours. Dressed in a black tuxedo and bow tie, he scooted out on stage, trailed by a micro- phoneawire tail. uThere are two kinds of people in the world? he shrugged. llThose that think there are two kinds of people, and those that think there arent? With that maxim, Davis led his audience on an unpredictable venture through a full spectrum of comedy. What began as a distorted lesson in philosophy twisted into a series of ballads, magic tricks, juggling stunts and impro- vised one-liners. Picking up his guitar, Davis aimed the spot-light glare from its surface into the eyes of selected members in the audience and threatened to play a PunldCountryNVestern song he called tlYou Broke My Heart Once, Donlt Pick The Scab Of Our Love? Finally, he settled for a simple tune on the miserable experi- ences of a cowboy who mistakenly used Ben Gay in place of Preparation H. However, it was after he had set down his guitar and tossed his only balloon ani- mal out into the audience that Davis dis played his true geMukjugging. His feats included juggling five balls Cla trick rarely attempted by a juggler in my price-rangelj and juggling an ax, a knife and a cleaver Ca trick that requires absolute silence and a better jugglerU. Still, the trick that was most amusing was the very trick that has made Davis famous among TV viewers. Davis attempted to juggle a bowling ball, an apple and a raw egg while simultane- ously taking bites from the apple. As ex- pected, the egg ended up in his mouth and down his face. Earlier in the show, Davis, out of feigned duty, pronounced a statement of warning to his viewers: This is not television. You cannot Change the Channel? If anyone in the theater could have Changed Channels that night, it would have been done only so that the audience could finally have caught its breath after having lost it to uncontrollable spurts of laughter. by Pamela Dunlap Juggler Michael Davis topposite page, bottomJ sings to the audience before displaying his true genious.- Photo by J. Hendrix Michael Davis UightJ and topposite page, IOPl demonstrates his juggling abilitiesePhotos by D. Johnston Student Life l39 Let the Chips Fall ere They May wo greased pigs squealed invitations from the dorm lawn urging Missouri Western students to compete in the annual Ag Olympics on the evening of Sept. 1. Bales sailed above the turf, cowboys landed in the dirt and cow chips flew as the games began. Sponsored yearly by the Agriculture Club, the Ag Olympics is a lighthearted competition used as an aid in recruiting new members to the club and in bringing the club to the attention of the college population. Ag Club members and other students competed eagerly for the coveted trophies. A 50-pound hay bale was tossed by Alan Lang to a victorious ten yards, and a bucking barrel continued for a steadfast four seconds with champion Judy Wall astride. John Crawford balanced atop a rolling milk can long enough to be pro- nounced the winner of the milk can rolling contest. Twenty-tive energetic competitors hop- ped clumsily along the grass during the sack race, with Bradley Kurtz emerging as the winner. Others moistened their Chaw in preparation for the upcoming tobacco spitting contest, which Tim Laske won with a 23-foot spit. If you didnit feel you could outdistance the competition with tobacco, there was always the ancient art of cow chip throwing. Lynn Anderson, the president of the Ag Club, won this contest with a 50-yard toss. Students trighU participate in the Ag Olympics by competing in a sack raccePhoto by Jim Adams 40t Student Life Shadows lengthened as the long-awaited and slickest event got underway. Pigs were covered with generic lard, competitors were given instructions, and the crowd gathered around. One pig scurried around the pen, being charged at, tackled and then hefted off the ground as each contestant got his chance to capture a slick swine. Finally, Ginette Gottswiller lifted her pig to become the woments champion, and Ed Fitzwater won the mews division, accept- ing a three-inch trophy of a silver pig. Innumerous squeals later, from beasts and men alike, the hogs were loaded up to head for home. The crowd drifted off to enjoy refreshments of watermelon and plan strategies they would use to claim a trophy in next years Ag Olympics. by Susan Crawford a is division, accept- y of a silver pig. a later, from beasts gs were loaded up 3 crowd drifted off of watermelon and auld use to claim 21 Ag Olympics. Susan Crawford OZ iMo Western load a Farm he air was filled with the sweet smell of barbequed chicken at the MWSC farm the morning of Sept. 7. Agriculture students were up be- fore the Chickens preparing for the days activities at the seventh annual Farmeris Field Day. The event was sponsored to give area farmers an opportunity to survey the vari- ous research projects going on at the col- lege. Four tours were given, three by wagon and one by foot, for those who desired a ClOSC-up of the 20 test fields. Signs at each field indicated the research taking place. One of the projects, in cooperation with the Quaker Oats Company, was to Iind the best yield from 25 varieties of white corn. Another experiment involving corn and soybeans was the option of till vs. no till planting, the difference being that the soil is turned under during till planting and is not during n0 till. Previous years have indicatd an equal or greater yield with the no till option. Area businesses dealing with the farming industry were on hand to display and de- monstrate their labor saving machinery. The afternoon feature was a computer demonstration on agriculturally-oriented programs. Despite the broad capabilities and range of record keeping, most farmers couldnit justify the cost of computerized farming. Judging from the 250 plus attend- ing the event, it should be considered a success. by Jay Adams One of the areas many farmers 0er sits upon a new tractor during the annual Farmeris Field Day.- Photo by M. Fankhauser Student Life Ml 42h Student Life SU 11 that we students commem cert featuring S prodigal son. Finally, it W3: relaxed, and the morning, band 1 ukparking rt equipment, stacl drums. By 10:30, studt seats. Outside 01 College Center sound check beg. Minutes later, II east-facing walls. from studious st heads jerked tow By 2:00, the o ped up to the m migrated to the while U.S.A. play of rockentroll. Sti mance, whispers to person. tWhe HIM? A couple pointed at the f ing in a lounge I Suspence heig band left stage. I forth on the 1 Classes let out, I spread out furth were still mold prise at the taxi held on a weekd The afternoo mings of a mini- Cluding a few 5- ttStreetsh tee s grins. After mor waiting, the audi rock concert b. impatience for howls and claps. Suddenly, ben the breeze picke c grew momentar' sounds appropri air. XVithout a W wards the stage, 1 against body. St. Josephb prodig pzigd performs for L mingles with student Students Stop to Hear Streets 11 that week conversations between students were spiced with comments on the upcoming con- cert featuring Steve Walsh-St. Josephis prodigal son. Finally, it was Thursday. Campus was relaxed, and the students were ready. That morning, band members and roadies set up-parking rental trucks, unloading equipment, stacking amps and positioning drums. By 10:30, students began shifting in their seats. Outside on the lawn in front of the College Center Building, the wail of a sound check began to waft across campus. Minutes later, music was echoing off all east-facing walls. Sleeping students awoke from studious stupors. Eyes blinked, and heads jerked towards classroom windows. By 2:00, the opening band, U.S.A., step- ped up to the mikes. Clusters of students migrated to the eastern side of campus, while U.S.A. played a strong cross-section of rockiniroll. Still, throughout the perfor- mance, whispers were passed from person to person. iiWhereis Steve Walsh? Is that HIM? A couple of iigroupiesi, giggled and pointed at the familiar-looking man reclin- ing in a lounge chair. Suspence heightened as the opening band left stage. Students paced back and forth on the lawnewaiting. As more Classes let out, the crowd increased and spread out further across the grass. Faces were still molded in curiousity and sur- prise at the rarity of a free, live concert held on a weekday at Mo. West. The afternoon had some of the trim- mings of a mini-outdoor rock concert in- cluding a few groupies, a man peddling iiStreetsit tee shirts and a lot of mellow grins. After more than twenty minutes of waiting, the audience exhibited traditional rock concert behavior by venting their impatience for the headlining act with howls and claps. Suddenly, beneath a cloud-striped sky, the breeze picked up speed, and the crowd grew momentarily calm. The roar of street sounds appropriately emptied out into the air. Without a word, students pushed to- wards the stage, packing themselves body against body. St- Josephs prodigal son Steve Walsh topposite 1,3ng performs for MWSC students. Walsh UightJ mingles with studentsaPhotos by B Lofton Then, Steve Walsh and his band Streets hopped onto stage. For the next hour, Walsh held a tight rapport with his audience-telling jokes and bringing students up on stage between songs. Despite loud requests for Kansas songs, Streets held true to its own reper- toire by playing every song off its first and only albumeaptly titled iiFirstf, Song by song, the music seemed to get louder and louder, and the band wound the audience tighter and tighter. When Streets finally backed off stage, its grip did not loosen. Students walked off across the web of sidewalks high-strung and dazede their ears ringing but their minds wanting more. by Pamela Dunlap Student Life t43 44 Student Life '7 .. ,.--...-.-N.x..... .....-...,-.- ......... Homecoming Queen Beth Ann Dye Oibovd is escorted by her fathersuPhoto by D. Logan O cth er 5 t ca1cndars . Thc j1 i rig CICf 1 t FrC$1 watt evming talent cohmg$1ti1 ; 'I hu rs day nigh s H z'cleo ry, Dz'cleory, D0 ck; Give the Antelapes a Sloocle For the week of Homecoming, which was from October 3 to October 8, events filled students 1 calendars. The basic theme for this years Homecom- 1 111g centered around nursery rhymes. Controversey struck the second day An event which was originally called iiPimp and Prostitute 1 Day was thought to be lewd by some outsiders. It was changed to iiShady Characters Dress- -up Day That even1ng, those students who felt they had a1 e i talent Competed in the annual Talent Night. On ThurSday mght students gathered in the 01d gym 1 for the Bonfireand Pep Rally. The Homecoming Queen finalists were Lee Bush, junior, Phi Sigma Epsilon; 1T ammy Rentfro, sophomore, Newman Club; Beth Dye, sophomore, Lambda Chi Alpha; 1 Kristie Coats, junior, Baptist Student Union; and 1 Cindy Barnes, sophomore, Western Athletic Associ- I ation. Dye was announced as the 1983 Homecomihg Queen. The Homecoming Parade kicked off the final day, but the Griffons suffered a 28-14 loss in the game against Kearney State. a 4' r 1 1 1M5? m; 7ng7 53? The Wesley Foundations decorated truck 0er displays its originality that helped win first place in the truck division.--Photo by J. Hendrix Student Life t45 IJ I i Missour Western Reveals 2.431739 C m t n C d U f. S 6 4 tudents and faculty members packed the theatre in the Fine Arts Building to take in the variety of talent pos- sesed by Missouri Western students as Homecoming activities were officially put under way. Juggler-comedian Shawn Morey was the emcee for the evening. He has appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson on several occasions. Morey opened the evening with an array 0f political satire that concentrated on the Reagan Administration. He then intro- duced the judges which consisted of Dr. Janet Murphy, Dr. Bruce Plopper, Vickie Keegstra and Deidra Tyler. Entries for the show included rock bands such as ttZap, ttScottie P. and the Est and Brian Fannon, who did a 5010 featuring a song he wrote called ttHere Today, Gone Tomorrow? Smiler Smith, who took first for individ ual performances, sang her rendition of Youtve Got A Friend? Roberta Robertson, an education major, took second for sing- ing Summertime? A dance routine was presented by the Missouri Western Cheerleaders, and the Queen candidates paraded on stage to give everyone a clear look at them. Morey closed the show with a daring juggling act with a meat Cleaver, a butcher knife and a hatchet. No casualties were reported. by Eric Snider At the Homecoming talent show, Smiler Smith tabovd plays the piano and sings to take first place. Performing a skit topposite page, tops are Chris Beaver Ueft I who asks Ginette Gottswiller a question regarding the missing sheep. The five queen candi- dates topposite page, bottomt are paraded on stage to give the crowd a clear look at them.-Photos by J. Hendrix Student Life t47 48i Student Life The Phi Sigma Epsilon fraternity starts the ac- tivities off with a bang With their spirited float tabovey during the parade-Photo by D. Logan Ag Club members 00p right? put the finishing touches on their floatjoe King tbottom right? draws attention to his costume-Photos by J. Hendrix The Ag Clubis Humpty Dumpty theme topposite pagey captures second place in the float competi- tionePhoto by D. His 7., .-..i-W.eW M- he arrival at least temperatu tivities. On a bris dents lined up at show off their har decorated cars . Homecoming p For the first po crowd was thin i entourage made Avenue, people b the onlookers w Winter attire t0 vs ., .WWWM,,W,,, ,, K l 6x 4444? he arrival of fall usually brings at least two thingHooler temperatures and Homecoming ac- tivities. On a brisk October morning, stu- dents lined up at 36th and Frederick to show off their hard work on various floats, decorated cars and trucks in the annual Homecoming parade. For the first portion of the parade, the crowd was thin in proportion, but as the entourage made their way past Ashland Avenue, people began to gather. Most of the onlookers were bundled up in early winter attire to ward off the bitter wind. Children were able to keep warm by scam- pering onto the street to gather up candy that was offered by people atop the floats and decorated vehicles. Musical entertainment was provided by 22 high school bands from the surround- ing area. Each band was liltered into the parade near City Hall in order for the largest part of the crowd to view. The school with the best performance would gain the right to play during halftime of the football game. It turned out that Lee Summit would take first place honors. The Engineering technology depart- ment and the Griffon Honor Guard teamed up to win the best float competition with their straw house which would collapse when the big bad wolf hutfed and puffed to blow it down. First and second place in the decorated car competition were taken by Phi Sigma Epsilon and Lambda Chi Alpha respec- tively. The Wesley Foundation captured first for best truck with Phi Nu Epsilon and Lamda Chi Alpha pulling in at second and third. by Eric Snider Student Life t49 bbelowl Homecoming Queen Beth Dye smiles as she is introduced before the gamebPhoto by D. Eis 00p righU: Tammy Rentfro 0er and Cindy Barnes share a few words before the Homecoming game begins.-Ph0t0 by D. Eis bbottom righO: Kristi Coates 0er and Lee Bush wait for Beth Dye to be introducedbPhoto by D. Eis bopposite pagd: A student keeps her distance from the heat of the bonfire.-Ph0t0 by J. Hendrix xxmeNxmxw l Homecommg Q evening at the Annual CorOnation and Bonfire Ceremony. The evening of excitement and anticipation began with a stunning performance by the cheerleaders, The Mastet of Ceremony was Robert Nelson-'- The Butterfly Manll-who dazzled the crowd with his wit and juggling skill. He concluded his program with this thOught: It matters. not the job you've got, as long as you do it well. Things that are made by plans well laid, the test of time will tell: But how can you count or know the amount, or'the value of a man? By the show displayed, or the beauty make by the touch of the jugglerfs hand. H omecoming activities? came to a Close on Thursday 'It was finally time to find out which of the linalists would be I the 1983 Homecoming Queen. The five finalists were paraded by for one last look. Thevaere Kristi Coates, BSU; Lee Bush, Phi deem C roamed SigmaeEpsilon; Cindy Barnes, WAA; Tammy Rentfro, Newman Club; and Beth Dye, Lambda Chi Alpha. After much pacing by SGA president Jerry nuyeart, the crowd was told, nOne of these girls is the winner? . The tension mounted as several igirlchrossed there fingers for luck. Finally, the moment arrivedxand Beth Dye was crowned Homecoming Queen. When asked if this could possibly mean as much to her as being Miss St. Joe, she quickly answered, I feel this. isla greatet honOr because I .Was elected by my peers? a L Following this was.the death match over to the Bonfire Where the Kearney'State Antelope was torched to inSure a Grithn victory. ' ' I '- l ' l ' a ' ' V I .. A by Leah Stracke Student Life 5 1 Homecoming Activities Mawed by Alleged Censorship w hhTo be censored or not? was the primary question on campus during homecoming week. It all began when the Homecoming com- mittee planned on having a Pimp and Pros- titute Day as part of the spirit rousing activities of homecoming week. Originally, it was to be held on October 4, but things were changed. Several Board of Regents members re- ceived complaints from a few people of St. Joseph saying that the day would lien- courage and promote sexual activity on campus, according to SGA President Jerry Enyeart. nSoon after, we were told that we needed to do away with the theme and replace it with one more appropriate? said Enyeart. Luckily, they came up with Shady Characters Day, a more acceptable theme. According to Dr. Janet Murphy, presi- dent, this was not an academic censorship in any way. ilIfthey would have gone ahead and had Pimp and Prostitute Day, what could I have done? she asked. Dr. Nolen Morrison, vice president of student affairs, was concerned with the reaction of the people who support the college. 52i Student Life iiThe theme was in poor taste and we were looking for a compromise? stated Morrison. Remember, we are in the pub- lic eye, and our image is judged by the people who support us. We have to be conscious of the feelings of our tax suppor- tersfl However, the procedure used to change the theme offended many students. Shelly Hicklin, a Campus Activities Board member, felt that censorship was displayed. llIf the Board of Regents felt they would object, they should have at- tended the homecoming meetingsf she said. ill do not recall seeing any Regents at any events except the parade. Other schools our size have had such activities and worse things with no objection. We are here as adults and students, and the Regents should be working with us not just with the communityf she added. liWe need to be able to express our ideas freely. If we cant, then this isnlt a democ- racy, said junior Leila Smith. tiThe people who were complaining just didn't understand that we were not con- doning prostitution. were simply laugh- ing at the ideas that some people have about prostitution? stated Wes Masters, a junior majoring in music. To protest the censorsip, several stu- dents, the majority enrolled in Dr. Art 1 Ruftinois non-verbal class, attended their classes dressed as pimps and prostitutes a on October 12. Dr. Ruflino said, llTherels a difference between criticizing bad taste and censor- ing bad taste. People could have made a personal decision to take part in it or not, but they were not given that option. On the day of the protest, a best-dressed pimp and prostitute contest was held in the foyer of the administration building at noon. The winners in the contest were first- place prostitute, Linda Evans; second-place prostitute, Terri Cormier; tirst-place pimp, Ron White; second-place pimp, Mike Pan- kau. Dr. Ruflino said that overall, the protest was successful. by Elaine Bain and David Sandy Marcia Davidson applies make-up topposite pagei for the demonstration protesting the alleged censor- ship of Pimp and Prostitute DayaPhoto by D. Logan . ,,,-.-.. -.V.- ..-.............wweh.ngkh--hw .V , Mu :nsorsip, several stu- enrolled in Dr. Art class, attended their mps and prostitutes Therehs a difference rad taste and censor- could have made a :akc part in it or not, Jen that option? rotest, a best-dressed contest was held in listration building at : contest were first- Evans; second-place ier; tirst-place pimp, lCC pimp, Mike Pan- : overall, the protest and David Sandy nake-up hopposite page h :sting the alleged censor- My.ePhoto by D. Logan - W W.- Student Life h53 54h Student Life The GriEs 00p tighU prepareto march their Way into Kearney Statehs territory. The marching band haboveh performs at the Homecoming game. Linda Alter ebottom righU is dressed in Homecoming at- tiree-Photos by D. Eis 11 recent years games have I Perhaps they V contest and let th behind as time 0: sending home a d other hand, our g roll and pull out Misesouri Western V room with a hea come back out to If the fmal Choi familmn it may bh n recent years, Griffon Homecoming games have proved to be thrillers. Perhaps they would lead most of the contest and let the opposition pull from behind as time on the clock grew thin sending home a dejected crowd. On the other hand, our guys would reverse the roll and pull out a Griffon squeaker. Or Missouri Western WOuld go to their locker room with a healthy halftime lead and come back out to fold. If the final choice of the three sounds familiar, it may be attributed to the fact that this was the format of the 1983 clash. Western came out of the shoot to grab a 14-7 lead over conference foe, Kearney State, who had different ideas about the outcome. The Antelopes proceeded to gallop over Griffon defenders on their way to three easy touchdowns. On defense, they re- sponded by sacking Western quarterback Joe Holder five times. A majority of the sacks came at inopportune times for the Griffs as they seemed to be putting to- gether some kind of drive. These setbacks forced Western to punt the ball away, thus no real scoring threats could be manufac- tured in the second half. The score ended up in favor of Kearney as they rolled up 416 yards in offense. The three second half scores provided the mar- gin of victory for the Antelopes. FINAL: 28-14, Kearney. by Eric Snider A student tabovei shows 05 his Homecoming spiritePhoto by D. Eis Student Life t55 Mud Wrestlers Knock at St. Josephs oor pr t. Joseph attraction 0 eight membc kers came to mu Arena. After a short W: White tee shirts were paraded in They then began cises-with the I ence enjoying an When the W01 short rest, they x Which drew whis audience was nov and action is Wha match pitted Kill Honey. and the :nm a pig pen. ML ,iiEO the crowd. gneered on by tr u: the mud. The 1 ed When Killc added t. Joseph received an attraction on October 22 when eight members of the Chicago Knoc- kers came to mud wrestle in the Civic Arena. After a short wait, the women, wearing white tee shirts and black satin shorts, were paraded in front of the audience. They then began to do stretching exer- cisesawith the predominant male audi- ence enjoying every move. When the women came back from a short rest, they were wearing swimsuits, which drew whistles from the crowd. The audience was now ready for some actione and action is what they received. The first match pitted Killer Elite against Taste of Honey, and the Civic Arena was turned into a pig pen. Mud flew everywhere, even into the crowd. The two women, being cheered on by the crowd, rolled and slid in the mud. The match ended in the third round when Killer Elite pinned her oppo- nent. Finally, after a few matches had been fought, it was time for what Missouri West- ern students had been waiting for. Their mean lighting machine-SGA President Jerry Enyeartacame on stage to do battle with a tag team consisting of Madame X, a former Playboy model displaying her 42inch bust in a revealing black swimsuit, and Firefox. Before the match began, the women forced the shirt off of Enyeartis 330-pound frame and stamped it into the mud. But Enyeartis weight played no significant fac- tor in the match as each woman easily threw him around. Only once did it seem as though Enyeart might pull out a victory. This occurred when he lifted up Madame X and graceth laid her onto the mat. By placing his weight on top of her, Enyeart nearly pinned her down, but she managed to tag her partner who came in and knocked him to the ground. The women showed no mercy as they kicked and pulled hair. In the end, experi- ence played the major part as Madame X pinned Enyeart in the third round. Afterwards, Enyeart, who was caked in mud, jokingly said, I was framed. How- ever, the outcome was no surprise to Madame X who had once defeated a 400- pound man. When the show was over, the women stayed and signed autographs for their new fans. After a While, they went to wash up so they could be on their way to a different location-a disappointment for a few men who wanted the women to come to their party. by Paul Brunner Student Body President Jerry Enyeart topposite page, topy tries to make a move on one of the Chicago Knockers. Attempting to pin Madame X topposite page, bottomy is Jerry Enyeart. Former Playboy model, Madame X 00p 1e10, washes 01? before con- tinuing her match. Jerry Enyeart 00p right? holds his am up in hopes of a victory.-Photos by J. Hen- drix Student Life 57 Pumpkin C Kicks Off Halloween f you pride yourself secretly as being the best pumpkin carver on campus, you missed your chance to exhibit your talents last fall. A group of dorm students won the pumpkin contest sponsored by the Intra- murals in October. The prize-winning entry was a 50-pound pumpkin decorated with felt, a belt buckel, ribbon and even a corn cob pipe and christened Patrick Thomas OPumpkin. uIt was a lot of fun, but we didnt enter because of the money. We won 35, but we spent three times that much for supplies, Barbara OsMalley said with a laugh. tThe way that we named the pumpkin was really the result of something a little weird? Laurie Bender added. hTwo of my roommates, Kathy O,Malley and Barbara OtMalley, have the same last name, but they arenk related. After they became friends in the fall, they discovered that their fathers were friends at Rockhurst when they were kids, and their grandpa- rents were friends even before thatf She explained. ttSo, when we named the pumpkin, he was given the first name of Barbarats and Kathyss fathers? Wheres Patrick Thomas O,Pumpkin now? ttWe kept him in our room for a couple of days after the contest, but he got infested, and we had to throw him away? Barbara OsMalley said. by Susan Robinson A student UightJ dresses in a scary costume in preparation for HalloweensPhoto by D. Johnston, special effects by D. Lombardino 58t Student Life arving Contest un Patrick Thomas O Pumpkin 0ch smiles Pumpkin aft belowQ gather -winning pumpkin.-Photos by D. er winning Iirst place. Students around the prize Johnston . u, a M Student Life 59 At the gravede of the living, a ghoul Gabove, topy greets the visitors. A member of lambda Chi tabove, bottomy swings through on a pole at the annual Haunted Forest Waiting at the entrance of the Haunted Forest are two members Heft? of lambda Chi.-Photos by J. Hendrix 60w Student Life t was 8 p.11 the trail t1 hundreds of t through the wood companion and I t world where evil ill-fated travelers c this October even Suddenly anotht ominous atmosy gatekeeper scream number. As I 100! realized that I wa ncome-late-and-frc drome. Moans an other victims pier As runny-nosed ers, members of constructed a vigi in its current state another number. and noticed that become 9:48. Altl ged at my very so that my sentencel down. As time lulled r ness, my watch : relief turned t4 gatekeeper at last was caught up in 1 crowd, flashes of entered my mind. instructed the mo of the trail, and tt began. At the foot of t1 would be cool. N No sooner had t1 mind when a mad1 appeared through to keep up with th suddenly confron Luther invited om when a flash pot tion of Satan boun a warm sensation As the adventurel through a maze, e: her former husb: perils destined to As the short-liv: close at the labor: At the Haunted F0 reach out and touch st RNQQ .I-u-Il t was 8 pm. as I treaded down the trail to mingle with the hundreds of others awaiting passage through the wooded den of terror. As my companion and I bought our passes to this world Where evil dwells, the screams of ill-fated travelers drove deeper the chill of this October evening. Suddenly another cry broke through the ominous atmosphere. It was the gatekeeper screaming out the next ticket number. As I looked at my ticket stub, I realized that I was destined to suffer the Iicome-late-and-freeze-your-butt-off, syn- drome. Moans and cries of despair from other Victims pierced my ears. As runny-nosed kids clung to my trous- ers, members of the disgruntled crowd constructed a vigil tire to keep warm flesh in its current state. The gatekeeper called another number. I glanced at my watch and noticed that eight oiclock had now become 9:48. Although the frosty air tug- ged at my very soul, I felt a sense of relief that my sentence had not yet been handed down. As time lulled me into a state of numb- ness, my watch read 10:53. My former relief turned to frustration as the gatekeeper at last called my number. As I was caught up in the forward surge of the crowd, flashes of the Who and Cincinnati entered my mind. Luther, the tour guide, instructed the motley crew as to the rules of the trail, and the journey intovdarkness began. At the foot of the trail, I decided that I would be cool. Nothing would scare me. No sooner had the thought entered my mind when a mad man Wielding a chainsaw appeared through the trees. As I was trying to keep up with the fleeing group, we were suddenly confronted with an open grave. Luther invited one of us to enter the abyss when a flash pot erupted and an incarna- tion of Satan bound from the brush causing a warm sensation to travel down my leg. As the adventure proceeded, we stumbled through a maze, encountering a witch and her former husbands and facing various perils destined to scare. As the short-lived expedition came to a close at the laboratory of Dr. Frankenstein At the Haunted Forest, a ghoul UighU tries to reach out and touch someone.