1979-1980 Yearbook

- .- .- ,.----------------------------------------------------------------------~l 272 Juniors Transitions Shaping a future While the transition from the sophomore to the junior year was not that drastic. just the fact that students were further along in their college careers made a difference . As junior Jerry Sawyer commented: "When you're a freshman you don't care; when you're a sophomore things become more defined; but when you get to be a junior, your future really begins to take shape. The end is in sight and it becomes more of a reality." Ben Sanders described his junior year as "a time of contradictions." While he sought stability in most things, at times he felt radical , such as when he suddenly decided to sell his car and get a motorcycle. His social life sometimes bore the same contradictions: "1 got totally tired of dating, but then twenty minutes Pam "'aron • Seorcy, AR limberty ... bbon • Porogould, AR Albeno "'COIta • EI Poso, TX Macki. "'dams • Seorcy, AR luth .... bi • Vincent , OH 1.....I ...lbers • Dovenport, IA Daniel ... I... io • W. Chicago, Il Jo.... I... nd.r • Seorcy, AR W.rr.n ... Ikire • Edmond, OK Cindy ... lIison • Seorcy, AR Dtbo,..h ... Ir.d • Bold Knob, AR CoIII.rine ...nd.rson • Moundsville, WV lu..... nd.rson • JOCksOflville, AR ......t ... moW • Son Clemente , CA Carol ...tchl.y • Berryville, AR LDna Austin • Parogould, AR Margen.t Austin. little Rock, AR Ste...... tr.y • St. Louis, MO ... lIison Ay.r • freeport, Il Judy Baird • Bortleville, OK linda Bainton. N. Attleboro , MA later I wanted to get married," Brian Sanders added jokingly, "The prerequisite of marrying before graduation becomes more and more important." Brian also noted, "You see more and more of your older friends graduating and your circle of friends begins to close in. You have just a few real close friends." With majors declared, most juniors begin to take studies more seriously. "I hibernate in the library a lot more," said Ben, a Bible major. "People have started asking me , 'Where have you been?' " "I spend mOTe time studying," said Susan Griffin of Hamburg. "I know where my priorities are now and my grades have started to show it." Graduation came into view and counselors for the juniors planned their schedules with degree requirements in mind. Some juniors were disappointed to learn that it would take another semester or year above the standard four years to complete their majors. Weary with taking courses for general education requirements, the juniors were pleased to get into classes that related directly to their majors. Griffin, a physical education major, said she was excited about being in a field that she was very interested in, JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS. Hal West, President; lim North, Treasurer; Wade Coggins, Vice-Presidellt; Randy Walters, Secretary. especially since deciding on her major had been difficult for her. "Everybody was telling me the bad side of being a P.E. major," she said. "I knew my parents wouldn't like it. I had to just ask myself if I wanted that major bad enough to take all the flack J would get." The junior year was one of decisions, and most juniors were ready to make them. It was a good habit to get into, for now their senior year is just a summer away. - Kay Williams frRI

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