Southern Illinois University - Obelisk Yearbook (Carbondale, IL)

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deft; Heidi Filmore feeds Mike OtConnor lunch at the F reeburg Dining Hall. !Below left; ttNaturett Tom Marcinkowski comforts camper John Lock after a minor misunderstanding. tRighU Sheryl Sungail is entertained by counsellors Amy Dixon and Bob Shreve. mower righu Easter Seal camper Daisy Gressel poses as ttGlenda the Good Witchtt during the campts production of the ttWizard of 02? A look at camp activities would not be complete without mention of past-times related to counselors only. ttPimping demanded a sense of humor and usually resulted in retali- ation. It involved prank-playing-like smearing vaseline on toilet seats, mooning, toothpaste decorating, panty raids and beaching pontoon boats. And dontt forget the between- session parties-celebrations in SIUts finest traditional style. The most dreaded part of the entire camp experience-for campers and counselors alikkwas the end. How would you say goodbye to someone who has just shared an unforgettable and intimate segment of your life? How could you easily part from someone whom youtve held in your arms to ease the sadness of missing a parent? What do you say at the time of closure to someone who has touched you and has left you changed somehow? At times there was denial, even avoidance of closure. But mostly there were thank-youts and hugs. There was crying and laughter. Addresses were often exchanged and there were hopes and promises for the year ahead. And then you are alone. In time, lightness returns, and you sigh with a sense of relief. An inner calm predominates and your smile begins to broaden. You know that you have been enriched and that you have made a difference in the world.

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Story by Mary Hogan Reading dreary textbooks and tak- ing pages of notes are not the only activities that occupy studvnts ut SIU-C. Nor, despite popular or unpopular belief, is the night life scene the nnly attraction. Many students are attracted tn the natural surroundings of rollingr hills and timberlands, dotted with lakes, of Southern Illinois. Most of the 21,000 3111- 7 students visit the nearby State Parks, lakes and National Forosts at least unm- during their stay ht-nn Ono would huvv to ho athlind hermit tn vsvupv nntiving the fiery rod and yellow of autumn foliage and spring that van ho seen won on t'nm- pus while walking to class. SIU-C's rumpus is lm-utod almost blossoming flowers uf' in the middle of tho 250,000-nvrv Shawnee National Vnrvst, Tho Shaw- m-v National Fnrvst stretches :HTUSS Southern Illinois from thv Misaissippi River 0n thv west, to tho Ohin River an the vast. It is the largest, black of public land in Illinois. thuhly hvvuusv of their nvurhy lm-utinns. thrvv purtirulur places in the Shawnee National Vnrvst :Irv pop ulnr with studvnts for their rm'rvn timml intvrosts. They :Irv, Giant t'ity State Park, Kinkuid Luke, and Crab Urvhurd Wildlife RI-l'uutx Giant Vity Htutv Park, lm'ntml IL! miles south of t Turhnmlulo in Juvksnn :md Uniun vuuntivs, Iil'S within 11,004 m'H-s nf. thv Shnwnm- National IWwvst. Numml fur its pH-uliur rm'k fnrnm tinns Whit'h many pt-nplv say rvminds tlwm 01' u t'ginnt Pity, Hizmt Uity wus unH- thv hmm- u! primitive mun. A fort, lnvutml at tho tnp nf :In 80 llmt. sundstmw rlit'f, imlirutvs thul, Indians