-Photo byJ. Hendrix and his chained beast, Luther wished us a Merry Easter and a Happy Christmas. The Haunted Forest, which has been a tradition during Halloween for the past five years, is put on by the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. Proceeds from the forest are distributed between the Noyes Home and the fraternity. In the last three years, the Noyes Home has received approxi mately $4,000 thanks to the efforts of those involved in the Lambda Chi Fraternity. by Debbie Waggoner Student Life I61 w M 4m 24 dwazi I.. Photo by L. Correu 62I Student Life N M w -.' Fall brings cooler weather, football, and a rainbow of color amongst the trees. a w ' Photo by L. Correu Photo by 1 Hendrix Student Life 63 Eagles Soars Above the Crowd wo men shot at villains while hiding behind chairs on a stage. Nearby, a. policewoman directed traffic, 0b- livious to their danger. A few seconds later, an amateur flamenco dancer jumped up and stomped her feet in a passion bor- dering on frenzy. A man howled and beat his chest like an angry ape. A famous rock star sang her nursery rhyme hits. A sergeant screamed at his rebellious re- cruits. And one man with wired-rim glasses and a foreign accent was responsible. Gil Eagles Clpart fish and part bird? visited Missouri Western on November 2 to demonstrate the wonder of hypnotism. The audience was convinced. With the right words, Eagles was able to take stu- dents to a drive-in movie or a sunny beach on a tropical island. He could even make them kiss total strangers. One of Eagles volunteers described the experience as a real relaxed state of mind, like floating in space, like sitting on a cloud? When asked to be more specific, he admitted that it was llbeyond explain- ing? Eagles, however, did not come to Mis- souri Western just to put a few students under a trance so that an audience could laugh at them. His real goal was to help students bring their dreams to life. His parting advise was lllock yourself in your bathroom and plan your lifefl by Pamela Dunlap Hypnotist Gil Eagles 0er takes time out to talk to the audienceaPhoto by D. Johnston Gil Eagles tabovey den 00p righU Gil Eagles h Uefo and Shelly Hicklir good guyl' shoots at tl the audience reacts to l Johnston gles 275 we :6 W01 at villains while hiding s on a stage. Nearby, an directed traffic, ob- nger. A few seconds nenco dancer jumped A feet in a passion bor- man howled and beat ry ape. A famous rock tsery rhyme hits. A at his rebellious re- with wired-rim glasses t was responsible. fish and part bird? stern on November 2 wonder of hypnotism. convinced. With the was able to take stu- lOViC or a sunny beach He could even make 1gers. unteers described the trelaxed state of mind, lCC, like sitting on a l to be more specific, was ttbeyond explain- did not come to Mis- to put a few students lat an audience could real goal was to help ' dreams to life. A : was ttlock yourself in plan your life? by Pamela Dunlap 'IeftJ takes time out to talk . by D. Johnston Gil Eagles tabovea demonstrates his psychic powers; 00p right? Gil Eagles hypnotizes students Pam Feurt Uefo and Shelly Hicklin Uigho while an unidentified good guy shoots at the ubad guys? ebotrom righU the audience reacts to EaglesAs anticsaPhotos by D. Johnston Student Life A65 T he only compensation they receive 2'5 the satisfac- tion of taking words that appear on paper and breathing life into them during the peigformomce. 66t Student Life .. M. ....e.. -...y....,............-.Ku.. -e...w The king and queen Oxbove. topt share a few minutes together. The royal family cabove. bottomt discuss who will inherit the throneePhotos by D. Christmas King He AD. The one of his three so The gathering of Chinon in Fran of more French t- Christmas gather' three somRich Alais, his French r. of Aquitaine and I All of the abov' ters of some sort, I succession. So began hThe l Western's openij 1983 theatre seas N early 70 stud: from the college '1 themselves busy the final touches the production. h amount of work i productionsf A Theatre Robbin E Findlay explair who work on cos get some college a lot of extra he really enjoy help as she put on the ?ew mi Christmas gathering is called by AKing Henry II of England in 1183 AD. The main concern is which one of his three sons will be the next king. The gathering takes place at the castle of Chinon in France because Henry is king of more French territory than English. The Christmas gathering is attended by Henry,s three sonkMChmd, Geoffrey and John; Alais, his French mistress; his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine and King Philip of France. All of the above, except Alais, are plot- ters of some sort, but most vie for the royal succession. e So began iiThe Lion in Winter? Missouri Westernis opening production for the 1983 theatre season. Nearly 70 students and faculty members from the college Theatre Department kept themselves busy for two months putting the final touches on the preparations for the production. iiPeople donit realize the amount of work it takes to prepare for the productionsfi Associate Professor of Theatre Robbin Findlay said. Findlay explained that a few students who work on costumes and set design do get some college credit for their work, but a lot of extra hours are also donated. til really enjoy helping, Sheri Gordon said as she put on the final touches on 3 cos- tume. iiThere is a lot of satisfaction when you see something you have made come to life up on the stage? Sophomore Debbie Logan, an English Communications major, added with a smile, iiIt is good experience. I learned just about everything there is to know about set design. The actors rehearsed on the average of three hours a night, six days a week, for five weeks, Findlay explained. iiNone of the actors received any pay or college credit for their work in the production. The only compensation they receive is the satisfaction of taking words that appear on paper and breathing life into them during the performance? The lead of King Henry II was played by senior Paul Gray, and Eleanor of Aquitaine was played by Terry Piper. AJ. Probst, Mike Durbin and Bob Funchess were cast in the supporting roles of Henryis sons. King Philip of France was played by Tom Clark while Kathy Nichols portrayed Alais. by Susan Robinson Senior Paul Gray 0er shows emotion as he portrays King Henry II.-Photo by J. Hendrix Student Life. i 67 Madrgqaf Sirgers Step Back in Time he doors were cast open, and the Lord and Lady of the manor beckoned their guests to enter. Once they were escorted to their table, the servants poured the hot wassail, and the cup was hoisted in a toast to ube in good health? The procession of the boats head followedasymbolic of the yule sea- son dating back to medieval times under King Henry VIII. Finally the feasting began. During the feast, small groups of singers worked their way around the room serenading the guests as they ate. The evening was capped off with a concert by the Renaissance Sin- gers performing songs from that era. The event, the third annual at MWSC, was held during the weekend of December 2-3. Despite the inclimate weather, the event was well attended. The Madrigal Feast is based on models of dinners held around Christmas in 1 7th century England with social as well as religious significance according to music professor Stephen Stomps. iiIt is an attempt to re-create an atmosphere of music and cuisine common to the Renaissance period? The history of the performance dates back four years when it was done for the staff only. Ex-president M.O. Looney was impressed enough to ask that it might be made a public event the following year. A grant from the MWSC Foundation pro- vided the first costumes, and faculty wives helped make banners. All arrangements for the program are carried out by the music department, and next years program was in the planning as soon as this years was finished. There have been no significant Changes other than the menu. Considerations for future performances include more table serenad- ing and some dancing. Interest in the feast has grown to the point of considering the possibility of an off-Campus production. This years event was sold out both nights. The production involved about 60 people including students, faculty and community volunteers, both performers and behind-the-scenes personnel. The The Madrigal Singers UighO enjoy a small repast before continuing to entertain the royal guests.- Photo by D. Logan 6ST Student Life unique instruments common to the periodaharpsicord and recorders- blended with rich voices created an atmos- phere of merry old England. According to Dr. Matthew Gilmour, de- partment head, the purpose of the event is actually two-fold. The first aspect is goodwill, to get the people of the commua nity involved with MWSC. Second is the fund raising possibility. Sharon OiLeary, a member of the group for three years, explained that performing in the program gives me an idea of the culture, activities and feelings of that time. Its aesthetically satisfying? She went on to say that performing with the group is a good chance to work with good singers. A second-year member, Mark Lechner, described it as iilots of fun. You can get away from being yourself. Its an opportu- nity to work with a group of elite singers, and its also my favorite music in a group situation? Kay Dellinger, a new member to the group, agreed it was fun and enjoyed the audience participation With dialect. Her thoughts were that it was iian opportunity to be anybody you want to be. by Jay Adams ing with the group is a irk With good singers. ember, Mark Lechner, ts of fun. You can get urself. Its an opportu- group of elite singers, orite music in a group new member to the 2 fun and enjoyed the ion with dialect. Her it was wan opportunity want to be? by Jay Adams A festive toast 0er is made by Theresa Bain and Glen Segar. Madrigal Singers Nancy Sheppard, Theresa Bain, Perry Beam, Matthew Fry and Tammy Fisher hbclowi serenade the royal guests.ePhotos by D. Logan Student Life i 69 702 Student Life 7t toole a lot of bard worle but in tloe end, it was worth 2'17, A dancer Qbove, topa shows the grace of dancing. Dance Company members Gibove, bottoma work outaPhotos by J. Hendrix 22.4 . -M. - ...--.-.M.-,.umw2WW , o matter hh is an appe: The Visual by a dance troupe i as it is to perform. I more and perform Dance, put on by t1 pany, found the ex; H really enjoyed w pany. It took a lot 0 end, it was worth it The Tenth Annu: headed by Assistanl Education Vicki KC January 22-24. Not of the MWSC dance students and meml: did as well. Aged 7 performed to four! ments. Featured in the Sharon Kay M Joseph, where moh was taken. Practice began November with th cers practicing f0 were also several until the day of th themselves. Many of the d raphed by the dam Hope I Get It, 2C0 hBody Language, I Currentsn and Tiff raphers were R Schulze, Tara F01 Brown, Margee BO and David DenmaJ from tap to modem bV Dancers Nancy Whitse take a breather 013110 d of the dance company. ; the grace of dancing. above, bottomy work Dance Company Dances the Night Away 0 matter how old you are, dance is an appealing art for all ages. The visual stimulation exhibited by a dance troupe is as exciting to watch as it is to perform. Doug Phillips, a sopho- more and performer in the hConcert of Dance? put on by the MWSC Dance Com- pany, found the experience rewarding. bl really enjoyed dancing with the com- pany. It took a lot of hard work but in the end, it was worth itf, said Phillips. The Tenth Annual llConcert of Dance? headed by Assistant Professor of Physical Education Vicki Keegstra, was presented January 22-24. Not only did the members of the MWSC dance company perform, but students and members of the community did as well. Aged 11 to 30, the dancers performed to fourteen separate arrange- ments. Featured in the performance were the Sharon Kay McBee dancers from St. Joseph, where most of the youth talent was taken. Practice began during the middle of November with the majority of the dan- cers practicing four days a week. There were also several arranged practices up until the day of the show by the dancers themselves. Many of the dances were choreog- raphed by the dancers. These included llI Hope IGet Itf llCount Down? llPle Coujl llBody Languagef ll8 to the Bar? llCross Currentsn and Fire and Ice? The choreg- raphers were Raven Ramsey, Carla Schulze, Tara Foutch-Robinson, Sophia Brown, Margee Bogenreif, Kathryn Hanks and David Denman. The dances ranged from tap to modern and jazz to ballet. by Debbie Waggoner Dancers Nancy Whitsell trigho and Raven Ramsey take a breather highO during the long, hard practices of the dance company.-Photo by J. Hendrix i l l-M Student Life l71 The Days of Our Lives The rules are too strict and there is no privacylii This is how many students refer to dorm life at Mis- souri Western. However, for six suitemates in room 222, dorm life enables students to partici- pate in activities and opens doors to new friendships. Dorm life can be fun, especially if the students get involved. According to Karl Ploeger, a sophomore from Independence, Missouri, dorm life is ufunner than a barrell of monkeys! Since I have lived in the dorms I have met a lot of new people? Craig Ewing, a sophomore from Kansas City, believes students should get involved with the activities availiable around the dorm complex and campus to spruce up dorm life. IKarl and I are Dorm Council members, and we help organize activities such as ice skating and swimming parties, dances, trips to Pogds and movies. Our biggest concern is to increase activities to satisfy everyone. Since there are a number of activities for the students that are free, it seems ridiculous that students do not take full advantage of them. iiThere arenlt too many things to do while living in a dorm except for watching TV and that gets boring? commented Brian Brown, a freshman from Chillicothe, Missouri. nThe dances and sporting events around campus are free and are a lot of fun? Students in the dorms enjoy the inde- pendent feeling that they get while doing their own laundry, cleaning their suites and taking care of themsleves. John Oldell, a freshman from Kansas City, said, ilWe can paint and decorate our rooms as we want them, just like home. A big advantage of dorm life is the walk- ing distance from the campus. People walk to class therefore avoiding the parking salt stinks and so does the food! Taking part in an arobic dance trigho is sophomore Jodee Halc.-Photo by J. Hendrix 72i Student Life problem. They also walk to sporting events and dances and save on gas money for their cars. People in the dorms agree that the food is not as good as iiMomis home-cooked meals but they are edible. In about any dorm one can find bags of potato chips, candy bars and in some cases, hot plates or hot doggers to cook on. If a student does not like the menu, he can go to a near by fast-food place such as Godfatheris or McDonaldls and buy their own meal. The biggest hassle of dorm life is sharing a bathroom with three to five other people. Ewing explained, this a first come first serve-type basis. If five people have an 8:00 Class, you better get up at 6:00 to have a turn at the bathroom. Many students refer to the dorms as home? Their dorm is a place to live, study, relax and grow. Many Changes took place at the dorms last year such as the 1:00 am. curfew being changed to 3:00 am. to satisfy the dorm dwellers. They learn to live on their own and to be an adult in an adult world. by Monica Scheierman . . ....-4... -4... .. 4.-....................4H-.... ' ' Le: Lin see by M :.,..- -.., - 01f five people have an 8:00 class, you 1 better get up at 6:00 to have a turn at the bathroom? s 768 tlfs a first come first Hive people have an tter get up at 6:00 to 3athroorn. 'efer to the dorms as m is a place to live, uw. Many changes took last year such as the teing Changed to 3:00 dorm dwellers. They sir own and to be an xld. lonica Scheierman Leading her suite mates in an arobic dance cabovc, 10P0 i: 13:23; Lincoln. Dorm residents above, bottom0 decnde What mgiphotos sec They are atom lefO Monica Tcrmaine and Cathy meo . by J. Hendrix Student Life H3 Hair T Oday, Gone T omorrow ew Wave hairdos are not par- ticularly popular on campus, but a hand full of students have dared to show the new look. The new style of creating iidesigned forms are cut so well that the hair falls into place. Such hairdos include the ab- breviated tcut above the eary, the mod- ified tcut to cover half of the C210 and the extended tcut and styled to cover earlobe to chin; A permanent or color is added for a more versatile look such as the chip-cut where the hair is held up from the head and the strands are chizzled out at random. Other iiextrasii include the widget, which is a piece of hair that sticks up from the crown of the head; the scoop, with the hair scooped up from the head; top forelocks, which are bangs; and the stylized WT, with the hair cut short in front of only one ear and left long in a iibobii on the otherside. The New Wave hairstyles are a new direction in hair styling and are a complete change from old traditional cuts. The style is mostly short and sleek for both men and women. These new styles introduce a new illookii and attitude for a person. Male cuts are dashing, creative, clean and versatile. The hair can be styled with a side part, middle part, or no part at all. While blow drying the hair, a styling brush is used to make natural waves which bring out highlights. Female cuts make a woman feel like she is in complete controlaseductive, inde- Freshman Lucy Green aighU takes part in an arobic dance in her dorm-Photo by J. Hendrix 74l Student Life pendent and all woman. Also a permanent can be used for a curlier or fluffier look. The New Wave hair styles may take some iigetting used to,, by many people. Those who choose the new look, however, will find it easy to style and will enjoy the freedom of hair care. Beth Hulet is one of several students on campus to experiment with the new look. She commented, itMy hair style is wave, it is what is going on right now in fashion. I like the attention I receive, especially when people compliment my hair. I enjoy wearing my hair in this style because most other people went wear it this way? Whether the hair style is abbreviated, modified or extended, the look is new, clean and sleek. For those who scoff the new fashion, the New Wave style is here to stay for a while. by Monica Scheierman Art major Beth Hulet t tween classes. She is on to ;1 New Wave hairdo, iil like the atten- tion I receive, especially when people compli- ment my hair? ' I receive, especially cut my hair. I enjoy is style because most wear it this wayfi style is abbreviated, ed, the look is new, y those Who scoff the :w Wave style is here ionica Scheierman Art major Beth Hulet tabovd takes a breather be- tween classes. She is one of the few students to go t0 3 New Wave hairdoePhoto by J. Hendrix Student Life l7 5 Work Cuts Playtime for MWSC Students d d ey, Shelly, do you want to do something tonight? I would love to, but I have to read a chapter in Modern Civilizations. After that I have to take a quick shower and work until close? How about if we go shopping tomor- row afternoon? III canlt, I have to study for my Biology test on Monday. Then, I have to go to work? The working student is always short on time. The full-time student carries an aver- age of 15 class hours, which also includes an extra Eve to seven hours a week for studying. Many of these full-time students work and may carry an average of 15 to 25 work hours a week. Their weekly calen- dars allow just enough time for work and school-little if any for play. According to Shelly Burks, who is a waitress at Valentinois, being a full-time student and a working student is very diliicult. When I am at work, I worry if I will get my homework done and while I am at school, I worry if I will make it to work on time? Many students sacrifice their spare time to work in order to pay for school or to have a little spending money. If they did not work, in many cases it would be nearly impossible to pay tuition or buy books. Working student Sheri Parker UighO linds time to operate the cash register at Food 4 LessePhoto by L. Correu 76I Student Life However, some working students find it easy to work and to go to schoolait is all a matter of organization. These working students schedule their working hours around class time, find jobs with flexable hours and take days off only when they absolutely have to have them. June Ridpath, who is employed at J.C. Penneyls, feels that working while attend- ing college is not all that hard. llSure, it may get a little hectic at times, but if you have your day planned out and follow those plans, your day should go smoothly, commented Ridpath. Ridpath works until 9 pm. which allows her extra time for studying or time for a social life. Whether one should work or not while attending college is solely up to the indi- vidual. Working and studying takes much sacrifice from a student and requires a great deal of personal time. by Monica Scheierman Working at K-Mart, Di undershirts.-Photo by L lC , ,, .mewyymmw your day should go zed Ridpath. i1 9 p.m. which allows ndying or time for a 11d work or not While solely up to the indi- studying takes much dent and requires a ll time. onica Schcierman Working at K-Mart, Debbie Till Oibovd stocks undershirts. Photo by L. Correu Student Life n 7 he biggest fear of most students in college is writing term papers. Students will do just about any- thing-read a book, clean their rooms or even take out the trash-to avoid this headache. I can vouch for myself. When I enrolled in English 108 for the first time, I put off doing my term paper so long that I ended up not doing 'it at all and therefore did not do too well in the class. The second time I took English 108, I did fine until it got to term paper time. The fear of it led me to drop the class. Now this year I was determined. The first day of class I told myself I would begin early so I wouldnlt have to end up writing the paper the night before like I did in high school. Well, in the beginning, I got my sources and thesis ready for the nerve-racking 7ST Student Life chore of writing, but somehow the sources and thesis began collecting dust. Really it wasnlt my fault, I had more important things to do-like working on my tan. Anyway, as months turned into weeks and weeks turned into days, I began to get nervous. I laid out my books, paper and pen and terrifyingly began to write. After a few sentences, I noticed that some of my sources were not complete. So I had to run over to the library, and like a chicken with its head cut off, I made my way through my sources again. On my way home, I managed to grab a burger, and I began my journey into the llterm paper zone? Writing all day, I went through three pens and two hands, but the rough draft was completed. As I read through it, I realized that it wasnt exactly a literary Studying Takes Dedication l piece of art, but at least it was finished. Then came the grouling task of rewriting, With one hand holding up my Chin and the other hand writing vigorously, I man- aged to get through rewriting it in just a few hours. Ah, and it was only 1 1:13. What a relief, the cloud that had been hanging over me for months was linally removed to let the sun shine through. The next day I was llproud as a peacockll to be finished, while others completed their term papers in the classroom. Even though I did write my term paper the night before, it was done, and that was a good feeling. The moral of the story? Donlt begin something today that can be put off until tomorrow. by Debbie Waggoner Senior Rick Gove tabovel relaxes in the library and takes a healthy break from studyingaPhoto by 5. Robinson ,ergnmhwg ,... uWW tion east it was finished. ing task of rewriting. ing up my chin and g vigorously, I man- rewriting it in just a 1 1:13. What a relief, en hanging over me removed to let the I e next day I was to be Iinished, while ir term papers in the ' ite my term paper 2 done, and that was moral of the story? g today that can be Juniors Jan Rau and Gary Sell 0er try to study in an SSXC hallway for a few minutes before their next ,h Class. Eating a quick lunch tbelovsd are juniors Vicki i Clark and Kristie Waltont-Photos by 5. Robinson I ebbie Waggoner relaxes in the library and 1 studyingePhoto by S. Student Life N 9 The Big Chill and continued to fall throughout December. By the time Christmas rolled around, the Midwest was in a deep freeze. Christmas weele was highlighted by 25 degrees below zero temperatures and a foot of snow on the ground. Hundreds of motorists were stranded, and the freezing temperatures claimed over a hundred lives. Relief came in january when mild wea- ther melted the snow pack. However; Old Man Winter was not finished playing havoc with the Midwest. In March, when everyone was ready for spring, he brought more snow and another element-z'ce. 5 now heganfallz'ng in early November Almost every person in St. Joseph realizes that Missouri has unusual weather conditions. But what they do not know is the thrills and the chills that a Missouri Western student experiences during the winter months. Everyone should plainly remember the 1983-84 winter season was full of surprises. All I can say is...I sure do! Every morning I would freeze my buns off the minute I crawled out of my warm and toasty bed. To make matters worse, I would jump into the shower only to find cold water sprinkling onto my body. After niy llquick shower, I would rummage through my closet, trying to find an outfit lit for an Eskimo. After my morning preparations, I would go out to my car, only to find one and a half inches of ice frozen on the windshield. 0 had to force my key through the key hole and pound on the door to knock off snow and frozen iceJ After starting my car up to allow heat circulation, I would knock, pound, scrape and scour Iyou name it, I tried itD to get the ice olf of the windshield. When the usual thirty-five to forty mi- nutes passed by, and I had a nice ten-inch hole to peek through, I was on my way. Taking it slow and easy, I would drive with caution, trying to avoid any unwanted problems. I looked at my watch and exclaimed, nShoot! Ten ltil nine! If I dont hurry up, Iill be later, The gas pedal was pushed to the floor, and I would slip and slide all over the street. tThis is the thrills part0 80t Student Life Once I arrived at school, I could only find a parking place in the gravel parking lot a half a mile away. Sure, a nice long walk sounds nice, but not in the middle of winter! As I hiked across campus, I noticed stu- dents bundled up in the latest snow war- mers and hiking boots with their llcoldii grimaces on their faces, so I knew they felt like I did. CI'hat was the chills part0 When I walked into class was the only time I felt any warm relief. After about three minutes of shedding off the winter gear, I began to thaw out. When class was over, I would redress myself in preparation for the llGreat Outdoors? After staggering through a foot of snow, I finally reached the Fine Arts building. As I went through my normal defrost routine, all I could think of was, ill wonder how much it would cost to transfer to Florida State? by Monica Scheierman Mk I y ,1 w y, g, WV, -,.-a,,.euMWWh; ; .s axe n15; Footprints toppositc the newly fallen snoV yet bothered by the b water enhance the b early winter.-Phot0: shedding off the winter law out. When class was 555 myself in preparation tdoorsf, through a foot of snow, 16 Fine Arts building. As ' normal defrost routine, of was, eel wonder how st to transfer to Florida Monica Scheierman Footprints apposite pagd add a new dimension to the newly fallen snow. The ducks Qboch are not yet bothered by the big chill. Their reflections in the Water enhance the beauty of Krug Park during the early wintenePhotos by L Gray A lone student 0ch braves the bitter cold to walk from class to class.-Phot0 by J. Hendrix Student Life e81 1 I v s l r 1 Photo by J. Hendrix Photo byj Hendrix 1y, serem' beau A time Of And a time Of Winter . . 82 Student Life Xunn. 1 ww ii Photo by D. Lo an ; ,m..m -....we,m aw. 15-h W ,, 2.2,, a 137.37 Wrwmziwr mam. 7w vamwvA$vnnNh Photo by J. Hendrix Photo byJ Hendnx College Republicans Sponsor Public F but I dont know the answer to every questionf joked Gene McNary, the County Executive of St.Louis County. McNary is running for governor of Mis- souri and along the way he stopped at Missouri Western for an informal rap ses- sion during which the audience was en- couraged to ask questions. Although the number of people that turned out was not large, the range in ages was. Young college students as well as elderly businessmen turned up to check out the Republican gubernatorial candidate. The audience was generally interested in issues concerning the St. Joseph area such as the 940le unemployment rate. Although most of the questions were asked by the older mem- bers of the crowd, the younger members seemed to be very involved. McNary spent most of his youth in Mun- sey, Indiana. He received a major in finance and a minor in economics, plus attended law school at the University of Indiana. McNary tackled many issues, one was education. Education is the number one issue. Even if I lose, I will continue to fight for education, McNary said. McNary be- lieves that the education in Missouri is average. llWe got into bad shape, and its going to take a comprehensive game plan to get us out? Many members of the audience were concerned about the job and business situ- ation. McNary felt that its easy for the government to pass everything such as taxes on to businesses, but believes that would change if he was elected because he plans to turn the government around. CC I t may come as a shock to you, Republican candidate for governor of Missouri Gene McNary aigho relaxes during a break.