Western Kentucky University - Talisman Yearbook (Bowling Green, KY)

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Western offered a tour of the British Isles as well as traditional classes in unshine, high temperatures and the relief of air conditioning were summer at Western. Everything slowed down when most students left in May. Parking was no problem, lines were short, and dorms were almost empty. The campus resembled a plantation with its oppressive heat and the slowness of a Southern drawl. But with only five weeks in a summer- session term, an underlying urgency hit many students. Some people went to the library, but others spent their free time sunbathing. Volleyball, ten- nis and jogging were common even with a ‘record heat wave. For $200 to $500, 5,240 students went to summer school. For $1,400, Lee Lamb, Cheryl Bickett and 22 other Western students toured the British Isles. The students in England spent weekdays in lectures, in museums and at historical sites. “| went to the book shops, the parks and the National Gallery. | spent almost a whole after- noon just sitting in St. Paul’s Cathedral, partly because it was so beautiful and partly because it was so rainy, cold and windy outside,” Peter Bryant, a Bowling Green junior, said. Students at Western were enjoying the warm, leisurely atmosphere. “| didn’t think it was as hectic (as the fall) because there were not so many activities, such as the sorority and the horseman’s association,’ Barbara Fyock, a Louisville senior, said. ‘‘Just work, classes and free time — | spent a lot of time at the pool.” Paula Foley, a Russell Springs senior, liked her schedule. ‘‘I had class in the morning and was out at 9:30 every day,” she said. “‘My after- noons were free, and | had a lot of time for relaxation.” For the second year, the summer term was GROUNDS KEEPER Jimmy Penrod clips the grass under the metal sculpture beside the fine arts center. The sculpture was made by Charles Forrester, a member of the art department. — Crystal Cunningham divided into two five-week sessions. Students - were allowed to take as many as 12 hours. Registrar Stephen House said he liked the new sessions and he thought the students did als o. “There is the opportunity to earn more hours if that is the student's primary interest, or if he only wants a few hours, then it gives him some time off,’’ House said. “| think I got a lot out of the classes because | didn’t have time to get bored,’’ Sherrie Corum, an Auburn sophomore, said. ‘‘The five weeks go, and you’re out.”’ Ann Allgood, a Louisville senior, said she preferred summer school because of the relax- ed atmosphere. “| didn’t feel that they had to cover the sub- ject like regular semester classes,’’ she said. “They cut out most of the garbage that prob- ably wouldn’t have done much good anyway.’ Students who took the five-week tour of England and Scotland stayed with host families to keep the costs down, instead of staying in hotels. Those families gave the students their most memorable experiences. One of Lamb's British hostesses tried to find ham to make a hamburger. ‘She went hunting for ham and came back and said she couldn’t find any and asked if ground beef would be okay,” the Central City senior said. Bickett said her hostess in Cheshunt, England, prepared an American breakfast of bacon, eggs, toast, cereal, orange juice, milk and tea for her guests. She said her hostess thought this was typically American — a surprise to the Bard- stown junior since she doesn’t eat breakfast. The trip was, in a sense, a class because students got six hours credit. Each student was required to keep a journal of their impressions on the trip and do a paper when they returned. Morris Grubbs ORIENTATION-ADVISEMENT REGISTRATION brings many freshmen to campus for the first time. Caneyville freshmen Dale Steff and Connie Hayes were two of 1,410 newcomers registered by the second Wednesday of OAR. A tale of two summers Most students went to the British Isles because they thought it would be a once-in-a- lifetime experience. “lm all tired and excited in the same breath,” Sheila Riley, an Owenton senior, wrote in her journal. But school in Kentucky was ‘good,’ too. “This was the best of the three summer semesters I’ve been down here,” Shawn Bryant, a Glasgow senior, said. ‘“‘We had pic- nics, parties — we had fun.”’ Robin Faulkner and Donna Joslin LJ NO aac — John Rott AN UMBRELLA KEEPS South Central Bell repairman Doc Brinkley cool as he repairs cables between Rodes-Harlin, Mc- Cormack and Gilbert halls. All campus telephone lines are underground. THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS awe five Western students on a summer trip to the British Isles. Sheila Miller, Sheila Riley, Vicky Miller, Chery! Bickett and Cheryl Morgan ran up the steep hill after sightseeing on a bus all day. The students were looking at a stream on the side of the hill and at a storm coming toward them. — David Frank

