178 The third year: Time to settle down The transition from a sophomore to a junior. although not terribly drastic, was one of "coming of age." As one junior put it , "Now it's like running the second half of a race . The first half was important but these two years determine how we will fini sh. " With a majority of the genera l education requirements long since past. the members of the junior class were forced to make some firm decisions . Majors, class scheduling and plans for the future now took on mOTe importance than the days of "just getting by." Although not quite at the point of desperat ion and panic, school work was attacked with a new zeal. This awakening sometimes came about after finding out graduate school requirements or receiving cumulative grade point averages and threatening letters from the folk s. Jan Johnson from Fort Worth said in reference to her junior year, "When I was younger it seemed like I could sit around and talk for hours. Now we've got to study about twice as much. There's just so much to do. Graduation becomes a reality." Gary Adams - HouslOn, TX Kimberly Adams - Dallas, TX Joy Aebi - Vincent, OH Daniel Alessio - West Chicago, IL David Alexander - San Leandro, CA Jeannie Alexander - Starkville, MS TU110lhy AJexander - Adelaide, Australia Gloria Allen - Atkins, AR Jimmy Allen - Searcy. AR Steven Allen - Coolville. OH Daryl Anderson - Minneapolis, MN Angela Ange - Colonial Heights, VA Randall Anthony - Richardson, TX AnUa Antley - Monroe, LA Dennis Ard - Richardson, TX Deborah Arms - Charlotte, AR Margaret Arnot - ViclOria, TX Wendy Ashland - Penacook, NH Carol Atchley - Berryhill, AR Yvette Autrey - Yorba Linda, CA Barbara Bachle - Houston, TX Juniors • • Because of the increased study load, many juniors were forced to make the library their "home away from home." Their dorm rooms became mere resting places as research papers and other assignments were furiously finished before deadlines. The feeling of "having arrived" also hi t the juniors in a new way. Although still meeting people, junior class members had settled down in their club and departmental activities. Junior David Daniel of Searcy commented: "By this time you've met so many people and have made so many friends that you've sort of found your place. Even people that you barely knew as a freshman are now some of your good friends. 1 like being right here in the middle. There's not great responsibility and pressure , - Slqff Pho{Q JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS: Dob Waites, president; Patti Miller, vicepresident; Mark Rossio, secretary; Michelle Elliot, treasurer. and yet there is some." Now on their third rung of the ladder. the juniors were forced to find a bit of maturity. The reason - in only three short months they will be on top. • - Jimmy Allen
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