------------------------------------------------Seniors----------------------------4 Improv Your Vocabulary In the course of daily campus life, there arise situations and emotions which cannot adequately be expressed in words. This obvious shortcoming of the English language has prompted frequent improvisations by eloquent college students. By abbreviating, combining or coining words, creative experts can contrive descriptions for anything, as evidenced by the following excerpts from the authentic (but unpublished) Collegiate Dictionary: arrghhh Interj. - a spontaneous expression of distress, usually with reference' to exam week or research papers. blunoderoful- adj. - thoroughly enjoyable, though awkward or discordant with etiquette. boo/~-!ig - D. - a state of confusion doo-hickey - n. - any single, unidentified part of an automobile or other complex apparatus. SyD., thing-a-ma-bob, what-cba-ma-call-it. ex-cilea-pa-I;on - n. - the act of eagerly looking forward to a significant event, particularly a date. !an-Iab-u-/ous - adj. incredibly rewarding or enjoyable flus-Irale - v., -ated, -ating. - to perplex and aggravate simultaneously. D., nus-tra-tion. Shirley Denise Wilkenion - Montgomery, AL. Specia l Education. Transfer st udeM from Alabama Christian College. Delta Chi Omega; May Queen Attendan t; SNEA. Debbie E. Williams - Plano, TX. Mar keting . Regina; A Cappella; American Studies; Women's Ensemble; Blackout '77. Leah Annelle Williams - Jackson"ille, FL. Nursing . Transfer studem from f101"ida Junior Co llege. Regina; Big Sister, Chairman; JOY; Studen t Nurses Association. Charline Willis - West Helena, AR. Secreta rial Science. OEGE; May Campaigns: Universit y Singers . Katherine Y"onne Willis - Ft. Walton Beach , FL. Vocationa l Home Economics and General Science. Kirci Na Ai officer; AHEA; Big Sisters; In ternational Cam· paigns: Hot Line Staff; JOY; Resident Assistant; SNEA; Wor ld Evangelism Forum; Int er. Club Council Pres~;d~'~",!.;=:::;:'-"''''''''''w--;-'-'' Mark Charles Wilmoth - Idabel, OK. Accounting. Kappa Sigma Kappa; Alpha Chi; American Studies; Delta Mu Delta; Pi Gamma Psi; Emery Business Team; Junior AcCOUn tilll Award. Sandra Kay Wilson - San Diego, CA. Office Administ rat ion. Ju Go J u officer; Alpha Chi: Americ..;: Studies: Galaxy Queen; Delta Mu Delta; Who's Who; Dean 's Lis!. Dennis A. Winnett - Manchester, TN. Accounting and Public Relations. Chi Sigma Alpha; A Cappella; American Studies; Barristers; Bison Staff, Reporter; International Campaigns; Chorale: Pi Gamma Psi; Young Republicans, Joni Lee Wisenbaker - Valdosta, GA. Psychology. Kappa Phi officer; May Cam. paigns; Intramurals; Intramural All·Star; JOY ; Psi Chi . Jay Ross Witt - Groom, TX. Physical Education. Galaxy; Intercollegiate At hletics, FOCMba ll ; KHCA Staffi PEMM Club. Melody Kay Witt - Houston, TX. Vocational Home Economics. Ju Go Ju officer; AHEA; SNEA: Dean' s List. Karen Joyce Wood - Hot'Springs, AR. Accounting. Transfe r student from Freed·Hardeman College. Tofebt officer; American Studies; Northeast Campaigns; Alpha Omega Queen; Who's Who. Katherine Joy Wood - Hartville, OH. Secondary Education in English and Spc«h. TransfCT student from Freed·Hardeman College. Alpha Chi; Northwest Campaigns; Dramatics; Kappa Delta Pi; KHCA Staff: Wo rld Evangelism Forum. Jon Bradley Woodroof - Searcy, AR. Business and Journalism. TNT; Taber. nacle, New