Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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■itll our limilcd kii() vli(l,i r of physics. vc (lidiTt slay |o si ' c liow llic pliysics cx- prriTiU ' iit liiriud oul. l)iit we (. ' ould Icll l)y the sitaiiud looks on tlu ' i ' acrs of one r()iip of sliidciils liml somcllum rnllui ' friK ' ial was al stakf. l,ca ini lliis lalioia- lory. I ' iiitjo imirmurcd. This way. (his way. and gnidcd nic lo Ihc opposite end of llic iiaii where, as hv put il. (hdiiions odoi-s wi ' iH ' waftin on the acaih ' inie air. l inoi) t ' ideiitly iuid known liie joys of Hcking cake pans and spoons, judging by b.is enthusiasm over what was cooking. Ignoring us. tlie home I ' conomics girls con- tinued to level ofl ' cui)fuis of this and spoonfuls of that, an i as far as we e er knew tlu ' ir culinary efforts for the day were highlv successfid. Next we found future agriculturists pouring U]) (hll ' erent kinds of soils for close scrutiny. It wouldn ' t surprise v in the least. said Uingo to me. if liiey knew exactly how many husheis to liie acre this soil or that woidd yield and why. We drop|)ed in next on Mr. ( aullield ' s geography lahoi ' alory. wiiere lie st ' cmed lo he I ' overing a lol of lerritoiy on thai globe of iiis. Vt ' found advanced students in the chemistry laboratory mixing some sort of l)owerful pcjtions. 1 wanti ' d lo stay and see what happened, but P ingo hurried me away from tlu ' |)lace btcause of ids sensi- ti e nose and his fear of c([ualions. Something more you must see. he con- tinued. It ' s on second floor, but strangely enough we remain on third floor to see it. Easter Assembly — the Chorus sings Handel ' s Messiah. [13]

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l4ir( Laliorsit M ' ies Studying soils in agriculture. Mr. Cauffield holds the atten- tion of geography students. Chemistry students look for the unknown quantity. [12:

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Ho was ri ' fcrriii, fo tlic i)r()jcction room, from wliich llic auditorium htlow (.-ould be sfi ' ii through tin- openings used for the showing of fihiis. The audi- torium recently was redecorated, I was told, and we got the full effect of its harmonious creams and tans from our u|)stairs ie v])oint. On the way down to first floor (Bingo was thirsting for a coke and had me headed for the bookstore) we heard the frantic clickcty-clack of fy])ewriters emitting from a room tiiat was labeled Xort Invest Missourian. Student iditors and reporters are in there, explained Bingo. They cover the campus — and no sooner is the ink dry on one issue of tlie paper than tliey start on another. Cokes and studies mix well in the bookstore, apparently. When Bingo and I walked in, the tables were all full, the whole place resounding with youth-let- ouf-of-class. Endless coke-sipping, cof- fee-drinking, casual note-reviewing, vis- iting and general relaxation contribute to the magnetic atmosphere. It ' s like pulling eyeteeth to get them out of hen ' at closing time, laughed Bingo. Norttiwest Missourian editors cover the campus. Bookstore cokes and coffee aid concentration. Dave Murphy prepares to drive the new station wagon to town. [14]