University of Wisconsin Stout - Tower Yearbook (Menomonie, WI)

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Rain doesnt dampen the spirits of parade-rs as they march down Main Street proudly proclaiming their Homecoming slogan. PLATTSFVWEL gf Filled with holiday spirit, carolers are led in song as they Serenade at a local home, Relaxing at a summer picnic., Mark Ceiser acts as cook and tends the grill lor members of the STOUTONIA staff at a summer workshop.

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RELAXATION AND PARTICIPATION Release Tensions Picture the tired, harassed, discouraged Stout stu- dent. Put him in the atmosphere of coffee aroma and con- versation, the local smoky pool hall, or a quiet corner of a dorm room with a thick novel by Ann Rand or Hemingway, and he is revived. The ability to relax is an important one for todayls college student, and each has his one way for releasing the dayls tensions. Consequently, students may prefer to join committees, participate in a play or concert, excel in oratory, judo, or riflemanship, engage in a really good conversation with a newly made acquaintance, or even play poker, all for the sake of adding a swish of variety to a scholarly life. The stereotyped version of the Megg- headn rarely exists today, rather, most students have devel- oped a happy medium, neither too much play nor too much work - a sort of playful bookworm. I Even baseball games have their relaxing moments. For some Stout devils that time comes during a pre-game warm-up. Swinging to the latest in dance steps, students Find that mixers are excellent opportunities for participating in social activities. Z! ,, 1 ,f w H 2

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STUDYINC Procrastinate Studies Plaintive voices echoes through rooms and halls . . . c'Did you say chapters ten and eleven or ten and thirteenffw MA test tomorrow l - youlre kiddingln Ulf he assigns just one more abstract, Ilm od to the funny farmf, All com- ments showed that there were as many forms of studying as there were students. Dim rooms at midnight showed people feverishly writing while their partners sleptg the library, packed from basement to roof, contained more industrious thinkers than one would have thought existed on campus, and in the snack bar, a lone student sat at a table amid the 11:30 bustle, acquiring fifteen minutes worth of knowledge for the next hourls test. No, studying wasnit all fun, but the june graduates, with prosperous careers awaiting them, were convinced it was worthwhile. S-f 1 . if +1 H A -P '-E., J K.. Xt ter' . I, wi 9 ' qv X , mm Studying a teletype machine, Miss Jensen and Paul Almquist discover how computers are contacted throughout the United States. 4 Avoiding confusion on the dormitory floor, Marvin Meister finds adequate seclusion for study in a North hall lounge. Finding a quiet retreat in the union ballroom, a student relaxes on a week- day afternoon with a thought-provoking book.