-Photo by L. Gray 84I Student Life Pertaining to the job situation, MCNary stated, jobs can be established by creating a favorable business climate? Having spent a considerable amount of time in criminal justice, MCNary feels that capital punishment is an important issue. McNary is basically in favor of capital punishment and believes that, nthere are orum With McNary some situations where the death penalty is a must. The forum, which was sponsored by the College Republicans, gave the students of MWSC and the citizens of St. Joseph their first look at the 1984 campaign. by Debbie Waggoner Gubernatorial hop1 swers :1 students quc SOY 6 re the death penalty was sponsored by the , gave the students of us of St. Joseph their 4 campaign. Debbie Waggoner , Gubernatorial hopeful Gene McNary Gabovcj an- swers a studentts question.-Photo by L. Gray Student Life t 85 a W . a .- e ., , Let Me Call You weetheart ost people at least once in their lives have a sweet- heart. Politicians, actors, actresses, cops and robbers all have been known to have sweethearts. But a college? Well, Missouri Western State College has as sweetheart too-Lana Cole, who was crowned Sweetheart Queen for 1984 on February 11. Cole, who was sponsored by Sigma Tau Gamma, was chosen from ten candidates in elections held twice on campus. The other candidates included: Barb Alexan- der, Journalism Club; Carla Schulze, Lambda Chi Alpha; Lisa East, Sigma Kappa; Carla Foster, Baptist Student Union,- Sue Ann Carter, Phi Sigma Epsilon; Ginette Gottswiller, Ag Club; Kim McManus, Stu- 86l Student Life dent Nurses Association; Bonnie Nelson, Student Accounting Society; and Mindy Chandler, Western Athletic Association. After the initial election, the ten candi- dates were narrowed down to five lCole, Schulze, Alexander, East and McManusl and that was when Cole overtook her opponents. Cole became involved in the sweetheart competition when members of Sigma Tau Gamma asked her if she would like to be nominated. lll didnlt really expect it? Cole stated. Cole said she was surprised to have won and after being crowned, she and some friends attended the Sweetheart Dance and celebrated. uI felt very honored to have been chosen? Cole said; Born and raised in jameson, Missouri, Cole excelled in many extracurricular ac- tivities in high school. She played basket- ball, softball and was a member of the track and field team. She was also a cheerleader and a member of the band and the vocal chorus. Cole, a junior and an Ag Economics major, said she chose Missouri Western because it was close to her home. In the future, Cole plans to be involved in banking and agriculture, and one can only bet she will hold on to her crown and always remember when she was cho- sen the Sweetheart of the MWSC campus. by Debbie Waggoner Sweetheart Queen Lana Cole habovel smiles shortly after she was crownedePhoto by J. Hendrix 1. She played basket- member of the track as also a cheerleader band and the vocal I an Ag Economics e Missouri Western :0 her home. plans to be involved Jlture, and one can .d on to her crown ' when she was ch0- he MWSC campus. Debbie Waggoner ,le abo vd smiles shortly 10110 by J. Hendrix K. Kim McManus Ozbovey stands with her escort while waiting for the queen to be announcedrsPhoto by J. Hendrix Sponsored by Lambda Chi Alpha is Carla Schulze tbclowy who tinished in second place-aPhoto by J. Hendrix Lana Cole tabovey smiles after it was announced that she had been elected as queen. She was spon- sored by Sigma Tau GammawPhoto by J. Hendrix WWbAr-.-w.-. Lisa East Oxbovey waits patiently on the basketball court in dreams of becoming Sweetheart Queen.- Photo by 1 Hendrix Standing with her father is Barb Alexander tbelowy who was sponsored by the Journalism Club.-Photo by J. Hendrix .- .H a... -VMW Lisa finally linds a parking spat a locks aWay from the bar and p 1s her p for an evening of fun' lilied Ince inside the smo SHOW abom 6:45? I Want to get an early art a'ndhit Happy Hour. I ?Okay, see you then. I Click ower-s and t6 begm the usual Iget readyii utine as the prepare for an evening out Hours pass and Shelly waits impatiently, '- ady go out, to unwind and to sOcialiZe - 1, Wash down four In 1: be s apie e, Wait. 6 4 ring fOr Mr. Right WoSh Ta's ere c niing at 211111,, 6This is aks111'e' gn' at a liege Student needs to 11 WindO Where do you Want to go? I hear the Shelly reaches down and flips on the 7 11am- -box as the girls cross the famOus IKan- 'Sas BridgeI en route to Wathena, Kansas As the girls listen to the radio and discuss 6 Oral communications class, people begin to ile into the Place ' 884 Student Life www-td.-u..m-wwWwH 1-....11... Student Life 89 are high. I for one had never gambled, so I decided to give it a try at Casino Night, which was held on March 8. I figured what the hell since they gave me their own money tfake of coursel I really had no chance of losing real hard- earned cash. In the world of gambling, the stakes When I entered the gambling house, I heard screams of exclamation and dis- appointment as the crowds gathered around the tables. The atmosphere was similar to that of a Las Vegas casino al- though the stakes were not real. Finally, I decided to take some chances. 9W Student Life First I tried my hand at craps. The only time I had heard that term used before was when describing an illness. I have to admit that I came out smelling like a rose. I eventually won a couple thousand dollars at the expense of crap-shooterJames Hen- drix whom I bet against and won. Feeling lucky, I decided to move onto blackjack, where unfortunately the glamor of winning overtook me. On the spur of the mement, I decided to gamble all my money but wound up with nothing. Oh well, easy come, easy go. , There was also roulette, but since I was left with no money, I was not able to participate. The house closed at nine dclock and only the lucky ones were left to bid for prizes. For $27,000 a case of Pepsi and two roller skating passes were sold. A carton of 24 Cherry Mashes was sold for $13,000. Other items sold were shirts, a Clock radio, book bags, dinners for two and bowling passes. To some, it may have seemed as though the chips were down. However, odds Will be that those who lost all their money this year will be back next year to gamble at MWSC. by Debbie Waggoner i ,-s..; a a MA i '1' I a l, 51 3 H . v I I II I ,II I I I IE, II :I 3; I II I I I I I I I i I I I I 1 I I I I I . I I I -: l I I I I I I I : I I I I I I I I t I I I I f I I I . I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I 1 I I I! I . I t nme oiclock and I Iere left to bid for Students and instructors took part at the casino II . night. Marketing instructor Mike Septon Oxbova I 0f P CPSI and tWO prepares to deal the cards.-Photo by J. Hendrix I 'ere sold. A carton lS sold for $13,000. I hirts, a clock radio, two and bowling I seemed as though I Iowever, odds will Ill their money this year to gamble at :bbie Waggoner Student Life I91 Illustration by D. Lombardino Mi: 5 Craig 1 seafood C1 that he wa assassination atte1 from a distance 2 in his hand. As quickly jumped ft of the cafateria. Following quic aimed, Rob hurdli eral senior citizel his target. OlltSidt as Rob was read: slipped in the In home free. This was one t several students t routine of collegi work and played i Dubbed TAG, W and exciting oppt their fellow class Students Who p 1 27 and filled ouw as targets. After ea student's identifu to pursue their ta killed his victim plastic gun and t the person that h He then pursued 92i Student Life rdino Assassins Strike + Missouri Western 5 Craig Ewing quietly ate his Aseafood Creole, little did he know that he was the target for a deadly assassination attempt. Rob Lyon watched from a distance and held his gun tightly in his hand. As suspicion set in, Craig quickly jumped from his chair and ran out of the cafateria. Following quickly behind with his gun aimed, Rob hurdled eight people and sev- eral senior citizens in the effort to catch his target. Outside the Student Union, just as Rob was ready to pull the trigger, he slipped in the mud, and his victim was home free. This was one of the familiar scenes as several students escaped the llhum-drumil routine of college life, classes and home- work and played The Assassination Game. Dubbed TAG, MWSC students had the rare and exciting opportunity to ushoot to kill their fellow classmates. Students who played met in Dorm Room 127 and filled out a card identifying them as targets. After each student drew another students identification card, they set out to pursue their targets. When a murderer killed his victim he would then take his plastic gun and the identification card of the person that his livictimi, was carrying. He then pursued the prey. TAG was played twice during the spring semester of 1984. The winner of the first game, Scotty Williams, killed several, people. Thirty people played in the second game, and Dave Carpenter won with an exciting climax between he and Paul Broderick. The idea came as several students were watching tlTAG: The Assassination Gamei' on HBO. The movie portrayed several col- lege students playing TAG, but one student used a real gun to llcut off the competi- tionf, iiAs for something like that happening here at MWSC? J. C. March said, uI donlt think it will happen here. At least I hope it doesnltfi March, Damon Becker, Mark Baker and Rob Lyon served as the Board of Directors to ensure that people were killed ujustifi- ably and orderly. They admitted it was a time consuming game, but it may be played again in the fall. iiWelll play it again in the fall of 84 when we get tired of homework. Itls something to do to make sure that when we are old and gray, well remember that when we were college students, we were also psychopathic killers? by Tom Cook gw-hMp-w-.,g.ne ,..-.... .. .- ..a i. . Student Life l93 Missouri Western Students fumed out on Blood Donor Day to help the lives ofolloers by giving blood. 94J Student Life WWW J ' '7 J I ww ,,,,, JEEI'E CHEN: 3A3 k, f. 3 .5! A sign Cibovc, topJ reminded students that it was their opportunity to give blood at MWSC. A student clbovc, bottomJ relaxes while giving up some of his blood.-Photos by 1.. Gray Students Give I students that it was - at MWSC. A student giving up some of his Blood To Save Lives of Others Brenda Preston Oabovd gets her blood pressure checked before giving blood.-Photo by L. Gray Student Life W95 : . Hundreds Swarm to Communictions Day ? ore than 800 students from 1 ; 1 40 area high school and A' t junior high schools attended the t fifth annual Communications and Foreign 5 E Language Day held April 12. Communication students attended newspaper and yearbook workshops ,3 throughout the day. In these workshops, ? professionals from the community showed 1 the students and their instructors ways of i improving their. newspaper and yearbook F i publications. A number of sessions in various areas were offered such as beat reporting, news leads and headlines, anatomy of a TV. news story and writing news releases for Lt newspaper students. Yearbook students attended workshops on yearbook themes, :3 t yearbook covers, yearbook graphics, photo equipment and photography 1 techniqes. Foreign language students began the 1 day by attending either the French film, e t ttMon Oncle Antoine; the German film, 1 r mfhe Boat is Full? or the Spanish film, ttThe Mystery of the Maya? French students entered contests deal- ' ing with French poetry reading, vocal music and French skits and scenes. Both ; French and Spanish students were able to take the MLA Multilevel exams to see how they would score on a national stardar- dized exams survey. Awards were given to communication students in the areas of creative writing, newspaper and yearbook competetion and awards were presented to the Foreign Lan- guage contest winners. Guest speakers were Christine Craft, the ex-KMBC newswoman who lectured on ttTelevision News and Business and Stephanie van Reigersberg, an interpreter who lectured on ttThe Role of the State Department Interpreter? The Communications and Foreign Lan- guage Day was organized by Dr. Warren Chelline with help from the Department of English and Modern Languages. by Monica Scheierman 96t Student Life ,, . WWWW. ,9. .- .. 77--., .. . ., A J uSt.Joseph Newspresf photographer Ival Lawhon 1 0er demonstrates the different types of camera I equipment. Presenting an award aboch to Central ' 1 student Shelly Ogi chO is editor of the GriEon I Newy Sandy Fostcrlehotos by J. Hendrix : I l Student Life 07 : 98t Student Life At a news conference, Cristine Craft tabovey gives her views and opinions.ePhot0 by J.E. Wilson S cc ow, han- you t from? quippCd structor of Engli munications and the instant the table, a combina roared through I Luckily, the acl outstanding, and sorbed in time R by Cristine Cr: Reigersberg. Crafts address Show Business? termed the hillus opted for in new posed to the hill employer, KMBC Metromedia, subJ in order to attrac was an elaborate drobe and voice. Craft received : before leaving C: 5215 City. Whey v Dallas on my W215 tant, Craft explai had a degree in d of anchorwomen about fell asleep looked alikeeDt land, Chicago lOt I saw one from V She was brassy, again. My consu Oh, no! Shets t0! hint of sarcasm i1 In hindsight thi too long after thi: to a reporter th ICS Speakers Relate Experiences b d N ow, when I drop this handkerchief, I want all of you to yell what school youire from? quipped Dr. Warren Chelline, in- structor of English and organizer of Com- munications and Foreign Language Day. At the instant the handkerchief fell to the table, a combination of forty plus schools roared through the Fine Arts Theatre. Luckily, the acoustics in the theatre are outstanding, and the noise was easily ab- sorbed in time for the keynote addresses by Cristine Craft and Stephanie van Reigersberg. Craftis address, uTelevision News and Show Business? focused on what she termed the tiillusion of credibilityii often opted for in newscasts. She was Iirst ex- posed to the ii'illusionl, when her former employer, KMBC-Channel 9 and its owner, Metromedia, subjected her to a makeover in order to attract viewers. The makeover was an elaborate venture in make-up, war- drobe and voice. Craft received a call from KMBC the day before leaving California to come to Kan- sas City. uThey wanted me to stop off in Dallas on my way and see a media consul- tant? Craft explained. The consultant, who had a degree in drama, showed Craft tapes of anchorwomen around the country. II about fell asleep? she joked. llThey all looked alikeaDenver looked like Cleve- land, Chicago looked like Phoenix. Then I saw one from WNBC in New York City. She was brassy, and I asked to See her again. My consultant quickly jumped in Oh, no! She's too assertive? there was a hint of sarcasm in Craftis voice. In hindsight this seems ironic. It was not too long after this that Craft was demoted to a reporter because, as she charged, III was too old, too unattractive and not suf- ficiently deferential to menff uI know the differencebetween the Na- tional and American leagues, she said satirically. One of the major points of Crafts speech, which was delivered without notes, came in the form of a warning to the young journalists. WI'V news is no longer looking for knowledgable people. Theyire looking for people warm and cuddly? Following her demotion, Craft re- counted, iIMetromedia told mea'You canit sue us, were a huge corporationK They offered me $9,500 and the clothes my consultant had bought for me. That was when I decided to fight? The second speaker, van Reigersberg spoke to foreign language students on uThe Role of a State Department interpreterfl When she was growing up in St. Joseph, van Reigersberg never dreamed she would be spending her life travelling from coun- try to country with different heads of state. That wouldnlt be so bad if the heads of - state spoke only English. However, When the native tongue of the country youire in is French, Spanish or Portuguese...it can be a difficult task. liAn interpreter is a person who com- municates ideas from one language to another,,, van Reigersberg stated. She explained that there are two types of interpreters. One is the simultaneous, which is used almost exclusively in the United Nations. With this form, the in terpreter interprets the speech, which he is listening to with headphones, and simul- taneously interprets it into his native tone gue. The second type is consecutive in- terpretation. The interpreter takes notes as he listens to pieces of the speech. Then, when the speaker either pauses or finishes the speech, the interpreter reconstructs the ideas into another language. IThe easiest way to take notes is to write the speakers thought into your own spec- ial code? van Reigersberg said. uMy boss, for example, uses a big lMi for develop- ment, because that also signifies Marilyn Monroe for him? Van Reigersberg was the interpreter for the US during the 1979-80 Iranian Hostage Crisis. She believes that the situation could have been avoided if the Americans had taken the time to learn the language well enough to go out on the streets of Tehran and talk with the people. uIt would have let them know just how dangerous the situation was getting? van Reigersberg commented. Her speech emphasized the need for language in our lives. By starting with good English skills and learning another language, one would be more able to sell himself as a person in any area, as well as in the diplomatic corp. iIWhen languages become a part of your life, that is when youll be able to do anything you want, anywhere you want.n Both speakers gave their audiences the advantages of their own personal experi- ences. The students, who filled the theatre twice to hear the speakers, then left MWSC with the difficult task of sifting through that information and determining what pertains to them and their goals and what does not. by Gary Brotherton and Jackie Beechner Student Life I99 Wwaa-.eeuwe,-u..d .- - a .n , , The F ormis the Thing Scarlett OiHarals, you wont look the part. Ditto if youire cursed with thick ankles, a squatty neck or the shoul- ders of a defensive lineman. None of the 11 members of the begin- ning ballet class seemed to be plagued with the aforementioned excesses. The nine women, clad in traditional leotards and dainty little pink or black slippers, and the two men, in running shorts, gym socks and sweatshirts, assembled twice weekly on the old gym balcony to discover the hard work of making this art form appear effortless. Seated on the floor before a wall of mirrors while waiting for the instructor, the students seemed already to have en- tered the disciplined arena of dance. Jok- ing and talking casually, all backs were ramrod straight, no slouchers in the group. It was probably tough on the 18-year- olds to discover theylre 10 years nover the hill already, but according to the instruc- tor, Sharon Kay MCBee, that was the age they shoud have started lessons if they were serious about becoming dancers. MCBee, a veteran of over 20 years of teaching toes to point and to tap, began the class with exercises and allowed no time out for the next 50 minutes. Students sit with knees bent and grasp the balls of their feet with both hands. Now, straighten those legs out? she com- manded. This brought a chorus of moans and groans. After finishing stretching and limbering If your waistline is bigger than 100T Student Life Sophomore Tanya Grimn Cabovei focuses her atten- tion on Marty Utterback as they attempt to follow the music.-Photo by S. Robinson excercises that would have pleased any football coach, metal bars were placed in front of the mirrored wall. With the fingertips of one hand touching the bar for balance, the dancers began a series of steps to classical music. uReleveJ commanded McBee, and bodies were raised up on toes. Hands held at sides were slowly raised to form an arch. No quick, jerky movements, just a graceful gliding upwards of the arms. llPlief' she called, and knees were bent, again, gracefully, almost as if in slow mo- tion. More diliicult sequences followed and movements were no longer in unison, and not all dancers were facing the mirrors at the same time. Some derrieres and stomachs protruded and McBee reminded their owners to hold them in. uTummy in, hips under, or iiDonlt let that seat stick outf, she admonished them. Even to a casual observer it was obvious that their calf muscles must be have been ready to call a halt at this point. As the class period passed, a continuous stream of male observers walked by on the gym floor below. Some masked their interest by occasionally shooting a basket- ball. Others were there simply to enjoy watching a story told without words through the oldest and liveliest of the art forms-ballet. And to enjoy watching the forms of the female ballet students. by Karen Pickett . . ..a.r..,., 4 ,.-A..WW.MAWWWMQH-rwa.e Senior Diane l practices tradit nasium as part i by 8. Robinson d have pleased any bars were placed in wall. 3f one hand touching he dancers began a sical music. Ided McBee, and on toes. Hands held :ised to form an arch. nents, just a graceful 6 arms. 1d knees were bent, rst as if in slow mo- ences followed and mger in unison, and acing the mirrors at me derrieres and 1d McBee reminded hem in. hTummy in, t let that seat stick them. erver it was obvious must be have been this point. rassed, a continuous vers walked by on Some masked their y shooting a basket- re simply to enjoy ld without words I liveliest 0f the art ng the forms of the y Karen Pickett Senior Diane Brook tabovw concentrates as she practices traditional ballet movements in the gym- nasium as part of the beginning ballet classePhoto by 3. Robinson Student Life h101 'sa-ue h ,mwum W 102h Student Life Cheerleading practice Cabovey overrides all other aspects oflife to Joanne, Mary and Kathy during their high school days.ePhoto by D. Logan Play hen yo you al the t. the same foreve realized things h handle it? These questio handled by the c by Dr. Larry D Theatre Departrn the cast was s her 1eir Play Deals with Changing T imes hen you were younger, didnt you always want your friends, the times and the fun to stay the same forever? And then, when you realized things had changed, how did you handle it? These questions and many more were handled by the cast of ltVanitiesf presentd by Dr. Larry Dobbins and the MWSC Theatre Department last spring. Although the cast was small tit only had three women; it got across the questibn of changing times. It also dealt with how a vanityesometimes considered an empty, meaningless self-loveecan destroy or Change a life. uThe show was about the deterioration of three lives? Terry Piper-Mazurkewyez, who played Kathy, said. IlIt was pretty heavy. I hope it made people think and affected their lives to at least a small de- u gree The play was a real challenge for the three actresses commented Janet Wade, who played Joanne. llNone of us are like the roles we played. We werenlt stereotyped.n Russ Hagen, stage manager, said, le glad to see the college do something con- troversial like this play. Itls controversial because things do change, although people wonlt admit it. And MWSC is changing with the times? The changing times were one of the issues dealt with in the three-act play. Act I takes place when the three characters are seniors in high school. They are cheer- leaders, preparing for the game that even- ing and making plans for college next year. The day was November 22, 1963, and the future looked promising. Act II was in 1968. The country was at war, and at- titudes, beliefs and realities were being challenged. The girls were seniors in col- lege, looking forward to graduation and also facing their first lltesti'ebeing seper- ated for the first time since childhood. In Act 111, it was time for a reunion and the shattering blow that everything changes and, for all of the girls, the realization that the ideals they held high were actually meaningless and shallow. nWe all just grew into the show? Wade said, tlbecause of all the rehearsals and the reading? ITve been in theatre here for six years, Kathy Nichols, who played Mary, said. uAnd Ilve done hundreds of shows. And in this show, if I had been in charge of casting, Terry and Janet would have had those parts. I really enjoyed working with them. All three also had high praise for Larry Dobbins. Of the members of the cast, only Nichols was a student of MWSC last spring. nI really enjoyed working with Larry again,n Wade said. In was fun coming back to the theatre and seeing Larry, Mazur- kewyez said. IlYou really learn a lot from him every time you work with him? Nichols echoed the sentiments of the others, and added, WI'he man has been in this theatre for 13 years now. He,s very special to all of us, and each of us has learned something from himfl by Jackie Beechner During a scene change, the audience was occupied by the actresses on-stage preparation Hefty for the next act-Photo by D. Logan Student Life l103 Photo by S. Robinson Photo by S. Robinson SPRING . . . A time for new ends and new beginnings. For students, spring means the long-awaited end of another semester. For college staff, spring brings new classes, new students and an upkeep of the campus grounds after the dormancy of winter. Even the ground squirrel and birds appear on campus-busy beginning a new season after either hibernating or migrating south for the winter. 104t Student Life Photo by S. Robinson Photo by D. Logan Photo by S. Robinson Photo by S. Robinson Student Life 105 Guest speaker Dr. Jimmy Albright tbelowr waits to r be introduced. Seniors Uighu enjoy their break- 1 1 fastePhotos by J. Hendrix Breakfast 51: N s the gran awoke on were welo What a day to grad ever, as the day gave way to a bea The breakfast, v the Alumni Assoc served at 8 dolor served scrambla browns, biscuits, Nell Blurn Buildin dent of the Studet tion gave the invoc fast. There were c as the graduates t free meal. After breakfast, dent of the MWS introduced the g Murphy presenter and extended her c Morgan then Speaker, Dr. Jimmy Wyatt Park Baptis only enlightened entertained them V nLife is like a bow 7 t J; fruits and nuts are ; A member tabovd of the English faculty, Ruth bright. 1 . Galloway 061:0, enjoys her breakfastePhoto by J. He told the gm 3 Hendrix 106t Student Life .. 4- I M .--......-.- .m-..wm......4......g..-r.. Breakfast Speakers Philosophy Albright Tells Students Never to be Satisfied s the graduating class of 1984 awoke on Tuesday, May 15, they were welcomed by cloudy skyF what a day to graduate from college. How- ever, as the day progressed the clouds gave way to a beautifully sunlit sky. The breakfast, which was sponsored by the Alumni Association and MWSC, was served at 8 olclock. The graduates were served scrambled eggs, bacon, hash browns, biscuits, juice and colfee in the Nell Blum Building. Jerry Enyeart, presi- dent of the Student Government Associa- tion gave the invocation prior to the break- fast. There were only a few empty tables as the graduates took full advantage of a free meal. After breakfast, Barbara Morgan, presi- dent of the MWSC Alumni Association, introduced the guests. President Janet Murphy presented the graduating class and extended her congratulations to them. Morgan then introduced the guest Speaker, Dr. Jimmy Albright, Pastor of the Wyatt Park Baptist Church. Albright not Only enlightened the graduates but also entertained them with his wit and charm. Life is like a bowl of granola, what ainTt fruits and nuts are all flakes, quipped Al- bright. He told the graduates that When they go into the job market they will find that empoyers are not just looking for educated individuals but they are also looking for employees with a good attitude about themselves and others. He said to never be satisfied with where we are, ilreach out further, become proficient in different areas, he advised. Following breakfast, the graduates hiked over to the Field House for rehersal. Con- sidering that none of the students had been forewarned as to what to expect, the rehersal went well. They ran through the ceremony twice before being dismissed. MWSC offered a reception for students and their families from 4 pm. to 6:30 pm. in the Nell Blum Building. Punch, cookies and coffee were served by smiling, uncom- plaining volunteers. There was chambor music and Dr. Murphy was there to con- gratulate all on a successful stay at MWSC. The anticipation of the graduation cere- mony could be felt in the air. As 6:15 pm. rolled around the students began gather- ing their caps and gowns and headed over to the Field House to receive their long awaited reward-their diploma. by Pat Clark hwwwwaN-,yd.-h - .-..- n . Tsze is like a bowl of granola, , what am? fruits and nuts are all flakes. Student Life 1 107 GM! V ' ' he sigh of i; i 1984 gra i 3 Western S V - strong that it coul mistaken for a Go' sprung a leak Tm glad Pm fm Belcher said, laugh These were th ceremonies and . memory of Dr. No son, Who was Vic Affairs, died unexp planned and parti fourteen graduatio Dr. Janet Murph as president of x the commenceml day, May 15, 1984. The graduating 500, marched to played by the V Following the P Evinger, president gave the Invocati duced the special ; Nunez, acting Vice Affairs, introduced Graduate Carol Sanders tabovd smiles as she is about to receive her diploma. Dr. Janet Murphy Unsco prepares to hand out one of the Erst dip- lomas.