The Aerie, Yearbook of North Texas State University, 1988 Page: 37
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"I'm so
worried
I won't be
successful."
Kim Fielder.Thoughts shift
to career goalby Sharon Flanagain and
Robert Opel
"I'm graduating!" The
very thought makes you in-
toxicatingly happy .... at
first. Then, apprehension
sets in. Maybe not for every-
one, but, for many it does.
Along with the word
graduation came the words
"real world." The future be-Top it off. The day, four years in
the making, comes to mind as An-
dre Larkins glows with pride at his
image in the mirror.came the present and with
that came the decision of
what to do.
To many, graduating
meant independence and the
beginning of a fulfilling ca-
reer. "Graduation is a major
goal for me. I've found my
college life to be still quite
sheltered, and it's time I be-
came more independent,"
said Joyce Flakes.
Still, others looked at
graduation as the ultimate
test ... the time to sink or
swim in a world full ofsharks. "When I graduate,
it's going to mean that I can
start my career ...", said
Jerry Crump. "It will allow
me to meet my long term
goals," he said.
Besides the inner turmoil
of happiness mixed with a
little uncertainty, there were
other things to think about
before the big day. During
their final semester, stu-
dents had to turn in their de-
gree applications and pay a
diploma fee of $10. Then,
the soon-to-be graduateswere measured for their
caps and gowns. All this, so
far, was relatively easy. The
time-consuming part came
where the graduation an-
nouncements were con-
cerned. With the pressures
of trying to make those final
grades, time had to be found
to address all of those enve-
lopes.
"It made me think of high
school graduation but only
more important, said Christa
Helm.
Despite the time it took toBen Naganidhi
Matter of choice. Color preference,
birth stones and school colors are
factors to consider when choosing
a stone for a class ring. Rick Don-
aldson debates his options careful-
ly.
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North Texas State University. The Aerie, Yearbook of North Texas State University, 1988, yearbook, 1988; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth61053/m1/40/?q=%22Texas+Normal+College%22: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.