University of Wisconsin Oshkosh - Quiver Yearbook (Oshkosh, WI)

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A century of progress 1871-1971. After 100 years we're having a change of life — or is it just a change of names? WSU-0 became UWO. President Guiles became Chancellor Guiles. Hippies became freaks. Drinkers became smokers. And love became more free. Has it been an effort to change the old to the new? Or just to make the old look new? Cliche relevancy will only lead to cliche education. And according to some people that's what we might have. Maybe the long hair mustache set of this year isn’t really any different from the knicker argyle people of the 20’s or the flat top white Levi's crew of 1955. Is one year really different from another? Does a senior remember one Homecoming, one administration, one war or one history prof from another? People still flunk out! Laugh. Fall in love and sometimes live happily ever after. 100 years old. One big happy birthday convocation but for the most part it was business as usual.

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Sunshine shrinks class attendance On warm days the campus blends together. A steamy Titan Room loses its patrons to the mall. Warm cement has more appeal to bare feet. Dorm rooms empty out and sun-worshippers take to the lawns. Stereos blare from apartment windows as football, frisbee and bicycling become events of relaxation. People roam instead of rush to classes. Suddenly attendance at Menominee Park increases and classes get smaller. Union sponsored entertainment emphasizes getting together, while ice cream cones take a definite lead over the sale of hot coffee. Picnics and outdoor gatherings become a reality instead of something you just dreamed about on long winter nights. People get friendlier, smiles come oftener. Talk of travel enters the air. People forget about Bengladesh and President Nixon. Priorities change and the important thing becomes sunlight. On moonlit evenings campfires suddenly dance in darkness. Beer cans litter the beaches. Cars are turned off as students are turned on. Sometimes hitch-hikers even use the campus lawn for sacking out. Somehow life becomes more of a party than a hassle and the heat of the mind cools off to embrace the swimming happiness of fellowship. If you haven’t made any new friends lately, what's wrong? Isn't this life? Aren't we all in it together? Jump into the warmth. This is the way it is. This is life.