-Photos by P. Brunner 1081 Student Life 'abovey smiles as she is oma Dr. Janet Murphy ut one of the first dips er Graduates Say Farewell to MWS C he sigh of relief coming from the 1984 graduates of Missouri Western State College was so strong that it could very well have been mistaken for a Goodyear blimp that had sprung a leak. tTm glad Pm finally out of here? Tina Bclcher said, laughing. These were the fifteenth graduation ceremonies and were dedicated to the memory of Dr. Nolan B. Morrison. Morri- son, Who was Vice President for Student Affairs, died unexpectedly last fall. He had planned and participated in the previous fourteen graduation ceremonies. Dr. Janet Murphy Closed her first year as president of MWSC by presiding over the commencement excersises of Tues- day, May 15, 1984. The graduating class, numbering over 500, marched to the nMarch Pontificaleil, played by the MWSC Symphonic Winds. Following the Processional, Mr. Lee Evinger, president of the Faculty Senate, gave the Invocation; Dr. Murphy intro- duced the special guests; and Dr. William Nunez, acting Vice President for Academic Affairs, introduced the commencementls keynote speaker, Dr. Donald E. Walters. Walters is the Executive Director of the Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities for the state of Illinois. He told the students that the world had problems and that they must work together in order to solve them. He added that the graduates contribution would be special because they were one of the few special people to receive a college diploma. As encouraging as Dr. Walters, words were, it seemed somewhat difficult for the graduates to sit still. After all the hundreds of hours every semester worrying about this test or that paper, they just wanted to get their degrees so they could believe that it was finally over. Dr. Nunez brought them closer to this as he presented the candidates for all de- gree programs and those students who would complete their requirements in the summer of 1984 and wanted to be recog- nized. Then Dr. Murphy conferred the degrees. Contrary to the opinions of some, this did not mark the Close of the ceremonies. Major Edward Collins, acting professor of Military Science, had the honor of confer- ring the commissions of two students into the U. 8. Armed Forces. Still to come was the announcement of the students graduating with honors-e seven graduated with the highest honor of Summa Cum Laude. ilOnly a few minutes more was the thought of many of the students as Mrs. Joan Hegeman of the Board of Regents gave the Benediction. The Symphonic Winds played the Reces- sional, and the graduates left the Field House. itGraduation always seems far off in some distant dream? Tim Dishon said. iiAnd it stays that way right up until the music starts and you march into the gym. liBut once youlre in there, you realize youire at the top of your climb ready to jump off the mountain into the big cold world. by Jackie Beeclmer Graduates tbelowy ,who have already received their diplomas, watch others receive theirsePhoto by P. Brunner D . rel a fwa- 13, A ? Student Life l109 I - : I : ; I I I 1 I E '1 I i i I Graduation saw a variety of people receiving their diplomas and other honors. Sue Humphrey Ibclowa was the oldest 1984 graduate. Chris Black aigho gets inducted into the army.-Photos by P. Brunner I I I I i I I I i I 5 I g . I I I J I I I I I I I I I I I 1 E Fanul' y and friends szovw walk toward their cars r after graduationx-Photo by P. Brunner ' I I 3+; IIOI Student Life V awn. nwnm The crowd UCFO begins to leave. After the cere- mony, family members hbelovw get a snapshot for their photo albums.-Photos by P. Brunner Accounting major Jeff Brunncr h 1610 follows Chris c9 walk toward their cars Blacthhoto by P. Brunncr y P. Brunncr Student Life h 11 1 illustration by J. Hendri we am Hm mm J .mm 33 .0, mm mm Qm 1 l 2 Sports The athletic program at Missouri Western helps build character and instill a sense of responsibility into young people and along the way enables them to realize their individual dreams may come true. ll Quaterback Joe Holder mppositc pagcj attempts t0 throw a bomb at one of the home games. Photo illustration by J. Hendrix Sports 113 1983 Football - : MWSC 3 5 Missouri-Rolla 28 g y MWSC 7 WilliamJewell 8 ' MWSC 9 NWMSU 1 9 MWSC 42 Evangel 7 t 5 MWSC 9 Wayne State 1 3 MWSC 1 4 Kearney State 28 MWSC 22 Emporia State 20 : 3 MWSC 1 7 Missouri Southern 1 0 y 1 MWSC 2 1 Washburn 24 ' MWSC 6 1 Pittsburg State 1 4 MWSC 2 1 Fort Hays State 4 1 Record 65-6-07 1144 Sports hen tI footbal both cc tained thoughts 0 son of 5-5. AS t teanfs unpredict offense proved to in achieving this The season did the Missouri-Ro Joseph for the o- souri Western sh u offense as they 1' yards on the da Mike Van Maaneq as he took in two 1: The Griffon dc: strong by allowil yards of offense. performed by sen Marley as he s touchdown of the cepted fumble re The following t Liberty, Mo., to The defense cont allowing Jewell 0 but the offense touchdown that quarter. It se'erm would be enough Jewell had other Late in the fou a pass intercept: line. 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Scott Crawford E GE follows the block wclow of Mike Spruill 630 . for a gain against Fort Hays Statc. Photos by J. j Hendrix 1 I t i - i i 5 l 1 IE 3 I , 32 . 751 l 1 6 Sports . .4. ...0-- n-.w--ww-u.Wm M- Football j Two cheerleaders 0ch help ignite an enthusiastic crowd during a football game. Photo byJim Adams Defensive end Tim Boender OD gets loose UJCIOWQ in the prc-game excrcises.--Photo by J. Hendrix m k w wuugw' mm s - i Sports 117 118x Sports Doug Smith 0er catches his breath after intercept- ing a pass and running the ball for a touchdown. Coach Rob Hicklin hbelow, toph shows his anger at a referee. A fight hbelow, bottomh starts during the game with Pittsburg Statethhotos by J. Hendrix Quarterback Joe Holder Mbovcj runs the ball him- self.-Photo by J. Hendrix Sports 119 3 5; Lady Griffs Streak to Third National Tourney r l 1 he 1983 volleyball team set out to make an appearance at the National Tournament for the third consecutive year. This goal was obtained in quiet fashion with the squad breaking several individual and team records along the way. Missouri Western volleyball coach Rhesa Sumrell commented, 11This years team is different from others I have coached in the aspect that these girls never got overly excited? From match to match they went out and calmly pounded most of their opponents into the court. In 1979, a 48-1 1-2 record was compiled as the teams best in their history, but this statistic was crushed with a new record of 59-9. Early in the year, the team struggled as they had yet to gel. Opposing teams could not see this as Western built a 33-4 mark heading into the MWSC Invitational. The biggest surprise in the young season ac- cording to Sumrell was a 0-1 5 drubbing at the hands of Missouri Southern. The Lady Lions went on to win the match 13-15, 15-1 1 and 1 1-15. This was the second time Southern handed the Lady Griffs a loss during the season. Western cruised past the other teams in the Tourney as they made their way to the Championship match with the bigger Cen- tral Missouri State. Western dropped the first game 8-15 but came back strong to give CMS all they could handle before bowing out 14-16. This was the second time Central had taken the title. At one point in the season, Western dealt out twenty-four strtalght matches without a loss. The old mark was 18 in 1979. Sumrell said, During the streak I didnt have to do much coaching, I just sent out the same lineup and they would go about their business? Sumrell could not put her finger on any one thing that led to her teamis success. She felt that her two co-captains com- plimented each other and this rubbed off on the other players. Senior spikers Barb McMahiIl and Shelly Skoch were the cap- tains with cotrasting temperaments. McMahill was the quiet type that went out and let her play speak for herself. She 1201 Sports 1983 Volleyball Tarkio College Graceland College Missouri Southern Bethany College Southwestern 1KS1 Drury College Drury College Missouri Southern UMKC Rockhurst UMKC Penn Valley CC Jefferson CC Lincoln University Central M0. State St. Mary-Omaha 15-12,15-3 15513-15154 15-11, 15-7 15515-12 15-6,15-9 15-2, 16-14 15-17, 15-6, 15-10 5-15, 15-10, 7-15 11-15,15-3,15-10 15-11,15-11 15-8,15-10 153,159 157,153 153,157 15-12, 5-15, 2-15 15-11,15-2 Northwest Missouri State 155, 13-15, 15-12 Central Missouri State Benedictine Fort Hays State Missouri Southern Emporia State Southwest Baptist Evangel Rockhurst WilliamJewell Oklahoma Baptist Kansas Newman Regis College Bethel College .Emporia State Park College Washbum Pittsburg State Fort Hays State 11-15, 10-15 15-10,5-15,15-8 1-5-7, 15-3,15-8 0-15,13-15,15-11,11-15 15-7, 15-10,15-6 15-5, 15-5 15-13, 15-4 15-3, 15-4 15-5, 15-9 15-7, 15-5, 15-7 15-3, 15-8, 15-8 154,159, 15-10 153,15-9, 15-9 15-6, 15-6, 15-8 15-2, 16-14, 150 156,152,715, 15-6 15-10,15-3,15-3 15-4,15-11,15-o Wayne State Wayne State Central Methodist Lincoln University Evangel College , School of the Ozarks Avila College Pittsburg State Bethel College Kearney State Central Missouri State Central Missouri State Kearney State Missouri Southern Washburn Pittsburg State Emporia State Kearney State Benedictine University of Kansas Graceland College Northwest Missouri State Evangel College UMKC William Woods Drury College UMKC Arkansas Tech Univ. of Montevallo 1A0 Geneva College 1PM 15-7,15-1o, 15-11 15-8, 15-8, 15-3 15-5, 15-6 15-4, 15-10 15-5,15-7 , 15-2, 157 150,157 1, 15-6, 15-4 154, 15-13 15-8, 15-11 , 8-15,14-16 8-15, 5-15, 10-15 1 15-8, 15-6, 16-14 15-7, 15-3, 7-15, 13-15 15-13,15-5,15-13 16-14, 15-8, 15-10 15-8,15-5, 15-4 15-6, 15-0, 157 915,151,159 7-15,15-7,15-10 15-10, 15-8 15-2, 15-9 15-6, 15-4 154, 15-5 15-2, 15-7 15-9, 15-5 15-1o,15-4,15-10 15-6, 15-6, 15-11 15-7, 15-15 13-15, 15-2, 15-9 Brigham Young Univ. 1H0 9-15, 11-15 Southwestern Univ. 1TX1 Hawaii-Hilo St. Ambrose 0A1 15-5,9-15,15-10, 1518 2-15, 6-15, 3-15 15-3, 10-15, 9-15, 15-5 Brigham Young Univ. 1HD 12-15, 15-9, 11-15, 13-15 ReCard 159-91 started out as a 1'1 freshmaln year, b1 steadily improved a great senior year Of matches she tun single handed. Bar able player and a g I wish I could go like herf said Sun Skoch was the and was the tear Sumrell said she w and player. Always offensive threat, sI spike points with f mark of 479. According to $11 Umbach is the 11 Westeren history. key that makes t1 high skill player. 879, but Umbach 1 1535. The record for year also as sopho tens blocked 187 Kelly Knott was and the quickest Sumrell said, nKe and has the abiliI play look easy. It : petition got tougl Other key play Collins, Melanie V dler. The team was both District 1 4 Skoch and Umba conference first t Chandler taking 5 The team head nament and fou play with a 2-1 I qualify them for I In opening to ped their first In tional Champion Griffs bounced u bracket semi-fin brose of Iowa. L with 54 assists .1 eluding 7 aces. of contention w versity of Hawaii four in the Lady 1 Sumrell felt th been named To Year, but she was the-Month for N c Mendy Chandler 0 their reaction 00p ri Sumrell wottom rig match,-Photos by J. o my 111 5-7,15-1o, 15-11 5-8, 15-8, 15-3 5-3,15-6 5-4,15-10 5-5,15-7 5-2,15-7 5-0,15-7 56,154 54,1513 , 5-8,15-116 ' 115,,14-16 j , -15, 5-15, 10-15 5-8, 15-6, 16-14 5-7, 1537-1513151 5-13, 115-3, 15-13 6-14,;15-8,1151:101 1- 58,151-5; 115-4 1 5-6, 15-0, 15-7, 415,115-111,115-9-1 , 415,15-7, 15410 $2,159 1 1 56,154 54,155 5-2,15-7 59,155 1 ,- 510,154,1510 5-6, 15-6, 15-11 5-7,15-13 .-15, 15-2, 15-9 15,11-15 5-5, 9-15, 15-10, 15-8 15,6-15, 3-15 -3, 10-15, 9-15, 15-5 '-15,15-9,11-15,13-15 started out as a junior varsity player her freshman year, but with hard work she steadily improved each season. iiBarb had a great senior year and there were a couple of matches she turned around for us nearly single handed. Barb has been a very coach- able player and a great joy to have around, I wish I could go out and find ten more like her? said Sumrell. Skoch was the more emotional player and was the team leader on the floor. Sumrell said she was an intelligent student and player. Always considered a consistent offensive threat, she set a new record for spike points with 500-surpassing the old mark of 479. According to Sumrell, sophomore Lynn Umbach is the finest setter in Missouri Westeren history. She is considered the key that makes the offense run and is a high skill player. The assist record was 879, but Umbach shattered that mark with 1535. The record for blocked points fell this year also as sophomore spiker LeAnn Mar- tens blocked 187 attempts. Kelly Knott was the defensive specialist and the quickest player ever at Western. Sumrell said, Kelly always gives 10018; and has the ability to make the difficult play look easy. It seemed that as the com- petition got tougher she got better? Other key players this year were Jill Collins, Melanie Wright and Mendy Chan- dler. The team was undisputed champions in both District 16 and the Conference. Skoch and Umbach were selected to the conference first team with MCMahill and Chandler taking second team honors. The team headed for the National Tour- nament and fought their way through pool play with a 2-1 record, good enough to qualify them for the linal eight. In opening round play, Western drop- ped their hrst match to the eventual Na- tional Champions, Hawaii-Hilo. The Lady Griffs bounced back in the consolation bracket semi-finals and defeated St. Am- brose of Iowa. Lynn Umbach led the way with 54 assists and 28 service points in- cluding 7 aces. Western was knocked out of contention when Brigham Young Uni- versity of Hawaii took three games out of four in the Lady Griffs last call. , Sumrell felt that McMahill should have been named Tournament Player-of-the- Year, but she was named Griffon Player-of- the-Month for November. by Eric Snider Mendy Chandler 0er and LeAnn Martens show their reaction 00p righo up at the net. Coach Rhesa Sumrell 6bottom right? remains calm during a match.-Photos by J. Hendrix WMmMma .... Volleyball Sports 11 2 1 LeAnn Martens Qigho prepares to return a serve. Lynn Umbach QCIOWQ falls to the ground after hitting the ball. Ph0t0s by J. Hendrix Volleyball Showing her grace, Lynn Umbach 0er jumps high into the air. Shelly Skoch wclovd watches Lynn Umbach return the ball to the opponent's court. Photos by J Hendrix - i .4 2 ,, m , ,, 1. M52115? , , . ; z 1 6 v? W, a y M L 1,,,Wm1,.,m,rw ,, w H,u Ott, Fran Tucker. 0 Suzanne Maye. wzc Ouslcy, assistant co VOLLEYBALL TE M , get the ball over the net. Jill Collins wppositc pagc? dlcr 0 0 and Lynn Umbach 7 as they attempt to goes up for the kill.-Photos by J. Hendrix Displaying team work abovd are Mendy Chan- 'cO are Mendy Chan- 0 as they attempt to llins wpposite ngd V J. Hendrix VOLLEYBALL TEAM 0?0111: row, ti'om ler Luanne Ptleiderer , Linda Downing, Lynn Umbach, Debbie Whitlock, Susan Ott, Fran Tucker. midd1c r0W Jennifer Grinter, Jill Collins, Mendy Chandler, Brenda Nelson, Kelly Knott, Melanie Wright, Suzanne Maye. UXICK IOW Coach Rhesa Sumrell, LeAnn Martens, Barb Faulconer, Ouslcy, assistant coach Mary Nichols.-Photo by Strathmann Studio Shelly Skoch, Peggy Hart, manager Dixie Sports 1 25 Lady Griffs Finish in High Fashion he 1983-84 Lady Griffon Basket- ball team got off to a mediocre start as they held an 8-7 record at the halfway point in their season. Standing one game above .500 did not concern Head Coach Debbie Bumpus. iiI didnit look for us to gel until about the second week of the spring semester? said Bumpus. At about the time of her prediction the squad constructed a six-game winning streak, and they were on their way. Over the second half of the regular season the Lady Griffs won 12 of 15. Bumpus offered, iiOur problem early was our inconsistent shooting from the outside due to the loss of Julie Sherwood. This changed after we moved Judy Amos from the post position to the outside where she is more comfortable? Amos has made the biggest improve- ment over last season of anyone on the 1 261 Sports team. ijudy didnt see much varsity time last year because' she was still trying to adjust from three-man ball up in Iowa, but she worked hard on her shooting over the summer and has come on strong for us this year, continued Bumpus. Another factor helping the team was the insertion of Melanie Wright into the lineup. Bumpus said, Melanie is such a good passer that she helped set up more easy shots for us? Guards Diane Easter and Deena Murphy have shared time at the position all season. iiThey compliment each other with their different playing styles The one on the bench can come in and correct the team where they are having problems. This has really worked out well, commented Bum- pus. Post Cheri Kempf shattered the single season scoring record originally held by Julie Sherwood. Kempf passed Sherwoodls 437 mark and finished with 573. In conference play, the Lady Griffs finished third with their 9-5 record. The women finished second in District 16 be- hind UMKC, but were seeded only fourth for the playoffs. This did not stop them from fighting their way to the District 16 title as they knocked off Rockhurst, the favored UMKC and Missouri Southern for the Championship. The season finally came to a halt down in Arkansas where they were eliminated by Central Arkansas in the first round of the regional playoffs. The overall record came to stand at 23-1 1. by Eric Snider Fighting through the Rockhurst defense, LeAnn Martens tabovey tries to make a basket.-Photo by J. Hendrix Cheering for the La Jumping high above t trighn is able to m Hendrix od1s 'rriEfs The i be- urth hem :t 16 cAnn to by Cheering for the Lady Griffs is Beth Dye 6zbovd. JUmping high above the other team, LeAnn Martens Oigho is able to make a clear shot.5Photos by J. Hendrix MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC H BASKETBALL SCORES 56 Arkansas-Monticello 75 Grand View 7 1 Northwest MO. State 87 Baker 96 Tarkio 102 N ortheast Mo. State 87 Buena Vista 58 St. Francis 71 Northeastern Ill. 90 Williamjewell 5 5 Central Mo. State 88 Wayne State 5 3 Missouri Southern 59 Pittsburg State 55 UMKC 88 Emporia State 87 Washburn 87 Wayne State 86 Rockhurst 64 Kearney State 68 Fort Hays State 60 Washburn 87 Emporia State 102 Avila 71 Pittsburg State 63 Missouri Southern 79 Northeast Mo. State 9 5 Kearney State 67 Fort Hays State 85 Southwest Baptist 74 Rockhurst 77 UMKC 76 Missouri Southern 6 1 Central Arkansas 76 68 85 54 41 58 67 57 76 56 106 57 63 73 80 78 79 49 75 55 55 62 90 49 56 57 72 45 74 63 62 75 71 65 Record 623-117 Sports A 27 .x 128 Sports WOMENS BASKE Blanks, Peggy Hart, Palmer, Terry szst Anderson, asst. coac W, Irwmm 4094201411, y,,y . M ,f r W, I, x x, 1mm . - 41, ny v M Forward Tammy Armold Ozbovd makes an attempt to make two points as an Avila opponent prepares to block the shot. Photo by J. Hendrix 1 abovey makes an attempt m Avila opponent prepares :o by J. Hendrix WOMEN,S BASKETBALL TEAM -ai'ont row, from 1:310 Laura Weis, LeAnn Martens, Judy Amos, Cheri Kcmpf, Teresa Blanks, Peggy Hart, Lori Flaherty, Melanie Wright, Romic Asher. wack rowy Coach Debbie Bumpus, Brenda Lynn, Kim Palmer, Terry Haist, Diane Easter, Pam Gates, Sandy Stevens, Tammy Armold, Deena Murphy, Luanne Ptleidcrer, Shaxi Anderson, asst. coach Patty Hartcnbower. Photo by Strathmann Photography 01004111le Forward Sandy Stevens Hefty watches her opponent tumble to the ground. Tammy Armold Oibovd looks up for the ball. Phot0s by J. Hendrix Sports l 129 Guard Deena Murphy 10 blocks an opponent 0igh0 from getting to the nct Photo byj. Hendrix Head coach Debbie Bumpus 06170 listens to assistant coach Patty Hartenbowcr who explains a play GaboVQ during a game. Ph0t0 by J. Hendrix 1 Trying for two points above? is forward Cheri , Kempf 40 . Forward Kim Palmer UighO also at- i, tempts to make a basket. Ph0tos by J. Hendrix i 130 Sports Guard Diane Easter 03 drives the ball aop 161D around the Rockhurst players. Wondering if the ball will go in bottom Ier is LeAnn Martens OD. Cheri Kempf abch0 goes for a lay-up. Ph0tos by J. Hen- drix Sports Kl31 i i i ? I E i $ i I i i I S a i i i i i i I i 1 E i 1 l 5 g 3 Men's Basketball Team Reaches NAIA Tournament he Griffons had a successful 1983-84 season as they finished the season with an 18-9 record, and they made another trip to the National Tournament. Head Coach Skip Shear com- mented, 11We had more highs than lows, and the experience we gained last year has attributed to this fact. Our high point came when we knocked off the highly touted Kearney State, and we fell by two points the next night to nationally ranked Fort Hays State? Adjustments had to be made when senior AmOs Pearcill was hit in the face during practice, and he had to miss several weeks of the season. Shear had to juggle the lineup, and players like George Hen- derson and Roger Boldridge stepped in and filled the gap. 90m: bench played well, and compared to last year, we delinitley improved? said Shear. Shear feels the leadership was better with the addition of Pearcill and Freshman Maurice Collins. Offense was one factor the squad did not have to worry about as it was the most consistent aspect of their season. On two occasions, the lOO-point mark was reached or exceeded. The Griffs pounded Henderson State as they poured in 111 points with Larry Ingram leading the way with 29 points. Another onslaught saw Ingram fire in 31 points as Western took a 102-68 win. A six-game winning streak was the main factor in turning around the season after they had been hovering around the .500 mark. The first four games of the streak found the Griffs with a flare for the dramatic as their widest margin of victory was three points. In the iinal two wins of the streak, the Griffs pulled away with more breathing room after an 89-56 blow- out of Baker University and a nine-point win over conference foe Kearney State. Senior forward Larry Ingram set a new single season scoring record on the final night of the regular season when he scored 34 points against School of the Ozarks. This gave him 615 points, surpassing the 614 tallied by Mark Holmes during the 1324 Sports 1977-78 season. Ingram went on to score 82 points in the Griffs four playoff games to push his total to 697. For his efforts during the 1983-84 sea- son, Ingram was voted to the NAIA All- American third team. The Griffons won the District 16 title when they knocked off three district rivals by a total of four points. The season con- cluded at the National Tournament when William Carey defeated Missouri Western 90-74. by Eric Snider ffMWSC ' . . a thWSC ' , 9'89 - rfxpMWSC j 93 1 e MWSC i 65 . V'JMWSC , . 170 HfMWSC a , 84 t , MWSC t V . 67 . MWSC , 61 WMWSC a 62 MWSC . 74 ens Basketball 'guHenderson State Wayne State , a t y. 1 HRockhurst 3 i SOuthWest Baptist i . 5Wayne State a :1 1 Missouri Southern H i Pittsbui'g State ' y: Emporia State W i iWashburn a a a i Avila H ' Kearney State a Fort Hays State I i Tarkio S Washburn Emporia State Avila ,6 Pittsburg State : 63 Missouri Southern 6 1 2. 0 Baker 56 ,; Kearney State 84 j 1 Fort Hays State 67 .. Benedictine 63 School of the Ozarks 67 Southwest Baptist 66 Drury 60 UMKC 60 William Carey tMissJ 90 k Record 01-101 J l ant rff three district rivals ms. The season con- al Tournament When ed Missouri Western by Eric Snider vall 79 70 75 51 85 84 61 78 68 102 80 65 85 67 105 67 58 96 Men's Basketball Coach Skip Shear UCfU gives a look of disbelief after a call was made against MWSC. Larry Ingram wclow5 takes a hard fall.8Photos by J. Hendrix MEWS BASKETBALL TEAM 8 ai'ont row, from 1610 Alan Fabrizius, Rob Smith, Mark Ross, Larry Ingram, Amos Pearcill, Roger Boldridge Arthur Cooks, James Holmes, Frank Wheeler. wack 1'0ch Coach Slup Shear, asst, coach Mel Tyler, Grei Collins Darren lilorrel, Mark Denbow, Maurice Collins, George Henderson, asst. coach Bob Burchard, student coach Mar McKenzie, manager Anthony Hurstr-Photo by Strathmann Photography Sports 8133 3 Guard Arthur Cooks aigho demonstrates some , fancy ball handling. Ph0to by J. Hendrix 1 Larry Ingram Ogbovd shoots the ball in hopes of making a basket. The Missouri Western students O-ighO show their enthusiasm during a game. Photos by J. Hendrix 1 34 Sports Men's Basketball Forward Larry Ingram aboVeQ goes high into the ; air in trying for two points. Photo by J. Hendrix 1 Sports 1 35 ; I 7 X ; H , l4 . l; 3 At the NAIA, Larry Ingram aighO tries for another two points. Guard Arthur Cooks bc1ow dribbles the ball While looking for an opening.-Photos by J. Hendrix i I ! h H 'i r w ; , l $ f km 1 36 Sports High in the air at the NAIA, guard George Hender- Son ab0VQ prepares to swish the ball into the bas- kCI.-Phot0 by J. Hendrix Men's Basketball Sports 137 wmlo .mu ? xiiirtfrf a BASEBALL T Rick Fankhaus Huckaby, Ronr , David Blemaster, Erk ll'll'llS M Coach Doug Minm's G'zbovcv gives signals. Jay Es- sington wottom righU hits the ball.-Photos by P. Brunncr First baseman David Jackson 00p n'ghU stretches for the ball at a close call.-Photo by L. Gray 1 38 Sports n ; Baseball , , I, v, , V . 1 . -Maat a ..-..p..v-am . V . , . -, A BASEBALL TEAM : 1?ont row, tfom 1610 James Hunsaker, Steve Zwascha, Todd Philllips, Doug Neyens, John Fritz, Rick Shingleton, Rick Fankhauser, Brad Haggard, Mark Lcighty. midd1c IOW Dale Reed, Jim Kobctt, Steve Schiller, Richard Todd, Jim Windlc, Paul V Huckaby, Ronnie McMahill, Jeff Butcher, Tony Lcasick, Dean Wilson, Student Coach Wayde Deragowski. baCk IOW Head Coach Doug 3 Minnis, David Jackson, Jim Mauro, David Kingsley, David Lau, Steve Bradley, Kent Keipie, Joe Beggs, Gary Sell, Jay Essington, Elton 3 Blemastcr, Eric Snider, John Kostelac, Assistant Head Coach Brad Simmons. Photo by J. Hendrix The team above? roots from the dugout. Photo ;i by L. Gray i Sports 139 Team Overcome: Weather, SlowStart he 1984 season was a year of streaks for the Missouri Western baseball team. The streaks were not limited to wins and losses, but days without playing because of the weather was also included. The team was hurt by one bad losing streak of nine games, but two eight-game winning streaks helped keep the squad above the .500 mark at 24-21. The Griffons were hurt early in the sea- son when they had to suffer through ten days without stepping on a diamond. Over- all there were 34 rainouts to set a new record for the ball club. Head coach Doug Minnis said, nIn all of my years in baseball this spring was the worst for playing baseball, but I was pleased with the way my men handled the situationfi Rain was not the only thing the club had to battle. This years schedule was the toughest in its history. After the spring trip, the record stood at 3-12 with eleven of the games against NCAA schools. The Griffs did manage to knock off Iowa Uni- versity and Southwest Missouri State 8-4 and 6-4 respectively. Several of the other games saw the Grif- fons give the big boys a scare, but Western always fell just a few runs short. On the year the Griffons held a 4- 1 1 record against the bigger schools including a doub- leheader sweep of arch rival Northwest Missouri. On April 18, the squad ventured to Lincoln, Nebraska to do battle with the eleventh ranked Cornhuskers and nearly pulled off the greatest upset in the teams historyfAfter dropping the opener of the twin bill, the Griffs jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the nightcap. Westernis starting pitcher Joe Beggs held the Huskers at bay for five innings, but his defense let him down as they committed two costly errors in the late innings as NU tied the game. The big blow came when their first base- man hit a towering homerun over the rightfield fence to give Nebraska a narrow 6-4 victory. April was a good month for the Griffs as they compiled a 17-4 record with the help of two eight-game winning streaks. The second streak propelled the team to and over .500 as they stood at 2 1-19 head- ing into the District 16 tournament. West- ern was seeded second and did not have to take part in the opening round of the playoffs. Missouri Western hosted the Tourna- ment at Phil Welch Stadium and opened against School of the Ozarks. The two teams exchanged leads throughout the day before the final blow was administered 140f Sports in the ninth inning. With the score tied 8-8 Western reliever Eric Snider was on the mound. Snider retired the first two Bobcats of the inning when centerfielder Mike Stepp walked up to the plate. Stepp took a curveball deep over the leftfield wall as Snider gave up his first homerun of the year. The Griffs went quietly in the bottom of the inning as they were put into the losers bracket. The Griffs stayed alive after they knocked off Missouri Baptist 5-4. Junior pitcher Doug Neyens went the distance to pick up his sixth victory against one loss. The next morning Western played number one seeded Missouri Southern and behind the pitching of Beggs and Snider, Western registered an 8-4 victory to eliminate Southern. Western now had a chance to get even for the loss to the Bobcats as Richard Todd went to the mound for the Griffons. Re- venge they wanted and revenge they got as the Golden Griffons pushed 15 runs across the plate, and Todd allowed only three runs. Now the two teams would square off for the championship. For Missouri West- ern it would be their third game of the day. Quite simply the Griffs ran out of gas as they fell 7-3. Everybody was up and wanted to win, but this was their fifth game in 36 hours and after scoring fifteen runs the game before, there was nothing left. John Kostelac had an MVP season as he hit .402 and squeezed opposing pitchers for 19 bases on balls and struck out only 5 times. He also gunned down would be base stealers with ease and saved numer- ous runs by keeping wild pitches in front of him. The senior catcher was named to the All-Conference first team, the All-Dis- trict first team and the All-Area team. When they were passing out tough luck, junior pitcher Elton Blemaster got in line several times. Almost every time Blemaster pitched, his teammates would either play sloppy defense or not score many runs and a lot of times they did both. He ended up with a 1-6 record and a respectable ERA of 4.3 1, and in 48 innings of work he struck out 33. by Eric Snider Baseball MWSC 2 Iowa State 4 MWSC 0 Iowa State 5 MWSC 4 Univ. of Kansas 7 MWSC 3 Univ. of Kansas 1 7 MWSC 8 Univ. of Iowa 4 MWSC 6 Southwest Mo. State 4 MWSC 5 , Southwest Baptist 6 MWSC 7 Southwest Baptist 3 MWSC 5 Indiana State 1 7 , MWSC 1 Indiana State 4 MWSC 1 Oral Roberts Univ. 8 MWSC 0 Oral Roberts Univ. 6 MWSC 2 Indiana State 4 MWSC 2 Evangel 3 MWSC 2 Evangel 4 MWSC 3 Univ. of Missouri 7 MWSC 3 Univ. of Missouri 4 MWSC 9 Southwest Baptist 3 MWSC 1 Southwest Baptist 5 MWSC 3 Central Methodist 1 MWSC 1 0 Central Methodist 0 MWSC 1 0 Benedictine 4 MWSC 1 0 0 Harris-Stowe Record 624-212 MWSC 9 Harris-Stowe 0 MWSC 6 WilliamJewell 4 MWSC 9 Tarkio 2 MWSC 4 Tarkio 2 MWSC 0 Missouri Southern 6 MWSC 3 Washburn 6 MWSC 4 Washburn 3 MWSC 2 Univ. of Nebraska 8 MWSC 4 Univ. of Nebraska 6 MWSC 3 Tarkio 2 MWSC 1 0 Tarkio 0 MWSC 3 Northwest Mo. State 2 MWSC 4 N orthwest Mo. State 3 MWSC 9 Evangel 5 MWSC 9 Evangel 7 MWSC 6 Missouri Valley 5 MWSC 6 Missouri Valley 5 MWSC 8 School of the Ozarks 9 MWSC 5 Missouri Baptist 4 MWSC 8 Missouri Southern 4 MWSC 1 5 School of the Ozarks 3 MWSC 3 School of the Ozarks 7 Mi here are enjoy tal much as bullpen ace. Twenty-five I Head Coach D01 to give the opp would be unabl Snider barely underway bef01 bullpin in antic late innin' gs. fl 1 Snider explaine By the middle pitching to the l to take off and relax, now, I g behind the dug He thrived 01 game against T2 with a runner With the aid 0 wicked movemi Last season which he had began pitching throwing con least a three-ql However, he s was getting low ing the curveb: uThat was ab1 IStart ir third game of the 3 Griffs ran out of gas :rybody was up and this was their fifth d after scoring fifteen e, there was nothing an MVP season as he 3d opposing pitchers i and struck out only med down would be LSC and saved numer- wild pitches in front atcher was named to 'u'st team, the All-Dis- he All-Area team. assing out tough luck, Blemaster got in line every time Blemaster tes would either play t score many runs and id both. He ended up 1d a respectable ERA ings of work he struck by Eric Snider s-Stowe a Jewell o o uri Southern w burn burn of Nebraska of Nebraska 0 0 west Mo. State west Mo. State ; Cl 61 r uri Valley .uri Valley e o l of the Ozarks uri Baptist puri Southern .1 of the Ozarks o l of the Ozarks NWhArKQWWQMWNONQmWGGNNKO D MWSC Spells Relief S-N-l-D-E-R here are very few people who enjoy taking part in a iiQuizil as much as Eric Snider, the Griffonsl bullpen ace. , Twenty-five times in their 45 games, Head Coach Doug Minnis called on Snider to give the opposition a pop IIQuiz they would be unable to respond to. Snider barely allowed the games to get underway before he was up pacing the bullpin in anticipation of entering in the late innings. III canit sit still for a minutef, Snider explained with a broad grin. By the middle innings Snider is mentally pitching to the heart of the line-up. nI used to take off and run a couple of miles to relax, now, I get someone to catch me behind the dugout? Snider said. He thrived on pressure in 1984. In one game against Tarkio, he entered the game with a runner on third and nobody out. With the aid of his curveball, which has wicked movement, he struck out the side. last season Snider assumed the role which he had dreamed about since he began pitching five years ago. He started throwing itcorrectli-an overhand, or at least a three-quarters overhand, delivery. However, he soon noticed that his arm was getting lower and lower when throw- ing the curveball. liThat was about the time that Quiz tDan Quisenberry of the Kansas City Royalsl really came on strong. I decided to try the submarine delivery? Snider remembered. It took him two seasons of limited play and a lot of experimenting, but the 1984 season saw it all come together for the junior relief specialist. IlAfter the season I had last summer in the Casey Stengel League, I had a gut feeling that this was going to be my year? Heis the stopper on our stafff com- mented Minnis several times throughout the course of the season. Stopper, indeed! Sniderls IiQuizzesl were nothing less than lethal. In his 25 outings, he pitched 37223 innings with 33 strike-outs, 10 walks, 4 earned runs for a 0.95 ERA, 7 saves, a 4-2 record and selec- tion to the All-CSIC first team. Only having given up runs in two of his 25 appearances, its no wonder the Grif- fons felt comfortable with a lead when he entered a game. ttHaving the confidence of my team9 mates really helped? Snider stated. by Gary Brotherton Bullpen ace Eric Snider Cabovel sits in the dugout waiting to be called on for reliei4Photo by J. Hen- drix Baseball Sports 4141 ' i I Y E i i k Pitcher Joe Beggs Oibovw covers first base as David W Jackson looks on.