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12 Summer

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14 First week August 22 the campus was deserted. Seven days and 13,358 students later vacation was history, and school was riday, Aug. 22, was a quiet day on FE Western's campus. Several football players, back early for summer practice, sat in the lobby of the nearly deserted university center. The Diddle Arena parking lot was almost empty, and although the day was hot and sun- ny, a few tennis players on the Russellville Road courts seemed to be the only sign of life on the campus. Saturday, Aug. 23, however, was a different matter. : “It was great,’ Kumiko Nishida, a senior from Kagoshimaken, Japan, said. “One day the place was deserted and the next day it was packed,” she said. She had stayed on campus to attend the summer sessions. She said the boredom of summer in Bowling Green was broken as if by magic the day.the students came back. The Diddle Arena parking lot was almost full by mid-morning. By noon, the university center SATURDAYS ARE THE BEST days to buy textbooks because of shorter lines and less crowds. Tom Angsten, a senior from Detroit, Mich., got tired of carrying his books and instead decided to use his head as a brace. lege Heights Bookstore mioning University Center extern Kentucky University Brot ‘armen, Kemcmcly — Todd Buchanan lobby was full of students back from summer vacation. Groups of students with red and yellow maps roamed the campus, pointing out landmarks like Cherry Hall and Van Meter Auditorium. Three girls in jeans and halter tops stood on the bridge at Fort Albert Sidney Johnston stu- dying their maps. “Is this a fort?”’ one of the girls asked a male passerby walking under the bridge. He shrugged, said, ‘‘Beats me,’ and walked on. “He must be a freshman, too,”’ the girl said, laughing with her friends. Near the dormitories, students and parents were busy carrying boxes and bags, waiting to use shopping carts and rolling luggage racks and looking for places to park. A few parents brought folding lawn chairs, so they could sit in front of South Hall and super- vise the move. Nearly 5,000 students moved into Western's dorms that Saturday, and by day's end the transformation of the campus was complete. Even though she had been here all summer, Nishida wasn't spared the trouble of moving in during the first week. ‘I had to move four times over the summer so they could do work in the buildings. It was good to finally have a place to stay for a few months,” she said. “I was used to it (moving) by then,” she recalled. ‘The first thing | did Saturday was to go look for some of my friends last semester.” ONCE STUDENTS have unpacked, something has to be done with the grocery bags and boxes they have brought with them. Two students walk by a pile of cardboard con- tainers behind Gilbert Hall. starting over Besides looking up old friends, the first week of school gave students a few days before. classes to relax and get settled. More than 200 students went to the Grise Hall parking lot Saturday night for a street dance, sponsored by University Center Board. The concert, featuring the Reactions, was the first of several outdoor concerts. Monday night, the rock group Lodestar enter- tained students in the Fine Arts Center Amphitheater. UCB president Leslie Freels said the concert was one of the most successful of the semester. ‘There was a big crowd — at least 400 peo- ple,’ the senior from Cadiz said. ‘‘The am- phitheater was full, almost standing room only.” Marie Bunce from Louisville said she spent a good part of the week cleaning her apartment. “It was the only time all year it was neat,” Bunce said. Bunce got a jump on the semester by buying her books before classes had even started. ‘‘It’s really worth it,”’ she said. ‘Even if you have to bring one back, at least you miss the first-week lines in the bookstore.” Bunce also attended summer school, both at Western and the University of Louisville. She said attending school all summer took some of the fun out of coming back for the fall. “| really hated to come back this year,”’ she said. ‘You don't get enough of a break between continued on page 17 A DOOR HANDLE gives Larry Wenning the height he needs to untie strings around his luggage. The Pittsburgh, Pa., sophomore was moving into Barnes-Campbell Hall in late August. — Todd Buchanan