University of North Texas - Yucca Yearbook (Denton, TX)

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RAIN doesn't stop students from going to class though it does make them hurryg a drizzle certainly doesnit halt the erection of many colorful campaign signs on campus. A COED gazes at the endless display of signs but realizes that soon the campus. bare of adornment, will resume its natural state. Within a brief period, the main campus block is transformed into a gaudy display of posters and signs proclaiming the merits of candidates for office. This is Election Week, when cam- paigners Worry Whether their signs Will pass the Election Boardis requirements that they be in the proper condition and that they be taken down on time. It is a time to pass out handbills, candy, and a funny line to passers-by for the person you support. Friends campaign for candidates, and groups backing the Homecoming queen nomi- nees contrive extravagant attention get- ters, from Wearing mop wigs to throw- ing gay street dances. This fall, elections were dismal be- cause of gusty Winds and drizzly Weath- er, but these did not halt senate con- troversy or improve polling places. Election Week always ends abruptlyg 2 3 f it f 2 i at ,sg f -- N M ,X 4 f I , , .1 F it S f x. z ' I ...- 'fi 3 , ,fm 14 one day 'the signs brighten the campus and the next day they are gone. i L wp

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THE wheels of learning spin faster during classroom activity, for a teacher gives insight to the problem and makes the student's upward climb easier. was THE mental wheels spin on upgrades if students don't give them a push by reading material assigned for class and studying notes taken in lecture periods. ni V A f If Q, .. -Si' 3 '45- ': i .,,,.,.- V' Only gradually the semester be- comes routine, for studying is resumed reluctantly. Learning moves in a roller coaster pattern, which is alternately slow and swift and spins its wheels on upgrades. In September, university life con- tains a rare, midway-like excitement which constantly bubbles to the sur- face. Study is secondary, and classes casual. The Wheels are on the track but are virtually motionless. A sluggish movement begins in Oc- tober, and courses are taken more ser- iously. Finally, a perceptible impulse activates learning into the labored climb of the first incline. The rusty mental wheels grind from disuse. The semester is half over in Novem- ber, and realization of this brings sub- sequent sleeplessness and frustration over neglected classes. Finally collegi- ans begin to accept the challenge, and the wheels gain momentum as the roll- er coaster descends on the first de- cline. In December and January the men- tal pace quickens as assignments de- mand tangible proof of progress. The wheels revolve effortlessly, but as the roller coaster's speed slackens as the ride ends, so does activity slow down as Dead Week approaches and term- inate when the last final examination is completed. The coaster car halts but briefly. The university student takes advantage of the semester break to relax before beginning another trip. 4 X 'T