Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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A golden sunset filters through a smokey cold horizon (LEFT) The library offers students a warm atmosphere for study from the record setting sub zero temperatures. (FAR LEFT) Activities Fair provides students with insight on various campus organizations (ABOVE LEFT) Coach Ron Taylor directs a new defensive play during a daily practice. (ABOVE) Spartans enjoy a bonfire while camping out on the Current River during a float trip. 7

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The residence halls newly furnished or brightly painted—have come a long way from the stark, prison-like appearance of former years. Homecoming festivities of ’76 were celebrated as always, but with a few changes from the pattern formed by previous years. A newly-formed Residence Hall Association watched its independent candidate assume the crown of Homecoming Queen, a privilege in the past usually won by Greeks. People had “bumped black and blue and were now disciples of the disco dancing mania. Girls wore longer skirts and shorter hair. 6

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On top of Kirk Memorial sits an old-fashioned weather vane. (ABOVE) Explor- ing new directions on the Current River during the Spartan sponsored canoe trip. (RIGHT) A stroll around the quad is a favorite study break for many students.