Park University - Narva Yearbook (Parkville, MO)

Text from Pages 1 - 184 of the 1979 volume:

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Brushing up on study habits, taking a few moments to catch a glimpse of the future, the realization of a life-long dream. r 1 r m V F. 1 ■f J P.- J jP: ' 1, 5 5 The setting, a picturesque old tower built out of the sweat from students long ago who had a dream and the desire to make that dream a reality, people the same as you and I, who dared themselves to look to the future, risk themselves, go beyond what they already knew. We are these people and the dreams and desires are now ours. Vrj VV Ch D... Registration was time consuming and payment decisions difficult. Time conflicts were frustrating and instructors irritating. Term papers had to be written and exams studied for. Information had to be gathered and profs pleased. Formulas had to be memorized and equations figured out. Typing skills had to be improved and handwriting deciphered. Group projects were decided upon and deadlines met. Discussions were participated in and lectures listened to. Recitals were given and speeches delivered. Schedules were renovated and failure slips distributed. Mistakes were made and apathy heightened. Emotional stress went beyond the data gathering process, indeed beyond attending the classes. Condit Works Through School Year Faced with financial problems, administrative changes, and faculty cutbacks, Prelsident Condit worked his way through the 1978-1979 school year. Early in the fall semester it was realized that because of the finan¬ cial difficulties that Park was hav¬ ing, cutbacks would have to be made. Condit worked with the new¬ ly appointed board of trustees, the instructors, and the REDS church to find ways to save money in order to keep Park open. Condit had to set priorities and weigh odds before he signed the final papers which led to the dismissal of instructors in ev¬ ery department, abolition of ma¬ jors, and budget cutbacks. During this time, Condit was also aiding in the smooth transition of moving the acting Dean, Harry Dennis, to the office of Vice Presi¬ dent and bringing in Barbara Hig¬ don to fill the then vacant office of Dean of Students. Right: Secretary to the President, Carol Smith. President Condit Far left: President Harold Condit. Left: Vice President Harry Dennis. Below: Secretary to the Dean, Toni Griggs. Bottom right: Dean of Students Barbara Higdon. Business Office: Front row: Annette Ludwig, Jan Breez, Margene Wheeler. Back row: Mary Cook, Arlene Laviest, Barbara Finke, Donna Rekittke, Gina Stall. Special Services: Jerrie Blue, Tracy Alfino, Authello Hawks, Carole Bulakowski. Staff Sets Efficiency Standards Student Affairs: Newt Ward, Kay Dryden, Don VandeWalle. 14 — Staff Staff — 15 Alumni, Development, and Public Relations: Jean Hurshman, Bill Tipton, Judy Greer, Marlowe Sherwood. Data Processing: Pat Passeretti. Nurse: Carol Glauner. Library Staff: Front row: Margorie Sellers, Frances Fishburn, Harold Smith. Back row: Betty Dusing, Kenneth Eggleston, Lucy Adams, Walter Campbell, Dixie Walker. � «j� V M 11 11 . 4 Admissions: Front row: Bobbie Mitchell, Lena Dennis, Jo Anne Saunders. Back row; Bill Honeycutt, Terry Dennis, Jeff Glauner, Virginia Ground, Gym Supervisor: Cortney Harper. 16 Staff Staff Nurses Park Through Illness And Publicity More than once, every student had to deal with some campus de¬ partment, office, or service, be it the mail room, food service, or the infamous business office, not to mention financial aid and the phys¬ ical plant. Despite the red tape and hassles. Park could not have survived with¬ out the people who filled out the forms, paid the bills, straightened out student affairs, combated bad publicity, and nursed the sick back to good health. The people who filled these posi¬ tions, underpaid and overworked, were seen seven days a week work¬ ing diligently at their job of keeping Park College running so students could learn and instructors could teach. Media Services: First Row; Gwen Williams, Maria Gonza- las. Norm Robertson. Back Row; Mary McGuckin, Pat Brooks, Linda Graeff. Book Store: Eileen West. Food Service: Helen Wolfe, Grace Ohren, Anita Smith, Gayle Klamm, Marie Han- naman, Mary Libeer, Ruth Waugh, Marcia Reser, Sharon Minor, Dan Glaszc- zak, Tillie Testerman, Jack¬ ie King, Bonnie Lafferty, Linda Nelson. Staff Registrar: Front Row: Teri Henges, Sandy Schoonover. Back Row: Marsha Russell, Kr is Galloway, Karen Brewer, Charles Whiters, Keri Patrick, Peg Schultz, Cheryl Crownover. I Switchboard: Sylvia Jordan 18 — Staff Physical Plant (top): Dorsey Woods, Bob Garrison, Don Passeretti, Don Colwell, Carl Moad, Fred Smith, Carol Hershey. Mail Room (left): Jean Spangler. Donated by THE BOOKSTORE Staff — 19 i I I I Faculty Seek To Serve Students’ Needs Robert Anderson Robert Bailey Dale Bryan 20 — Faculty James Cox A1 and Betty Dusing Ken Eggleston DONATED BY PARKVILLE MAYTAG LAUNDRY Faculty — 21 Jerzy Hauptmann Joanne Hindman 22 — Faculty DONATED BY JACKSON COUNTY AUTO Dale Lauritzen Alan MacDonald Pat McDaniel Ronald Miriani DONATED BY FARMERS EXCHANGE BANK Faculty — 23 Ed Nelson William Pivonka 24 — Faculty DONATED BY THE LIBRARY Merrill Proudfoot David Quemada Stephen Sturdevant Melanie Tang DONATED BY STUDENT AFFAIRS Faculty — 25 C. Stanley Urban Daley Walker Wallace Watson Thomas Wineland 26 — Faculty DONATED BY FOOD SERVICE 1 . n Faculty — 27 Seniors Alan Beck Evelyn Bell Ludelia Block Cindy Boswell John Broughton Nancy Burke George Bush Elliott Carmichael Seniors David B. Anderson Maya Atamanuik Marilyn Babies Lila ' Clegg Joseph Cuda Kiet Dang Griff Davies Herman Davis Lois Denny Diane Detmer Harry Eisamen 30 — Seniors William Embry Herb Gibb Seniors — 31 Randy Jonathon Gloria Joseph Michael Kavanaugh Sandra Layton James Leonard Tri Li Bill Looney George Metenjies Ma rk Miller Willie Minis Joanne Mitchell Madeline Monticello 34 — Seniors I r . |r Tom Sewell A1 Taylor Doan V. Thinh Donald Tolbert Lynn Trice John Wildman Bruce Williams Gwen Williams 36 — Seniors Jeffery-Bryan Winston Bruce Wood Scott Worthington Seniors — 37 Jonathan Worten Benjamin Alcanter Eva Marie Burns Michael Campbell Aurelia Cole Raymond Cummiskey Shirley Gilmore Rhonda Graves Laurie Hendry Maggie Jones Juniors Karla Kyte Brian Maloney Beth Morgan Margaret G. Newberry Stephen Newberry Kevin Passeretti Juniors — 39 40 — Juniors Barb Shirley Rusty Smith Elaine Streny Ray Thompson Peter Thomson Paul Townsel Margene Wheeler Bruce Wright Juniors — 41 Nicholas Benjamin Rich Berke Stephanie Brown Aljoyray Buggs 42 — Sophomores Jim Cason Randy Condit Monte Deaver Maria Elena Gonzalez Bruce Gossett Shirleyella Gossette Deborah Ground Neil Hagerman Susan Hamrick John Heegard Crystal Hendry Mojan Jebabzodth MU Sophomores — 43 Lisa Karr Nick Kositany Robert Lankford Chris Liewehr Pleasant Lindsey III Cary Lundy Markus Mack David Magers 44 — Sophomores Jeff McKinney Donna Mokros Reymus Nanpei Harry Narruhn Georgia Neiwerth Randy Payne Greg Rapeng Sophomores — 45 Mary Carolina Scaglia Sylvia Schoonover Glenda Scott Martin Sheridan Paula Spicer Lyndon Stowell 46 — Sophomores Roda Thaddeaus Shawn Tillard Barry Tolson Teena Townsend Buddy Ward Benita Ware Alan Weber Lisa White Sophomores — 47 Ezrom Alamini Daisy Alik Charlotte Anderson Ed Bonner Jeff Cocchia Jim Cocchia Sherri Collins John Dean Jim DeBolt Tim Decker Kevin DeFrance Linda Dois 48 — Freshmen Doug Hammer Jocelyn Harrison Debra Holler Cheryl Jackson Damien Jones Steve Jones Craig Johnson Drew Lane 50 — Freshmen Mary LaRoque Cheryl Lowderman Jared Lupton Jeffrey Malotte Janet Marrs Mel Martin Joseph Mndebele Bita Moghaddam Freshmen — 51 Darrell Montgomery Nelson Oke Raymond John Paeth Trudy Parsons Waldo Pendleton Walter Penney Lydia Price Brad Read Darrell Scott Carol Schilling Adam Scherer James Scinto 52 — Freshmen Jamie Seeley Freshmen — 53 Andre Seidel Dorcas Thompson Sandrena Troupe Warren Tyzbir Nancie Watters Dia Weisenberger Ed Welch Rocky Williams Greg Wyatt Freshmen — 55 Cars were sat on sidewalks and keyholes filled with toothpaste. Dorm bar-b-ques were planned and discos held. o Plays were scheduled and movies attended. Spontaneous rap sessions filled the halls and mischief filled the air. Letters were written home and “care” packages received. Afternoon walks were taken and quiet moments shared. Hall meetings were posted and RA’s hassled. Parking spaces were fought over and speed bumps painted. Trays were used for snow sleds and tennis shoes for skates. Midnight excursions were routed to Denny and mid-morning walks to “Grace’s”. Activity was evidenced everywhere and involvement inevitable. Interaction at Park went beyond a cubicle, indeed beyond dorm life. - . ' 7 % ' ' ' . ’vtl .. .W- , Often the steps (below) make for a nice resting place. Every room (right) reveals a little of what the occupant is like. People are always found by the snack machines (middle right). Home¬ work (far right) only during commercials! 