-Photo by P. Brunner 11 John Fritz O'ighU begins running toward first base 5 after hitting the ball.-Ph0to by L. Gray 142 Sports R; V Baseball Pitcher Joe Beggs 0610 makes his delivery to the plate. Ph0t0 by L. Gray Coach Brad Simmons 0611? watches the team play ball.-Ph0to by L. Gray Brad Haggard Uch and Paul Huckaby 0.70 watch the game in the dugout. Ronnie McMahil Qbovd stands safely on first.-Photos by L. Gray Sports 143 Tennis Team Fares Well on C ourts I ennis coach Debbie Bumpus looked for a good year out of her junior-dominated team, and she got a respectable one as they finished with an 8-5 record and a trip to the District 16 T ournament. Bumpus had four returning players in senior Karen Mollus and juniors Cindy Barnes, Trish Hanson and Lori Sharp. Freshmen on the scene were Shelley Car- son and St. Joseph native Pam Feurt. Bumpus was pleased with play of her veterans as she feels the experience they picked up in ,83 was a big plus. Mollus ended her career at Missouri Western with a strong showing as she finished with 21 singles record of 11-6. Cindy Barnes and Trish Hanson ended up with almost iden- ticle records as they finished with 10-7 and 1 1-7 records respectively. Lori Sharp 144i Sports finished at just above the .500 mark at 9-7. The play of her freshmen left Bumpus feeling very optimistic about next years team. Shelly Carson finished up at 10-6 and Pam Feurt at 8-8. 11 think we are sitting good for 1985 as we will have the three seasoned seniors and our two freshmen who picked up a great deal of knowledge about how to play tennis at the college level. If the weather will allow us, I believe we will put together a very exciting sea- son? stated Bumpus. The squad also put together several strong doubles teams with Hanson-Barnes leading the way as they established an impressive 10-2 record. Mollus-Sharp was respectable at 7-5, and the freshmen held their own with a 6-4 mark. The women opened their dual season with a tough 5-4 setback at the hands of Northeast Missouri State. The first victory came on their next outing as they Clob- bered William Jewell 8- 1. The season went back and forth with the Lady Griffs biggest l win streak being three, including a 5-4 victory over NEMSU to avenge the season opening loss. At the District Tournament, they linished fourth in the eight team tourney. Scoring points for Western were Barnes and Hanson with victories in singles play and the doubles team of Sharp-Mollus. Barnes and Hanson were the tournament's top-seeded doubles team, but were forced i to withdraw when Hanson suffered a knee injury in singles play. 4 by Eric Snider MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC MWSC Tennis WNWWWWWOxll-AWWA Record 68-57 NEMSU William Jewell NWMSU CMSU NWMSU Lincoln Univ. N EMSU NWMSU Graceland Baker William Jewell Baker Park ONHOOHt-AXDNVIr-Ii-Im A tennis player 0er keeps her eye on the ball in preparation for her serve-Photo by L, Gray R.Eew tback at the hands of State. The first victory outing as they Clob- I 8-1. The season went the Lady Griffs biggest I ee, including a 5-4 to avenge the season T ournament, they e eight team tourney. estern were Barnes ctories in singles play am of Sharp-Mollus. . ere the tournaments team, but were forced anson sulfered a knee g . by Eric Snider S ell 1 1 5 2 '. 9 4 1 0 6 .. :ll 1 7 0 - Tennis player Lori Sharp Uer keeps her eye on the ball. Cindy Barnes tbelowh shows little emotion during a match with Maryville.-Photos byJ. Hendrix Tennis Serving the ball to her NWMSU oppo- nent is Pam Feurt welowhePhoto by J. Hendrix Sports t 145 A softball player UCIU swings at the banePhoto by Jim Adams Jill Collins 0113on prepares herself in the infield.- Photo by J. Hendrix 146T Sports he 1984 s Western 5 make thei ance at the Nati fighting their waj season, the Lady themselves in Ind Tourney. After getting 01 Griffs put togetht streak that helpe 25-10 season. Gc playoffs, they helc ing only six horn: loss came in a 1- stopped the ear streak. The playoffs t WesternTs home Whipped Tarkio The sweep movet District Tournan face Southwest E action. The first Softball Lady Griffs Appear in Their' Third Straight Nationals he 1984 season saw the Missouri Western softball team set out to make their third straight appear- ance at the National Tournament. After lighting their way through a rain soaked season, the Lady Griffons did indeed find themselves in Indianapolis for the National Tourney. After getting off to a 1-2 start, the Lady Griffs put together a seven-game winning streak that helped propel them to their 25-10 season. Going into the District 16 playoffs, they held a 16-7 record after play- ing only six home games. The only home loss came in a 1-0 heartbreaker that also stopped the early seven-game winning streak. The playoffs did, however, open on Westernis home field as they promptly whipped Tarkio in 8-0 and 10-2 fashion. The sweep moved the Lady Griffons to the District Tournament, where they would face Southwest Baptist in opening round action. The first game needed eleven in- nings to determine a winner with pitcher Cheri Kempf and the Lady Griffs sulfering a 5-4 loss. Head coach Rhesa. Sumrell and her squad would now have to climb through the losers bracket in order to reach Nation- als. The ladder to this was the pitching of Kempf and Marney Jones. The needed vic- tories found Western win all four games by a total of no more than two runs. Kempf beat Missouri Southern 3-2,Jones defeated William Woods 2-0, Kempf came back in relief to beat Southwest Baptist 3-2 and Kempf started and completed the Cham- pionship game as Western won 2-0 over Southwest Baptist. At the National tournament, the Lady Griffs got off to an impressive start as they pounded Tusculum tTenn0 10-4 with Jones picking up the win. A seven-run fourth inning was all they needed with LeAnn Martens delivering the big blow of the inning, a three-run double to center. Kempf came back to blank conference foe Kearney State as she struck out ten batters in the 5-0 win. In second day action, Kempf got hooked up in a pitchers dual as she finally lost in eight innings 1-0. The next game against Wayne State found Kempf in another pitch- a ing dual as Western won in nine innings 2-1. Darlene Owen picked up the game winning hit as she singled in Suzanne Maye from third base. Western's bid for their second National title in three years would now vanish as they did battle with Quincy, 111. Western could manage only three hits on the day as they closed out the year with a 5-0 loss. Kempf and second baseman Deena Mur- phy were named first team All-Americans. Outiielder Kim Palmer was named to the All-American Academic team with 14 other players. Murphy flirted with hitting .400 but fell short at .397. by Eric Snider Sports 4147 , . V , , V , . . . . H . POW? Pam Gates, - FOR? Rhcsa Sum: ;3 Getting ready to hit the softball Cabovd is Jill Col- Flaherty Melanie 1 lins. Ph0to by J. Hendrix .. ...-- wMQm wM Softbal I Pitcher Cheri Kcmpf 0er throws her fastball to- ward her opponent. The MWSC softball team welouo sets up for defense around the diamond.-Photos by J. Hendrix SOFTBALL TEAM 0i'ont row, Rom 161D Mamey Jones, Tina Homemeyer, Susan Sassef, Sue Qtt, Baden? Owen, midd1e row Pam Gates Wonda Berry, Shari Anderson, Kelly Knott, Jill Collins, Deena Murphy, Jeamnc ChIlStOWSkl, K1m Palmer. fwljzoclf r0W Rhcsa Sun,1rell, Luanne Pfleiderer, Suzzane Mayc, Mendy Chandler, Tammy Arnold, LeAnn Martens, Chen Kemp, r1 C01 Flaherty, Melanie Wright, Dixie Ouslcy, Mary Nichols. Photo by J. Hendrix , Sports 149 Pitcher Cheri Kcmpf Qbovcj delivers the ball to home plate.4Photo by Jim Adam's Softball 4 MWSC 3 Augustana 4SD3 0 MWSC 3 Central State 4OK3 4 MWSC 4 Northwest Mo. State 5 MWSC 2 N orthwcst Mo. State 1 MWSC 1 Northwest Mo. State 0 MWSC 6 Missouri Southern 2 MWSC 6 St. Mary of the Plains 1 MWSC 8 Columbia College 0 MWSC 3 Culver-Stockton 0 MWSC 1 2 Missouri Baptist 2 MWSC 0 Southwest Baptist 1 MWSC 5 Tarkio 0 MWSC 3 St. Xavier GD 1 MWSC 0 N ortheast Mo. State 3 MWSC 3 Univ. Northern Iowa 1 MWSC 2 Univ. South Dakota 1 MWSC 3 Kearney State 5 MWSC 3 Central Methodist 0 MWSC 6 Central Methodist 0 MWSC 4 Northwest Mo. State 0 MWSC 2 N orthwest Mo. State 0 MWSC 0 Wayne State 1 MWSC 1 Missouri Southern 2 MWSC 8 Tarkio 0 MWSC 10 Tarkio 2 MWSC 4 Southwest Baptist 5 MWSC 3 Missouri Southern 2 MWSC 2 William Woods 0 MWSC 3 Southwest Baptist 2 MWSC 2 Southwest Baptist 0 MWSC 1 0 Tusculum CIN3 4 MWSC 5 Kearney State 0 MWSC 0 Emporia State 1 MWSC 2 Wayne State 1 MWSC 0 Quincy GD 5 Record 625-102 Pla' out V m mm Io. State Io. State Io. State them 6 Plains llege ton tist lptist x State In Iowa mkota odist odist 0. State 0. State them Lptist them Lptist Lptist UIr-IHOu-AONONUINONHOOOOUII-IHWHOHNOOHNOHUIAO VII H S Softball Player Deena Murphy Ozbovw gets her opponent out at first. Photo by J. Hendrix Sports 151 0 0: Golfer Rob Sumpter 0zbov0 lines the ball up with g the hole. Sumpter Uigho then prepares to putt it in the holc.-Photos by J. Hendrix 1520 Sports 011' has origin, l duced' 0 1 780. Golf cours 1810. The game gra but it was consi thy and played Women began t early part of thI the pattern was today0a game f by over 10,000, this number are students. Afterlosing to graduation, th 21 year of rebuil Charles Burri. R- St. Joseph native Fitzgereald, b0 Newcomers :4 time tradition o from the imme include Dave Sp St. Joseph, Ken BOb Burris, Sav are two tr Swinging in the Rain 01f has no deiinite date for its origin, but the sport was intro- duced in the United States around ;, 1780. Golf courses started to appear about , 1810. The game gradually gained popularity, but it was considered a game for the weal- thy and played on private club courses. 2 Women began to show an interest in the V early part of the twentieth century, and the pattern was set for golf as it is known today-a game for all. Golf is now played by over 10,000,000 people. Included in , this number are a few Missouri Western students. After losing three of their top five golfers to graduation, the 1984 Griffon team faced a year of rebuilding according to Coach Charles Burri. Returning to the squad were St. Joseph natives John Leimbach and John Fitzgereald, both seniors. Newcomers to the group follow a long- time tradition of MWSC recruiting players from the immediate area. These players include Dave Spinner and Rob Sumpter of St. Joseph, Kendal Tharp, Maysville and Bob Burris, Savannah, Waiting in the wings are two transfer students, Daryl Chivington and Tyler Kirkendoll, who will become eligible for next years play. Coach Burri feels the addition of these two, along with the experience returning from this yeafs squad, should make next year a good one. A couple of freak injuries hurt the team early in the year. Burri commented, In my 18 years of coaching golf, this is the Erst time in history Ive been injury plagued? Rob Sumpteris car was hit by a train and John Fitzgereald suffered an injury to his thumb in racquetball class. These injuries left the team at the bare minimum of elig- ible players. Another formidable opponent facing the squad was the weather. Rains severely hampered practices and matches. 1Overall the guys competed well with area schools, but southern schools had better practice weather and proved to be too much, Burri recounted. by Jay Adams After hitting the ball into the water, Dave Spinner aigho removes a sock and shoe in order to hit the ball out of the water.-Photo by J. Hendrix Golf Sports 11 53 lntramurals Allow Students to Unwind of college life, and 1984 was no exception. Intramural coordinator Faye Burchard was very pleased with stu- dent interest this year. This was another great year, the only thing that could have made it better was if the weather would have cooperated more for the outdoor events? As usual, the biggest and most popular event of the year was the basketball tour- nament. Four hundred seventy-three stu- dents participated in one hundred twenty- six games before B.A.D. defeated Smoke in the menis middle division. Silver Bullets beat Budweiser in the menls lower division and in the womens division Bumpusi Bom- bers defeated Misfits 1. Indoor soccer continued to grow in popularity as 13 teams participated. The Crue defeated the Weekend Warriors in the men,s division and the Misfits won the women,s title. Beach volleyball proved to be a hit with six teams playing in the dOuble elimination event. The Beach Bums beat Nice Jacket Stu for that title. A new event was offered in the form of 3-on-3 water basketball; four teams took part with the Tidal Waves nip- ping the Piranhas. The arm wrestling champions were Ronnie Evans, 150 and under; Jeff Hallowell, 151-175; Alan Turner, 176-199; and the womenls cham- pion was Mary Jo Eiberger. Intramurals has always been a part Basketball tournaments Uigho was a key part in making mtramurals a successaPhoto by L. Gray 154l Sports There was plenty of action off campus also as Seanis Bunch beat WATBAPOI on the bowling lanes. Jeff Bauman won indi- vidual scoring honors. Softball had a big turnout as 13 menls teams and 5 women,s took part at Bartlett Park. The Silver Bullets defeated the Grand Slammers in the menls division, and the Spurts whipped the Bom- bers in the women,s division. Champions for awarded tee shirts. each event were by Eric Snider u. J!!! k:yyaywHHHHHHH!y.2 Mai, I aim: ? ML: a; E1 -L uwm lntramurals 7 ,im WWW utxnznrnvmtilwln'rl'xv naruwhh ' aS n C m C .h.. m o B C .m d W .m. h m mmers 1n n. m m w. WCIC t n C V C h C a golf at was sponsored by the intramurals.-Photo by J. Three students h 1611 y enjoy a game of minature Hendrix th by Eric Snider ds frlen Photo by L. Gray nighter brought imcy The intramural all hbelowy together for a great t guitauagiiitil ,,,,,,,,, Sports HS5 A student $bovt9 prepares to play basketde blindfolded. Photo by L. Gray 156 Sports lntramurals Students 06ft? snarf jello during the intramural all-nighter. Two students aclowa joust on a balance beam. Photos by L. Gray es to play basketball ray Sports 157 Members wppositc Union look at slides.- As one might learn in 3 K i psychology class, a person's behavior is a dead give- r away of that person's per- ' sonality. Missouri Western's administrators, faculty and students show a wide range of personalities that enrich and influence the daily lives of others. :77eoMe - I Members toppositc page of the Baptist Student Union look at slides.-Photo illustration byJ. Hendrix 1 7 People t159 160i People hings seem to work out better the second time around for SGA president, Jerry Enyeart. After re- ceiving a rating of one in the vocal division of the state music contest and displaying other various musical talents in high school, Enyeart received a musical scholar- ship to North East Missouri State Univer- sity. He lasted only one semester. til was naive, I thought a scholarship in music meant I had to major in music, Enyeart said. After leaving the college, Enyeart worked several odd jobs around the country until he ended up working in a factory in his hometown-Brooktield, Missouri. Later, friends invited him to visit Missouri Western. iiI was impressed with the atmospheref Enyeart stated. The fol- lowing fall he began attending Missouri Western. Enyeart became interested in SGA about three years ago when his whole suite signed up to be members. Since then, Enyeart has never missed a meeting and began to voice his opinion. That is when the idea to become president sparked his mind. til saw things I wanted to change? Enyeart said. After hard campaigning, Enyeart won the primaries but lost the election by a close margin to Craig Gilley. That is when Enyeart complained to the SGA board. iiI saw rules violated? Enyeart stated, This led the board to rule that another election he held. Enyeart won handily. Enyeart, who also divides his time be- tween work study, his presidency of the Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity and atten- dance of regular classes, plans to major in accounting. As busy as he is, Enyeart takes his posi- tion very seriously since he represents the entire student body. til have an important obligation to the students? Enyeart stated. His twenty oftice hours a week proves his dedication. by Debbie Waggoner SGA President Jerry Enyeart Heft? takes time out of his busy schedule to prepare for a mud wrestling matchePhoto by J. Hendrix m work out better e around for SGA Enyeart. After re- 1 the vocal division test and displaying 1 talents in high :1 a musical scholar- souri State Univer- : semester. ht a scholarship in i major in music? aving the college, L1 odd jobs around ldCd up working in :towneBrookfield, invited him to visit Ias impressed with art stated. The fol- attending Missouri rested in SGA about 1 his Whole suite i bers. Since then, ed a meeting and ion. That is When sident sparked his ' anted to Change, ' g, Enyeart won the election by a .illey. That is When the SGA board. iiI yeart stated. This at another election andily. vides his time be- presidency of the ternity and atten- ., plans to major in cart takes his posi- e he represents the have an important ts? Enyeart stated. , a week proves his 'bbie Waggdner Uch takes time out are for a mud wrestling Adams, Marjorie Allen, Janice Altiser, Teresa Anctil, Charlotte Anderson, Lynn Arnold, Kirk Bailey, Gayla Bain, Theresa Barmann, Angela Barnett, Patricia Bellis, Laurie Bellman, Richard Bensing, William Black, Christina Bloss, Peggy Botts, Jack Brown, Larry Brunner, Jeffry Buchanan, Joyce Burri, Brett Carder, Tina Carter, Mary Castillo, Joseph Chamberlain, Scott People i161 i I MWW'L ,,,- ngyvnw? ,, wwmh cfs face that fcec medicine lem of kitty lit yard. A mechaJ swer to all of t An intelliger Who possesses the creation c technology ma at Missouri W City, has been years. uFve been since I was a cl used to buy CL many years PV machine? In 1978, Sm his dream a tea hBuild Your CV by David Heis: Senior Thomas S pet of the future;- 162h People Chance, Scott Clawson, T. John Clark, Patricia Cobb, Richard Coleman, Crystal Conover, Dennis Cooper, Andy Cornett, Cheryl Student Creates Pet of the Future as face it, pets are messy. All Lthat feeding, watering, grooming, medicine and then thereis the prob- lem of kitty litter and something in your yard. A mechanical pet could be the an- swer to all of these problems. An intelligent machine named Buster, who possesses an element of free will, is the creation of electronics engineering technology major Thomas Smith, a senior at Missouri Western. Smith, from Platte City, has been working on Buster for five years. ITve been interested in electronics since I was a child? Smith said. IlMy uncle used to buy electronic kits for me, so for many years Ilve had the urge to build a machine? In 1978, Smith found the idea to make his dream a reality when he read the book IIBuild Your Own Working Robot, written by David Heiserrnan. Senior Thomas Smith topposite pagey displays the pet of the futureePhoto by P. Brunner WI'he building process was painfully slow, and I found that several of the direc- tions were either incorrect or needed im- provement? Smith recalled. III really got frustrated, so I wrote the author who lives in Columbus, Ohio. IIIn fact, I began calling him on a regular basis. Because of our similar interest in electronic engineering, we became friends and finally met last year when I took a trip to Columbus? he added. Prior to his robot project, ,Srnithls only training in electronics included self-taught electronic experiments. Busterls circuitry is transistor-to-transistor logic, but even though computers and micro chips are used more today, Smith feels that building the robot has been a learning experience. I have learned a lot about system de- sign, the use of circuits and troubleshoot- ing? he said. iIIn fact, I have actually im- proved just about every circuit on Buster. Buster is made from wood and metal, stands about two feet high and weighs about 45 pounds. Smith occasionally feels the robot acts like a child. IIBuster loves to roll around. His goal in life is to maintain forward mo- tion and to react to obstacles that impede his forward motion, he explained. Some- times he acts like a bad child and wont do what I want him to do? Smithls family occasionally tries to help with the project. IlMy 1 1 -month-old daugh- ter, Kimberly, loves to play With Buster, but she loves to pull his wires? Smith laughed, land my wife, Carol, wants me to build a cover for him so helll be cute. But I like him just the way he is? Smith, who hopes to use his electronic talent and experience after graduation, said, tilt might sound crazy, but Ild like to work at Disney World in Florida and help keep all of those terrific electronic gadgets working? He currently works behind the scenes on a part-time basis designing, repairing and modifying physics lab equipment at Missouri Western. by Susan Robinson Crouse, D. Mark Crowell, Gale Crowl, David Daldrup, Mary Dean, Phyllis Dewey, Beverly Drewes, Lisa Duncan, Gary People I1 63 164 People Dunlap, Pamela Enyeart, Jerry Fosborgh, Robert Frederick, Lori Fritz, John Ganote, Brenda Gaul, Debbie Gerlt, Harry Gove, Rick Gray, Selinda Green, Bob Griffin, Stephanie Grimsley, Timothy Harbison, Albert Hausman, Judith Hawkins, Sharon Haynes, Tony Hellerich, Jacqueline Hicklin, Shelly Holbrook, Laura Holmquist, Anne Horn, Mary Hoskins, Lori Hughes, Marjorie Sculptor Overcomes Odds by scale size? This must have been the reaction of at least a few students when they left their sculpting class. Of course, what Jane Nelson, instructor of art, had assigned was not as difficult or odd as it sounded. The objective of the assignment was to sculpt two statues. The first one had to be at least seven feet tall, and the second was to be no taller than three inches. The assignment followed the same prina cipal as that of making a mapebut then how many students have made a map? Actually, it was a relatively easy task. The smaller of the two statues would be in perfect proportion to the larger one. Bonnie Nold, one of the students in the class, decided to make an aggressive tackle on the problem. ttI wanted to make mine over seven feet because being a girl no one thought I could? First, Nold sculpted the small one, which measured slightly less than three inches. Once the model was done, she began plans for sculpting it to size. Before beginning the actual sculpting, she made a wood frame to set it on. Once the frame was completed, Nold was ready to start working on her sevenafoot statue. It took three and a half sacks of Portland concrete to produce the 600-pound sculpture. After receiving an A for her work, Nold took the sculpture and placed it in a per- manent home in a forest about 50 miles north of St. Joseph. tTMost sculpturers put their work on display in galleries and shopping malls. I wanted to do, something different With mine? explained the proud artist. Although others must have been impre- ssed with the size of Noldis work, she was simply pleased to say she had finished it. Tu S cale size? What does she mean by James Hendrix Sculptor Bonnie Nold Uefn dreams about her accomplished feat. Her seven-foot statue GnseO stands among the trees.-Photos by J. Hendrix People t1 65 11 3$ ii ; , , i x - Graduates tTis the Season As Christmas approached, the Biology Club decorated the second floor of the science and math building. Antlers of the various animals provided a perfect place to hang balls and strings of lights. Kathy Angold puts on the finishing touches. 166t People Humberd, Teresa Humphrey, Gary Jacobs, Patricia Jacobson, Heidi Johnson, Bruce Johnston, Jeff Jones, Linda Jones, Marilyn WV..V.....-.F.....- .... aA , Jordan, Ellen Jordan, Philip Justin, Mark Kean, Douglas Kellam, Jerry Kelsey, Craig Kendall, Cynthia Kennedy, Sharon Keogh, Jania Kincaid, Linda Kindred, Gail Klukvin, Melissa Knight, Meredith Kossler, Barbara Larson, Lisa Leach, Craig Leimbach, John Lisenbee, John Littrell, David Lloyd, Vivian Losh, G. Leayn Mace, Virginia Mann, Tammie Maples, Rita People 167 168i People McBroom, Craig McClure, Vicki McDaniel, John McDonald, David McMahilI, Barbara McMahiII, Ronnie Mead, Janis Meagher, Ronald Mitchell, Kay Moore, Deanna Moore, Jeanne Moore, Shawn Moxley, Gary Jr. Murdock, Lila Nauman, Mary Neely, Cindy Nelson, Bonita Nichols, Kathryn Nold, Bonnie Owen, Darlene Owens, Elaine Parton, Janet Lynn Phillips, Sandra Pilgram, Elizabeth iiOhl gC he dodged out beer on the d: years old. I for; an example for Mr. Wood ha lection of paint ques during hi: has spent witl couple is living not abandon n and tenth year: his eyes whe guests-JThis i As a great m have their own his leftethe 5 their life togetl 1930. Tm the He gave a quit the corner of 1 tinued, iiBut of During the 6 supported his grapher. til was and hell, you c thatf he said vs a lot of picturi these were u. ments in the They want the lounge, so shot it. It was and got them had put the c on it. But it tu started a tren- asking the b.l the cherry in t After receiv versity of Kan, worked as a 1 Middle West. i all over the 1: home to St. Jo Mr. Wood 1 said that the p enjoyable. 1 e1 people at the Why he isnt ta than auditing answer everyt a degree at rr The dining tabl phere and space f essays-Photo by a .... iwi .