Jersey Summer '79 Campaians; In tercollrgiate Athlet ics, Tenni s; KHCA Staff, Voice of "Time Out;" Time of Day: Who' s Who. Gary Lee Woody - Gaines"ille, FL. Physical Educat ion. Knights; May Cam· pai sns; Beta Tau Gamma beau; Intramural All ·Star, Jacket Winner, Ath lete·of·t he· Ycar, Sports Skills Champion; PEMM Club. Melissa Jane Word - Little Rock, AR. Nursing. Beta Tau Gamma officer; University Singers . Daniel Lee Wright - W~irton, WV. Business Systems Anal ysis. Transfer student from Ohio Valley College. Theta Tau Delta officer; Intramurals. Linda Marie Wright - V~ntura, CA. Diet etics. Transfer student from Pepperdine University. AHEA; Di etetics Club. Martin Bradford Wright - Arlington, MA. Public Relat ions. John Layne Yeldell- DeSoto, TX. Business Management. Kappa Siama Kappa; 1<0 Jo Kai beau ; Ka Re Ta beau; Intramurals; Intramural Sports Skills Champion; Inter· colle8 i ate Athleticso' ~FO~O~'~~"I~I.==~.:n--:"-"-.,-:C"' Jon David Yingling - searcy, AR. Physica l Education. Kappa Siama Kappa of· ficer; American Studies; Barristers; Tabernacle, New Jersey Campaisns; Freshman Class Vice·president; Sophomore Class President; Tri Kappa beau; lntramural s; Intramural All. Star: Intercollegiate Athletics, Swim Team; PEMM Club; SA Committee Chairman or Com· munity Proj ects; YOllna RepUblicans. Kimberly Ann Yoakam - Columbus, OU. Elementary Education. Ko Jo Kai of· ficer. Gregory Scott York - Louinille, KY. Biblical Languases. Alpha Gamma Omega; A Cappella; Alpha Chi: Australian Campaians: Omega Phi beall : Intercollcsiate Deba te: in. tercollegiate Speech Arts; Phi Alpha Theta: Pi Kappa Deha; Resident Assistant; SA Spiritua l Li fe Committee Chairman; Timothy Club: World Evangel ism Forum. Jack Edward Zeigler, Jr. - San Antonio, TX. Business Management. Chi Siama Alpha; American St udies; Big Buddics; Petit Jun Staff; Society for Coll egiate lour · nalbu; Small Business Inst itute Program; SA; Co llege Bowl. Mark R. Zuccolo - Searcy, AR. International Trade . Transfer sllldcnt from UnivCTsi ty of Tenncs$CC at Nas hville. Alpha Chi; American Studies: Delta Mu Delta; Pelit Ju_ Siaff; Phi Alpha Theta Vice-president; Who's Who; World Evangciism Forum: C. 1<. Hammon Scholar ; Edi tor of Campus·Wide Newsleller; National Dean's List. grip-lion - n. - an adhesive-like quality provided by new tires or tennis shoe soles. hu-mon-gous adj. 1. unusually large. 2. dreadfully difficult , an a humongous task. -let - sum" - may be added to virtually any word to denote smallness of size or lack of importance . meg-a - prefix - may be added to any word to denote immeasurable proportions. nib-lei - n. - 1. nonsense. 2. anything which has no other name. swilch-u-ale - v., -ated, -ating. - I. to shift one's body into a more comfortable position, "to get switchuatel " 2. rearrange one's belongings. to arrange furnishings wan-ker - interj . - an expression of the hilt of disgust. won-deremuscle - interj . - a very strong wonderful. or or whoo-Ieesh - interJ. - a spontaneous expression of relief or elation, generally following exam week or the completion of a research paper. Clearly, verbal communication is of utmost importance in an institution of higher learning. So when words fail, clever student know that it pays to " improv" your vocabulary. - Sn;ppi Schramm 177 Treadway-Zuccolo
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