58 — Hawley 9 in Women Prefer Living Quietly In Hawley Hall STUDENT AFFAIRS Hawley — 59 Donated by Twenty-two years after the first women moved in, Hawley Hall, named after Park’s third president, is still in use. Despite plumbing problems, lack of air conditioning, the frustrations associated with having only one bathroom and shower room per floor, and the lack of cable televi¬ sion, many women preferred living in Hawley over co-ed New Hall. Because of its location, off by itself, east of the commons, traffic in and out of Hawley was not heavy. The living pace was more relaxed and easy going. Almost al¬ ways someone could be found in the lobby during the day lying on the couch watching t.v. or relaxed in the comfort of her room. Bearing Hall Re-Opened As In 1961 I Due to the closing of Herr House, Bearing Hall was trans¬ formed from convention housing to male student housing once again as in 1961, when the building was first opened. Approximately one fourth of Park’s on-campus students lived in Bearing during the course of the 1978-1979 academic year. By the very nature of the occu¬ pants, this dormitory was probably the roughest on the head resident, who happened to be the wife of an ex-armed serviceman. Despite the potentially explosive students and aside from an occasional fire alarm activation and hall flooding, the dorm ran semi-smoothly. ■ ti? ' Bill Embry (top left), Donny Roberts, Jeff Cocchia, and Barry Tolson (top middle), C.O. Bonner (top right). Choky Sirigar (bottom left), Eddie Welch and Mathew Kandie (bottom middle) all reflect an aspect of life in Dearing (above). Donated by COUNTRY GALLERY 61 Deanng Freshmen Lead To Tense Atmosphere In New Hall “Freshmen living in New Hall? No way!” “The administration would never allow that to happen.” To many, the reality of allowing underclassmen into the traditional¬ ly upperclassmen dormitory was ir¬ ritating and unjust. For whatever reason, freshmen did move into New Hall and the atmosphere was tense for a good part of the year. Over thirty conduct tickets were given out to deserving students the fall semester alone. This led to the dismissal of several inhabitants of the residence hall. Phones were ripped off the walls and light fix¬ tures stolen. As people grew use to the fact that the freshmen were there to stay and they weren’t so bad after all, people relaxed and good times were experienced. A dorm bar-b-que highlighted the fall semester. Pat Smith orga¬ nized the feast, which included home baked bread, steak, and fresh corn-on-the cob. One morning during finals week a young lady jokingly watercolored her name on the third floor wall. Soon others followed. By the end of the week both sides of the hall were covered with unprofane grafitti. Students who had gone all semest er without speaking congregated at the mural to participate in the group effort, dorm beautification project. Much to everyone’s surprise, when residents returned after Christmas vacation the painting was still there and remained un¬ touched for another semester. Not only was the hall decorated, but rooms as well were transformed from empty shells into unique liv¬ ing quarters. Posters were hung, beds stacked and rugs laid across the worn carpet. Through interaction in a rela¬ tively short period, of time strang¬ ers grew to become close friends. Denise “Buttercup” Elliott (far left) as¬ sumes the sitting position that has be¬ come associated with her. The only bunk beds in New Hall (left) belong to Rob Epstein and Tim Decker. “Chatty” Kathy Dowd and Nancy Griggs (be¬ low) display their heart poster. From a distance New Hall (bottom far left) seems like just another building. Stu¬ dents gather in the third floor hall (bot¬ tom middle left) to paint their marks on the walls. Dee Weisenberger, Janet Marrs, Lee Loupe, and Carol Schilling (bottom) sneek a peek out of Janet’s window. Donated by PARKVILLE MAYTAG LAUNDRY New Hall — 63 Elaine Streny (top) acquaints Eddie Welch with the finer points of signing in to the dorm. Even in cramped quarters (top right) some students do study. Dee Weisenberger (above) glances through a book before going to sleep. Even bathrooms (right) deserve decorations according to Janet Marrs. Friendships Develop Via Interaction Jim Scott (top) takes a break from his studies to talk with a friend. Debbie Shipman (above) takes advantage of a cleared space to study. Waldo Pendleton and John Heegard (left) demonstrate the closeness some relationships can bring. Donated by REGISTRAR OFFICE New Hall — 65 Dormitory Chaplains Build Rapport In an attempt to build rapport among the students living in the dorms and to give students an extra pair of shoulders to help carry per¬ sonal burdens, dorm chaplains were appointed by Greg Savage. By talking with teachers, admin¬ istrators, and the students them¬ selves, Greg came up with a list of students who he felt would do a good job aiding fellow dorm resi¬ dents with their social, scholastic, and personal problems. The chaplains didn’t always offer suggestions or have the answers to problems. Instead, they most often, acted as good listeners and con¬ cerned friends. The chaplains were also in charge of Wednesday night devo- tionals, which were held in the Lower Meeting House. During the 1978-1979 school year the chaplains recived encour¬ agement and support from not only the campus minister but from per¬ sonnel in the special services office as well. The chaplains were in charge of Wednesday night devotions held in the Lower Meeting House. The meet¬ ings were informal (above) and usually small. Dee Wei- senberger and Adam Sherer smile during one of the more humorous points. 66 — Chaplains P r. X Donated by CONNIE READ Chaplains — 67 Crystal Hendry (left) regularly attends the devotionals. Lyn¬ don Stowell (above) reads from the Scriptures during devo¬ tions. Brenda Wood, Janet Marrs, and Mike Patrick attend a Religous Life Advisory Council meeting during lunch (top). Greg Savage, campus minister (above) is in charge of all organized religous activities on cam¬ pus. Dorm Supervisors Act As “Heat” Newly appointed head residents, assistant head residents, and resi¬ dents’ assistants supervised dorm activities during the school year. Newt Ward, student affairs di¬ rector, reviewed applications and interviewed candidates for the var¬ ious dormitory positions in the spring of 1978. Applicants were chosen on the basis of GPA, class standing, and ability to handle ade¬ quately certain hypothetical situa¬ tions. The final decisions were made toward the end of the semes¬ ter. The dorm supervisors not only acted as the “heat” by giving out student conduct tickets when rules were broken, but also decided how to use the dorm “fun money” to best benefit the students. With his money dorm parties, discos, and bar-b-ques were held. The head residents, assistant head residents, and residents’ assis¬ tants conducted dorm meetings to discuss any problems that were oc¬ curring amont the dorm residents and possible future dorm activities. At the meetings students were able to voice their opinions and air any feelings they had concerning the living conditions in the dorms. 68 — Dorm Supervisors New Hall (above): Greg Colson, Judy Camp¬ bell, Crystal Hendry, Bruce Wood, Laurie Sharp, Rusty Smith, Pat Smith, Ken Potter, Elaine Streny. Hearing: Alan Holland. Dearing: Chris Fortey, Rosanne Lunquist, Bill Embry, Doan Van Thinh. Donated by PUBLIC RELATIONS Dorm Supervisors — 69 J. Hawley; Shirley Gilmore, Brenda Wood, Cindy Franks, Mr. Tyler, Mrs. Tyler. Greater Student Control Of Social Activities Reorganization of the Student Union Board (SUB) into the College Activities Bureau (CAB) by the senate resulted in greater student control of social activi¬ ties. In the fall a grievance system was instituted which gave students an outlet to air their gripes and suggestions con¬ cerning college life at Park. Roy Gilcrease, President, indicated that the main problem the senate faced was that of student apathy, total lack of student involvement. Runner-up to apa¬ thy concerned the “aparent inability of the administration to realize that stu¬ dents make the college and not the other way,” according to Roy. Government officers were: President Roy Gilcrease, Vice-President Kenth- edo Robinson, Business Manager David Anderson, and Secretary Eva Burns. Senators were: Chris Liewehr, Nick Benjamin, Lyndon Stowell, Janet Marrs, Julie Duty, Tim Decker, Deb¬ orah Ground, Ludelia Block, Mike Pat¬ rick, Kevin Romer, and Jerry Thomas. 