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Mother Nature displays her lessons continually — but too few see. Man ' s ignorance is supreme, for he is a student too busy going to classes to learn — When will we again see the day when nature is the teacher and man the attentive student? Man ' s semester is running out . . . the final grade will soon be posted. Chaplin ' s Lake Watson Library Man ' s accomplishments are complex and far reaching from the ocean to the moon and Mars — His continual search for knowledge, a cure for cancer, a solution to the monetary crisis, Red China and the U.N.? Viet Nam, the bomb .... Where can man advance now backward into himself . . . ? • %,,. ,; Change — continual . . . progressive? Women ' s Lib, the new morality, drugs, no-hours dorms, middies, maxies, jeans, more concrete, fewer trees . . . Change — What will it do to Northwestern? § Begin today — don ' t fear what you don ' t understand, for with understanding there may come love — Look into yourself for only then will you be able to look within others — For yesterday ' s prejudices are today ' s understandings rewritten into tomorrow ' s love — through you. You came. .and the happening began. the Gallery • 0-165 the Select « 168-195 Competition e 198-257 the Masses • 260-337 Conclusion • 338-339 The beginning was when we arrived and became involved. We were to be full-fledged students in many ways, but we began by giving our names and numbers, majors and classifications, patience and strength, frustration and tears, and receiving disappointments and Sorry it ' s closed. We thought to ourselves, ' Registration — there ' s got to be a better way! We had a short rest and began again . . . only this time we were called upon to give even more. Dollars and cents composed of three digit numbers, were taken for the privilege of dining in Iberville and being treated at the Infirmary. t-H n Next on our guided tour was the bookstore. Where else could you buy a book one minute for $22.50 and as the cash register rang out, have its value depreciate to more than half its worth? We had been introduced to University red-tape, and this was the way we learned How to play the college game. NSU, like so many other universities, had progressed to the new social security classification system for student identification. In the future all individuals will be stamped at birth to eliminate possible error during your educational experience. We soon learned the rules of the game . . . Your number please . . . 435-90-4058 . . . We knew it by heart. ■n MO NORTHWE STATE C We awoke by alarm clocks and met another day. Natchitoches and Louisiana, Rapides and Sabine, were soon known as our homes away from home. We studied some, and slept even less. But, the other times . . . well they were sometimes something else . . . card marathons, phone conversations, running from room to room, stereos and radios, TV ' s and tape players, hair dryers and showers, 12:00 curfews, minors and restrictions, roommates and suitemates: adjustment — confusion — excitement. . . . dorm life. . Mwadbi I_J, G_H, D . . . combinations to letters, stops by the P.O. . . . cokes, coffee, donuts, baked potatoes, breaks between classes in the student union . . . These were part of our daily routines. It was here that numbers met numbers, and strangers met friends. At times there was a harmonious exchange of thoughts which was happily alike ... To communicate was the beginning of understanding . . . Defenders of justice, distributors of tickets . . . campus security marched right along with us. There were places of interest morning, noon and night . . . Curb service — table service . . . take out — eat in . . . Yes, some of these were the busiest places in town. ;-•• «• v ■■Class attendance was a must for freshmen and sophomores; but ahh, what bliss there was in being a junior or senior. Lectures and labs . . . studying and daydreaming . . . the endless walking. In the maze of classes there were challenging instructors, who could at times become understanding friends ... To communicate was the beginning of understanding . . . We were involved in the happening, but remained as individuals . . . And in the end, we were tested, not to punish us, -— but to help us meet tomorrow. ORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY BAND N ATCH IT CHE S.LOUISIANA In the midst of academics, we took time out for the traditional State Fair weekend. Tech fever was upon us and we loved it. There was excitement, anxiety, and tension. We had pep rallies, parades, and bonfires. We experienced the hope of victory and received the disappointment of defeat. These were the times of true student life at its best, and those were days filled with unforgettable memories. 1 1 r r mk II +  rs? @HSQ  .X.- ■ ... + ! . .« li i i i a gjj ni. 1 mi l • II I ft lilt A time to return, reminisce, and remember. This was the homecoming of the alumnae. Older faces, newer ones, forgotten faces, familiar ones . . . changes on campus and preserved traditions . . . graduates and undergraduates ... all these happened, to unite past, present and future children of Northwestern, to become for a while, as one. m ■m% v «- n s Si 5K ---Tfc . Wee n j oy ed va r i o u s entert ainment. There were pi ay prodtiotions, big name entertainment, and inti mate coffeehouse Grass Roots . , Nitty Gritty .... , . Josh ; White ; ' ' ■' , . Three- Penny Opera were among those who performed, r H Voting, rallies, Gubernatorial and Presidental candidates, dissention and involvement . . . The first step in solving any problem was recognizing that it existed. Problems did exist and we did try to solve them; sometimes successfully . . . sometimes in vain. 3 !. 1 «$ 4ai; ,, r. ■r (( : piqf 
