Pittsburg State University - Kanza Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

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Summer Days Hot days, lazy hours swimming and sleeping, the feel of the warm earth and dandelions under foot. It’s summer which makes the thought of summer school unbearable. The only sense of relief is sharing that fate with others. The pace is fast but the hours go slowly, and summer school becomes a series of images flitting by. Nuns. Your high school teachers. The sound of childish voices. Mothers weary of classes and children. Fathers unused to the role of student. Bicycle chats on the Oval. Watermelon by the Lake. Concerts with the audience sitting on the grass. Ice cream on the Oval. Guys wearing shorts to classes. Previews for the freshmen. Picnics at the pits. Late night swim parties. Finally after nine weeks summer school comes to a close. Plans have been made for August — some want only to relax while others take trips that had been postponed earlier in the summer. Summer school is over and only the images remain. 31