70 — Student Senate BSP Ensures Publication Of Student Works Under the leadership of Peggy Newberry as chairperson, the 1978-1979 Board of Student Publi¬ cations worked with the Narva, “Stylus”, and Journal editors to en¬ sure publication of student works. The board received applications for editorships, interviewed candi¬ dates, and eventually decided who would be responsible for each of the publications. For the first time, the “Stylus” went under co-editorship which balanced the responsibilities on two pairs of shoulders instead of one, those of Ray Cummiskey and Bill Traylor. After two years without the Journal, a publication comprised of student poems, stories, and pic¬ tures, the BSP appointed Debbie Ground as editor and the Journal once again was released in May. The BSP also helped straighten out financial matters concerning the Narva, Jostens yearbook co- pany, and the business office. Wallace Watson was the faculty member on the board and Jean Hurshman the staff member. Stu¬ dent members were; Terry Read, Eva Burns, Allan Holland, Mike Patrick, and Peggy Newberry. Board Of Student Publications — 71 I I I I 72 — Eclipse I Moon Blocks Out Sun Full use of the observatory grounds was made February 25, during the last solar eclipse of this century. The moon passed directly in front of the sun to visually block out eighty-five percent of the sun at approximately 10:35 Monday morning. Students were excused from classes in order that they might wit¬ ness the rare event which had not taken place with such a great per¬ centage in this portion of the world since 1972. Approximately 50 people, both on and off campus residents, looked through sun filters located at the observatory and listened to Bar¬ bara Finke explain exactly what was indeed taking place outside our earth’s atmosphere. Eclipse — 73 I KGSP Staff: Barney Thompson, DeeAnn Winston, Buddy Owens, Mary McGuckin, Pleasant Lind¬ say, Kim Jones, not pictured: Tami Crowder. 74 — KGSP KGSP “Just Jazz” Broadcasting every semester day from 3:00 pm until 12:00 am in a small, four walled cubicle on the second floor of Copley was a mem¬ ber of the KGSP radio staff. The general manager of the FCC licensed station that’s “Just Jazz” was communication arts instructor Buddy Owens. Buddy supervised the work of the disc jockeys who were students enrolled for radio practicum hours. The students themselves put to¬ gether public service announce¬ ments, station promos, and special programs that were aired. KGSP broadcasted 10 watts of power on the frequency of 90.3. KGSP Staff: Harry Han¬ sen, Marshall Richard¬ son, Norm Robertson, Jim Cason, Elaine Streny, Frenchy Paris. KGSP — 75 I TV Nevie opening ’ IP 76 — Stylus junct faculty resj Jiillv Jiiii lh.it thfiP l r of tu h.ixf .h r i •Mining in h|i ilU Kdu • HioiUt i.iln-ii. i thi n«% |l !• h ' I ;tiMi ■ it at hi |. i .!«hli}.’ to h iMli h� g ' I hr «fWnl 4 4 ’■’f ® ■ ! ' ll Vf- ' V .t. Stylus — 77 Began Early 1979 Narva Preparations Preparations for the 1978-1979 Narva were begun in May of 1978 when the BSP appointed Elaine Streny to the position of editor. Lucy Adams was later appointed as the advisor. B ecause few people had the time to spend working on this student publication, the skimpy staff had to work zealously to meet deadlines. Pot after pot of coffee was con¬ sumed in order that workers might stay awake to finish the last few pages the night before the dead¬ lines. “All-nighters” were a com¬ mon occurance. Often one would have to wade through layout papers to reach the other side of a room. The work was done in dorm rooms, dark rooms, and Lucy’s basement. Pictures had to be print¬ ed, layouts drawn, and copy written and rewritten. After the pages were put togeth¬ er Charlie Hammer critiqued the layouts — pictures and copy. Revi¬ sions were then made and pages sent to the yearbook plant in Tope¬ ka. As soon as one group of pages was sent work began on the next 44 page batch. Never was there a time for slacking off. From the begin¬ ning to the end something needed to be done. There were four deadlines in all, including a final, which was two weeks after the spring semester ended and most people were gone. Work was not done when pages were sent to Jostens. Once at the plant the company drew them up, took photocopies and sent the copies back to Elaine for her to review and revise. Then she sent them back to Jostens and the cycle started over, until all of the pages were in. Despite the small staff and long hours deadlines were met and the Narva did get published, much to the editor’s surprise. • 78 — Narva NARVA STAFF: (far left) Front Row: Eva Burns, Peggy Newberry. Second Row: Elaine Streny, Lucy Adams, Randy Reeves. Back Row: Terry Read, Charlie Hammer. Not pictured: Jeff Winston, Linda Graeff. Lucy Adams (left) works in the library. Photog¬ rapher Randy Reeves ( botton left) lives off campus. Elaine Streny (bottom) listens atten¬ tively while Charlie Hammer critiques a layout. DONATED BY DR. AND MRS. STRENY Narva — 79 What can you say about a four story building con¬ structed out of the sweat of Park students from 1816 to 1893, an edifice whose very materials were cut from the college quarry by students who believed in working for what they wanted? What can you say about the towering structure except, “this is our administration building, Mackay Hall, a place we’re proud of.” Copley Hall Uses Differ As Years Progress Since its completion in 1919 Copley has been used for every¬ thing from an army garrison during World War I and men’s housing to its present use. Now Copley houses the Communication Arts, English, Philosophy, and Education depart¬ ments, the Special Services and Counselling, K.G.S.P. Radio Sta¬ tion, the Health Center, and Dis¬ trict R-5 Experimental School. In the winter, if one survives the jour¬ ney down icy Copley stairs, the building can seem very warm and friendly. On other days, however, the three flights of stairs can look like Mt. Everest. 82 — Copley Hall Donated by SPECIAL SERVICES Pat Brooks (top) advises a student for Lowell Connor. Melanie Tang (far left) helps Jeff Cocchia with a paper for her class. Quiet Jim Winfrey (middle left) is seen reading for a class. Steve Duddleston and Jackie Henson (left) demonstrate the art of communication. Donated by COCHRAN’S CLEANERS Copley Hall — 83 Pub Renovated Commons food has been served since 1927. For 52 years the food service has worked hard to please the student body with gastrinomi- cal delights. Throughout the year, special buffets were given to spark the busy student’s spirit. In the lower Commons the Pub was renovated during Mid-Year Venture 1979, bringing new carpet¬ ing, chairs, and tables. An afternoon game of pool often added to the student’s day. The Pub (top) offers people a place to buy a snack or something drink during the day. Said by many to be the best pool player on campus, Jesus Wabol (above) can be seen almost everyday at the tables. The newly renovated Pub gives tired students Randy Condit and Jim Scott (right) a place to relax and gather their thoughts before their next class. Thompson Commons Donated by THE ODD COUPLE Upstais in the commons (top) students feast on new and somewhat surprising dishes. There’s always time to share a smile (above) even when working the line. Always occupied, the commons (left) acts as a meeting place for many people. Donated by THE ODD COUPLE Thompson Commons — 85 Memorial Chapel Serves As A Comfort On a quiet afternoon, a walk down to the Chapel is often com¬ forting and refreshing. If you are lucky, you will hit a time when someone is practicing on the organ or giving a recital. The Music Department works hard, down in the lower Chapel, to help bring dedicated students to their musical potential. The Chapel is also used for lec¬ tures and is the home of the North¬ land Symphony Orchestra. Along with the m usical aspect of the chapel, there are worship ser¬ vices for the college community ev¬ ery Sunday morning. Downstairs, the chapel serves as the music depart¬ ment where students can practice (above) or invest time in to the building of a harpsichord (right). 86 — Memorial Chapel Outside, (above) the Chapel stands as a vine covered stone structure. Inside, (top) the Chapel is decorated with wood. If instru¬ ments are played, (left) they must be tuned. Donated by GREG SAVAGE Memorial Chapel — 87 ffitiUi Alumni . . . More Than Classrooms One of the “newer” buildings on campus, Alumni Hall was opened for use in 1958. Today it is the ha¬ ven of the Theatre and Art Depart¬ ments. Its use serves more than classroom learning experience as the Actor’s Prologue Company shares their talent with both the Park and public communities in a variety of plays. Gazing out from the top floor, many a student has attempted to “see” the shapes and colors of Parkville, and somehow put them onto paper. The “seeing” is as chal¬ lenging as the drawing. 