University of Wisconsin Platteville - Pioneer Yearbook (Platteville, WI)

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Dedication ltAll the worlds 3 stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages . . . ll The ages Jaques speaks ofin Shakespearels AS YOU LIKE IT are: infancy, llthe whining school-boyjl the lover, the soldier, the justices, the retired men of leisure and second childhood. These ages are not unlike those within the academic world: the freshman, the sophomore, the BMOC, the athlete, the leaders tbe they student, faculty or administrationl, the upperclassmen and graduates and, finally, the lnew radicalsf Each plays a role in the molding and main- taining of a university. Each role bears and depends upon the others; each and every individual connected with the academic un- written contract 7 this is what dims the house lights and starts the play in anti- cipation of the audiences applause. ll . . . At first the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurses arms. Then the whining school-boy, with his satchel And shining morning face, creeping like snail Unwillingly to school. And then the lover, Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad Made to his mistress eyebrow. Then a soldier, Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannonls mouth. And then thejustice, In fair found belly with good capon linld, With eyes severe and beard of formal out, Full of wise saws and modern instances; And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slipperld pantaloon, With spectacles on nose and pouch on side, His youthful hose, well savld, a world too wide For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice, Turning again toward childish treble, pipes And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all, That ends this strange eventful history, Is second childishness and mere oblivion, Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything? The 1968 PIONEER staff dedicates this book to the hope that the challenge of student responsibility will be accepted. Without this, the academic world is sans everything.

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Foreword Time at the university is measured not in days and hours but by a series of events. Some of the things that make PSU meaningful are the changeless traditions a rush week, Homecoming, Crystal Caprice. But some will be remembered as lth, yes, that was the year a? The aim of this PIONEER is to capture and record one year of these traditions and new experiences. We have added many things to this years annual which we feel will add to your enjoy- ment. We hope that it contains something for everyone. Now, sit back, relax, and enjoy your 1967-68 school year as pictured in the 1968 PIONEER.