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

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The year in headlines n ' espite all the adverse headlines caused by the fire, the University contin- ued plugging away. It was business as usual according to President B.D. Owens, as classes continued the next day. All the offices and classrooms in the Ad Building were moved elsewhere. Faculty members had to double up, and class- rooms were crowded more than ever. But somehow the University continued, and instead of destroying the spirit of the institution, the fire seemed to lead the University on to bigger and better things. As the fire ' s flames died with the west wing of the building, administrative changes were made. Titles were changed and new positions were created. Other officials moved on because of the extra pressure the fire had put on their jobs. ' a -Frank W Mercer Carole Patterson IN THE PITTSBURG STATE game, Donald Lott is tackled after a gain, Lott, a freshman recruit from Florida, was the team ' s leading rusher. FIREMEN WALK AMID the destruction as the Ad Building continues to burn. Firemen from several area communities were called to help put out the blaze. 4 OPENING

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I i ,t was a year like no other at Northwest Missouri State University. In the past, the University had been a sleep- jn(, • ' ' — ■ ' -: -v-ir after year, gr.K. ;, ... : 1 teaching others. But for University personnel and students, this year was different. It was a year of news. A year of headlines. As the fall semester rolled around, the University looked forward to the 1980s. Freshmen enrollment had increased al- most 15 percent. In March the institution would ce r ' - ' r its 75th anniversary. But before th. uration could start, a disaster struck the University July 24 when the Administration Building caught fire. Before the flames could be extin- guished, 60 percent of the historic building lay in ruin. It was days before the exact amount of damage was determined. In the end, two theaters were destroyed, both campus radio stations were heavily damaged, and key academic areas as well as administrative offices were affected. 4i 1 it-T

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igs. ged 1 HE KDLX TEAM OF Carol Esles and Greg Alvarez tries lo make it past the tires in the Almost Anything Goes wheelbarrow race. Alpha Kappa I anibda fraternity won the event Al 1 1 K I III Administration Building tire, workers clean up the west wing of the building After the rubble was cleared out, a temporary roof was placed on the buildinq Wiiimer -Frank W Mercer : -:v