88 — Alumni Donated by UNISEX HAIR AFFAIR Jim Zakaryan (top left) points the direction of the Theatre. Jim Cox (top middle) indicates that he really can smile. Alumni (above) is the newest building on campus. People often congregate by the front doors before a play (left). Donated by MID CONTINENT ASPHALT AND PAVING Alumni — 89 Variety Offered At Wakefield Hall A variety of sciences are studied in the Lee H. Wakefield Science Hall, from fruit fly genetics and rat conditioning to statistics and chem¬ istry. Try watching someone lean¬ ing over a table, dissecting a cat or shark! Anyone who has walked the halls and has missed Daley Walk¬ er’s pun-papered office, or has passed by Bill Pivonka’s chemistry lab has been robbed of some of the happier places found within the walls of the Science Hall. Dr. Pivonka (top) helps Mojan Jenabzodth and Sandy Slockwell out¬ side of class. Dr. Thomas (above) demonstrates dissecting principles to Rob Epstein and Donna Mokros. Betty Walls takes a break in the psych office (right) between classes. fi i i I 90 — Wakefield Science Hall Donated by LEO STANLEY Students wait in anticipation as A1 Dusing (top) hands back exams. Dr. Bailey (left) also hands back papers. Dr. Corley (above) holds an equine class in Wakefield. Donated by RUTH ILLMER Wakefield Science Hall — 91 Carnegie Library: More Than Books I From the outside, the Library may not seem one of the more beautiful buildings on the campus, but inside there are more than books, magazines, chairs and ta¬ bles. In our library there is an example of teamwork that we all can learn from. There is Dr. Harold Smith, the “Main man”, a Park graduate of 1944, who returned in 1964 to dedicate his talents to the college, as well as Ken Eggleston, Lucy Ad¬ ams, Betty Dusing, Dixie Walker, Marge Sellers, Walter Campbell, and our own Miss Frances Fish- burn. Dr. Smith (top) is never too busy to talk with students. The outside of the Library (above) is made from limestone. The staff (right) is always ready for a good time. 92 — Carnegie Library Donated by FRANCES FISHBURN The Colonel (left) is always willing to help students. Both Miss Fishburn (above) and Lynn Tryce (left) work in the Library during the week. Carnegie Library — 93 Park’s House Becomes First Local Museum Under the steep-roofed cottage known as Park House Meseum are located antiques and heirlooms reminiscent of the past. The origi¬ nal home of Colonel George S. Park has become the Park House Museum, the first museum in the Parkville area. Antiques from the late 1800’s in the museum include desks, chairs, war medals, silv er pieces, and dishes, all of which belonged to the Colonel. Pictures of early faculty members and classes have been placed in the museum, in addition to old documents, programs, and various items depicting college and community history. Park College historian Miss Frances Fishburn, takes care of Park House, opening the building on weekends and special occassions when she gives free guided tours. 94 — Park House Powderpuff Football Game Won By IFT Team The powderpuff game, tradition¬ ally scheduled during Harvest Fes¬ tival weekend, was won this year by the IFT team, taking away the first place trophy from the Hawley-New Hall team which won the .game and trophy last year. The final score was IFT 15, H-NH 6. Both of the teams relied heavily on a running game, with hand-offs and lateral passes frequent. The smaller, faster IFT team out ran the larger, slower H-NH team. Because today no football game is complete without cheerleaders, several of Park’s more daring young men dressed up in atypical cheerleading attire and performed atypical cheers for the crowd. 96 — Powderpuff Football Hawley-New Hall Cures Fill The Stage CAST Clarence Clyde M. Phillips Percy Raymond E. Smith Voice (Old Man) Charles Gor- den Trainee 2 Charles Gorden Director Charles Gordone Lighting Design Kathy Douglass Set Design Howard Jones Sound Design Raymond E. Smith Costume Design Carol Hernan¬ dez 98 Cures The P.C. Theatre Technicians Reherse For Long Hours Behind every good play is a good group of technicians. Such was the case this year down in the Little Theatre. Just as the actors rehersed so did the light crew, stage crew, prop people, and costume designers. Sometimes tech reher- sals would last long into the night after beginning early in the day. The techs built the sets, designed the lights to fit blocking and set the appropri¬ ate moods, and please the director. After the plays finished, the techs had to strike the sets and ready themselves for the next play. 100 — Technicians Technicians Kennera Lynch (top left). Peter Bakely (top) Ray Smith (left). Steve Blunk, Joe Payne, Stuart Elliott, Karen Kawkins (above). I I 102 — Storybook .jLi. Storybook ... Musical Tales CAST Jami Wudtke Sam Hernandez Cary Bene Jim Zakaryan Chris Treat Bennette Donaldson Sue Adair David McDermott Raymond Smith Charles Gordon Pete Bakely Storybook — 103 BOZOS Woody Owen Carrie Beene Stuart Elliott Peter Bakely Sue Adair Art Kent Tony Combs Gar Diehl Steve Mehmert Juliet Matamua Caroline Fox Pamela Peiffer Robin Allen David McDermott Director Raymond E. Smith APC Provides Live Entertainment 104 — Plays DECINTEGRATION OF JAMES CHERRY David McDermott Sylvia Schoonover Raymond E. Smith Caroline O’Brien Kieth Reece Bennette Donaldson Carrie Beene Stuart Elliott Marcus Mack Art Kent Gary Diehl Sue Adair James Zakaryan Dana Barrager Director Raymond E. Smith ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD Peter Bakely Raymond Smith Bennette Donaldson Art Kent Stuart Elliott David McDermott John Paeth Jon Hutchins Kennera Lynch Harvey Williams Carrie Beene Marcus Mack James Zakaryan Director Alan Nichols Autumn Outing I Carnival Of Colors For All If I 4 What do clowns, Big Bird, cotton candy, kangaroo courts, and mod pop bottles have in common? All of these and more combined to make Park’s annual Autumn outing, held on Oct. 15, in the lower triangle, a success. Students, faculty and staff mein- bers and people from the communi¬ ty joined forces by manning game booths, baking cookies and creat¬ ing interesting crafts for sale at Park’s “open house to the commu¬ nity”, whose theme this year was Carnival of Colors. Media coverage was handled by Pat Brooks and a handful of com¬ munication arts majors who broad¬ casted the event live over cable television from 12:30 to 5:30. Caught by Marshall Embry (top) Carol Schilling protests against her sentance. Connie Ewing (above) learns how to shoot an authen¬ tic hunting rifle. Just “clowning around”, Peggy Newberry and Eva Burns (right) entertain spectators of all ages. 106 — Autumn Outing Big Bird becomes a “jail bird” (left) when deputies from Dearing enforce jail sentances imposed by the judge in a kangaroo court. Other, less forunate vic¬ tims (below) were sentenced to the blocks where they remained until they bribed their way out. Autumn Outing — 107 Derbies, paint, and smiles aid antics. Eva and Peggy in their clownish Disco Fever Hits Park College Disco fever seerfied to hit Park College this year. The disco com¬ mittee, consisting of Jim Cason, Jim Scott, and C.O., filled the cal¬ endar in the fall and spring semes¬ ters with disco dances held in the upper commons on Friday and Sat¬ urday nights. 108 — Discos Choirs Liven Chapel With Songs Choirs — 109 Cousins Suggt Internationally known humani¬ tarian Norman Cousins spoke of the necessity for an optimistic American spirit when he delivered the bi-annual Wolfe Memorial Lecture in the Chapel late in Octo¬ ber. Cousins spoke of the two differ¬ ent types of people in the world today, those who have “no confi¬ dence in the human species,” and the type that “recognizes the com¬ plexity of the problems but pleads that we’re capable of solving any problem confronting us.” Cousins was strongly in favor of the establishment of a world gov¬ ernment to solve world problems. The humanitarian stressed this fur¬ ther by stating “you can’t have in¬ dependence without interdepen¬ dence.” Following the lecture Pres. Con- dit held a reception for Cousins in the Condits’ house. Before the reception at the President’s house, Cousins took time to shake hands and talk with members of the au¬ dience (right). 