Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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SPRING FEVER, as well as an oncoming softball, has k the attention of freshman Mary Wieberg outside t Blanton Hall. After a week of ice and snow, temperatures in the 705 hit Kirksville. AN ICY WEB is the effect given off by the light behind an ice-covered tree as a lone student makes her way down an icy sidewalk through campus. The ice was covered by snow the next day. The signs the signs C Mother Na For most unseasonab the lack of commoditit Snow cal the winter, warm spell In the fir: to think wi as Kirksvill snowfalls 0 way to clas inches of pt A week It surprise ch: to the 70rd! The 8110' winter clotl as students the foliage , , , the unexpe I t w The spring , , getting an baseball p14 , . ' The mil- ' of snow wl harsh win University winds and The lac t norm, but the oppor a snowy w arrived a tunities it : Sally Troutman Pat Ro ins ' WORKING DILIGENTLY as the afternoon light I fades, freshmen Todd Kirchoff, Lyle Jones, and Brian Myers put the finishing touches on a snow sculpture in front of Missouri Hall. Phil Shiplcv 10 Weather

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Pat Rulilnx WHILE TOURING JAPAN sophomore Eliza Chan, junior Andy Norton, and junior Renee Bonfoey try to understand the name of 21 Tokyo museum. The group toured Japan in the summer. WITH A LOAD of firewood on his back, Caliban, played by senior Bill Lemen, goes back to his master's home. Caliban was the slave of Prospero the magician, played by senior Robbie Gleason. Student life Foundation foun-da-tion tfoun da' sheni, n. I M.E. foundacioun V OFr. fondation V L. fundatio V pp. of fundare: see FOUNDL 1. the fundamental principle on which something is founded: basis Although the Universityis main reason for existence is academic, it could not continue without students. Students form the basis of the organization, and students balance their educational experiences with ac- tivities outside the realm of classwork. Living arrangements showed more flexibility. On- campus housing reflected the need for more room by opening Campbell Apartments to single students and creating the compact triple situation in the residence halls. New experiences constantly faced the students. On F eb. 14 a new F M radio station began broadcasting, of- fering some students an opportunity for employment and all students another choice. The events that influence students ultimately affect the University. Each day students experienced changes. As students experience the passing events of each day they brace the foundation that keeps them IN THE LEAD. F, le Vt yrrt w. --.-a .n: J - - .- Joxc FIL-mx AFTER HIS PERFORMANCE 0f Home,s in Alabama sophomore Bill Zuspann accepts third place in the Gong Show. Because Of a long weekend, the Sunday night performance was poorly attended. HMy Tmenm 46 THROUGH THE POWER of suggestion Kreskin canvinces sophomore Denise Terranova that she knows who shot J.R. Desplte the ObJCCIIOHS of Others on stage Terranova could not be dissuaded. r :5: 4hf 40 LI: Mmm x THE NIGHT is still young as sophomore Mike Fedler, freshman Tom I Bradley, junior Terry Mayes, graduate student Brad Callison and 70 junior Kent Zippe begin to build a pyramid of beer cups at Chatteris. Humm met 76 SNOW SCULPTURES in from of Missouri Hall started to diminish as February temperatures begin to rise and melt the snow. The car sculpture was created by freshmen Lyle Jones and Terry Anderson. 9 Student Life

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Phll Shlpluv Wacky winter The signs of winter can be just as obvious as the signs of spring. But what happens when Mother Nature gets her signals crossed? For most of the winter, students relished the unseasonably warm weather or moaned about the lack of one of winters normally plentiful commodities, snow. Snow came only rarely in the early part of the winter, and then usually disappeared in a warm spell a few days later. In the first week of February, students began to think winter had finally set in just a bit late, as Kirksville received one of its first substantial snowfalls of the winter. Students slipped their way to classes on a layer of ice tinder about six inches of powder. A week later, Mother Nature pulled another surprise change, as the temperature Climbed in to the 70degree range. The snow melted and students exchanged winter clothes for shorts. Frisbees replaced sleds as students took advantage of the change. Even the foliage around the campus was fooled by the unexpectedly warm February temperatures. The springelike temperatures found students getting an early start on both suntans and baseball practice. The mild temperatures and meager amounts of snow were an unexpected change from the harsh winter of 198182 which chilled the University with subzeifo temperatures, icy winds and snow. The lack of snow was a variation from the norm, but while the snow lasted, students took the opportunity to enjoy the scenery or create a snowy work of art. Then, the warm weather arrived and students appreciated the oppora tunities it brought along.EO-IO r .5 , , '.v,.,l Tracy Dreessen STROLLING through Kirksvilleis version of a winter wonderland, junior Phil Adams approaches Laughlin Hall. This snowfall was made especially precarious by the coating of ice underneath. A SNOWeCOVERED GAZEBO in the sunken garden behind Kirk Memorial is framed by snow- aden trees and bushes. Several inches of snow blanketed Kirksville in February. 11 Weather