$.WW StillActing Young after 73 Years dd h! Wait a minute, let me get rid of my beer? exclaimed Robert Wood as he dodged out of camera view to set his beer on the dining room table. Wm 73 years old. I forget that Ilm suppose to set an example for you kids? Mr. Wood has accumulated quite a col- lection of paintings, photographs and anti- ques during his 73 years, 54 of which he has spent with his wife Margaret. This couple is living proof that romance does not abandon marriage between the fifth and tenth years. Thereis still a twinkle in his eyes when he introduces her to guests-IIThis is my bride? As a great many couples, both of them have their own chair, with herls being on his left-the same position they began their life together on a hot August day in 1930. Fm the king? boasted Mr. Wood. He gave a quick glance her way through the corner of his eye and hurriedly con- tinued, IIBut of course shes the boss? During the Great Depression, Mr. Wood supported his family as a portrait photo- grapher. III was getting ten cents a picture, and hell, you could get a loaf of bread for that, he said with a hearty laugh. He took a lot of pictures for the Hotel Robidoux; these were used primarily as advertise- ments in the hotels elevators. They wanted one to attract people to the lounge, so I mixed a Tom Collins and shot it. It wasnt until I had printed them and got them hung that I realized that I had put the cherry in the drink instead of on it. But it turned out that those pictures started a trend at the hotel-people were asking the bartender why he hadnlt put the cherry in the drink like in the picture? After receiving a degree from the Uni- versity of Kansas in pharmacy, Mr. Wood worked as a pharmacist throughout the Middle West. IIWe were gypsies. We lived all over the place, but we kept coming home to St. Joe? Mr. Wood retired eight years ago, but said that the past two have been the most enjoyable. III enjoy being around the young people at the college? Hels often asked why he isnt taking classes for credit rather than auditing them, and he has the same answer everytimeetIWhat would I do with a degree at my age? Whether he audits The dining table provides a comfortable atmos- phere and space for Robert Wood highly to type his essaysaPhoto by D. Logan mu-irvwr or not, Mr. Wood often works as hard or harder in his classes than do the traditional students. tIWhen I got my first essay back all I saw was red ink. Everywhere I looked the instructor had marked Idangling partic- iplei. Margaret and I looked at each other and said iWhat in the world is a dangling participle?m He decided right then that if he was going to have to do essays held better learn how to write. Although times have Changed drastically since his first days of college at KU, Mr. Wood said that the students are basically the same. III was just as ornery and lazy as any of you kids today? There was a quick confirmation from Mrs. Wood, and then he added, IIYou kids are a product of my generation-you cant be all that bad. by Gary Brotherton People l169 ttDontt try to jump right into the swing of school and all the ac- tivities at the col- lege after being away from it for several years? Le ee tm actu Carol 5 Its just souri Western ar Sanders is a n the true sense of a wife, a voluntc features editor 0 returned to SChOt after a twenty ye began college i1 tion from high University. ttBack then I th English major Carq up a page for the Adams Ploeger, Kathryn Poynter, William Pritchett, Robert Ramsey, Raven Denise Raymond, Diana Riley, Irene Robaska, Scott Robertson, Brenda 170t People Learning from Experience Carol Sanders said laughing. llltls just that classes here at Mis- souri Western are toughP, Sanders is a non-traditional student in the true sense of the word. She is a mother, a wife, a volunteer, an English major and features editor of the liGriffon News? She returned to school in the summer of 1981, after a twenty year absense. She originally began college immediately after gradua- tion from high school at Arkansas State University. llBack then I think they called it Arkansas CC I ,m actually only twenty-onef English major Carol Sanders hoppositcpagel pastes up a page for the liGriffon NewsflaPhoto by Jim Adams State College, quipped Sanders. til at- tended for one year and then decided to get married? Sandersl study in English is accompanied by an emphasis in writing and a minor in Spanish, and when you add her respon- sibilities on the newspaper to her weekly planning calendar, you,ve got atheavy work load. ilSure, its a lot of work, but I have cer- tainly learned from the experience? San- ders commented. Not only has Sanders learned, but she has also prospered. She was the recipient of the Creative Writing award for the Mis- souri Writefs Guild and the Poetry Award for Icarus. With this success behind her it is not hard to see why Sanders plans to write full time for two years upon gradua- tion. le going to give it two years, and if I cant succeed by then I will go ahead and get my Masters? Too many non-traditional students try immediately to take the same class load as the younger students. nStart SLOW? San- ders advises these students. llDonlt try to jump right into the swing of school and all the activities at the college after being away from it for several years. T ake light loads at first? Light loads are a thing of the past for Sanders. Her schedule is one that would bring many students to tears. by Pat Clark Robinson, Roberta Saffle, Doreen Sampson, Danette Sampson, Rod Sanders, Carol Sansone, Kim Scott, Julie Sewell, Dayna People ll 71 r i A b Graduates : chool is Her Life hatis the first thing that comes ture minor before graduating. This is so daughter leaves home. IiNot that Iim trying to mind when you think of an that she will have still another area in to get rid of her? she said laughing. IiBut 3; 1 English Literature student? which she can teach. when she leaves, I want to get my Masters it Someone rather stuffy? Or,some0ne rather Jackson, who has taught at the junior and PhD? i peculiar, maybe? college level at Platte College, plans to L These and other stereotypical ideas of by Gary Brotherton - 5 literature students are fine, so long as you ' don,t mention it to any of themathey : might take offense. It would probably be i a nice idea not to even let these stereotypes enter into your mind when you talk to them, or you could become confused. This is especially true with Chris Jackson. Although the English wing of the SSIC building is her Ihome away from home, and she can nearly always be seen with her iinose buried in a bookf- Jackson is anything but stuffy. Peculiar?ethatis another story! uBeing a single mother of a teenage girl and a full time student, I have to be at least a little peculiar in order to keep my sanity, Jackson joked With a characteristic raise of her left eyebrow. IiYou also have to love learning, and this place-schooleis my life? Shes promiscuous about learning. II like to use that word to describe me be- cause most people think of someone who-uh! shall I say, sleeps around. Actu- ally it means I have a variety of scholastic interestsfjackson explained with a smile. She loves to learn! She always has a pile of books that she has either read or is going :' 1 to read. IAt times I think Iim going to go A crazy? T o avoid going crazy, Jackson does , , a lot of writing. In is one of the best forms - g - i of releasing tension for me. The somewhat unpredictable nature of writing creatively ' ; intrigues me? Although she has fulfilled the require- ;, i 3 ments for a degree in speech communica- i 3 tions, she wanted to complete her litera- teach on the secondary level until her a 3 i u The art of conversation is not a dying one to Chris Jackson Qigho who punctuates her statements with hand gestures-Photo by D. Logan 172i People Sharp, Jenny Sieck, David Slater, Jill Small, Julie 7 Snyder, Margaret Dee Not that Pm trying Sommer, Renee said laughing. mu: Soske, Gary :to get my Masters Soske Lori 'rary Brotherton Sprake, Chris Stilgenbauer, John Jr. . Stinson, Hugh i Stokes, Mary Strube, Gail Stutesman, Nick Summers, Greg Sutlief, Timothy Swink, Tammy Tate, DeAnna Taylor, John Thornton, Karen Trotter, Phillip Vertin, Shelly Walker, Donna Wallace, Karen People 173 ! E r ; 1 i : ' 174 People Waters, Ruth Wehrli, Tim Wells, Bethene Wells, Robert Warring, James Walters, Phil Walton, Candy KI allakb: a Vision manipul Dallas do not re Ellen at all. Dave, at senio major, While Kc married in the South Fork is serve as housep em students. Houseparents DaV ngQ relax in them Photo by P. Brunne1 Student-related Tasks Keep Houseparents Busy allas-brings to the imagination D a vision of oil barons and crooked manipulation. But Dave and Kelly Dallas do not resemble JR Ewing and Sue Ellen at all. Dave, 21 senior, is a physical education major, while Kelly is a nurse. They were married in the summer of 1983. Their South Fork is Broadmoor, where they serve as houseparents for Missouri West- ern students. Houseparents Dave and Kelly Dallas toppositc pagei relax in their living room at Broadmoor.e Photo by P. Brunner As houseparents they assign rooms, take care of discipline, keep activities planned, inspect weekly and pass out cleaning supplies. iiThe funnest part of the job is talking to students, dealing with students and re- lating to studentsfi commented Dave. Everybody has diiferent backgrounds? Kelly added, iiThere are no bad thing about the job? , For being houseparents they receive several benefits. They are given an apart- ment to live in, their utilities'are paid and they receive a monthly food allowance. Dave also receives a fee waiver. While they dislike disciplining students for breaking dorm rules, the situation sometimes arises. Our job is to manage discipline. When we see a problem, we take the students ID and have him talk to Dean Giorreso Hotf. Our main job is lining out a complaint form, Dave said. Besides being a dorm director and a husband, Dave also finds time to play linebacker on the Grilfon football team and go to college. iiI allot my time well. Keliy gets left out some of the time, but its always nice to have a wife around? by Paul Brunner White, Sandra Whitsell, Nancy Wiggins, Janice Wiggins, Michael, Wilkerson, Jim Wright, Barbara Zwaschka, Steve People i175 Undergraduates h They May be Slo Learners, but Theylre . . . SURE PERFORMERS or Doug Phillips, founder of Lurch Pearson and The $10 Learners, finding the right female lead singer was next to impossible. As a matter offact, for the first couple of months after the band was organized, they played without one. T hen Martin Myers, a former member of the band, remembered a girl he had sung with occasionally in high school. He remembered Debbie Waggoner. I llWhen I worked at McDonaldls, the kid I came in all of the time with this other kid. They told me they had just formed a band, and they wanted me to sing lead. I said You dont have a band for realm I As any young man will tell you, he can only try so many times and then he,ll stop. l After trying several times Without any luck, Myers stopped going in. He saw her again at the beginning of the fall semester and decided to give it one last shot. III was selling yearbooks last fall, and they came up and told me they needed a female lead and to show up at their next rehearsal. Waggoner showed up at that rehearsal and shortly after, The Slo Learners re- ceived a booking at Eagles Nest. Although the band prefers Pop-Rock, they iind them- selves playing more Country and Western songs since Eagles Nest has a large middle aged crowd. None of the four original members can read music. Instead, Allen McCrary, lead guitarist; Bill Litton, bass guitarist; Craig Malita, rhythm guitarist; and Phillips, on drums, play the records over and over until they are able to play the songs by ear. Playing by car can at times cause disag- reement over portions of the song. uOne time, when we were practicing i1 Wonit Stand in Your Way by the Stray Cats? Waggoner began, tithey stopped in the middle of the song and told me it said You say Fm just a little girl who is easily led astrayf I told them it said boy? itBefore it was over, I was standing in the middle of the room screaming lNO! It says boy! I wont sing girl!m Even though they may have differences at times, they get along rather well. tiWe get along like brothers and sister, explained Waggoner. ttWe argue a little, but we love each other. I by Gary Brotherton i; Singer Debbie Waggoner tabovey performs on stage 1 before a live audienceaPhoto by It Hendrix 176i People RS , founder of Lurch 'he Slo Learners, female lead singer . As a matter of fact, f months after the 1ey played without a former member ered a girl he had ' in high school. He iVaggoner. vIcDonaldts, the kid with this other kid. just formed a band, to sing lead. I said 1 for real.m Vill tell you, he can and then he,ll stop. es without any luck, n. he beginning of the ,ded to give it one ;yearbooks last fall, old me they needed ow up at their next 1p at that rehearsal e 810 Learners re- ;lets Nest. Although ock, they find them- mntry and Western :t has a large middle lginal members can dlen McCrary, lead 1ass guitarist; Craig st; and Phillips, on rds over and over ay the songs by ear. t times cause disag- ; of the song. e were practicing tI Way by the Stray r1, tthey stopped in ; and told me it said le girl who is easily n it said boy. ', I was standing in n screaming tNO! It gier, lay have differences 1g rather well.fWe thers and sister? tWe argue a little, n if. Gary Brotherton Adams, Jay Adams, Kevin Alexander, Barb Allnutt, Terri Amparano, Toni Anderson, Shari Archdekin, Daniel Armstrong, Laquetta Auxier, Rick Baldwin, April Bandeka, LaDona Barker, Pamela Kay Barnes, Cindy Barnett, Michele Bauman, Jeff Beechner, Jackie Bellman, Janet Bender, Laurie Bielby, Brenda Bingaman, Lisa Bird, Jeff Bischof, Maria Bishop, Michele Blackburn, Susan Blair, Leisa Blanks, Teresa Blemaster, Elton Bloss, Candy Blue, Dane Bogenreif, Margee Bohr, Andrea Bond, Tim Bowman, Traci Boyer, Susan Bradley, Steve Bradshaw, Randy Brazzell, Susan Brockett, Robin Brown, Rhonda Brox, Marcia Brunner, Paul Bumgardner, Laura Burr, Kimberly Buter, Melinda Butler, Shelley Campbell, Janet Campbell, Sandy Case, Cheryl Cathey, Janet Cathey, Matthew Cattey, Doris Chance, Frank Chase, Debi Christensen, Judy Christie, Cathy Christowski, Jeannine People t177 Undergraduates Taking Chances he says hello to practically everyone she meetsaeven if she does not know him. A lot of people know her as Mrs. Chance or Juellaher first name. Then, there are those who sim- ply call her llMomfi That is not unusual when you consider that two of the stu- dents who call her IIMoml, are Juell Chancels two children, Katrina and Chris. IlThis is my babyf Juell says, motioning toward Katrina. IISheis the youngest of my nine children and two stepsons. I really wouldnlt know what to do without her? Theres a double meaning in that phrase, for not only do Juell and Katrina have most of their classes together, but an accident two years ago left Juell in a wheelchair. III slipped on some ice and fell. At first they tthe doctorsy thought I had injured a nerve in my back, now they say its in my hip? Amazingly, Juell is not bitter. ItWhen you consider that all those nerves in there are so intertwined, therels really no way they can pinpoint it until they go through all the various nerves? However, Juell didn't realize how much that accident had Changed her life until Katrina entered college. Ill never intended to go back? she said. ttI was quite satisfied with the arrangements being the way they were. Then, after I was trapped in the house for 18 months, I decided to get out and do something. I need to feel produc- tive and going to school is the way I feel productive. I really have enjoyed coming back, and I feel that it was a necessary step toward my becoming a whole person again. Pm very glad sheis here? Katrina said. IlSheIs a great help to me with my studies? nWe get a lot of different views on thingsf Chris said. This really helps when we study for tests and so forth? uHaving Mom here is great, Katrina added. II feel that this is a good step in her life, considering what has happened to herl, by Jackie Beechner The Chance family toppositc pagcy listens to an English lecture. They are atom lefty Katrina, Juell and Chris.-Photo by L. Correu Cipollone, Domenic Claassen, Robert ll Clark, Cherylin Clark, Julie Clark, Robin Clough, Kerry Coats, Kristie Coffman, Eddy Collins, Randy Connolley, Tamera Cook, Rhonda Cooley, Lynnette Cooper, Leroy Coots, Marla Cormier, Jude Correu, Lisa Couldry, Ragena Cox, Joey Coy, Carol Creamer, Lisa Crouse, Diana 178l People 35 mm? Katrina said. with my studies? iffcrent views on ; really helps When 50 forthf is great? Katrina is a good step in vhat has happened lackie Beechner site pagd listens to an rom lefO Katrina, Juell rcu Crumley, David Cummings, Paula Sue Davis, Patricia Dennis, Sandra Dodd, Twyla Dolph, Shonda Duncan, Linda Duncan, Robert Duvall, Monique Dye, Beth East, Lisa Easton, Shane Eis, Darla Eis, Walter Elbert, Chris Eldringhoff, Jeff Ellsworth, Jackie Ellsworth, Sandra Evans, Mary Margaret Ewert, Denice Eyster, Teresa People 179 h- Undergraduates : Athlete Faces Challenges nlike most little girls, Cheri Kempf never had the desire to play with dolls. Instead, she fol- lowed her older brother around hoping to be included in one of the neighborhood pick-up games. 111 never wanted to be left behind, I wanted to prove that I was as good or better than any of the guys? said Kempf. By the time she was 1 1 years old, Kempf was ready to get involved in an organized sport, softball to be exact. She attended a softball Clinic at Missouri Western, and Bill McKinney, clinic coordinator, spotted her natural talent. McKinney worked with her and taught Kempf the proper technique for pitching in fast pitch softball competi- tion. Kempf went on to pitch for Citizens State Bank in Maryville for five years. In 1977, the team went on to win the national title, and Kempf was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Kempf went on to take part in athletics during high school at Mid-Buchanan. She played forward for the women's basketball team and was elected to the All-Confer- ence and All-District teams during her sophomore, junior and senior years. She collected All-State honors as a junior and a senior. Softball was not offered until her last two years of school. After graduation, Kempf was all set to attend Kansas University, but after three days away from home she was ready to return. Kempf arrived on the Missouri Western campus ready to embark on a dual career. It was soon found that basketball would be her biggest challenge. Head Basketball Coach Debbie Bumpus said, uAt first it seemed that Cheri felt intimidated and didnlt belong because she was on a softball scholarship? Bumpus continued, IiAnother factor may have been the competition was greater than what she faced in high schoolf said Bumpus. After seeing limited playing time her freshman year, Kempf returned for her second season and saw more playing time after the Christmas break. The change in her play came in the 1983-84 season after working hard over the summer to improve her shooting. Kempf said, 111 have to work harder at basketball because I cant just get by? After learning softball at an early age, the sport has become natural for the 5- foot-l 1 junior. Softball Coach Rhesa Sum- mrell stated, IICherils build makes her the 1801 People ideal model for a fast pitch pitcher. Her long arms and legs enable her to put her entire body into every pitch. I know she is in the top 10-15 pitchers in the nation. The only thing she needed to improve on after last season was her changeaupfi Kempf has found the biggest problem With being a dual athlete is going from intense play as the basketball team shoots 'for the playoffs t0 pre-season softball con- ditioning with no games for a couple of weeks. Kempf plans to graduate in the spring of 1985 with her English-communications degree. She would then like to go to a film school at USC or UCLA. Her career goal is to some day write and direct motion pic- tures. Kempf said, 111 write a lot on my own, mostly about personal experiences? Friend and roommate Jill Collins said, liCheri really cares about what happens to her teammates, and she has a very sincere side that only Close friends usually see.u Away from school and sports, Kempf enjoys getting in her car and just taking off? by Eric Snider Athlete Cheri Kempf Ibelowy aims the ball at the basket. Kempf Unseo takes time out during a break in the action.-Photos by J. Hendrix 98 lot on my own, nzperiences. Jill Collins said, what happens to 1213 a very sincere ldS usually see? id sports, Kempf I and just taking by Eric Snider 9 aims the ball at the me out during a break lcndrix Farley, Tracy Farmer, Linda Fenn, Rebecca Finney, Karlan Finkins, Sarah Fish, Joseph Fletchall, Carla Foley, Michael Foreman, Chuck Fortune, Melody Fosburgh, Laura Foster, John Foster, Karla Foxworthy, Jennifer Franks, Susan Frost, Sabrina Gabben, Patricia Gach, Carol Gannon, Shonna Ganote, Joe Gardner, Terri Gilliland, Ellen Gillip, Darlene Gingery, Laura Glasbrunner, Nikie Glidewell, Keenan Gomel, Christine Graham, Scott Gray, Dana Green, Daphne Grider, Carel Grier, Mike Griffith, Evan Grinstead, Rhonda Grinter, Jennifer Haedt, Diane Hambach, Stacey Handly, Susan Hardin, Lana Harmon, David Harper, Greg Harrel, Jamie Harris, Cynthia Hartigan, Karen Hayward, Pamela Hazzard, Beth Headrick, Sharon Heinz, Debbie Hendrix, James Henson, Mary Hesson, Donald Hibbs, Cheryl Hiel, Dana Hilsabeck, Darbi Hinton, Cums Hoecker, Landon People 181 he nam and th Arrowh of the adult sp first hand what scene-the foo: play with the C Chiefs as a con: Whats a co: glamourous nal would mind be: at Arrowhead people! Ross got his when a friend, MWSC student C serves as a part-ti Chiefs.-Photo by 182h People Holcomb, Mary Ann Holland, Greg Holt, Eric Houser, David Hovenga, Carolyn Howard, Gina Howard, Kevin Howard, Lisa Hummer, John Humphrey, April Huntsman, David Hussey, Becky Jackson, Susan Jenkins, Joseph Working with the Kansas City Chiefs he name of the game is football, and the name of the place is Arrowhead Stadium. Unlike most of the adult spectators, Curtis Ross knows first hand what it is like to be a part of the scene-the football scene. No, he doesnit play with the Chiefs, but he works for the Chiefs as a courier. Whats a courier? Well, its simply a glamourous name for a go fer? But who would mind being a go fer for the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium? Not too many people! . Ross got his job about four years ago when a friend, who also happened to be MWSC student Curtis Ross topposite pagel also serves as a part-time courier for the Kansas City Chiefs-Photo by L. Gray friends with his current boss, Carl King, told him about the position. At the time, Ross was attending school at Truman High School in Independence, Missouri. The job entails running errands for the team members such as picking up players from the airport, taking players to the doctor, taking contracts to lawyers and most of all, just lending a hand where it is needed. During the school year, Ross holds his job on a part time basis. In the summer, he works full time at the Chiefs training camp at William Jewell. There, his job mostly centers around taking football players to and from a doctors oflice for physical examinations. ' Ross knows most of the Chiefs, and he has also met several members of opposing teams such as Jan Stenerud of the Green Bay Packers. Ross really enjoys his job and finds some of his most rewarding days working with Jack Rudnay, a retired member of the Chiefs. Rudnay enlists members of opposing teams such as Kenny Stabler, to help him out in signing autog- raphs for retarded children after games. As far as this job is concerned, there wont be any openings for a long timeeit seems that Curtis Ross will be holding on to it indefinitely. by Debbie Waggoner Johnston, Richard Jones, Arthur Jones, Carol Jones, Karen Jones, Kimberly Jones, Lisa Kearns, Stacey Kellett, Donna Kelley, DeAnne Kennedy, Rhonda Kent, Jacki Kerns, Donald Kiefer, Annette Kieffer, Michel People l183 h- Undergraduates Enjoying a Life Under the Lights b b I have always wanted to perform. Any actor can tell you that, but AJ. Probst carries that one step further. Since junior high school in Savannah, he has been in 13 shows, and he has worked behind the scenes of many others. iiOf course, its in the back of every actoris mind to perform, but my ultimate goal is to go to graduate school from here, get my M.F.A. and teach at a college? Probst said. Just because he switched majors from English communications to theatre does not mean he has forgotten his earlier pur- suits. iiTheatre and literature is where its at because without literature there can be no theatre; with no theatre there is no entertainment. . .there is no visual enter- tainment. . .no premeditated Visual enter- tainmentfi - uSpeaking of literature? he continued, iiI just came back from a Sigma Tau Delta convention in Athens, Alabama. While I was there, I was elected student advisor for the Central Region. This means I am now a member of the National Board of Directors for Sigma Tau Delta? Probst is also vice-president for Alpha Psi Omega, a new theatre fraternity on campus. If you feel that should be enough for any student, add one more thing to your listaProbst is a member of the Mis- souri Army National Guard. iTve been there since November of 1981 and have four more years to go. Its really provided some great travel oppOrtunitiesf, Some of the places he has visited include New York, New Jersey, Arizona and Geor- gia. iTm more interested in teaching and acting than in technical theatref he said. iiI find it more enjoyable to be on stage and directing. A friend chimed in, iiA Director is, in a sense, on stage just as much as the actors are? iiGood answerV Probst rejoined, imitat- ing Richard Dawson. uAnd the survey said. . He was quiet a moment, then said, iiTo quote a friend, Theatre is my lifef by Jackie Beechner Theatre is a second home to AJ. Probst topposite page; and he is as comfortable there as if he was in his own house.-Photo by D. Logan Kiepe, Kristi King, Stacey Kiser, John Kistler, Julie Kistler, Susan Klein, Christopher Kline, Barbara Knapp, Jeffrey Kozel, Robert Kubli, Kaye Lacy, Debbie Landes, Carla Lankford, Bob Lautaret, Kent 184i People .Wgw-WWW e1 find it more en- joyable to be on stage and direct- ,9 mg. , Arizona and Geor- :d in teaching and al theatre? he said. :ble to be on stage eeA Director is, in a much as the actors bst rejoined, imitat- eeAnd the survey moment, then said, eatre is my lifef Jackie Becchner to AJ. Probst wpposite 'ble there as ifhe was in D. Logan Leach, Rose Lee, Troy Leffler, Martha Lewis, Jeffrey Lister, Becky Livingston, Ingrid Loch, Jennifer Lochhead, David Logan, Debra Long, Christopher Looney, Tracee Lovejoy, Lance Luke, Patricia Lupfer, Barry People e 185 Mann, Steven Marshall, Ruth Masoner, Michael May, Brenda McBride Stacy McBroom, Kyle McCarty, Kevin McCullock, Rebecca McDaniel, Steve McDowell, Carl McDowell, Curtis McKay, Eric McRae, Valerie Meissen, Suzanne Meng, Tracy Messner, Christine Metcalf, Renet Michaelis, Chris Miller, Barbara Jo Miller, Gary Millhollin, John Minter, Jan Montgomery, Terrie Moore, Joyce Morehouse, Jessie Morelock, Jacqueline Morris, Sherri Muir, Glenn Murray, Lisa Nichols, Richelle No, Shinae Nold, Karen Nosek, Mary Pat Newcomb, Elaine Newkirk, Marilyn Sue Newsom, Kathy Neyens, Doug Offenbacker, Kelly Officer, Lorna O'Malley, Barbara OiMalley, Kathy Paden, Becky Palmer, Bill Palmer, Cynthia Palmer, Todd Payne, Michael Penland, Belinda Perrin, Cheryl Peterson, Steven Petty, Steven Pewers, Thomas Ambrose Pfleiderer, Luanne Pickett, Lesa Pogue, Cheryl Poores, Mary Poppenhagen, Dave 186t People Undergraduates 0W wo after E1 of 21 f0: work for a year? a reality for Jeff major from St. J relatives in Hels conversational I in that internati Knapp will L family, in WhOSt are spoken alon How did this travel and see 1 of the world c01 it started seve brother was an land while still i enjoyed the COI searched ways ti plete his studies The answer c: only scholarshil standing given t1 ing in Finland. works at the M: ness School, Knappis brotl 1982. That visi stay during whii Switzerland, Ita Russia, and he eV martial law. Soon after his Knapp applied a Marketing majotJ to a year in Finland Photo by L Gray Student to Teach English to Finns ow would you like to take off after finals and go to the capital of a foreign country to live and work for a year? This opportunity became a reality for Jeff Knapp, a junior marketing major from St. Joseph, who will live with relatives in Helsinki, Finland, as he teaches conversational English to college students in that international city for one year. Knapp will live with his brother and family, in whose home Polish and Finnish are spoken along with English. How did this marvelous opportunity to travel and see new and interesting parts of the world come to Knapp? He said that it started several years ago when his brother was an exchange student in Fin- land while still in high school. His brother enjoyed the country so much that he re- searched ways to return to Finland to com- plete his studies. The answer came when he received the only scholarship from Youth for Under- standing given that year to students study- ing in Finland. He now lives there and works at the Malmi Kanppoppalitos Busi- ness School. Knappls brother invited him to visit in 1982. That visit became a three month stay during Which Knapp visited Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, the South of France, Russia, and he even went to Poland during martial law. Soon after his extended stay in Finland, Knapp applied and was accepted to teach Marketing major Jeff Knapp aighn looks forward to a year in Finland, where he will teach English:- Photo by L. Gray conversational English to students in Hel- sinki. . ' Enthusiastic about the opportunity, Knapp plans to again travel to Russia and Romania when his teaching agreement is completed. Knapp describes the Finnish people as being shy and yet very fashion conscious. ilThey seldom dress as casually as Amer- icans do? Although his stay in Finland will be somewhat recreational, much of his time will be spent in the classroomemust be rough! by Gail Turbak Illllllt 1 People l187 Undergraduates Q Be My Teddy Bear ehO ne day when I was in the third or fourth grade, my neighbor won a stuffed dog in a raffle-ticket contest. I thought the dog was so cute, and I started begging him to give the dog to me. He did, but it was a year later when he did? This was the beginning of Tammy Blairls love for stuffed animals which has grown into a hobby over the years. Her stuffed animal collection includes a large assort- ment of over 60 different types of animals ranging from camels to donkeys and of course teddy bears. Although Tammy has bought a couple of her furry friends, most of them were given to her as gifts throughout the years. Her largest animal is a donkey which stretches out over four feet long. Of all the stuffed animals in her collec- tion, the teddy bear has won Blairls heart. Not only does she collect teddy bear stuf- fed animals, but she also collects teddy bear framed pictures, teddy bear collector books and teddy bear T-shirts. Blair explained her fondness for teddy bears, mI'he teddy bear is perfect! He al- ways listens to me, especially when I am sad or lonely and he never, ever talks back to me. I consider the teddy bear as being the closest to human beings, and they are fun to cuddle up with? She named some of her stuffed animals, but not all of them. uI started naming all of them until my collection grew and grew and I could not remember all of my ani- mals names. Blair has outgrown most of her stuffed animals, therefore she has packed them safely away in her attic. She wanted to save all of her stuffed animals so that one day, her children can enjoy a room full of stuf- fed animals like she did. Althoug she has outgrown her stuffed animals in some ways, Blair has not out- grown shopping for them or accepting them as gifts. To Blair, stuffed animals are like hiendkthey are always there when you need them. by Monica Scheierman Business major Tammy Blair eopposite pagey sits among her many stuEed animalsaPhoto by J. Hen- drix Preston, Brenda Propheter, Garth Prugger, Maria Rainez, Barbara Rainez, Sandy Randolph, Latitia Randolph, Ursula Ruaber, Joanie Reeter, Connie Reineke, Sheri Renshaw, Angela Rentfro, Tamera Reynolds, Michelle Ridpath, June Roach, Tracy Roberson, Kenneth Robinson, Angela Robinson, Susan Rogers, George Sanders, Alicia Sasser, Susan 188l People Ir most of her stuffed LC has packed them :. She wanted to save lals so that one day, y a room full of stuf- lid. utgrown her stuffed 5, Blair has not out- them or accepting r, stuffed animals are : always there When mica Scheierman Blair mpposite pagcg sits nimals.