110 — Cousins Entertaining Psychic Performs Gil Eagles, “the entertaining psychic and world’s fastest hypno¬ tist,” performed in front of a capac¬ ity crowd in the Chapel in Novem¬ ber. Eagles started off by comment¬ ing on the fact that he does not predict what will happen in the fu¬ ture. He stated that anyone can make predictions and be correct 85% of the time, no skill is needed, just educated guesses. Eagles placed volunteers under hypnosis with the power of sugges¬ tion. The psychic explained that no one can be hypnotised against his will. Once in a hypnotic state, no one would do anything against his will. Against their will or not, the vol¬ unteers took part in amusing activi¬ ties. Randy Payne thought he was Tarzan and ran through the audi¬ ence in search of Jane. Susan Ham¬ rick ran around the chapel sup¬ posedly being chased by the coyote. In his closing remarks. Eagles of¬ fered some encouraging words to the cross-country team. He said that only about 3% of the people today are real winners. These peo¬ ple are the ones who “take risks and develop problems without worrying about the solutions because they know things will turn out right.” Eagles encouraged everyone to take a look at himself and see if he was among the 3% or the other 97%. Seasons: Opportunities For Festive Fun If the turning color of the leaves and the nip in the air were not clues enough that summer was over and we were now quickly approaching the time of the year when ghoules come out to haunt the unaware, the appearance of the library should have been the clencher. As tradition would have it, stu¬ dents and library personnel painted festive characters on the glass doors and suspended boney figures from the ceiling. Jack-o-lanterns were carved and a festive feast was prepared for all who wanted to join in the spirit of the time. Not long after, preparations were made for the onset of the Christmas season. The weather was colder, snow had fallen, neverthe¬ less, students, alumni, faculty, and administrators alike were present for the lighting of the yule log on the White House lawn. Many clenched onto their cups of warm wassail as they joined in song. After the snow, came spring and the Easter season. Possible the first step toward starting a new tradi¬ tion, Keri Patrick, Rhonda Graves, and Peggy Newberry appeared int he commons as bunnies, ready to serve hungry students. Frenchy Paris (above) rests while trying to decide where to place a pumpkin. Alumni and students (right) gather to partici¬ pate in the Christ¬ mas festivities. Walter Penney (far right) looks at the traditionally deco¬ rated front doors of the library while on his way to work. Seasonal Celebrations Donated by HAROLD SMITH Heidi Smith (left) gets caught in the act of pulling bunny Peggy Newberry’s tail. Betty Dusing (below) serves food and drink prepared by library personnel during the halloween season. Par- kites (bottom) join in fellowship by singing Christmas carols after the lighting of the yule log. V Seasonal Celebrations — 113 t)pcyrtb... I Competition was tough, spirits high, and work-outs unreal. The players learned from the coaches and coaches from players. Equipment was obtained and uniforms cleaned. The gym floor was resealed and walls painted. The usual sporting events were continued and new ones begun. Athletes performed and fans cheered. Muscles were toned and strategy decided. Legs were wrapped and ankles taped. Touchdown passes were caught and set balls spiked. Players piled into school vehicles and later onto the playing field. Seasons got underway and expectations rose. Mental attitude went beyond physical endurance, indeed beyond the physical sport. Park Women Run Cross-Country Cross-country at Park has al¬ ways been a male sport, not so in 1978. Four women athletes, Julie Duty, Karla Kyte, Mary MacFar- lane, and Bita Moghaddam, to¬ gether composed the squad that re¬ presented Park in intercollegiate cross-country competition. This was the second year that Park had women runners but the first year the squad had a full season of com¬ petition. The girls were coached by Don Vande Walle. Jim Cason acted as assistant coach. The girls competed in several im¬ portant meets, including the “pre¬ mier small college cross-country meet for women in the Midwest” held at Grinnel College. There the girls, as a team, came in 6th out of 9. Mary MacFarlane set a new course record with a time of 10:05 for the 1.8 mile race at the Grace- land Ivitational meet held in Octo¬ ber. Park swept the first three places with Julie Duty coming in second and Karla Kyte coming in third. The final scores showed the Pirate team to be the winner. At the end of the season, Mary MacFarlane was voted Most Valu¬ able Runner and Most Improved Runner by her teammates. Bita Moghaddam was honored with the sportsmanship award. WOMEN’S CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM Left to Right: Coach Don Vande Walle, Mary MacFarlane, Julie Duty, Karla Kyte, Bita Moghaddam, Assistant Coach Jim Cason. 116 — Women’s Cross-Country Runners Qualify For Nationals National competition, that about sums up the season for Park’s men’s cross-country team. The five-man team was the first cross-country team in Park’s history to qualify for the NAIA National Cross-Country Championship meet. The 1978 season officially opened early in September when the Pirates came in first in a meet against three other schools: Central Methodist, Calvary Bible, and Benedictine. From there the runners went on to run meet after meet, seldom dropping a first place to any school. The last Saturday in October the Pirates, led by coach Don Vande Walle and team captain Ray Cum- miskey, went on to take second place in the Ozark Collegiate Conference meet. There Cummiskey’s winning time of 25:52 for the five mile course was good enough to set a new course record, a new conference record, and a new Park record. The following Friday, the Pirate squad finished third place in the Mis¬ souri state meet held at William Jewell College, which was all the team needed to qualify for the Na¬ tionals. National competition proved tough for the Pirates as the finished 45th overall out of 52 registered teams. At the Fall Sports Banquet Ray Cummiskey was honored as the Most Valuable Runner. It was also noted that Bruce Wood was the only gradu¬ ating senior. With the remainder of the runners returning and some new recruits, Vande Walle said that he expects to have an excellent season again next year. Bruce Wood (top left) is the only graduating senior. Ray Cummisky (top middle) reaches for a drink while running. When you’re out in front (top right) everything is cool. Alan Webber (bottom left) runs to an outstretched hand holding a cup of water. Runners jocky for position (above) as the race begins. Men’s Cross-Country — 119 Diversity Unique To Park Squad Coach Dale Risker and team captains Pete Thompson and Dan Heger lead this year’s soccer team through tough practices and even tougher games against nationally ranked teams, such as Avila Col¬ lege. Unique to Park’s team was the great diversity of playing styles and techniques. The Pirate squad was composed of players from Arabia, Iran, Vietnam, Africa, Micronesia, and the U.S.A. From the U.S. alone, players came from as far away as Philadelphia just to play soccer for Park. In every game the individual players gave everything they had to help win the game for Park. Ac¬ cordingly, by the end of the season the injury toll was high. Tim Brown suffered a cracked pelvis in the game against Avila. Goalie Dan Heger was out part of the season due to injuries acquired while on the playing field. Time after time Donny Roberts had to be taken out of the game to be bandaged up. With the backgrounds such as they were, Thompson’s main goal was to form “an exact nucleus that everyone felt a part of.” SOCCER TEAM: Front Row: Parker McDonough, Sassan, Danny Heger, Freddie Azab, Donnie Roberts, Tim Brown, Nick Kositany, Than Thin, Louis Landau. Back Row: Trainer Rob Epstein, Mathew Kandir, Peter Thomson, Bill Cobb, Kevin McDonough, Darril Scott, Abdul, Joe Ringer, Coach Dale Risker. Soccer — 121 Pirates Dribble Around Opponents 122 — Soccer Soccer — 123 I- w 4 � t •• I L.