Westminster College - Blue Jay Yearbook (Fulton, MO)

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SLEEPING IN The rigorous schedules and late study nights often caused students to sleep through their eight o'cIock classes. Bob Morris catches up on some needed sleep. Photo by: John Hykes. A X fx XXL 25. , EX C USES OR SKIPPI G CLA The beginning of a new college year meant students once again made resolutions to buckle down, study hard and not skip classes unless it was absolutely necessary. Absolutely necessary meant sickness to the point of near death. But everyone knew you could miss 255 of your classes and still pass, so this resolution was soon interrupted by eight o'clock classes and days spent at the lake. Through the course of the year, the following were tops on the list of reasons to miss class. X IT WAS MON- DAY The first day of the week found many students still long- ing for the weekend. IT WAS FRI- DA K Some students couldn't wait for the weekend to get start- ed.

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K x..,,,es-1'-4 THE LAKE WAS CALL- ING. Catching some rays won over going to classes when the weather got warm. THE SOAPS WERE ON For addicts of General Hospital and 'MII my Children, some episodes could not be missed THE EYES B E IN G BLOOD SHOT FROM LAST NIGHTS PAR- TY Red eyes meant that you didn't want the professor to see you that wa y so you would go back to sleep. The beauty of a midnight sun. Photo hy: Dave Smith. THE IN- STRUCTOR NE VER CHECKED ROLL AN YWAY Some- times this was a bit risky because you could never be sure. THERE WAS NO EL E C- TRICITY A popular plea after a thunderstorm. I T WA S YOUR BIR TH- DA Y A special day to do what you wanted didn 't include going to class. I YOU HAD T0 STUDY FOR A TEST IN ANOTHER CLASS. There was noth- ing lilce waiting until the last minute. Many students missed an early class in order to prepare for a late one. WAS 'ff RAINING. The old excuse of rain meant sleepingg weather was claimed throughout the year by many. DO ' TR Y THI 'Our dog are my homework 'was e popular excuse hr high school but students some learned it woulda? work on the college level. Everybody, including lacultyg knew dogs werent allowed an campus. Fgcedwithtbelonofaneoftlzebest excuses in academic lzistoryg students moved on to more creative approaches. One student fried to tell me he cIidn't come toclaubecauselukpapergotcauglztin the dixlzwulrer and the ink washed ati said a lellow faculty member. Other professors had sinular experiences but 'saidoneofthe easiest tosee-through was the old 'My alarm didn? go off ploy, particularly when it was A late afternoon clan.