-Photo by J. Hen- Schwarz, Jamie Scott, Sherri Seals, Dawn Shiftlett, Brenda Siegmund, Maggie Skeate, Koni Skinner, Shirley Slack, Deborah Smith, Cheryl Smith, Phillip Smith, Robert Snider, Eric Soerries, Greg Sowers, Neil Staples, Christopher Starnes, Dorothy Steele, Melissa Steenstry, Cheryl Stegall, Toni Stephenson, Robin Stewart, Deb People A 89 U- Undergraduates Hereis Another Fish Story mine at the Pony Express Lake last spring when we decided to have a side bet on who would catch the biggest fish. I had already caught two four-pound fish before we made the bet, and I was sure I was going to win. My friend was dangling about four feet of line in the water, and he thought he snagged a tree stump. Much to our surprise, he had snagged a six-pound fishV This is one of many fish stories Jon Kamler has told about his fishing experi- ences. Kamler has fished all of his life and started entering lishing tournaments in Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri five years ago. The tournaments Kamler enters vary- some offer a $5 first-place prize, some offer a $1,000 first-place prize and some offer between $10,000 and $15,000 for the largest fish. nThe large prizes really put pressure on me. When I am fishing in a tournament, I eel was fishing with a friend of have to keep my concentration. I donit pay attention to distractions, and my at- titude towards every cast is positive-this ones it! Kamler considers fishing an intense sport, but adds it does not require as much concentration as other sports. Fishing, like any other sport, takes practice. II practice casting a lot because if I can cast my line at any selected point, it improves my fish- ing. Kamler fishes from a boat, which serves as a big advantage. liWhen I fish from a boat, it is easier to fish where I want to on the lake; I can drive on the water instead of walking across the land to get where I want. While fishing, Kamler stands for an aver- age of nine hours straight. He suggested that while fishing out of a boat, a person should wear a life jacket, especially when the motor is running. He added that a person should wear glasses to reduce the possibility of a hook damaging the eye. Kamler would like to make fishing a career someday. In fact, he is a fishing guide at Smithville Lake and a sales repre- sentative for the Alex Bait Company. ill take people out on the lake and show them the best places to catch fish. The pay is real gooda$70 a day plus gas for my boat. I hope to get a fishing guide job in Southern Missouri because the pay is $100 to $150 a day plus gas money? Kamleris hobby of fishing also occupies him at school. He helped Dr. Jim Tarey put on seminars for the Monday night bass class, and he is a member of the Pony Express Bass Club. by Monica Scheierman Fisherman Jon Kamlcr topposite page? prepares to, bait his hookaPhoto by D. Logan Stone, David Stover, Jay Sullivan, Rachel Swope, Julie Swords, Michael Taylor, Thomas Terry, Brice Thompson, Jennifer Thompson, Kim Tietz, Brenda Tollerton, Susan Townsend, Diane Tremaine, Monica Trimmer, Janet 190i People Dry i e to make fishing :1 I :'act, he is a fishing r kc and a sales repre- i Bait Company. f n the lake and show i o catch Iish. The pay ' day plus gas for my 1 fishing guide job in :ause the pay is 33100 LS money? ishing also occupies :lped Dr. Jim Tarey 16 Monday night bass ember 0f the Pony f mica Scheierman .posite pageh prepares to, D. Logan Trimmer, Joy Tropp, Robin Truelove, Martha Turbak, C. Gail Ulrich, Tracy Umbach, Lynn VanMeter, Melody Vantrump, Kay Donna Verbick, Darren Vermillion, Deanna Wackerle, Deanna Waggoner, Debbie Wallace, Elizabeth Walters, Jolene x . People h191 n the early Kneib, an exercises 1161 The cold winter her prize winm'r horse show in t1 is a sure Winner. Mary bought h and began show mance only last performance, tm fancy leather ha trotted around t1 is lined up for fu Before a pert? her horse early i Horse-enthusiast l stands with her horSt 192 People Warne, Pete Wasson, Lisa West, Clareece White, Becky Whited, Timothy Whiteside, Steve Wille, Mary Williams, Danna Wilson, LaRonda Just Horsinl Around n the early months of spring, Mary Kneib, an animal science major, exercises her registered quarter horse. The cold winter months have fattened-up her prize Winning horse, but by her first horse show in the summer, Maryls horse is a sure winner. Mary bought her quarter horse in 1981 and began showing her in Halter perfor- mance only last summer. During a Halter performance, the horse is geared with a fancy leather halter around its head, is trotted around the judges, circle and then is lined up for further judgment. Before a performance, Mary retrieves her horse early in the morning and gives Horse-enthusiast Mary Kneib toppositc pagel stands with her horseePhoto by L. Correu her a thorough washing. Using clippers, Mary clips bridal paths around the horses eyes and nose. After the paths are clipped, Mary then takes a razor and shaves the Whiskers off around the horses nose and eye lashes. The horse is brushed and combed for an overall shine. The horses mane is pulled to make sure all the hair is at equal length and the tail is also pulled to add length. Mary commented that lithe mane and the tail are never cut? As one can tell, the horse is judged basically on a clean appearance, but the , rider must also show a neat and clean look. Mary explained, The rider has to wear western clothes and look real nice because the judge is not only judging the horse, but also the rider? Mary has shown her quarter horse in only two horse shows: one at Fillmore, Missouri and another at the Pony Express Horse Show in St. Joseph. Mary feels that she was inexperienced last year as she and her horse only received a third place finish. Mary plans to show her horse in many more shows this summer, and she even wants to enter her horse in the Perfor- mance competition after the horse is prop- erly trained. it In Halter competition, my horse had to be trained to stop with its front hooves together, at a certain space apart from each other as well as its back hooves at the same squared stance. My horse will have to be trained harder for the Perfor- mance competition because of the differ- ent trots and stances that are judged? Mary has much pride in her quarter horse and someday she Wishes to breed her horse so that she can have another chance at horse showing. by Monica Scheierman Wilson, Terry Wimmer, Dwayne Windle, James Woods, Jennifer Wrisinger, Janet Young, Doti Young, Jenny Young, Mindy Zahnd, Laura People l 19 3 ' Organizations Organizations at MWS C , are cm important aspect : of college lzfe. They pro- a wide cm opportunity for 5 students to come together in $196 process of making their dreams come true. During the Homecoming parade, members of Sigma The cheerleade Kappa $bov0 throw candy to the small children.- many stunts durin; Photo by D. Eis Hendrix g k 194 People K'NG ' , 'I.jH.'MVA - e w www; WWNxxmkhmwse MM , , , The cheerleaders ciboch perform one of their many stunts during a basketball game.-Photo by J. Hendrix parade, members of Sigma y to the small children:- J People e19 5 k 196h People ' Organizations Baptist Student Union Serves as a Haven uesday evenings at the Baptist Student Union generally attract a number of students anticipating another home-cooked meal from one of the area Baptist churches. The twenty-flve cent meal and following program offers food for the soul as well as the stomach. Located directly south of the colleges main entrance, the BSU serves as a haven of rest from the drudgery of homework and classes. The center offers students a lounge area for watching television or just visiting, a pool table for recreation and a prayer room for quiet time alone with God. Scheduled remodeling of the interior over the summer will give the center a new look. Although sponsored by Southern Bap- tists, everyone is encouraged to attend and participate in all BSU functions. Many church affiliations are represented by those attending BSU activities. The BSU is designed to give students an opportunity for Christian fun and fellowship, establish and strengthen a growing relationship With Christ and provide insight from a Christian perspective into problems and issues relevant to today,s college student. by Jay Adams M . Beth Dye tabovd talks to BSU members during the Tuesday night dimenePhoto by J. Hendrix 1ion fen give the center a w Southern Bap- lged to attend and functions. Many represented by ivities. The BSU is Is an opportunity lowship, establish aving relationship 16 insight from a no problems and ; college student. by Jay Adams me by J. Hendrix BSU members during the i l BSU member Karla Foster Oxbow? gives her opinion to Dale Johnston.-Photo by J. Hendrix J People h197 f Organizations L 198t People , G H; Dre he Grii News out of 1 Both public: new darkroom computers for gram. But modem not the only : News, at secor broadsheet lay on the other he Junior Barb Alexander tabovcv keyboards a story into the computer.-Phot0 by J. Hendrix W W 'ff P bl ' t ' i he Grilfon Yearbook and Griffon that was more appealing. Over 60 pages News made a successful year of color were added with the extra help out of 1984. of the various sports departments, which Both publications were blessed with a purchased color. Also, less copy was writ- new darkroom and three new Commodore ten, which allowed more room for photos. computers for use in the journalism pro- All in all, the Griffon Publications gram. achieved new successes and laid the But modernization in the program was groundwork for continued progress in the not the only success story. The Griffon coming academic years. News, at second semester, switched to a . broadsheet layout. The Griffon Yearbook, by P. Brunner on the other hand, strived to create a book ' 1 Two journalism students Cabana work on photo- 1 graphy in the new darkroomePhoto by J. Hendrix . JveJ keyboards a story iy J. Hendrix J ; h; i w People i199 i f ' Organizations CAMPUS ACTJ King. midd16 to Fortune, Lynn St Linda Alter, Dou AG CLUB - M'ont row, Rom 16f0 John Crawford, Kim McManus, Susan Crawford, Judy Wall, Janet Bellman, Keith Kronshage. F 1 midd1e IOW Coleman Wells, Susan Blackburn, Bart Geiger, Joy Trimmer, Eric Dryer, Mike Fisher, Janet Trimmer, Brynda : 1 Cotton, Kerry Herkelman. back touO Ed Rickle, Curt Prather, Rick Kneib, Chris Beaver, Lynn Anderson, RJ. Claasen, Bennie ' Wenzel, Eric Jones.-Ph0to by Jim Adams 4a ,:1 ' The Biology Club spon- ' sors theJunior Academy of Science and the Sci- ence Fair for area junior high and high school students. Our goal is to draw attention to the department throughout i ; the community? ? -Dave Crumley Biology Club i 1 BIOLOGY CLUB 05'0112? row, from 16170 John Rushin, Kathy Angold, Charles Degginger, David Crumley, Karla Foster, Kelly King, Gail Bodde. midd16 rOW Temple Moore, Wayne Cavender, Scott J! Croner, Dale Johnston, Lori Elliott, Beth Williams, Ralph Imlay. back rOW Janice Krull, Sherry I k Heldstab, Richard Curran, Robert Garrison, Theresa Hicks.hPhoto by L. Gray COLLEGE REP Greg Harper, Bob AM 200 People hThe CAB provides en- tertainment and acti- vites for the students. We feel that since stu- dents have to pay an ac- tivity fee, they should be able to attend differ- ent events throughout the year. We sponsor free dances and movies? eShelly Hicklin CAB CAMPUS ACTIVITIES BOARD -Uront row, ham lefv Mark Bensing, Kevin Echterling, Joe ' King. tmiddle rowh Mike Grahm, Dennis Conover, Shelly Hicklin, Pam Feurt, Deanna Moore, Melody Fortune, Lynn Steenstry, Verna Jones. tback 1'0sz Lila Murdock, Brenda Preston, Crystal Coleman, Linda Alter, Doug Gray, Lisa Gray, Lauren Darby.-Photo by L. Gray , Keith Kronshage. Trimmer, Brynda J. Claasen, Bennie x E '65 Degginger, David COLLEGE REPUBLICANS eafont row, 1?om Ier Alicia Hicks, Mike Burris. tback rowt Brad Burke, ayne Cavender, Scott Greg Harper, Bob Blair, Paul Brunner.-Photo by J. Hendrix J Janice Krull, Sherry People t201 . m . m . L A, - ngAs K Organizations The FCA provides Christian ethics to students through the use of athletics. We are open to anyone on campus Who Wishes to better him or herself in both religion and athletics. We host p001 parties and show films about Christian athletes Who are involved in professional sports? -Nick Stutcsman Fellowship of Christian Athletes F CA inng dOWIU Nick Stutesman. Uront row, ti'om 161D Becky Paden, Brenda Gawatz, Rollanda Dycus. back IOW Stuart Standeven, Jay Adams. Photo by P. Brunner GRIFFON YEA middIc rOW M wack TOW? Brm by J. E. Wilson GRIFFON NEWS m'ont row, from 161D Nick Stutesman, Taylor Hoskjns, Sue Ferguson. middIc IOW Sandy Foster, Denice Ewert, Becky Padcn, Lisa Kneale. back I'OWJ Chris Kelley, Doug Kennedy, Terri Lowdon, Carol Sanders, Mike Humphrey, Dan Radmacher, Tom Cook.-Photo by P. anner JOURNALISM I Paul Brunner, Bar k A 202 People len, Brenda Gawatz, P. Brunner I $1 Wm. tmiddle 10170 Sandy Terri Lowdon, Carol GRIFFON YEARBOOK -- O'i'ont row, from ICIU Gary Brotherton, James Hendrix, Paul Brunner, Jay Adams, Susan Robinson. tmiddle rowh Monica Scheierman, Debbie Logan, Lisa Correu, Barb Alexander, Darla Eis, Pat Clark, Sandy Rainez, Lisa Gray. tback rowt Bruce Plopper, Iauren Darby, Jim Adams, Mike Foley, Dana Lombardino, Lisa Howard, Jackie Beechner.ePhoto by J. E. Wilson Uournalism Club is made up of those students Wish- ing to learn more about the aspects of journalism. Our biggest day is Com- munications Day. On this day, we have guest speak- ers from the media come on campus to discuss their profession? ePaul Brunner Journalism Club JOURNALISM CLUB - Ui'ont row, li'om left? Lisa Correu, James Hendrix, Lisa Gray. tbzck 1'0ch Paul Brunner, Barb Alexander, Debbie Logan, Jim AdamsePhoto by Jay Adams 1 People t203 f Organizations 058V 4 Henry 3: 1 Lamb da Chi, s Photo by J. Hendrix Beef and Beer Bust , 204 People E OSSW ai'ont row, Eom 1610.106 Lewis, Mary Daldrup, Jany Wiggins. waCk row? Karlan Finney, Beth Pilgram, Henry Pilgram, Reva Allen, John Taylor.-Phot0 by P. Brunner PHI MU -O ront row, from 1610 Mitzi Klukvin, Marilee Steeb, Lisa Craig. wack r0W Marcy Poe, Nancy Morse, Leslie Hollingsworth, Anita Henderson, Jan Rau, Jill Miller.-Photo by J. Hendrix People 205 wwwmwmmum n.1,,......,.,mM...,v m. PHI MU ALPHA Uront row, from 1610 Glen Segar, Chad Welch, John Fostor, Mark Lechner, Chris Bohanan, Scott Robaska, Bob Harvey, David Crowl, Jeff Marcott, Roy Maxwell. baCk IOW Steven Perry, Michael Mathews, Brad Stober, Greg Elting, Jim Moore, Michael Cole, Russ Chandler, Robert Brown, Eric Stark, Jeff Hatton.-Photo by J. Hendrix . ' SIGMA ALPHI IOW Sheri Rein Phi Mu Alpha is a club WhO loves music! We promote, encourage and re- search music, and tour at area high schools to recruit and strengthen the Music Department at MWSC? -Mark Lechncr Phi Mu Alpha SIGMA TAU G Johnston, David 0 Shawn Minter, Bl Grimsley, Randy Adams ROTC - Hmnt row, from Ier Brian Wendling, Patricia Graham, Timothy Sutlief, Lynn Steenstry, Daphne Green, Richard Atkins, Gregory Summers, Jack Cross, Beth Schweizer. midd1e row? Stephen Showalter, James Carver, Sgt Major Conley West, Roger Procter, Ken Davis, Mark Nick. baCk IOW Gregory Kline, Witney Wolf, Kent Kjepe, James Warring, John Siegmund. Photo by J. Hendrix L M 206 People 3.4Lf I V l w 1211811, Scott Robaska, bet, Greg Elting, Jim , SIGMA ALPHA IOTA atom row, om leftj Juana Risser, Melanie Blagg, Twyla Dodd, Susan Kneib. b2ck 2 Iowa Sheri Reineke, Shelley Butler, Debbie WatsonJones, Connie Reeter, Theresa Bain. Photo by J. Hendrix 1 i ll k SIGMA TAU GAMMA - aront row, Ii'om 1610 Ray Bashford, Joe King, Scott Williams. Second IOW Troy McCormick, Curtis . nn StCCHSU'Y: Daplhn: Johnston, David Olsen, Bob Berryhill, Norm Knorr, Greg Knipp, Kevin Echterling, John Buss. Othird IOW Matt Zack,Johg Ballard, Stephen Showa .te , Shawn Minter, Bob Romicser, David Sieck. wack row Scott Stevens, Dave Poppenhagcn, Greg Young; Paul Bodenck, T1.m 1' ovw Gregory Klme, Grimslcy, Randy Welch, Jerry Kellam, Jerry Enyeart, Wayne murmond, Kevin Kilkenny, Greg Nichols, Gary Sell..- Photo by Jlm Adams J A People 207 SIGMA KAPPA F ai'ont row, Iirom 161D Julie Scott, Ann Flammger, Kristi Freidel, Joni Millhollin, 1 Jeanne Crotty, Beth Hazzard, Monique Duvall. szck rowF Brenda Holmes, Gwen Bruce, Brenda STUDENT ACC Tictz, Debbie DixFPhoto by J. Hendrix Chritina Black. a, FWC had a square 'F dance in the fall and a couple of bake sales. We also had several guest speakers and attended the Missouri Music Education Con- ference and T an Tara? FTheresa Bain SMENC a... 1' F SMENC 41mm row, from MD Tammy Fisher, Theresa Bain , Rhonda Cook, Jeff Bird, Connie Reeter, Mark STUDENT ART 1 F ' Lechner, Rebecca FennF Fback rovU Craig Fuchs, Ann Rousselot, Darren Verbick, Robert Harvey, Kim Hurley, Traci Sale,Jane Nels Michael Cole, Juana Risser, Marsha Brown, Chuck Jackson, Jennifer Finch, Sharon Groh.-Ph0to by J. Hendrix Amy Singleton, Max k 4F ZOSF People Ww -,--,-,...,.w.- M u, ' M.t MW W bOur Club is for account- ing majors WhO are in- terested in the pos- sibilities of a profession. The SAS, along With the NAA and MWSC, sponsor Accounting Day on cam- pus to inform people about accounting? bJudy Hausrnan Student Accounting Society Freidel, Joni Millhollin, 5, Gwen Bruce, Brenda STUDENT ACCOUNTING SOCIETY-Uiont row, Ii'om 1610 Elaine Owens, Judy Hausman Chritina Black. bback row Bob Pritchett, Bonnie Nelson, Shonna Gannan.-Photo by J. Hendrix b b Ha nes Ron McGarry, Lynn Swymeler, Cheri Clark. bmiddlc towb ' Mark STUDENT ART LEAGUE Oi'ont row, bum 16be Jeff y , - . . .d, 51mm: l?fif1'tle;i,urley, 5 Traci Sale,Jane Nelson, Beth Hulet, Chris Ellis, Lynette Gruschkc, Greg Kunkle. bback rowbjohn Hughechanme Harmon Mdler, 112230ng J Hendrix i Amy Singleton, Mark Donaldson, Doug PhillipabPhoto by J. Hendrlx J 3 People b209 SGA klockwise from Ii'om: canted Susan Bennett, Rick Gove, T im Fry, Bev Dewey, Janet Bellman, Daryll Wyatt, Doug Kennedy, Mike Snook, Susan Crawford, Jerry Kellam, Jerry Enyeart, Paul Harrell, quan Blackburn, Stephanie Karl, Doug Gray, Jim Alder, Melody Fortune, Doug John. Photo by J. Hendrix 4 THETA NU mack row Bari vi$t$xc 3Q; X. , STUDENT NURSING ASSOCIATION Ui'ont row, 1mm ler Carl Mueller, Kathleen Andrews, Connie Kerns, Sandy WESLEY FOUNl Price, Pamela Osburn, Sandy Hoeckcr, Smiler Smith, Linda Ross, Michell Murawski, Gina Wilson. bz1Ck row? Kim McManus, CIISC.-Photo by J Lois Hudck, Helen Koch, Dennis Williams, Lynette Goll, Kathie Metzinger, Sabrina Frost, Julie Routh, Judy Roderick, John Pyliski. Photo by J. Hendrix 210 People W676 have weekly bible studies at the United Methodist Campus Minis- try and have held worship services at various churches around St. Joseph along with many social gatherings? -Mary N orris Daryll Wyatt, Doug Wesley Foundation tephanie Karl, Doug THETA NU 413nm row, from 1610 Larraine Amonette, Donita Boggess. wack row Bari Grayson, Pam Grayson.-Photo by P. Brunner Connie Kerns Sandy WESLEY FOUNDATION 4ftom ler Janice Smith, Mary Norris, Michel Kieffer, Schaun Mueller, Cheryl rovU Kim McManus, Casc.-Photo by J. Hendrix ,Judy Roderick, John I J People 2 1 1 Student-oriented President Meets 1983-84 Objectives aughing heartily, Dr. Janet Murphy proclaimed in mid-January, iiMy greatest goal for my iirst year is to fmishitfi Murphy is a student-oriented president. At Lyndon State Col- lege, which had an enrollment of approximately 1,200 students, she would set aside an hour a day to walk around campus and get to know the students. til think the size of Missouri Western has caused me the most problems in my transition. Because its so much bigger I have to accept the fact that I simply cannot know every student on campus by his or her first name? Although she has accepted this, she has also tried to allow more time and break the groups down so that she can at least become familiar with the student population. During her stay at Lyndon State, Murphy hosted eight to ten dinners each year for the incoming freshman class. til cant do that here because the class is so large and that is frustrating. One of her primary objectives for her first year was to provide the students with a greater opportunity to obtain practical experi- ence while going to school. She put the supervision of the dormatories almost exclusively in the hands of the students. iiThis opportunity is a great educational experience for the students. Its one more thing to help them once they enter the job market? Because MWSC is basically a commutor college, Murphy said that she would be making every effort to increase the communi- cation between the college and the business community and the community at large. Her main goal for her first year was to review the academic programs offered at MWSC and to provide more needed equip- ment for the classrooms. iiI also studied ways to equalize the teaching load, which is higher here than any other college in the state? Instructors at MWSC have a 27 average equated workload whereas their colleagues around the state have about a 21 or 23 average. til feel we are very fortunate in our faculty. They are committed to the students and to teaching? commented Murphy. Murphy spent the better part of her first year trying to get to know everyone. iiI felt kind of like the new kid on the block-try- , ing to put names and faces together? by Gary Brotherton i usy! Bu describt Dr.Jane of the college, the policies of They met or they dealt wit everything fror of personnel, 2 Hearing on the The monthly were held in t students were i were available I ii My greatest goalfor ii myfz'rstyear 2's tofz'm'slo 0 D Zf. Photo by J. Hendrix 2 1 2i People 1t 98 nce they enter the llege, Murphy said ease the communi- :ommunity and the view the academic .ore needed equip- ys to equalize the xy other college in equated workload re about a 21 or 23 hey are committed 1 Murphy. ear trying to get to L on the blocke-try- 'xary Brotherton Board Experiences Busy Year usy! Busy! Busy! This was, indeed, the best phrase to describe the 1983-84 Board of Regents. Having just hired Dr. Janet Murphy to replace Dr. M. 0. Looney as president of the college, the boards attention was directed primarily on the policies of the new president. They met once a month with Dr. Murphy. At these meetings they dealt with a Wide variety of problems. They discussed everything from expenditures on college equipment to matters of personnel, and in between they sponsored a Congresssional Hearing on the report on educationeTTA Nation at Risk? The monthly meetings between the Board and Dr. Murphy were held in the Private Dining Room. The media, faculty and students were invited to attend, and the minutes of the meetings were available to the public at the circulation desk in the library. Photo by Bray Studio Photo by Bray Studio Jim Summers Larry Schultz , Stanley Dale One of Dr. MurphyTs primary goals when she took the job of president was to up-date the departmental equipment. This task was initiated when the board approved the purchase of new supplies for the Biology and Chemistry Departments and a com- puter for the college. The board also bought a big-screen televi- sion and new furniture for the dorms, and gave the go- ahead on improvements on the Learning Resources Center tnew roof and carpetingy. They also renamed the Nelle Blum College Center to the Nelle Blum Student Union. The Board of Regents consisted of Kristen Findley, president; Larry Schultz, Vice-president; Stanley Dale; Joan Hegeman; Peter OTDonnell and Jim Summers. by Jackie Beechner a3 a a 5 V3 :5 I. E? m l-1 . m; n. k a .D .D 8 8 E E m .' n. 8 .9 'U 'U :1 :1 a H U; U: ?e i; L4 l. on m k ?x .0 .0 8 8 O O .5: J: BL D. Joan Hegeman People T 2 1 3 hen I was told to write a story about the deans of Missouri Western, my first question was what do deans do? Well, I found out that the deans basically set goals and plan objectives that they strive for all year long. Dr. Bob Scott, Dean of Continuing Education was mostly concerned with giving students and the community a wide variety of credit and non credit courses to choose from. Programs such as beginning swimming, microwave cooking, adult physical fitness and programming micro computers are offered to anyone wishing to better themselves or earn credits. I'he role of the ' continuing education dean is to provide educational experiences and opportunities that are not available in the regular cur- riculum? stated Scott. Dean of Education and Applied Sciences, Dr. Charles Coyne, said that he was interested in staying abreast of trends. One of these trends Coyne has treated, is an annual evaluation of one fifth of the educational programs. His department has also been involved in making the necessary changes in the education department to meet the new requirements for certification by the state. In the psychology department, the curriculum has been 1.5- Dr. William Nunez 214i People MWSC Deans Strive to Meet Goals reviewed and minor adjustments were made to improve the major, and new programs such as cave exploring, are being offered by the physical education department. the division has been very interested in continuing contact with the area and community? Coyne stated. To work out a five year plan, projecting equipment needs in the departments, was a major objective of Dr. Stephen Capelli, the Dean of the Division of Career Programs. Each department was asked to project their equipment needs, which, when com- pleted, resulted in a 100 page manual. Capelli said he also plans to up-grade the equipment, which either means to replace, add or to enhance present equipment, annually. The nine depart- ments Capelli oversees have been very active sponsoring con- tests, hiring guest speakers and generally up-gading their depart- ments. Dr. William Nunez, Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences had eleven objectives coming into the 1983 school year. Some of these objectives dealt with reducing the faculty workload, the development of an Honorls Covocation for the spring of 1985, bringing the performing arts together to present a musical and Dr. Stephen Capelli a tin initiating an an Arts and Scienc 1983-84 school The low poi: the Dean of Stl the Vice Presidt security and ht kept very busy. the Student Ce time, it is oper Activities Board have probably, in the past. After writing very busy men, adjustments to : I t to improve the loring, are being itThe division has Vith the area and uipment needs in , Stephen Capelli, Each department which, when com- said he also plans is to replace, add The nine depart- : sponsoring con- ding their depart- md Sciences had iol year. Some of lty workload, the e spring of 1985, :nt 21 musical and initiating an annual departmental report process in the Liberal Arts and Sciences Division. Nunez also had a list of goals for the 198384 school year planned ahead of time. The low point in the 1983-84 school year for Forrest D. Hoff, the Dean of Students, was the death of his boss, Dr. Morrison, the Vice President of Student Affairs. Since Morrisonis death, the security and health services were passed on to Hoff, Who has kept very busy. Despite this fact, Hoff said he worked to utilize the Student Center more efficiently so that, n'ow, for the first time, it is open to students at night. Speaking on the Campus Activities Board and SGA Hoff stated, ttBoth of these organizations have probably, in my opinion, done more than any CAB or SGA in the past? After writing this story it seemed that the deans at MWSC were very busy men, and the overriding concern of each is to make adjustments to improve his division. by Debbie Waggoner Photos by D. Logan Forrest Hoff Dr. Bob Scott Dr. Charles Coyne People t2 1 5 Vice Presidents Implement New Policies t takes many people working together to make any institution a viable operation. Missouri Westernis vice presidents, who are an integral part of the decision-making process at this institution, experienced several important changes in the 1983-84 academic year as they worked toward the objective set by President Janet Murphy. Although the future of the college was the focal point for these administrators throughout the year, personnel changes within their positions received more attention than their administrative roles. Associated with these changes were the death of Dr. Nolen Morrison tsee story on opposite pagea, the hiring of Dr. James McCarthy for the new position of executive vice president and the non-renewal of Dr. Robert Nelsons contract. N elson was the vice president for Academic Affairs. In spite of these personnel changes, and in spite of budget cuts at the state and federal levels, the administration insisted that academic quality would be improved. The Vice presidents were charged with this task. Generating and improving student support services was considered one of the major areas of concern for the admin- istration. They were confident that the establishment of an ongoing student support orientation program, the enhance- ment of the student-managed residential living program and an increase in student cooperative work and applied learning experience in the campus environment would enable MWSC students to better prepare themselves for the outside world. Another aspect of the task was to create a cost effective and efficient administration, which involved several areas. First, and perhaps foremost, there was to be a reduction of administrative costs and improvement of the budget planning process. No less important, however, was the proposed en- hancement of personnel managment and performance apprai- sal systems, an compensation A third aspe from private a istration plann ing the colleg continued dev Improving s I and efficient ments from th primary goals Although SCVCI level received i MWSC moved Dr. James McCarthy Dr. George Richmond 216t People BS vice presidents rt services was L for the admin- alishment Of an 1, the enhance- lg program and Lpplied learning :1 enable MWSC 1tsideworld. a cost effective :1 several areas. : a reduction of budget planning 1e proposed en- 'ormance apprai- sal systems, and the upgrading of faculty and staff salaries and compensation benefits. A third aspect of the task was to attract Iinancial investment from private and public sectors. To accomplish this, the admin- istration planned to implement improved methods of present- ing the colleges case to the legislature and to insure the continued development of the MWSC foundation. Improving student support services, creating a cost effective and efficient administration and attracting financial invest- ments from the private and public sectors were three of the primary goals that the Vice presidents worked to achieve. Although several personnel changes at the Vice presidential level received a great deal of publicity, the real story was that MWSC moved forward toward its new objectives. by Pat Clark Photos by D. Logan Ken Hawk WW..