-- ' . - ' I ■«-•£� X - ' • • - •« J% v ' r ■ ' if ' v ' - %• • ! . Volleyball Team Digs Into Season VOLLEYBALL TEAM Front Row: Crystal Hendry, Linda Graeff, Susan Hamrick. Second Row: Sandy Huskey, Laurie Hendry, Carol Schilling. Back Row: Chris Sarna, trainer Ja¬ net Marrs, Elaine Streny, Judy Campbell. “Okay, settle down. You girls can do it. Listen, you’ve got to jump! And everyone, move for the ball. You’re just standing around. Get excited, talk to each other out there on the court. Okay, let’s do my favorite.” With that six sweaty and somewhat ner¬ vous young ladies and a not so typi¬ cal volleyball coach let out a “Let’s go Park” and the girls ran back out to their perspective positions on the court. Then one by one each let out a “SIUYA” war cry and competi¬ tion resumed. The 1978 volleyball season was basically one of slow starts and strong finishes for the young Pirate team. The girls began by losing points and matches that they should have won. But by the end of the season the Pirates’ game im¬ proved to the point of being “good competition ball,” according to coach Bud Ward. Team Captain Judy Campbell, later voted Most Valuable Player by her team mates, was the only senior on the 8 woman squad. The rest of the team was composed of a cross section of freshmen, sopho¬ mores, and juniors. For first time coach Ward, this meant good pros¬ pects for a stronger team in the future. According to Ward and the play¬ ers, every individual on the team improved from the first day of practice early in September until the final match in October. The main improvement factor had to do with the good rapport the team members had among themselves and the coach. Individual volley¬ ball skills ranged from accom¬ plished ball palyer to nauvice. Be¬ cause the players were friends on and off the court and respected each other for their own abilities, the girls weren’t afraid to ask for help in improving their individual games. Statistics don’t adequately indi¬ cate the kind of ball the girls played. The girls themselves ad¬ mitted that there were some match¬ es that they should have won and others that they didn’t deserve to win. For the team, however, win¬ ning was not the main goal — play¬ ing good ball was what counted. Volleyball — 125 Elaine Streny (left) watches the ball after setting. During time-outs Coach Ward (below) explains what is needed to be done to improve play. Sandy Huskey (bottom left) moves defensively to the net. Susan Hamrick and Linda Graeff (bottom) walk briskly to the gym for a match. Every member of the team (top) demonstrates the sense of balance and togetherness that is essential to the sport of volley¬ ball. Coach Bud Ward (above) drives the girls to their away games. Crystal Hendry attemps to dink over opponents (right). 126 — Volleyball Blocking (top left) is impor¬ tant. Judy Campbell (top) jumps for a spike. Court posi¬ tioning (above and left) is es¬ sential. Volleyball — 127 Herr House Team Dethrones Smut With the opening of the fall scholastic semester at Park was the opening of something else, intra¬ mural football. Every Sunday afternoon for 6 weeks spectators viewed 6 different teams, composed of Park students, compete for the coveted Intramu¬ ral Football trophy. Upon the completion of the 1978 season last year’s champion team. Smut, was dethroned and the Herr House team took over the number one position Saber and Quill Herr House Intramural Football Smut Green Machine KOT GHT Intramural Football — 129 Basketball Team Repeats Win The Pirate basketball team made it two in a row this year when they repeated as the Ozark Collegiate Conference champions with a re¬ cord in league play of 9 wins and 1 loss. However, this year they had to share that title with the ' rival Bob¬ cats from School of the Ozarks. In the game between the two Ozark powers for an NAIA District 16 playoff berth, our Pirates dropped a heartbreaker, 73,71. Said Coach Terry Dennis of this year’s season, “Although we only occasionally hit our potential, we still were able to come through in clutch situations, especially in con¬ ference games. And when you’ve won two conference titles in a row, you have to feel very good about the situation, even though we should have won more games. Our overall program is imporving all the time. We have gained a lot of respect from colleges in this area in just two years.” Coach Dennis has been named Ozark Collegiate Conference Coach-of-the-Year in each of his two seasons as the Pirate head coach. The Pirates said goodbye this year to seniors Monnie Ostrom, Marty Dubuisson, and Mark Os¬ trom, Marty Dubuisson, and Mark Miller. Ostrom was named to the All-Conference 1st team. Statisti¬ cal leaders: scoring — Ostrom; as¬ sists — Ray Thompson, who was named to the All-Conference 2nd team; rebounds — Terry Read; and free throw — Mark Miller. mm . 7 zjf Men’s Basketball: Front Row: Coach Terry Dennis, Trainer Rob Epstein, Ken Dozier, Cary Lundy, Kent Senzee, Trainer Waldo Pendleton, Assistant Coach Herman Davis. Back Row: Mike Turgeon, Bob Mathis, Paul Townsel, Mark Miller, Terry Read, Monnie Ostrom, Brad Read, Marty Dubisson, Drew Lane. Not Pictured: Ray Thompson. 130 — Men’s Basketball Donated by DOUG AND LUCY ADAMS Men’s Basketball — 131 7 -- s ♦ f. 1 1 ; . ftniiiii ' i-t Seniors Graduate In Number One Position Foundation Laid For The Future Everyone wants a winner, right? When you’re just starting, though, of course you want to win, but your main objective is to establish the new program and strengthen its fu¬ ture. This was the case for Coach Debbie Beydler and the first wom¬ en’s basketball team in Park Col¬ lege history. They didn’t do a lot of winning, but they were able to lay the foundation for a promising fu¬ ture in the program. Judy Campbell, the team’s only senior and leading scorer, reflect¬ ed on the first season, “The neat thing about it was that everyone was willing to sacrifice in spite of their lack of experience. We im- poved immensely; Coach Beydler did an excellent job with us.” For the Park women’s basketball team, the hardest is over and the future looks promising. Women’s Basketball Team; Judy Campbell, Janet Marrs, Donna Mokros, Julie Duty, Coach Debbie Beydler, Laurie Hendry, Cheryl Polsen, Crystal Hendry, Dee Weisenberger. 134 — Women’s Basketball “Okay, Debbie, tell us what to do,” (top). Before the game the girls gather (above) to decide on a cheer. Debbie admitted (left) that she never coached a group of girls quite like the Pirate wom¬ en’s basketball team. Women’s Basketball — 135 Bruce Wood (above) does something other than run. Sue Hammrick (top right) swims in the cool pool water. Kevin Defrance (right) pumps iron in the weight room. 136 — Gym Gymnasium Adequate For Students’ Needs Although considered by most a relatively small gymnasium, Park’s gym was more than adequate for students’ needs during the aca¬ demic year. To the right of the entrance are situated offices, training room, locker rooms, and gymnasium. The swimming pool and trampoline room are on the left. Upstairs are offices and a weight room. Students, faculty and staff mem¬ bers were able to use the facilities during the week and for specific times on the weekends. Donated by FINA SERVICE STATION Gym - 137 Pep Squad Supports Team As in previous years, tryouts were held and girls picked to be cheerleaders representing Park College at sporting events, men’s basketball in particular. Seven girls were chosen to com¬ prise the squad, which performed routines for home crowds during basketball season and travelled with the team to support the play¬ ers to away games. Cheerleaders Donated by FARMER’S EXCHANGE BANK Cheerleaders (far left): Georgia Neiwerth, Karla Kyte, Tiwana Saunders, Maria Flyingcloud, Bita Moghaddan, Joyce Riley. Students Learn To Unify Horse And Rider Students enrolled in the equine studies program which was begun in 1974 and is currently under the direction of Dr. George Corley, familiarized themselves with the equine management industry in connection with both administration and biology while also learning the art of uni¬ fying horse and rider. Among the courses offered were: Eng¬ lish riding, horse schooling, riding posi¬ tion, jumping, and equine lameness and reproduction. Peggy Humphrey, head in¬ structor, and Doc Corley, Director, taught the classes and managed the paper work connected with the operation of Park’s Summertree Stables. The Riding center, located west of “the point”, spans 40 acres. The facilities in¬ clude a main barn, managed by JoAnn High, in which Thoroughbred and Appa- loosa horses are boarded, a smalled barn for student-owned horses, an indoor riding arena complex, and a large outdoor arena. RIDING CLASS: Dee Weisenburger, Sherri Roberts, Donna Mokros, Chris Liewher, Jan Miller, Peggy Humphrey. Summertree Stables — 141 Golf Team Competes In Texas Tournament The golf team, coached by Dale Lauritzen, did very well this season, competing in tournaments as far away as Texas. Brian Maloney, a transfer stu¬ dent new to Park this year, quali¬ fied for national competition. Jim Leonard and Mark Miller were the only two graduating sen¬ iors on the five member team. Golf — 143 GOLF TEAM: Front Row: Rich Burk, Coach Dale Lauritzen. Back Row: Jim Leonard, Brian Maloney, John Heegard, Mark Miller. Acquired Negative Attitudes Plague Track Team Track season this year was not all pleasant. Unlike usual, many people did not pull their load and consequently left the team during the season. People acquired the “I don’t have to work-out if I don’t want to” negative attitude. For those who did stick the season out and as always at Park, there was time for clowning around. The remaining team members worked hard and enjoyed each other’s company. TRACK TEAM; Julie Duty, Jackie Hall, Tim Decker, Laurie Hendry, Crystal Hendry. Not Pic¬ tured: Dee Weisenburger, Bill Embry. 