Pittsburg State University - Kanza Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

Page 16 text:

AFTER RE-LOCATING HER LIFE'S BELONGINGS in her dorm room on Dellinger's fifth floor, Jeanne Koslowsky takes a refreshment break. (photo by Kyle Cleveland) Movin' in the students are usually anxious to get them off,” she said. “I was scared on the first day,” said Cherry Stevens, Gardner transfer student, who was a new resident of Dellinger Hall. “I think anyone is in a new situation. Janet Lawrence. Parsons sophomore, and veteran resident of Dellinger Hall agreed that the first year was scary. “I didn't know what to expect moving away from home for the first time, Lawrence feels that her second year went a lot smoother. I helped some of the new girls who didn't know what to expect, she said. “Moving in was still a big hassle and until I got everything unpacked, my dorm room seemed empty and lonely,” she added. Both Lawrence and Stevens packed their cars to the brim before making their trek to PSU. ”1 brought about everything I own packed in two cars,” Stevens said. As Cheryl Fisher states, It’s nice when it's all over and everyone is settled.” AFTER GATHERING THE OCCUPANTS of the entire dorm together. Dellinger Hall officers conduct the first alt-hall meeting of the semester, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) A BARREN. EMPTY ROOM FACES FRESHMAN STEVE SWANN as he prepares to move his belongings fn for the coming school year.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) 12

Page 18 text:

It UJ'dA CL% by Carla Scassellatl Summer is often thought of as a time for sunning, swimming, sailing and relaxing. The 2,448 students at Pitt State's summer session found that even though they were attending classes, interesting things were occurring on campus. If anyone was bored during the summer session, it wasn’t the fault of the summer activities committee. They brought acts such as Missouri Woodland, Denise Stiff, and the Pitt- sburg Municipal Band to the campus. Another event they sponsored was glassbfower Vernon Brejcha of Missouri. The committee also sponsored many nighttime “blanket concerts” on the Oval, moonlight swims at the Municipal Pool, and skating parties at a local skating rink. During the afternoons, tournaments in pinball, pool and frisbee were held. Two Freshmen Previews were held over the summer. This is an annual oc- currence on campus for the orientation of incoming freshmen, and to allow their parents to see the university. The first one, held June 25, drew 207 students and 190 parents, it consisted of a day-tong program of departmental meetings and group discussions during the morning. After a lunch served by the university food service, students spent the afternoon pre-enrolling for the fall semester. Parents were also kept busy with meetings of their own as members of the administration got them acquainted with the university. The second preview on July 9 was much different from the program held in June. It was a half-day program that eliminated the morning meetings. The incoming freshmen and any first time students to the university enrolled in the afternoon. James Parker, director of Admissions, said the second preview was changed to a half-day session because ft offered an alternative to incoming students who were already familiar with the university. He said his office surveyed students who participated in the 1978 previews and found that some students, particularly those from Pittsburg, felt they didn't need an extensive preview. One of the main events that occurred during the summer was Hartman Hall being struck by lightning during a thunderstorm on July 2. Besides blasting a large hole in the roof of the building, the bolt traveled down a pipe and struck the Military Science Department offices. Except for a few such thunderstorms, the weather during the summer wasn't the scorcher that Southeast Kansas usually experiences. The temperature, for example, as recorded by the university weather station, didn’t reach 100 degrees within the city limits. Three major productions were produced by Playhouse on Broadway during July, Carnival” opened the 18th season of the Playhouse, running from July 1-3 and 5- 8. Based on Stories of the Circus” by Helen Deutsch, it was the story of Lilli, a young girl who ran away from home to join a circus. The second production Arsenic and Old Lace,” played July 10-17. Set in Brooklyn in the 1940’s, this was the story of the Brewster sisters, Abby and Martha, who had the unusual hobby of poisoning lonely old men with lethal wine. Pippin” closed out the summer HOLES IN THE ROOF of Hartman Hall due to the lightning damage required temporary repair to prevent leaks.(photo by Bob Benignus) season, running from July 18-27. The setting of the production was the Holy Roman Empire of 780 A.D. Pippin, the son of King Charlemagne, in searching for a meaning to his existence, ex- periments with war, politics, and sex, only to decide on the simple life as best for him. The end of summer school on July 27 saw the end of Porter Library, which had been in use since 1927. It was between that day and the middle of August that the contents of the library moved to the new 3.5 million dollar facility built on Joplin Street, Approximately 450,000 items were moved during that time. The facility had not been officially named as of December, 1979. Construction of the new library began in 14