- t-.-a-h..,..-...-. . .7. .. I n Memoriam Photo by Bray Studio Dr. Nofen QB. Morrison 1928 -1 983 Family and friends gathered quietly in the MO. Looney Field- house to pay respect to Dr. Nolen Morrison, MWSC Vice president for student affairs, who died on December 1 0. Approximately 2 50 persons attended the memorial services. Morrison had served as one of Missouri Westerns top adminis- trators since 1967. People t2 1 7 MUSIC - Uront row, ti-om 1610 Michael Mathews, Dennis Rogers, Sharon Groh, David Bennett. wack road William Mack, Richard Yeager,Jerry Anderson, Stephen Stomps, F.M. Gilmour. Phot0 by J. Hendrix ENGLISH Uront row, Horn 1610 Mike Magoon, Ruth Galloway, Bruce Ploppcr, Jane Frick, -' Isabel Sparks. wad: rOW Norma Bagnall, Warren Chelline, John Gilgun, Elizabeth Sawin, Ken ,x Rosenauer, Rosemary Holfman, Robert Shell, Christa McCay, Doris Howgill, George Matthews, l 1 Richard Miller, Joseph Castellani.-Photo by D. Johnston r : NURSING -Uront row, Rom 1610 Andrea Walton, Kathleen Andrews, Jeanne Damon. wack i rOW J0 Stedelin, Marsha Cooper, Bonnie Saucier, Ruth Harold, Cordelia Esry. Ph0t0 by J- Hendrix l i 218 People ivroh, David Bennett. M. Gilmour. Photo Plopper, Jane Frick, lizabeth Sawin, Ken :1 , George Matthews, annc Daffron. baCk Esry.-Photo by J- Faculty a Pimp Professor Shady Charactefs Day saw a strange variety of costumes. The day was part of Homecoming activities. Dr. Bruce Plop- per, assistant professor of English and jour- nalism, dressed as a pimp to help promote spirit, even though some of his students may have laughed behind his back. People 2 19 Nymwxmwwg - h Photo by D. Johnston The 'Man and His Cup Many professors have some little things that students remember them by when college days are over. Students who have had Dr. Thomas Rachow, biology profes- sor, will surely remember his skull cup. 220h People PHYSICAL EDUt Couldry, Bonnie G: Jim Grechus, Bob I Fran Schwenk.yPh BIOLOGY 05'0111 row, from 1610 Dick Boutwell, John Rushi Thomas Rachow, Dave Ashley, Don Robbins, William Andresen, Ri , Hendrix n, Lee Evinger. baCk row? chard Crumley.-Photo by J. PHYSICAL EDUCATION -M'ont row, 0171 1610 Howard McCauley, Don Maison, Bill Couldry, Bonnie Greene, James Terry, Betty Akcrs. wack road Gary Vogel, Faye Burchard, Jim Grechus, Bob Burchard, Charles Erickson, Vickie Keegstra, Myron Unzicker, Jim Long, Fran Schwenk. Photo by D. Eis ENGINEERING -m'om left? Vernon Donnclly, Joseph Hemmann, Vircndra Varma, Charles Booth, Richard Good. Ph0to by J. Hendrix 1 i People 2 2 1 1:. BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS - ai'ont row, from Ich Jim McCarthy, Gary Supalla, Shirl Etecyan, Jane Yates, Robert Rose. midd1c 10W Veronika Dunnam, Lucretia Hawley, Geoffrey chebarth, Sharon Defenbaugh, Mike Septon, Bernice Nelson, Ethel Shrout, Nader Vargha. back 10W Barry Greenwald, Patrick McMurry, Bill Blankenship, Delmar Reeves, John Mitchell, Mary Margaret Weber.-Photo by P. Brunner. SECRETARIAL SCIENCE m'om 161D Sharon Defenbaugh, Sharon Downey, Rita Hanks.- Photo by J. Hendrix SOCIAL SCIENCES - Oi'ont row, lfom 1610 Alfred Rogers, Reva Allen, Joseph Ripple. mack rOW Frank Kessler, Henry Pilgram, Steve Miller, Steve Greiert, Patrick McLear, Roy Askins, David Steiniche. Ph0t0 by P. Brunner 222 People . WW . WWW 3 3 z E i f , i 3 ' 33 3 a E j ' 3 3 3 ; 1 x' . E I ' 3 3 w 3 M 33 FL; 3 3 3 3 :3 3 3 u 3 3 Kessler 3 Honored 3 x 3 1 3 Dr. Frank Kessler, professor of political ; , g .1 science, receives the first Distinguished 3 , Z Faculty Award at a banquet sponsored by 3 3 3 the Alumni Association. In addition to a certificate and a la ue, Kessler received 3 P q 3 a $1000 honorarium. r3 ,3 1 He was cited for his excellence in teach- 34' 5 ing, availability to students, potential in his 337 field, lasting influence on students and . 3 ' professional standards. 3 Photo by Jim Adams J oseph Ripple. 3back , Roy Askjns, David 3 People 3223 CHEMISTRY -- 1front row, from 16119 Richard Schwarz, Achsah Heckel, Larry Lambing. 1back rowy Russell Smith, Gerald Zweerink, Leonard Archer.6Photo by L. Gray Miller. 1bzck rowy Bill Eickhorst, Jeanne Harmon- 7 ART .. ai'ont row, b'om 1610 John Hughes Jim Estes, Amy Singleton.6Ph0to by J. Hendrix AGRICULTURE - aiom ICIU Robin Keyser, Adam Khan, Lane Cowsert, Christina Shirley, Glen Johnson.6Photo by D. Logan 2241 People :kel, larry Iambing. ' L. Gray ; Turn on to ' f ' Tune- ups Dr; Glen Rehom takes a break from Consumer auto mechanics Class. The class was designed for students to learn more about their cars. Photo by D. Logan rt, Christina Shirley, People 225 226b People EDUCATION - wont row, from 1611? Doug Minnis, Marvin Marion, Jerry Asherman, Mary CRIMINAL JU Jane Fields, Diana Winston, Nancy Edwards. mack rowy John Neal, S.E. Haynes, Tom Hansen, Ann Miller, Lar Ferrell Kump.-Photo by D. Eis ? u z 7'27 , LAWYERS, ASSISTANTS b ai'om lefty Stephen Briggs, Kevin Kirwan, Denise Battles, David DyebPhoto by D. Eis MILITARY SCIENCE -aiont row, lfom 1610 Burton Wright, Conley West. bback rowy Paul Cromwell, John Bymes, Glenn Dunnam, Woodie CollinsbPhoto by J. Hendrix rAsherman, Mary nes, Tom Hansen, ' e Battles, David West. wad: Iowa . Hendrix CRIMINAL JUSTICE - sitting Leroy Maxwell. Qtanding, li'om Ich Carl Butcher, Jill Ann Miller, Larry Andrews. Photo by J. Hendrix x - Faculty People 227 . . ine the sidewalk tist UighO falls slowly onto the football field before the game.--Photo by D. Eis The trees of autumn hbeloud 1 leading to the Fine Arts Build A parachu n .-Photo by P. Brun- mg Cl' Two cheerleadersh true for the football 2287 Closing WEWMWWV.--HHF5,-, , , - 0, , ,.... ., W , V T 17729 rolls on and tomorrow is something to dream of . . . h' 5 Wvam-n , Qt; v3 ' ' 31, ?ng k: 14;: '0. y KW m .. .2'WJHEZ- i Two cheerleaders Qxbovd help make dreams come true for the football team. Ph0to by Jim Adams Closing 229 i! V.---; wWM- $.m -vv - -.-, m x 1 v zumwzry Looking down the one finds a string there in order to prc illustration by L Gr 23W Ads One of the easiest ways to learn is through experience. To a college student who is seeking a career, experience includes employment. 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WILL BE CALLED WHEN YOUR ORDER IS READY Wal Mart Discount City St. Joseph, Missouri Store no. 560 Ads 1249 INDEX 111011115, Jay 14091110, jim 141101115, Kevin EJ111715, M07002 5415 C015 52151101101170 Dept. 31km, Betty Mr, jim Murder, 13075070 Mn, Janice M11, Reva Mnutt, Terri Mter, 12111101 540150, Terma Jlmonette, Larmine 12111111070110, T 0111' 141101.16 CHarbtte ?lmferson, Jerry 5611110275011, Lynn 271112105011, 50071 54111101251271, Wiffiam 2111172105, KatEfeen 21y00f, K0101; Erc50'ekz'r1, Daniel 54771wa, T 07711111; mmstrory, Laquetta 541171000 KirK 17171 Department 545001;, 170112 0501115, Ray 54117680 RiCK 30311011, Norma Qiailey, gayh $0111, T001250 3000010, 21111! Bamfeka, Lamond $07ker, 'Pameh $0771101111Jlryeh 130771125, Cindy gamete Micliefe Barnett, T001510 58011711011, jg? fBeam, 'Peny 23150171, T2171, Beaver, C005 $21:ch Jackie $91105, Joe BeEis, Laurie Qelfman, Janet $007000, 911001171 $211107, Laurie anett, 1301110 2507 Index 5, 1 77, 202, 203 203 1 77 161 200 224 221 210 10, 87, 1 77, 203 161 204, 222 1 77 54, 201 161 211 1 77 161 218 161, 200 149, 1 77 221 218 200 1 77 128, 129, 149 1 77 161 224 221 222 1 77 218 161 69,161,208, 210 177 177 177 161 12, 50, 145, 177 177 161 177 69 69 46,200 177,203 139,142, 143 161 177, 200, 210 161 177 218 2301111206, 5115011 21 0 13ensiry, Mark 201 Bemiry, Wiffiam 1 61 Beny, Wanda 1 49 131120531, fBrerufa 1 7 7 . CBirgaman, L130 1 7 7 3100151; C010 200 Biabgy Department 221 Bird, 11,4 1 77 111.001, Maria 1 77 13150011, Micfiefe 1 77 311106, C0n'st1'110 110, 161, 209 BRICKEum, 51151171 1 77, 200, 210 90g, Mezzzm 210 30117, $05 201 1812111, 1212150 1 77 BQnKeMHip, Bill 222 $010K; 'T 27250 1 77 Bfemaster, $0071 139, 1 77 $0155, C0010; 1 77 Bbss, Teggy 161 Bfue, Dane 1 7 7 930010, gail 200 13061027, Tim 11 7 $1yenreif, Marga 1 77 58007, Andrea 1 77 9307111, Tim 1 77 1300150, 010705 221 3011;, Jack 161 1101111000, Dick 221 3002111011, Traci 1 77 Bayer, 5115011 1 77 $r01ffey, Steve 139, 1 77 0121501110, 111121111; 1 77 Brazzeff, 5115011 1 77 Brackett, R0610 1 77 BrotHerton, 9011; 203 13101011, Larry 1 61 137011211, 701211150 208 131011171, Klianda 1 77 'Brox, Marcia 1 77 Bram, M00500 208 Bruce, gwen 208 Brunner, Jej'iy 1 61 1371171111113 T011! 5, 10, 1 77, 201, 203 Quafianan, Joyce 1 61 13110070710127, Laura 1 77 2131111111115, DeMie 130 fBurcfianf, $05 221 13117001016 $002 221 Burke, Brad 201 131117, Kim62rly 1 77 1311171, $rett 1 61 93111715, Mike 201 31150, Lee 50 1311511055 0 Economics 222 $110010, ,7ng 139 Buter, Mefirufa 1 7 7 Butler, Shelley t 1 77 C143 201 CamPEeII, Janet C 0111115110, 501110; Canfanfer, Tina Carter, Mary C052, CHeryf 012500171110qu Castifb, Josepli CatHey, Janet Cathay, 9140th Cattey, Doris Cavemfer, Wayrw 0101110001111, Scott Cfiance, CEris Cliance, frank Cfiance, Juell CHance, 9C0111'710 0101102, Scott C0001ffer, Mendy 01051:, 0251' CHeIIine, Warren CHemishy Department 0111521151211ij Clin'stie, CatHy CHnlstozusKi, jeannine Cipofbne, Domenic Chassen, K0001 II Cfark, CHerylin Chrk, Jufie Chrk, T001010 CIougH, Keriy 7 Coats, Kristie C065, 911000711 CW0, 5110 C00, Lana Cafe, Micfiaef Cofeman, Crystal Caffege RepuEficans Coffins, jiff Coffins, K0010; Connofley, '1' amera Conover, Dennis Cook, 910011101 Cooks, 54110117 Cooley, Lynnette Cooper, Andy Cooper, LeRoy Coats, Marh Cooper, M0300 Cormier, Jude Comett, CHeryf Correu, L150 Cotton, Brymh CouHry, 5811! C000f7y, Kagena Cox, joey Coy, Carof Crawford, JOHn Crawford, Scott Craufonf, 5115011 Creamer, L150 Creclius, Jim C 11711in11511112 Croner, 50011 Crafty, 12011112 177 177 161 161 177 218 161 177 177 177 200 161 179 177 179 179 162 121, 124, 125, 149 1 77 218 224 1 77 1 77 149, 1 77 1 78 1 78, 200 1 78, 209 1 78 162, 203 1 78 1 78 50, 162 1 78 13, 86 208 162, 201 201 121, 125, 148, 149 1 78 1 78 162, 201 1 78, 208 134, 136 1 78 162 1 78 178 218 1 78 162 1 78, 203 200 221 1 78 1 78 1 78 200 116 200 1 78 221 227 200 208 Crause, 1710110 Crause, Mark Crowdf, gale Crowf, 2300111 Crumfey, 001110 Cmmky, Ridarzf Cummirys, T000151 Curran, 17111011711 00159011, jeanne 110001111, Mary 90MB, fDave 11120115, Kelly 'DarEy, Lauren 0011119011, Mrcia 200011;, MicHaeI Davis, ?atTicia 132011, 9111-11011; Defen601g0, 5007011 Dewitger, C0040; Dennis, 5011470 Dewey, CBeery Diergozwki, W0y1fe Dix, DeEEie 100105 Tuyh 1704110, 50011011 Qamffy, 'Venum 1101111171,, Lima fDowney, 5007071 Dramas, Lisa Dryer, iris 5011110011, Qazy A member of the b: by J. Hendrix 1 77 177 161 161 177 218 161 1 77 177 177 200 161 179 177 179 179 162 121, 124, 125, 149 177 218 224 177 177 149, 177 178 178, 200 178,209 178 162, 203 178 178 50, 162 178 13, 86 208 162,201 201 121, 125, 148, 149 178 178 162, 201 178,208 134, 136 178 162 178 178 218 178 162 178,203 200 221 178 178 1 78 200 116 200 178 221 227 200 208 Crouse, Diana 1 78 C rouse, Mark 1 63 Cmueffx Qafe 1 63 C maul, QDaw'cf 1 63 0qu11, David 1 79, 200 C 1W, Ricfianf 221 Cummirys, fPauszue 1 79 C 11771171, Richmf 200 911159071, Jeanne 21 8 BMW, Mary 1 63, 205 $111515, Dave 1 74 13111115, Keffy 1 74 9117511, Lauren 201, 203 501171115071, Marcia 52, 53 Davis, 94108001 33, 3 9 Davis, 'Patn'cia 1 79 Dean, EPHyffLs 1 63 99161511ng, 85717071 222 Degghyer, C8arfes 200 Dennis, 511711771 1 79 1722089, Beverfy 1 63 Diergozwki, Wayck 159 1?sz 1325518 203 9010f, Tuyh 1 79 $0478, 550711121 1 79 Donneffy, 'Vemon 221 Dowdy, Linda 125 Downey, 58117071 222 Drewes, Lisa 1 63 Dyer, $ric 200 13117101171, Gay 1 63 Duncan, Linda 1 79 Duncan, 1106871 1 79 011716117, ?ameQz 1 64 fDunnam, rVeranika 222 91111011, Monique 1 79, 2 08 Dye, $8155 44, 50, 127,179 131w, Lisa 87, 1 79 Easter, Diane 131 faston, 5710712 1 79 chterfiry, Kevin 201 Education Department 22 7 Elli, Darlzl 1 79, 203 1218, Walter 1 79 $628, C8115 l 79 $01de0ij 32,7 1 79 Hits, C8715 209 13181007138, Jackie 1 79 $Emlort6, 5117111711 1 79 Ergmeeriry Dept. 221 $715558 Dept. 21 8 fnyeart, jerry 56, 160, 1 64 Entkson, CHarks 221 By, Canfefia 21 8 $55171cqt071, jay 138, 139 fazeyan, 5817f 21 8 57771715, M0711 Margaret 1 79 Evirger, Lee 221 iwert, Denice 1 79 Eyster, Teresa 1 79 A member of the band Cabovd performs during a basketball game.4Photo by J. Hendrix f fanKHauser, Kick 139 7W!!! Tracy 181 911777167, Linda 1 81 faufconer, 131176 125 787171, ReEecca 181 95811713, 1311771 65, 145, 201 187171, REEECM 208 117108, 1871711sz7 208 WWW, Kn'sfen 213 finney, Karhn 181 ff 17,6015, 512706 1 81 97158, josepH 181 7138627, Mike 200 713887, T 077177111 69, 208 18:51:81, Lori 1 49 fhmnger, 117171 2 08 ffetcliaif, C1178: 1 81 faky, M10600! 181, 203 foreman, Chick 131 fortune, MeMy 181, 201 f055urgfi, Laura 1 81 105611756, RoEert 1 64 faster, JoHn 131 foster, Karfa 181, 200 faster, Sandy ' 9 7 1070:2089, Jennzfer 181 franks, Susan 181 fraferick, Lori 1 54 frick, June 218 9-7112,ij 139, 142, 164 frost, 511571710 1 81 97-11, M09880! 6 9 fuck, Craig 208 9126681, Tam'cia 181 61108, Carof 1 81 Qafbway, RutH 218 907171071, 58071710 1 81, 209 ganate, Brenda 164 ganate, Joe 181 Garzfner, '1' e771' 1 81 garrison, K0588 200 gates, 911771 149 6011!, 1186511: 1 64 geiger, Bart 200 gerft, 91077.71 1 64 Glynn, JoHn 218 gimzna: men 181 gilfz' , Darkne 181 gifmour, EM. 21 8 giryey, Laura 1 81 68755678717187, Nifde 181 gfizfeweff, Keenan 181 gamef, 08mm: 181 60071, Ricfianf 221 9077711171, Kevin 1 1 4 Qomwiffer, ginette 46 1 64 90718, Kim? Index 7251 6711611771, Scott 6106111, Mike 6701;, 9117111 6703;, Day gray, Lisa Gray, Lisa Gray, Tau! Gray, 52011101 Green, 1306 Green, 1311110112 61121111, Lucy Greene, Bonnie 6101171101101, $11771; greiert, Steve 611121, Care! 671355111, StepHanie 67188116, $111111 gnfon Mauls 91117011 78111600K 97111195257, TimotHy 67111521111, KHomiz 67171011, 1071719927 61071, 57101011 Gmike, Lynette 3111210, 173111712 Haggard, Brad H1118, 101168 91117711111611, Stacey 9-0171th, 51181171 Hanks, Rita 5107016011, 1415121111. 5111711171, Lana 91117711071, 131111111 511110016 R1118 911171707, Greg 511111117, Jamie 911177115, Cynthia Hart, 'Peggy 311111151111, Karen Harvey, 9105211 9011187711111, 1111116 Hawkins, Sliaron Hawky, Lucretia 9011;11an Haynes, T 011g Hayward, 1,11an1 ?Iazzanf, 3216 51131117106, 50117071 Heinz, DdEie 9161071601qu712 HelstaE, 51581731 31877177107171, josepli Henderson, Gauge 902711171X, James 918715071, Mary Herkdman, Keny 110185071, $011M 9-0658, CHeryI 301K011, 5W Hicks, 54111111 91106;, THeresa 2521 Index 181 201 181 201 10, 203 201 67 164 164 181 74 221 222 222 181 164 181 202 203 164 181 125, 181 208, 218 ' 209 181 139, 143 72 181 181 222 164 181 181 218 181, 201 181 181 125 181 208 164, 209 164 222 209 164 181 181, 208 181 181 164 200 221 137 10, 181, 203 181 200 181 181 65, 164, 201 201 200 Hid, Dana 111151158116 911151 5111111011, Curtis Hawker, Landon Hojf forrest Hryjqemeyer, T 17111 910 11, Rosemary HOI57'00K, Laura Holcomd Ma7y21171 H0807, Joe 110111111, 9785 911701185, 131211051 1100111111131, 211116 Hoff, Eric H0111, Mmy 9105161116, Lori Hagif, 90116 91011527, 111111111 Hmmya, 017on71 9101111111, 617111 Howard, Kevin 9101111011, Lisa HucKaQy, Tauf 11115625, jaHn 31115689, May'orie Hufet, 32$ 911111151211, Teresa Hummer, jofin 11111111107211, 2211711 HumpHrey, Gag Humaker, james 91111157711171, 191111101 ?furfey, K1771 181 181 181 181 215 149 218 164 182 112, 114, 119 182 208 164 182 164 164 218 182 182 182 182 182, 203 139, 143 209 164 75, 209 166 182 182 166 139 182 208 Junior Lynn Swymeler abovd serves as a life guard at Noyes Pool.4Photo by J. Hendrix I why, R0400 200 Iryram, Larry 134, 135, 136 Jackson, C0718 1 72 Jackson, Cfiuck 208 Jackson, 131171111 138, 139, 142 Jackson, 51181111 182 Jacob's, fPam'cia 1 66 1116055071, Heizfi' 6, 166 Jenkins, josepli 182 106718011, Bruce 1 66 101161011, quf 1 66 J00715to71, Riclianf 183, 200 Jones, Jlrtliur 183 Jones, Carof 183 Jones, Karen 1 83 jones, K111168147! 1 83 Jones, Limfa 166 Jones, Lisa 183 Jones, Wrifyn 1 66 Jones, M1111; 149 Jones, Wema 201 10718111, Effen 1 6 7 10710171, 171111;: 167 10111711105171 C015 203 Justin, .Mark 1 6 7 Kamfer, jon 191 Kean, 901117015 1 6 7 1cm,5tacey 183 Keegstm, Vickie 221 Kemlm, Jeny 167 Keffett, 00111111 1 83 x2114 DMnne 183 ' Kelgey, Craig 1 6 7 Kemyf, C0811 149, 180 Kemhlf, CyntHia 1 67 96:110an 910011101 1 83 Kennaiy, 5l111r071 16 7 Kent, 111161 183 963056, Jania 16 7 Km, DOW 183 Kesskr, frank 1 8 7 Kigfer, Wife 183 Kiquer, MW 1 83 Kiepe, Kent 139 x1471, 5101511 184 K111611111, Lindh 1 6 7 KinJreJ, Gail 1 6 7 King, Joe 48, 201 90117, xefly 200 767$, Stacey 184 1701927, JoHn 184 Kistkr, Jufie 184 'JCistIer, 51161111 184 Main, Cfinlstopfier 184 K0714 58111511711 184 Kfukvin, 91421115511 901215, 5141171; KneiEI RiCK Kn'yHt, Mere1fit0 Knott, x1113, 9Co6ett, Jim Kosskr, 13111511111 Kostehc, 30011 Kazef, K0628 Kramliage, KeitH Kmff, Janice KuHi, Kaye 9611102, Greg L119, 01551: Lanzfes, Carliz 1211116071, 1305 Larson, Lisa L011, David Lautaret, Kent Lead, Craig Lead, K058 Leasick, T 0711; Lecliner, Wiark Showing 011' one of attempts to catch :1 watches the action.- K x 200 134, 135, 136 1 72 208 138, 139, 142 182 166 191 167 183 221 167 183 183 167 149, 180 167 183 167 183 167 183 187 183 183 139 184 167 167 48,201 200 184 184 184 184 184 184 Kfukjvin, Melissa I 6 7 Knapp,1959ey 184,187 7011515, Mary 1 92 KneiE, Rick 200 KanHt, ermfitH 1 6 7 Knott, Keffy 121, 125, 131, 149 KOECtt, jim 13.9 Kossfer, CBarEara 1 6 7 Kostelizc, Jo6n 139 Kazef, 910561 134 Kroninage, Keit6 2 00 Kmff, janice 2 00 K1158, Kaye 184 Kunkk, Greg 209 Lacy, 1166512 184 Lanzfes, Caer 1 84 Langonf, $05 184 Larson, Lisa 1 6 7 Lau, David 139 Lautaret, Kent 1 84 Leac6, Cray 1 6 7 Leacli, Rose 1 85 Leasick, Tony 139 LecHner, Mark 208 Lee, Troy Lefkr, MartHa Liegth, MarK Leim5ac6, J06n Lewis, derey Lincofn, CatHy LisenEee, joEn Lister, geeky Limeff, $117!le Liviryston, 1W Lfoyd, 'Vivian Loci jennifer Loam, 131172121 Logan, 955m LomEanfirw, Dana Lory, C671stop6er Loy, jim Looney, Tracee L056, Leayn Lovg'oy, Lance Luke, 'Pamtia Lupfer, Barty Mace, Wiyinm Mack Wiffiam 185 185 139 167 185 73 167 185 167 185 167 185 185 185,203 203 185 221 185 167 185 185 185 167 218 Showing OH one of his many talents, yearbook editor Paul Brunner 7abovc3 attempts to catch a piece of popcorn while Jay Adams 11cm humorously watches the action.4Photo by J. Hendrix 9141150011, Mike 914111071, 10071 Mann, Steven fMann, Tammie 9111117625, Rita 91411756118, jeanegn Wiartens, 1212217111 Wfasoner, 5711th 91611155105, george Materw, MW Mum, Jim Willy, Brenda Wye, Suzanne McBride, 5mg; McBmom, Crazy McBroom, Kyk McCartHy, james McCartEy, Jim McCay, CHrista Mchure, 'Vz'cki McCuJocH, Reheat: McDaniel, 30611 McDaniel, Steve Mcwomwf, 17111111 McDowefl, Cari McDowdf, Curtis Magany, Kan McKay, Zn'c McLean Tatrick McMaHiLC $ar5ara McMwiLC Ronnie McManus, Kim McMurray, 1311th McNany, gene McRae, 'Vakrie Mead: jam's Meaglier, Row Meissen, Suzanne Mary, Tracy Massner, CHnZstine Metcaf, Renet Micfiaefl's, Cfin's Miffer, $ar5ara MiLfer, Gary MiEer, Jeannie Miffer, Kidianf 911183 51106171 Miffer, Steve MiffHofIin, joni Minnis, 17mg Minter, Jan 141'th 10611 9111th Kay Montgomry, Terrie Moore, Deanna Moore, jeanne Moore, Joyce Moore, 581mm Moore, '7 1:me MoreHouse, jessie Morebck, jacqufine M01713, 563171 Moxfey, garyjr. 218 221 186 167 167 186 121, 125, 131, 149 186 218 218 139 186 125, 149 186 168 186 216 222 218 168 186 168 186 168 186 186 209 186 222 120, 168 139, 143, 168 87, 200 222 84, 85 186 168 168 186 186 186 186 186 186 186 209 218 7, 12 222 186, 208 138, 139 186 222 168 186 168, 201 168 186 168 200 186 186 186 168 Index 1253 Muir, 9821111 1 8 6 Munbck, 12181 1 68, 201 Murray, Lisa 186 MurpHy, Deena 130, 1 49 9111117811, Janet 3 7, 212 Music Dept. 21 8 Nauman, Mmy 1 68 N841, Cindy 1 68 Nelson, Bernice 222 Neimn, Bonnie 209 Nelion, Bonita 168 Nelson, $101an 125' Nelson, J1me 165, 209 91621111111115, Edible 1 86 NewklM, 911111114111 1 86 Newmm, Kat6y 1 86 Negens, 13mg 139, 186 NW8, M11117! 125, 149 Nicliols, 'JCatH1y11 1 68 1512:1106, RM 186 No, 5811102 186 No.11, Bonnie 165, 168 M181, Karen 1 86 Nosek, Mmy Tat 1 86 Nunez, Wiffiam 21 4 9181151119 Dept. 218 01821161zcker, Kelly 1 86 0,5926, Lama 186 0014111211, 3111611111 186 0911le11, KatHy 1 8 6 055W , 205 Ott, 51181111 125, 14.9 011563,, 111142 125,149 Owen, Darfene 149, 1 68 0102115, $811118 209 01116115, 11811112 1 68 TaJen, 13an 16, 186,202 Talmer, $116 1 86 Talmer, Cyntfiia 18 6 Talmer, Kim 130, 149 Tafmer, T0181 1 86 ?arton, Janet 1 68 Tayne, MW 186 Tendnuf, 138811161 186 T211111, Chg! , 186 Tetersan, Steven 186 fPetly, Steven 186 Tflederer, Luanne 125, 149, 186 ?liiffips, Doug 209 TliiEips, Sandra 1 68 175111125, Tod?! 139 THi Mu 205 'Pliz' Mu 541111511 206 Tickett, Lesa 186 1719711111, Efiza512t6 1 68 2541 Index Tigram, Henry 222 9818581, KatHryn 1 70 1387711127, 13711513 203, 218, 219 'Pogue, Cfieryf 18 6 T001125, May 1 86 Tappenhgen, Dave 186 Taynter, WVme 1 70 'Powers, r1711111111.; 1 8 6 'Pratfier, Curt 200 fPrestorz, $101181 11, 98, 188, 201 TritCHett, ROEErt 1 70, 209 'Pro55t, 54.1. 185 ?rapHeter, GartH 1 88 Tagger, M11118 1 88 K115517111, 7110711115 220, 221 Rainez, 13117511r11 188 Kainez, 5111114; 188, 203 Ramsey, Raven 1 70 1111111122426, 1211111111 188 911111104118, 11181181 1 88 911111587, Joanie 188 Raynwnd, 131111111 1 70 Reed, 9115: 139 Reeter, Connie Reeves, Defmar Reineke, 55811 9112115811111, flyeh 1181117911, T 1111111111 Reynoiis, MicAeffe Rickfe, $1 Rhgmti june Riley, Irene 11111111891115.2116 Kisser, juamz Roac6, Tray 11051151611, Scott 110661115, Don Ra5erson, KennetH Roliertsan, 931611161 R05i11so11, 21y881 K061115011, Ro5erta Ro51'118011, 5 1151111 Rogers, JZlIfreJ Rogers, 'De11111'5 Rogers, geoge Rose, K0581 Rasenauer, Kennet5 Ross, Curtis Roussefot, 1211111 188, 208 222 188 188 50, 188 188 200 188 1 70 222 208 188 1 70 221 188 1 70 188 1 71 188, 203 222 218 188 222 218 182 208 Art major Lorri Ellis Oxbovd gets involved in her clay sculpturc.-Photo by J, Hendrix v 1 5111576, Doreen Safe, Traci Sampson, Danette Sampson, K011 511111818, M16111 Sanders, Carol 511111111, 131111111 5111180116, K1111 5115581, 51181111 511116181, Bonnie 511111111, 'ElizalietH 56681211111111, Monica 5681mm Steve 5M2, Cardz ScHwenk, 911111 566warz, Jamie Scott, 1305 511711, Jufie Scott, Sfiem' 58116, Dawn 86g1151zrtf1, Geofmy 5q11r, 6211 55m gary SeweE, 91191111 5921 5511111, jenny 5641;11:1le Nancy 5:188, K0027? 581111168, $renJa $in11, Rick Shout, EM 5180?, 1711sz Siegmumf, Maggie 5 yma 54411111 Iota 51511111 Kappa 511111110118, 1311111 5 irykton, 2111151 56116, Jiff 511me Jufie SMENC 8111181, CHeryf 5111116, fDozg 8111116, 116111;; 5111116, 1105611 51111111, Smifer 5111116, T0111 51111181, Eric Snydiar, Mfgaret SociaISCience Dept. Soem'es, grey 5011111181 , Renee Soske, Qa1y Soske, Lori Sowers, Neif Sprake, CIin's Sparks, 1511514 Spinner, 'Dave Spruiff, Mike 5111,1185, CHn'stopHer 188, 208 222 188 188 50, 188 188 200 188 1 70 222 208 188 1 70 221 188 1 70 188 1 71 188, 203 222 218 188 222 218 182 208 ;culpturer-Photo by x, 5111712, Doreen 5120, Traci Sampson, Danette Sampson, R011 Sanders, ?Uicia Sanders, Caraf 507111;, David 5127150712, Kim 5055117, Susan 5aucier, 130717112 51110171, Efl'za52t8 SCHeiemuzn, Monica 5581127, Steve 558111232, Carin StHwenk, 1777171 5087mm, jamie Scott, 1306 Scott, Jufie Scott, Sliem' Seals, 'Dazwz 585115117155, geofrey Segar, gkn Seff, Gary 3121021, Dayna 56521 501717, Jenny 50212121171 Nancy SHeLf, $051271 55th, 137271101 5Hi7ykt0n, Rick Sfirout, $131111 Sieck, 'Davitf Sigmund, 911115512 Sigma 541111512 Iota Sigma Kappa 5 17717710715, Brad Sirgkton, filmy 511117:er Smaff, Jufie SMZZNC 57711.th Cfie7yf 5770M, Dozg Smitfi, EPHilfip 57711111, K0561 Smitfi, 57711127 57711179, Tom 5711207, $711 Snyder, Margaret SociaISCience Dept. 50erries, Grey 5077177127, Renee 505Ke, gay Soske, Lori Sowers, Mei! SpraKe, Cliris Sparks, 1511501 Spinner, fDave Spruiff, Mike Staples, CHn'stopHer 1 71 209 1 71 1 71 188 108, 1 70, 1 71 5 1 71 149, 188 218 218 203 139 87 221 189 215 1 71, 208 189 189 222 69 139 1 71 210 1 73 69 218 189 139 222 1 73 189 207. 208 139 209 173 173 208 189 118 189 189 47 162 10, 139, 141, 189 173 222 189 173 173 173 189 173 218 153 116 189 'Vantmmp, Donna Stames, 90700451 189 fVaQHa, Nader 222 Stezfefin, jo 218 rVerh'ck, Darren 191, 208 Steek, 9112le5511 189 Vemtfwn, Deanna 191 Steenmy, cfieryf 189,201 1701171551210 1 7 3 Stegall, 'T 0711' 1 g 9 Steinecfie, David 222 StepHenson, 1106171 189 Stevens, .50an 129 1 W1 Stewart, :DeE 189 6 51115271501127, JoHnjr. 1 73 Wackerk, Deanna 191 511715071, 9-1ng 1 73 Waggoner, fDe56ie 1 76, 191 5150K65; Mary 1 73 Walker, 500717112 1 73 5t0mp5,5tep8en 213 141,111, 1144' 200 Stone, $110111 12, 190 WaMzce, EfichEBtfi 191 Stover, Jay 190 Wallllce, Karen 1 73 51711512, Gail 1 73 Walifi, Steve 42, 43 Stutesman, NioQ 1 73, 202 Walters, Jokne 191 5140111171, 11115512! 190 Walters, fPHif 1 74 Summers, greg 1 73 Wafton, Mrea 218 Sumpter, R05 152 Wafton, Candy 1 74 5117717211, Rfiesa 1 49 Wame, ?ete 192 Supaffa, gag 222 Wam'y, James 1 74 Sutfief, Timatfiy 1 73 Wassan, Lisa 192 Swink, Tammy 1 73 Waters, Rutfi 1 74 51001119111112 , 190 We5er, Mg 222 5100719, MicHael 190 Wefiffi, Tim 1 74 5112117711327, Lynn 209 WeEs, Betliene 1 74 W219, Cokman 200 T WeIB, Rabat 1 74 Wenzef, fBenm'e 200 Tate, Danna 1 73 Weslkyfaumilh'on 211 Taybr, 10,471 1 73 West, Chrence 192 Taybr, 75077105 190 WHite, Qiecky 192 Tennaine, Monica 73 WHite, Sandra 1 75 Terry, Qirice 190 WHiteJ, Timobqy 192 '1' my, James 139 1110051212, Steve 192 THompson, Jennifer 190 WEitbck, 13125512: 125 1190771115071, Kim 190 WEit-sefl, Nancy 71, 1 75 THorton, Karen 1 73 Wiggins, Janice 1 75 Tietz, 937271101 190, 208 W'ygins, Midiaef 1 75 T0191, Kicfiara' 139 Wiflierson, jim 1 75 T 01271071, Susan 1 90 Wifk, Mary 192 T 07071527111, Diane 190 Wilfiams, Danna 192 Treia'ef, 5101511 208 Wilson, Dean 139 Tremaine, Monica 190 WiKson, MKDW 192 Trimmer, Janet 190 Wilson, Teny 193 Trimmer, Joy 191 Wimmer, Dwayne 193 Tropp, 9105171 191 Win10, James 139, 193 Trotter, LPHiffip 1 73 Woody, Jenni er 193 Tmeioue, MartHa 191 'Wr'gHt, Bar6117a 1 75 Trimmer, Janet 200 Wn'gh, Mamie 121, 125, 149 Trimmer, Joy 200 wrzsirger, Janet 193 Tucker, fran 125 711751116 gaif 191 y 121 Q'ates, June 222 : yawy, 9011' 193 7117156, Tracy 191 701015, Jenny 193 1171151201 Lynn 121, 123, 124, 191 yourg, Mimzy 193 'VanMeter, Meloufy 191 Zalimf, Laura 193 191 unaswdka, Steve 139, 1 75 Index 1255 ACKNOWLEDG MEN T L; The Griffon Yearbook staff ; would like to thank Dr. Janet Murphy, President of Missouri l e Western State College; Dr. Will- iam Nunez, Dean of Liberal Arts 1 and Sciences; Dr. Jane Frick, ' Chairperson of the Department 1 of English and Modern Lan- i guages; and Roger Gaither and Nancy Tilton in Publications. The staff would also like to thank Rod Hunter, Penny Ed- monds and Kyle Duncan, repre- sentatives of Hunter Publishin Company. , A Student portraits were p pared by Paul Sudlow of Sud 0 Photography, Danville, Illinois. The 1984 Griffon Yearbook was printed by Hunter Publish- ing Co., Winston-Salem, North, , Carolina. A heavy fog habovc? gives an added attraction to the landscape of Missouri WesternePhoto by S e 1 Robinson a1, 256l Acknowledgment vcj gives an added attraction t0 Vlissouri Wcstern-Photo by 5 ................ ... b. - .... ....,... ;- V