146 — Track rr liiL M-i f� � Desire And Hustle Exemplified By Baseball Team The Pirate baseball team this year was plagued by the usual rain- outs and weather problems associ¬ ated with an early spring season. The players showed promise for the future as they faced strong competition, some even nationally ranked. In spite of the adversity they often faced, the team dis¬ played intense desire and hustle. This was exemplified in their upset win over heavily favored crosstown rival William Jewel college, the highlight of the season. BASEBALL TEAM (below) Front Row: Steve Jones, Craig Johnson, Jim Cocchia. Second Row: Charlie Clay, Jamie Griggs, Rich Brookshire, Eddie Welch. Back Row: Jeff Janssen, Brian Niemuth, Marty Dub- bisson, Randy Renzleman, Coach Allen. Not Pictured: Jeff Cocchia, Jeff McKin¬ ney, Barney Thompson, Marshall Rich¬ ardson, Victor Smith, Bob Mathis, Carey Lundy. Baseball — 149 I ' m Recruits Attracted By Athletics Sports contributed a lot to the on and off campus activities at Park. Many recruits were attracted to the college by the outstanding records of the x-country team, soccer squad, and baseball team, not to mention the fine golf team. For the nauvice there was also a pla .i. Because some sports pro¬ grams were still in the embrionic stages, inexperienced players had the opportunity to participate as a Pirate when they might not have qualified somewhere else. For those interested in keeping it “all in the family”, a large intramu¬ ral program was run. Faculty, staff, and students alike competed in a friendly atmosphere on the week¬ ends. Intramural football, basket¬ ball, volleyball, and softball pro¬ grams were set up for anyone inter¬ ested. Aside from the conventional ath¬ letic activities, unauthorized athle¬ tic events took place such as water balancing acts done with bags of water suspended from dormitory doors, panty raids (the women re¬ lieving the men of their “unmen¬ tionables”), second floor dormitory wall scaling, and squirt gun shoo- touts. Everyone participated in an ath¬ letic event this year at Park. Through the interaction and coo¬ peration all grew — physically, mentally, and emotionally. 150 — Sports Overview Emotional stress went beyond the data gathering process, indeed beyond the classes. Instructor-pupil .communication lines opened, and both parties benefited. Liberal learnings classes were attended and new fields of interest realized. Interaction went beyond a cubicle, indeed beyond dorm life. People reached out to others to offer strength and in so doing, risked themselves. Spontanuity became an integral part of life together and candidness a natural side effect. Mental attitude went beyond physical endurance, indeed beyond the physical sport. Plays were studied and timing perfected. Stress capacities were tested and minds psyched. Conflicting ideas were discussed and debated and decisions reached. Underdeveloped skills were further utilized and growth ever present. Achievement forced us to look beyond the comfortable, indeed look beyond ourselves. Honors Day: A Special Time Honors Day at Park has always been a special time. People who have worked hard for an entire year are given special recognition in front of the student body, faculty and staff at a ceremony in the chapel. This year the title of Parkite was given to Judy Campbell and Bill Embry. They also were recognized as the women’s and men’s Athletic Scholars, awards given out for the first time this year. Voted on by the student body, the Teacher of the Year award went to Ed Nelson who has been at Park for over 10 years as coach and athletic director. He was re¬ trenched this year, not returning in the 79-80 academic year. Special inter-departmental awards were given. Head Engineer Norm Robertson was given a plac- que for being everywhere all at the same time. Dorsey Woods was also honored for the years of service he put in at Park as a custodian. 154 — Honors Day Students , Faculty, And Staff Recognized 156 — Honors Day Parkites Challenge Seniors At Spring Graduation Anticipating seniors dressed in black gowns gathered at the steps of Makay while excited families and friends filled the chapel at 1:30 pm on May twentieth, for Park’s 101st commencement ceremony. At 2:00 the graduate candidates marched down the center aisle, fol¬ lowed by the faculty and key ad¬ ministrators. Once up front, Condit welcomed everyone, Gwen Williams offered a prayer and Parkites Judy Campbell and Bill Embry reflected back upon their college years and challenged the graduates to “go forth unafraid and unwilling to turn back.” After the presentation of the di¬ plomas by President Condit and Dean Higdon and the conclusion of the ceremony, punch and cookies were served outside on the chapel lawn. Graduation was over and the onetime college seniors were forced into a new role, that of “the other”, the alumni, the working class. 158 — Graduation Dorla Watkins (above) helps serve punch. The Graduates (top) listen to the closing remarks. Graduation can never come too soon for some (right). People gather outside after the ceremony to freeze what is happening for future reference, (left), talk with friends (below), and, as Dave Anderson demonstrates (bottom), have a drink. Graduation — 159 The issuing of diplomas (below) highlighted the cere¬ mony. Parkites Judy Campbell (right) and Bill Embry (bottom) each spoke to their class. Carol Smith and Harold Condit (bottom right) mingle with guests. Seniors Graduate In Chapel The front of the chapel (left) looks like a sea of people. Every graduation has a guest speaker (below). Kids everywhere are the same as this young man demonstrates by turning a hat into a frisbee. Graduation — 161 To have a friend Is like having a piece of gold It lasts forever, It shines in times of sorrow, And it’s always there when you need it. Thanks for being my friend in many ways. Joanne Streny not in the clamor of the crowded sired, not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumphs and defeats. Longfellow If a man has a talent and cannot use it, he has failed. If he has a talent and uses only half of it, he has partly failed. If he has a talent and learns somehow to use the whole of it, he has gloriously succeeded, and won a satis¬ faction and a triumph few men ever know Thomas Wolfe « L‘ ' -lO. J r H S4 I J e ' ' F YOU THINK YOU ARE BEATEN, ' TOU ARE; IF YOU THINK YOU DARE NOT, OU DON ' T. IF YOU ' D LIKE TO WIN, BUT THINK YOU CAN t, it ' s almost a cinch you won ' t. IF YOU THINK YOU ' LL LOSE, YOU RE LOST; FOR OUT IN THE WORLD WE FIND SUCCESS BEGINS WITH A FELLOWS WILL IT ' S ALL IN THE STATE OF MIND. LIFE ' S BATTLES DON ' T ALWAYS GO TO THE STRONGER OR FASTER MAN; BLIT SOON OR LATE THE MAN WHO WINS IS THE ONE WHO THINKS HE CAN, Dedication Nelson Witnesses Changes At Park “My attraction to Park College has been a liberal arts approach to physical activities for college youth, and that includes competi¬ tive sports,” said Ed Nelson, 18- year Park faculty member who was released when his contract wasn’t renewed at the end of this academic year. Not many people can boast of having given 18 years of service to one place, such as Ed. From the start of his career at Park, Coach Nelson has witnessed many changes in the school and students. Dean of Men from 1963 to 1967, Ed was faced with drug and alco¬ holic problems. He saw the out¬ ward changes in students, their so¬ ciological makeup, but conceeded that “the characteristics of youth stayed the same.” Coach Nelson witnessed from the beginning the slow deteriora¬ tion of Park, the transition period when the REDS church intervened. up through the signing ov er the col¬ lege to a new board of trustees this year, the hatting of a new Dean of Students, Barbara Higdon, and the designation of Makay Hall as a his¬ torical site. Ed has taught physical education classes throughout his 18 year stay at Park. He coached basketball for Park’s first winning season in 39 years, soccer, x-country, tennis, and golf. Ed also had the role of administrator for part of the time, in the capacities of Dean of Men, Acting Director of Admissions, and Associate in Development. For all of the time, work, and concern Ed J. Nelson has given to Park College and the students, this edition of the Narva is dedicated. Though Coach Nelson will no long¬ er be seen from day to day on cam¬ pus, he will always be considered a member of the Park College fam¬ ily. 4mm The previous board of trustees which was affiliated with Graceland College signed the responsibilities of Park College over to a newly elected board this year. Dedication — 171 Among the events Ed Nelson witnessed were the hatting of Barbara Higdon (left) and the burning of Woodward Hall (below). Adair, Sue 103, 104, 105 Adams, Lucy 16, 78, 79, 92, 176 