Oklahoma Baptist University - Yahnseh Yearbook (Shawnee, OK)

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I Wou1dn't Say I Am A Studyhog, But There 's A Time For Work And There 's Time For Play. Eric Lair here is no crowd of 75,000 to applaude their feats, but Ray Du- puy and John Holcomb settle for the congratualtions of each other during their intramural game.-photo by Steve Holman Opening I.. ... 1. . ..,iii,. r.1:,.:...,.11:.i:,., ..,.,r.i. :,. .,i.,,:, ,r.,,.,,r.,,,,,, . .,.i, rrre. , , A , ..ir, . i.1,r.,..i,,,.,. , . . . I ' ' ho would have believed that the first snowfall would happen as early as mid-November, or that 500-plus stu- dents would enroll in a return of Janu- ary term? The year wasn't without its unusual happenings. Dedications of the Alumni Center and the Williamson Nursing facility highlighted homecoming, and more than 30 students spent January re- hearsing West Side Story with the Shawnee Little Theater. Others trav- elled during the year to Llrumqi, Chi- na, initiating a new exchange pro- gram with Xinjiang Llniversity. All of these happenings were different, yet the same. They represent a principle which builds toward a classical education - an education that requires students to enroll in Unified Studies which in- cludes foreign language, arts and sci- ences and religion. lt also represents an education that i- .U S' X has a student- teacher ratio of 13 , to 1 and an educa- tion that provides I g i a tutoring service E. for those having -'E't difficulty with X classes. lt is for these reasons that every year is a classic, no matter how typi- cal or unusual, and our education is a classic example. 1 H HA CLASSIC --ja EXAMPLE

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Eric Vaughn often have to hustle to aking up ten minutes before an 8:00 class, attending long chapels that cut into the 11:00 hour, walking into a strong wind behind Raley Chapel, and stand- ing in long lunch lines - all of these sound like clues on the S100,000 Pyr- amid, but instead they're classic ex- amples of the everyday occurences that often go unnoticed in a typical year. ln some ways, it was a typical year. The school didn't celebrate its 75th anniversary, didn't begin a new aca- demic building, or hire numerous fac- ulty members who would give cause to expect something different. There were also the same special events such as Biggie, the Dante read- ing for Civ, and the Spirit Assembly. They were the same, yet they were different. They were all different because ev- eryone took the events and made them unique. Only Jack Dove could X have taken the sto- y ry Chicken Little X M and made the Fol- X - lies audience roll X with laughter, and X 4, T W Q, only Joe Wilkins i f and Jeff glessie, in- ffffff tramural football quarterbacks, could have made such an exciting cham- pionship game by sitting it out. tudents like Randy Cox and their 11:00 classes on Wednesday fter attending chapel. The chapel hour gives students a chance to see their friends and hear a variety of - ograms, ranging from choral pre- pntntinnc fn Hvrie Park rlav -nhoio by Steve Holman. - M y friends here are classic. They re genuinely friendly and the teachers really care. Susan Fairchild he accomodations of WMU make being away from home not so bad for freshman women even though conditions were more crowded due to a sixth straight year of increased enrollment.-photo by Steve Holman. Open

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reshman Court seems to provide as much fun and laughter for the crowd as it does for the participants. Because of the weather and the Freshman Frenzy, a larger than average crowd turned out to watch the eventfphoto by Steve Hoi' man.