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

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Swinging student Taking a break from his activities, Darryl Reed swings on the Horace Mann playground equipment enjoying a sunny day. The swings were popular with students of all ages. -Photo by E. Barrera Going for a bronzed body, Laurie Drum- mond, Kristi Bayless and Lisa Keller take a break in the sun. Students took advantage of the sunny weather and skipped classes to catch rays. -Photo by E. Barrera Campus tan Roberta beach is a favorite spot to soak up the rays and enjoy the sun. Lori Renshaw takes time out from classes to relax with a book. -Photo by E. Barrera Summer 13

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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

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U-Haul Students flock back to the Yille 0„ n or off campus, it was a decision made by seniors, juniors and sophomores each year. Which was better and why? Was it unfair that freshmen were required to live on campus? Or was it just part of the college game? Whatever the answers, students lived in various en- vironments. Some lived in frater- nity houses, apartments or renovated houses-converted in- to apartments or duplexes. Then there were the good old faithful dorms, correction, residence halls! What was attractive about the dorms? After all, weren ' t they mostly for freshmen? That seemed to be far from the truth. Dorms did have their ad- vantages. Students could get to know each other better through dorm life. Dorms were good, especially for freshmen, Lisa Blair said. It helped them get to know people and get involved with campus activities. Living in the dorms was a lear- ning experience as well. Living together, students learned to Dropping in Each fall the trials and tribulations of moving in plague students. Patti Under- wood moves into Hudson Hall with help from a friend. Students living in the dorms were required to have a meal contract. -Photo by E. Barrera cope and became more con- siderate of each other. But if the blues set in, a friend was never far away-down a floor, a hall or just next door. There was always someone around. As an officer of a sorority, I was required to live on campus, Margie Retter said. But living in the dorms was a good ex- perience for me in that I met so many more people living on campus. I was more familiar with campus events. Dorm living also gave students an opportunity to get to know people and socialize with those from different lifestyles and en- vironments. Dorm living gave students easier access to the campus. Getting to class on time was sometimes an impossibility for someone off-campus with two feet of snow or in the inevitable rain that came down in buckets 10 minutes before classes. Adverse weather conditions had a way of destroying even the most worthy intentions. Some students lived on cam- pus because it was more conve- nient than living off-campus. Gas was expensive and walking was harder and more difficult to deal with each day. Another cost factor to consider was food. Along with the dorm contract was the required meal contract. But even the good, the bad and the ugly had a spark of hope. With a meal contract, the prepare-a-meal doldrums were over. It was a no-fuss, no-clean- up paradise. The food maybe wasn ' t as good as Mom ' s, but it was usually edible. The tomato soup and cold cut days were over with the implementation of ARA food services. Other conveniences of on- campus living were furnished rooms and paid utilities. Furniture and utility bills were problems of the past with dorm life. Beds, desks and dressers were all provided in the dorm. The moving van didn ' t have to be rented out to live comfor- tably. Just a large car. Students weighed the pros and cons and decided which was bet- ter and why? On campus or off- campus living? -Ann Whitlow 14 Moving in