Alamini, Ezrom 48 Alfino, Tracy 14 Alik, Daisy 48 Allen, Pamela 104 Anderson, Charlotte 48 Anderson, David 70, 159 Anderson, Robert 20 Atamaniuk, Maya 29 Babies, Marilyn 29 Bailey, Robert 20, 91 Bakely, Peter 101, 103, 104, 105 Barrager, Dana 105 Beck, Alan 29 Beene, Carrie 103, 104, 105 Bell, Evelyn 29 Benjamin, Nicholas 42, 70, 176 Berke, Richard 42, 143 Beydler, Debbie 134 Block, Ludelia 27, 70 Blue, Jerri 14 Blunk, Steven 101 Bonner, Ed-CO 48, 108 Boswell, Cindy 29 Breeze, Jan 14 Brewer, Karen 18 Brooks, Patricia 83 Brookshire, Richard 148 Broughton, John 29 Brown, Stephanie 42 Brown, Tim 120 Bryan, Dale 20 Bryan, Drew 42 Buggs, Aljoyray, 42 Bulakowski, Carol 14 Burke, Nancy 29 Burns, Eva 38, 70, 71, 79, 176 Bush, George 29 Campbell, Judy 68, 124, 134, 154, 158, 160 Campbell, Michael 38 Campbell, Walter 16, 92 Carmichael, Elliott 29 Cason, Jim 42, 75, 108, 117 Clay, Charles 148 Clegg, Lila 30 Cocchia, Jeff 48, 148 Cocchia, Jim 48, 148 Cole, Aurelia 38 Collins, Sherri 48 Colwell, Don 19 Combs, Tony 104 Condit, Harold 12, 13, 158, 160 Condit, Randy 42, 84 Connor, Lowell 83 Cook, Mary 14 Corley, George 91, 140 Coulson, Greg 68 Cox, Jim 21, 89 Crowder, Tami 68 Crownover, Cheryl 18 Cuda, Joseph 30 Cummiskey, Ray 38, 71, 118, 119 Dang, Dinh Khiet 30 Davies, Griff 30 Davis, Herman 30, 130 Dean, John 48 DeBolt, Jim 42, 48 Decker, Tim 48, 63, 70, 118, 146 DeFrance, Kevin 48, 136 Dennis, Harry 12, 13 Dennis, Lena 16 Dennis, Terry 16, 130 Denny, Lois 30 Detmer, Diane 30, 176 Diehl, Gary 104, 105 Doan, Van Thinh 36, 69 Dois, Linda 48 Donaldson, Ben 103, 105 Douglas, Kathy 98 Dowd, Kathy 63 Dozier, Ken 130 Dryden, Kay 14 Dubuisson, Marty 133, 148 Duddleston, Steve 83 Dusing, A1 21, 91 Dusing, Betty 16, 62, 113 Duty, Julie 49, 70, 117, 134, 146 Eggleston, Ken 16; 21, 92, 93 Eisaman, Harry 30 Elliott, Denise 49, 63 Elliott, Stuart 101, 104, 105 Ellis, Paula 49 Embry, Bill 31, 69, 154, 158, 160 Epstein, Rob 63, 90, 130 Finke, Barbara 14, 73 Fishburn, Frances 16, 92, 93, 94 Flyingcloud, Maria 49, 58, 139 Forteh, Chris 69 Fox, Caroline 104 Franks, Cindy 58, 69 Fritz, Ermino 49 Galloway, Kris 18 Garrison, Bob 19 Gibbs, Herbert 31 Gilcrease, Roy 32, 69, 118 Gilmore, Shirley 38, 69 Glauner, Carol 15 Glauner, Jeff 16 Gonzales, Maria 43 Goodspeed, Jessie 32 Gordon, Charles 98, 103 Gossett, Bruce 43, 118 Gossett, Shirley 43 Graeff, Linda 79, 124, 176 Grant, Edyth 21 Graves, David 32, 176 Graves, Rhonda 38 Greer, Judy 15 Griggs, Jamie 63, 148 Griggs, Nancy 63 Griggs, Toni 13 Ground, Deborah 43, 70, 71 Ground, Virginia 16 Guidry, Gary 49 Hagerman, Neil 43 Hall, Jackie 49, 146 Hammer, Charlie 78, 79, 176 Hammer, Doug 50 Hamrick, Susan 43, 112, 124, 136 Hansen, Harry 75 Hardy, Rosemary 32 Harper, Cortney 16 Harrison, Jocelyn 50 Hauptmann, Jerzy 22 Hawkins, Karen 101 Hawks, Authello 14 Heegard, John 43, 65, 143 Heger, Daniel 121 Hendry, Crystal 43, 68, 124, 134, 146 Hendry, Laurie 38, 124, 134, 146 Henges, Theresa 18, 32 Henson, Jackie 83 Hernandez, Carol 98 Hernandez, Scott 103 Hershey, Carol 19 Higdon, Barbara 12, 13, 158, 171 High, JoAnn 140 Hilton, Cyril 32 Hindman, Joanne 22 Hobbs, Lavernnen 33 Holland, Allen 68, 71 Holler, Debra 50 Honeycutt, Bill 16 Humphrey, Peggy 140 Hurshman, Jean 15, 71 Huskey, Sandy 124 Hutchins, Jon 100, 105 Jackson, Cheryl 50 Jackson, Melvin 33 Jacobs, Marlin 33 Jamnicki, Bob 33 Janssen, Jeff 148 Jenabzaden-Fard, Mojan 43, 90 Jonathan, Randy 34 Jones, Damian 50 Jones, Howard 98 Jones, Kim 74 Jones, Maggie 38 Jones, Steven 50, 148 Johnson, Craig 50, 148 Jordan, Sylvia 18 Joseph, Gloria 34 172 — Index Karr, Lisa 44 Kavanaugh, Michael 34 Kent, Art 100, 104, 105 Kositany, Nicholas 44 Kyte, Karla 39, 117, 139 Lane, Drew 50, 130 Lankford, Robert 44 LaRoque, Mary 51 Lauritzen, Dale 23, 142, 143 Laviest, Arlene 14 Layton, Sandra 34 Le, Tri Huu 34 Leonard, Jim 34, 142, 143 Liewehr, Chris 44, 70 Lindsey, Pleasant 44, 74 Looney, Bill 34 Lowderman, Cheryl 51 Ludwig, Mary 14 Lundquist, Roseanne 69 Lundy, Carey 44, 130, 148 Lupton, Jared 51 Lynch, Kennera 101, 105 MacDonald, Alan 23 Mack, Marcus 44, 105 Magers, David 44 Maloney, Brian 39, 142, 143 Marrs, Janet 51, 63, 64, 70, 124, 134 Martin, Mel 51 Matamua, Juliet 51 Mathis, Bob 130, 148 McDaniel, Pat 23 McDermott, David 10, 104, 105 McFarlane, Mary 117 McCuckin, Mary 74 McKinney, Jeff 45, 148, 176 Mehmert, Steve 104 Metenjies, George 34, 176 Meyer, Cyndia 100 Miller, Bryan 45 Miller, Mark 130, 142, 143, 134 Minis, Willie 34 Miriani, Ron 23 Mitchell, Bobbie 16 Mitchell, Jo Ann 34 Mndebele, Joseph 51 Moad, Carol 19 Moghaddam, Bita 51, 117, 139 Mokros, Donna 45, 90, 134 Montgomery, Darrell 52 Morgan, Beth 39 Nanpei, Raymus 45 Narruhn, Harry 45 Neiwerth, Georgia 45, 139 Nelson, Ed 24, 154, 170, 171 Newberry, Peggy 39, 71, 79, 113, lb Newberry, Steve 39 Nguyen, Dich Thanh 35 Nguyen, Minh-Tam Hung 35 Nichols, Alan 105 Niemuth, Brian 148 Nili, Shahrzad 35 O’Brien, Caroline 105 Oke, Nelson 52 Ostrom, Monnie 130 Owen, Woody 105 Owens, Buddy 74, 104 Paeth, Ray 52, 105 Paris, Frenchy 46, 75, 112 Passeretti, Don 19 Passeretti, Kevin 39 Passeretti, Pat 15 Patrick, Keri 18 Patrick, Michael 70, 71 Payne, Joe 101 Payne, Randy 45, 112 Pieffer, Pamela 104 Pendleton, Waldo 52, 65, 130 Penney, Walter 52, 112 Phillips, Clyde 98 Pivonka, Bill 24, 90 Poison, Cheryl 40, 134 Potter, Ken 68 Pratt, Treby 35 Price, Lydia 52 Proudfoot, Merrill 25 Quang, Tran 35 Quemada, David 25 Rapeng, Gregorio 45 Read, Brad 52, 130 Read, Terry 40, 71, 79, 130, 176 Reece, Kieth 105 Reeves, Randy 79, 176 Rekitke, Donna 14 Renzelman, Randy 46, 148 Richardson, Marshall 40, 75, 148 Riley, Tracey 40, 139 Risker, Dale 120 Robertson, Norm 75, 154 Robinson, Kenthedo 70 Romer, Kevin 35, 70 Ross, Phillip 46 Russell, Marsha 18 Saunders, JoAnne 16 Saunders, Tiwana 139 Sarna, Chris 124 Savage, 18, 66 Scaglia, Mary 46 Scherer, Adam 52 Schilling, Carol 52, 63, 124 Schoonover, Sandy 18 Schoonover, Sylvia 46, 105 Schultz, Peg 18 Scinto, Jimmy 52 Scott, Darrell 52, 84 Scott, Glenda 46 Scott, Jim 40, 65, 108 Seeley, Jamie 53 Sellers, Marjorie 16, 92 Senzee, Kent 54, 130 Sharp, Laurie 40, 68, 176 Sheridan, Martin 46 Sherwood, Marlowe 15 Shipman, Debbie 54, 65 Shirley, Barb 41 Siregar, Chokey 54 Smith, Alik 54 Smith, Carol 12, 160 Smith, Fred 19 Smith, Harold 16, 92 Smith, Heidi 113 Smith, Pat 62, 68 Smith, Ray 98, 101, 103, 104, 105 Smith, Rusty 41, 68 Smith, Victor 54, 148 Soyan, Mercy 54 Spangler, Jean 19 Spicer, Paula 46 Stall, Gina 14 Stanley, Leo 54 Stelter, Robin 54 Stewart, Dwight 54 Stockwell, Sandy 90 Stowell, Lyndon 46, 70 Streny, Elaine 41, 64, 68, 75, 78, 79, 124 Sturdevant, Stephen 25 Tang, Melanie 25 Taylor, A1 36 Thaddeus, Roda 47 Thomas, Gerald 26, 90 Thompson, Barnette 74, 148 Thompson, Dorcast 55 Thompson, Ray 41, 130 Thomson, Peter 41, 120 Tillard, Shawn 47 Tipton, Bill 15 Tolbert, Don 36 Tolson, Barry 47 Tipton, Bill Townsel, Paul 41, 130 Townsend, Teena 47 Traylor, Bill 71 Treat, Chris 103 Trice, Lynn 36, 93 Troupe, Sandy 55 Turgeon, Michael 130 Tyler, Loetta 69 Tyzbir, James 55 Vande Walk, Don 14, 117, 118 Wabol, Jesus 84 Walker, Daley 26, 90 Walker, Dixie 16, 92 Walls, Betty 90 Index — 173 Ward, Buddy 47, 124, 126 Ward, Newt 14, 68 Watson, Wallace 26, 71 Watters, Nancie 55 Weber, Alan 47, 118 Weisenburger, Dee 55, 63, 64, 134, 146, 176 Welch, Eddie 55, 64, 148 , Wheeler, Margene 14, 41 White, Lisa 47 Whiters, Charles 18 Wildman, John 36 Williams, Bruce 36 Williams, Gwen 36, 158 Williams, Harvey 105 Williams, Rocky 55 Wineland, Thomas 26 Winston, DeeAnn 74 Winston, Jeff 37, 79, 176 Wood, Brenda 69 Wood, Bruce 37, 68, 118, 119, 136 Woods, Dorsey 19, 154 Worten, Jonathan 37 Worthington, Scott 37 Wright, Bruce 41 Wudtke, Jamie 103 Wyatt, Greg 55 Zakaryan, James 89, 103, 105 JL ' f Putting together 176 pages that are supposed to represent 6 months of 500 people’s lives is a difficult task, one that required cooperation from a lot of people. The 1979 Narva could not have been possible had it not have been for my excellent photographers Lucy Adams and Randy Reeves. Pictures were also donated by Jeff McKinney, Dee Weisenburger, Diane Detmer, Nick Benjamin, Laurie Sharp, Da¬ vid Graves, George Metengies, Jean Hurshman, and Kent Robinson. Along with the photographers were people who helped me sell ads, draw layouts, and write copy, Eva Burns, Jeff Winston, Terry Read, Linda Graeff and Peggy Newberry. Even with thes e people the Narva would not have been possible without constructive criticism from my practiucm instructor Charlie Hammer and un¬ derstanding and cooperation from you, the students, faculty, and staff — thank you. I have learned from and enjoyed my position as editor of the Narva and am proud of my book — your book. Even more, I am proud of the school and times it represents — Park College 1978-1979. Elaine Streny 176 — Editor’s Note