Northeastern State University - Tsa La Gi Yearbook (Tahlequah, OK)

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ommuters: Through rain, snow, sleet and gloom of night 18 Commuters

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“Bells placed in the clock tower of Seminary Hall would provide a focal point on campus and would draw faculty, staff and students together giving them a common point of pride,’’ McClure cited as a reason he thought people should donate money during the carillon fund-raising drive. The Schulmerich Carillons, Inc. of Sellersville, Pa., agreed to install a 25 tone English Bell carillon in the tower on a three week trial basis. Close to Thanksgiving, a representative of the Schulmerich company supervised the installation of the bells in the tower. The most difficult step in keeping the bells was answer- ing the question of whether enough money could be raised to prevent the bells from being returned. At the outset, it was decided that the bells would not be paid for by university funds. At the end of the first week and a half, the ‘‘Help Us Save the Bells” fund had raised $5,337 of the needed $10,135. When students returned from vacation, the bells were still in place singing out over campus, and it was not long before the bells were paid for. “The money came from donations, and the university didn’t put up any money,” said McClure proudly. The rest of the money raised was used towards the pur- chase of a new clock for the tower. “Twenty years from now, students may not remember which building is where, but they’ll remember the bells of Northeastern,’’ McClure said. Loved, tolerated, or serving as an alarm clock for Mon- day morning students, McClure’s statement will probably prove true. 1.Ona clear day, the view from the clock tower encompassed the entire campus. 2. The hands of time caught up with the clocks in the Seminary Hall tower. 3. An employee of the Schulmerich company checks the installation of the new carillon. 4. The old clock was removed from the tower to make way for the new. The Bells 17 Pe

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While the Post Office may not be expected to persev- ere through rain, snow, sleet and gloom of night, most commuter students are. Commuters are a type of college student that is a prod- uct of the Automobile Age. They live at home (be that Tulsa or Peggs) and drive back and forth to NSU for Classes. The reasons for commuting are as varied as the individuals who fall into that category. Perhaps it is cheaper to live with parents, or the student might be a housewife who takes morning classes, or a school- teacher working on a master’s degree at night. Of the 5,117 students attending NSU during the spring semes- ter, only 693 lived in the dorms (not taking into account married student housing because no figures are kept on the total number of students in the apartments). Mother Nature was not very kind to commuters for most of the winter months. Heavy snows and icy roads Ce, ce oie sateen — ea Ee Lge He. SP on ee ae eg aie tae ie es erat ss = Fepye pad a il forced the university to close classes for one day. Classes continued during the rest of the foul weather, and many students did their best Sergeant-Preston-of- the-Mounties impressions and mushed through. As the spring semester drew near an end, the com- muter students’ other arch foe, the Organization of Petro- leum Exporting Countries, hiked the price of gasoline ever nearer to the one dollar per gallon mark, putting a bigger crunch on the pocketbooks of students who drive. As fuel shortages and long lines at gas pumps appeared in some parts of the nation, the future of the commuters’ ability to keep rolling towards a degree looked cloudy. 1. Early risers who attend the 8 a.m. morning classes usually have one advantage: they get a parking space. 2. Cars, cars, cars fill up the parking lot beside the University Center. 3. It takes timing and nimble feet to arrive at classes on time, as com- muters trek across the parking lot. Commuters 19 I nn eee errr—“siCSsSCsCSCSCSCSCt—sCSQQS