Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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Emergency! 11-Haul needed Shock envelopes Karla Peirick and Beth Une elevator’s broken again, I’ve Yaeger as they realize th.s is their last load. just fj||ed 22 out Of 28 tack holes (I ran out of toothpaste), my Volkswagon looks awfully small, and it's hard to believe that for nine months this hobbit-hole has been my home. I think I am ready to go home. It will be a wonder if I make it. For some reason I remember moving into the residence hall as a simple ordeal. All of my things were packed neatly in my car. I even had room for my plants. Things sure look different today. I realize that something has to go, but what? I know I can’t part with all the beer cups I collected at the frat parties, and I feel just as strongly about the assortment of Looney Tune glasses, especially Henry Hawk. I guess it will be my portable typewriter. I never used it much anyway. Time to start packing these goodies. Now. where are all those brown paper bags I’ve been saving for today? Oh yes. here they are. I'm really glad that I saved these, but maybe 243 was overdoing it a bit. Better too much than not enough, I suppose. I'll start by cleaning under the bed. Whew, it’s dark under here. Hey! There’s my other purple and pink tube sock. I thought sure I’d seen the last of it. Purple and pink tube socks are hard to come by, you know. Let’s see, what else have we under here . . . ugh, so that’s what the foul odor has been these past few months. I thought I had finished the other half of that salami and cheese sandwich. Here I have been blaming it on those stupid pigeons. Enough for the bed. Anything else that’s been under there all year has probably grown to the floor. Now that I’ve completed my packing, I have to get all of this from way up here on fifth to way down there. This is definitely more easily said than done. First, a broken elevator means fighting my way up and down five flights of stairs at least twice that many times. There’s got to be an easier way. I’ve got it! The window. Great, here comes someone now. ‘‘Hey, Fella, catch this box.” It worked! I guess he had no choice. He had to catch it or let it smash his face. I’ll try again. ‘‘Excuse me. Ma’am, would you be so kind as to grab this on its way down?” What is she doing? Why is she backing up? CRASH! Maybe I’d better do this myself. You can’t trust just anyone these days. Finally I'm packed and ready to go. The car is stuffed to capacity, but amazingly enough, I managed to get it all in. Everything's ready to go home for a nice, long, relaxing vacation. There's just one more thing—too bad there's not room for me to go in the car, too. —Diane Mennemeier 26

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Rain caused ceremonies to be moved into Pershing for the first time in several years. Board of Regents President William O'Donnell Lee confers degrees upon Graduation is a time when seniors get candidates. Dean Krueger has just presented together for the last time. tho candidates for graduation. 25

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