Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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V- lowly, but with in- creasing assurance, we began learning how to work with the system and how to make it better. We voted in elections. We per- suaded the administration that the food service need- ed serious reevaluation. And we continued observing our surroun- dings as we strove to im- prove them. Even if we did not always see the widest scope, we became aware of its ramifications. Those unfamiliar with the term “value-added” began to feel its effects as higher grades became harder to attain. The result was a na- tional award for innova- tion in education from the Association for the Ad- vancement of State Col- leges and Universities. Those who had not heard about the extremes of weather in Northeast Missouri first found themselves desperately searching for some semblance of a breeze throughout the record- breaking summer heat. And just as the outdoors became palatable, we found ourselves wonder- ing which box held winter clothes when temperatures plunged beyond the boundaries of withstandable cold. Quadrangle and a tree-trunk backrest a pleasant place to read and study on a warm day. lx Monop The one to watch Opening

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BUSINESS takes place between President Charles McClain, Jack Magruder, professor of science, and Dean of Instruction Darrell Krueger. SATURDAY FOOTBALL is a 5 popular pastime for many o students. Freshman Kristin Hershman follows the action on the field. BLOOMIN' MORNING WALKS allowed students to enjoy cam- pus at its best. Spring sunshine made early classes easier to get up for. £fch en ng

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CURRENT EVENTS on campus catch the eye of junior Matt Wood as he pauses in Missouri Hall to scan the Index for items of interest. OBLIVIOUS to the new brickwork and sculpture, freshman Shari Bybce takes ad- vantage of the sunshine to stretch out and read. TIME OUT for a talk gives Delta Sigma Pi members senior Mary Monzyk and sophomore Rob Hultz a chance to meet in Violette Hall’s courtyard. FREE TIME in their class schedules gives junior John Thicband. freshman Matuu Matuu and sophomore Eunice Perry a chance to talk. The one to watch Opening 5