Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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Bicycles were the trademark ot transporta- tion (or the NMSU students. Campus bike racks were often overcrowded with three- and 10-speeds with a variety of chains and locks. Dale Everett, as Figaro, presents his case to the King, played by Larry Burris while Rhonda Whitmore, as Marcellina stands by. The opera, which featured music by Mozart, ran for three nights. 9

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An early half-moon makes its mark in the sky above Blanton Hall Fall's beauty was magnified by the trees throughout campus. Musically, disco brought on rave reviews, prompting dancers infected with “Saturday Night Fever” to “boogie” to crazed lengths whenever “Disco Inferno” was played. Costumes for the year differed from act to act, but in popular demand were cowls, boots, stick pins and three-piece suits. For a more thorough review of the acts and scenes of the year, and a look at the people who made the NMSU production possible, “ADMIT 1” —Maureen Kelly Athletes like Oscar Scott, as well as joggers, make use of the track and field at Stokes Stadium. 8

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ACTIVITIES Campus activities provided a “play within a play” — an underlying theme that com- plemented the academic achievements of everyday life. The birth of a “new” Student Activities Board with a larger budget, produced more mini-concerts, purple omens, movies and Pzazzs, which helped divert student interest away from the books and toward the social life. A Homecoming victory with the influence of Walt Disney helped assure that fall festivities were a success even though rainy weather threatened to divert the Dirt Band from Kirksville. Receiving an education was made a little more tolerable with the help of the pleasant distractions of student activities.