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

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Catchin ' rays Mllllkan beach is always a popular spot tor sun-bathers. Many students took advantage of the time to relax that summer school offered. -Photo by E. Barrera. New arrival Changes on campus include the arrival of Dean Hubbard to replace B.D. Owens as University president. -Photo by E. Barrera Guaranteed Students find change necessary for survival ' hange. It ' s constant, predictable and guaranteed. One of the biggest changes oc- cured when a high school senior was suddenly thrown into a maze of new faces, surroundings and responsibilities. Upon arrival on campus, talk of silly freshmen antics started circling. Classes posed quite a dilemma for some freshmen. The trouble began before they even attended their first course. Armed with books of every size and shape, they headed in the front doors of Colden Hall only to find no 100 room numbers existed. Panic. The situation didn ' t get much bet- ter at lunch time. One freshman, going through the cafeteria line, grabbed the display plate. Another dropped their plate and was greeted with a round of applause. But those first few weeks past and soon everything was under control. As time went by, experienced students accepted the fact that um- brellas stayed in the closet when a Maryville rain and wind storm crop- ped up or suffer embarrassment as it turned inside out and sent them flying. Wardrobes always included an array of cool, warm and in-between outfits. Weather was one factor which was uncontrollable, but needed certain preparations. Racing against the clock, ad- dicted daytime drama fans found they could wait until that last set of commercials, grab a book and still make it to class before counted ab- sent. And that wasn ' t all a student had to accomplish. The responsibility always longed for was suddenly there and had to be dealt with in various ways. Mom was no longer nearby to do trashbags full of laundry. Dad wasn ' t there for a quick loan, to borrow the car or to help balance the checkbook. Suddenly, when the alarm went off, there was no one to come in and make certain it was obeyed. And at test time there was was only one person there to put the card game on hold and bring out the books. The biggest responsibility that weighed on a student ' s mind dealt with choosing a major that would directly influence their future. In the past several years, other decisions dealing with changing the was JW im- the atmosphere around campus have been made. New buildings added more facilities, such as the B.D. Owens Library opened in 1983 and the Mary Linn Performing Arts Center opened in December. In June the final step to reconstructing the Administration building after the 1979 fire was complete when aventilator placed atop the building. A patio was built outside Jones Union, while inside provements were made to Spanish Den, Deli and relocating of the University Club. A new face on campus created other changes. President Dean Hubbard. After seven years, B.D. Owens resigned his position, thus bringing a host of new decisions by his predecessor. In four years at the University, new faces came and went, each of- fering their unique contribution. Through it all, nothing remained the same. Students graduated or left. Structures were built or reconstructed. Change. It was constant, un- predictable and guaranteed. -Dana Kempker College life 11

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From down under A different perspective to Colden Hall and College Pond. With many changes through the years, these two sights have remained constant. -Photo by E. Barrera ■-» Tranquil setting The Memorial Bell Tower, a school land- mark, adds intrigue to campus at dusk. -Photo by E. Barrera Fun in the sun North Complex men go for the gusto in an afternoon game of volleyball. Dorm life gave many students an opportunity to develop friendships. -Photo by E. Barrera 10 College life

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. G Hot stuff Students beat the heat and hit the books ' one were the days of fighting students on over- crowded sidewalks. Cone were the long lines at the deli and cafeteria, it was summer in Maryville. The sessions attracted substantially fewer under- graduate and graduate students to campus, less than 2,000 each session. Basically the people that were here (in the summer) were here to study, said Ann Grud- zinski, summer director of Franken Hall. During the sum- mer, we ran more of a hotel operation. We had a lot of tem- porary housing with nearly everyone going home every weekend. Campus housing in the sum- mer was utilized by approx- imately 1 ,000 students, as well as high school participants in the various camps and incoming freshman visitors. There were usually younger people around campus, but it was generally an older crowd of students in the summer, Crud- zinski said. Summer was the time when teachers had the opportunity to return to school for more educa- tion, she said. They spent the week studying on the campus and went home to their families on the weekends. A lot of the undergraduates Off to class In the humid weather, Mary Furler and Jill Lytten walk together to their summer classes. The sunny days made wearing shorts fashio nable. -Photo by E. Barrera were also weekend commuters. They were in summer school to improve their CPA ' s, make up for lost time or get ahead, she said. Summer not only found the students in fewer numbers, but the activities as well. There wasn ' t nearly as much life, said summer school stu- dent Carolyn Stroud. There was much more time to study, but there sure wasn ' t anything else to do. Stroud, a resident assistant, worked in Franken Hall during the summer. When you plann- ed a program for the residents during the year, you were often lucky if anyone showed up at all, she said. In the summer, everyone came. They didn ' t have anything else to do. Swimming was one available activity during the summer and the students took advantage of it. The Housing Office planned several evening swimming par- ties for the campus residents and many of them also purchased season swimming passes to the Maryville pool. Everyone seemed to go to the pool almost every day, said Stroud. That was the only place to find the fraternity and sorority students. Music major Karl Jacoby found more alternatives for spending a summer in the ' Ville. There sure wasn ' t much go- ing on besides classes, he said. I played tennis and golf a lot and I actually studied more. Then I left town on the weekends. Although the lack of social life may have created dull moments, it contributed to a better study environment for students. The two summer sessions were set in a much more concentrated atmosphere-each ran approx- imately five weeks in length. It was like a Reader ' s Digest version of the regular term, Greg Gilpin said. The entire school situation seemed easier because I had more time to study, there were fewer distrac- tions. -Marcia Matt NWS.VW- STnlN cu»N at wkl ' I) -p! CUAWIWOl ifl li N 12 Summer «T I