Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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LAST-HURRAH Graduation is end of the beginning for seniors The pomp and circumstance of spring and summer com- mencement ceremonies marked the dignified conclu- sion to the college careers of students. Seniors stole a last wistful look at the campus as the Academic Processional led them from Baldwin Hall to Stokes Stadium for the com- mencement. During the pro- cessional, the candidates for graduation, along with the administration, Board of Re- gents, and faculty, placed a wreath at the Baldwin Statue. This tradition served as a sol- emn tribute to the gift of knowl- edge bestowed by the Univer- sity and as a symbol of their passage from the confines of college into the 'real world. Allan W. Ostar, president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universi- ties, addressed the spring graduation class on May 10. The AASCU had previously recognized the University in 1985 for its response to the changing needs of education and society by presenting the 10 Student LifefCiraduation University with the Cr. Theo- dore Mitau Award for Innova- tions and Excellence in Higher Education. Stephen Cobb, member of the Tennessee House of Re- presentatives spoke to sum- mer graduates. Cobb, a past National Merit Scholar and Harvard Scholar, journeyed from Nashville to attend the August 9 ceremony. As seniors prepared to leave the University, underclassmen adjusted to their departure. l watched the processional of graduates to see a close friend. He was my fraternity big brother, and throughout the past two years he had been supportive of me. He was the special friend everyone hopes to have. l'm really going to miss him next year - but l guess that's what the postal sewice is for, junior Tammy Bivens said. Each year I seem to lose a close friend because they are embarking on their careers. My first year here, the assistant swim coach and l were really close. She was the problem- solver for me, and the next year the friend l confided in was the one to graduate, junior Justine Descher said. lt seems that every year the school changes personality because of the seniors that leave, and the freshman that come, Descher said. Graduation continued to be a milestone in the lives of all college students. Old cliches about the simultaneous end- ing and the new beginning will always circulate, but gained prominence during the sum- mer with the release of the film, St. Elmo's Fire. The film expressed confusion after graduation within the words of its theme song by David Foster and John Parr, who summa- rized the old cliches in a new way: lklust once in his life, a man has his time, and my time is now and I'm coming alive. l can hear the music playing Melody Marcantonio a 'Qin Y. BESTOWED HONORS Bill New- bun'y, so., Ric Brockmeir, so., Bonnie Neuner, so., and Michael Jessen, jr., relax alter seating the May graduates. The four served as junior marshals. Photo by Joni liuehl lil!

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