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

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whoever said that summer school was pud must have attended the summer session that was the exception rather than the rule. Consider taking three Southern authors in five short weeks. Easy? Keep guessing. Suicide? Perhaps. Five of 16 weeks ' worth of work doesn ' t mean that instructors leave out one paper, three tests or other efforts to make a student ' s summer more enjoyable. Lighter load has never been defined in summer sessions. But instructors do take on a quality no one ever thought possible. Some tend to accept handwritten papers so students won ' t clog their typewriter keys with Coppertone or sacrifice those ever-important suntans. Others allow five-minute breaks during 90- minute classes. Long, hot summer days tend to change the physical appearance of people at NVVMSU. Blue jeans are shed in favor of shorts and cooler tops. Students wear shoes, though; sandals maybe, but shoes nonetheless, because sidewalks described as being hot enough to fry an egg on are too scorching for tender feet. Everybody takes their time getting places; 90 degree temperatures seem a bit too hot to hurry anywhere. There ' s a physical slowdown as students shift downward to adjust to notorious Midwest heat and humidity. Physical slowdown, yes. Mental, no. But it does seem to be worth it. It ' ll bring students one step closer to the ultimate goal, the American dream — graduation. BD Summer School 21

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