University of Northern Iowa - Old Gold Yearbook (Cedar Falls, IA)

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i 1 is 'W 4' +ff 2l 3 , . s -1 gg: 1 , , l l 5 E 3? l ?j it 'l it if tv Q L' nf 'Avia R. . Women's Pool Academic lite is more than an eighteen-hour load, a subscription to The Educational Forum, a no-cut record or an enviable grade-point. lt is a lite permeated by an academic spirit which must be borrowed, captured or created. It is a way of lite which begins during a college career and which refuses to die. Perhaps it never dies because the profession which we enter is one which allows us the opportunity to influence young lives. One ot the duties of that profession is to cultivate in those young people a respect tor- and perhaps a yearning tor-the academic spirit many such instructors once instilled in us. I6 ff -0,

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Campanile The influence wisely-used informal situations has on one's academic growth must not be underestimated. For the academically-spirited, a Thoughtful walk alone Through the campus during the quiet early evening may be as valuable as the same amount of classroom time. Concerts and dramatic productions in the Auditorium, coke or coffee dates on the Hill, and the activities of extracurricular organizations can serve a need greater than that for mere entertainment or activity. These things, too, may become attached to that spirit.

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ORIENTATION College life was a new adventure for more than a third of the college popula- tion. The freshmen converged on the campus one Sunday afternoon with all the fresh, fearless movement one might expect of young men and women em- barking on a whole new facet of life. But if they were fearless in some ways, they were fearful in others. Sons and daughters and their parents unpacked belongings, combed the campus, sipped tea nervously, then exchanged farewells. For those family members who re- mained, a new life was about to begin and they suspected as much. Orientation, a time to learn how to check out a book