Auburn University - Glomerata Yearbook (Auburn, AL)

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Leaving it all Behind Getting away from it all. At times, the pressures of school can begin to overwhelm the Auburn Student, and the need to get away from the books becomes imperative. Luckily, there arc numerous ways for the Auburn student to separate himself from the rigors of midterms, term papers, and soon-to-bc-duc projects. Weekends arc tailor-made for putting away the books and visiting one of local escapes that arc as diverse as tlxr student body itself. Away football games claim many students. Groups of four to eight | eoj lc climb into someone's tempera-lettered van or station wagon, and don orange and blue cowboy hats, outfits, and other identifying items that they wouldn’t be caught dead wearing in Auburn. After the game. Auburn students visit the local panics and night spots around the foreign campus, and then sleepily drive home on Sunday afternoon, content in tin- knowledge that they chose the right college to attend, regardless of the outcome of the game. Before the chill of winter sets in. many students take to the woods to enjoy the beauty of the Southeastern forests. Fraternity pledge classes, ROTC cadets and wilderness skills students hit the pine trees in large numbers at places as close as Chewacla and as far away as Dahloga, Georgia. However, many smaller groups remember how much they enjoyed sitting around a campfire when they were younger and visit their favorite camping spot, preferably close to a lake. Once there, backpacking, hiking, fishing, skeet-shooting. and canoeing occupy the adventurer's time as the crisp Autumn air works its magic and relaxes the student until he must pull up his ten pegs and head back to a hot shower and a stack of books Many fall weekends are spent at one of the local discos, bars, or beer joints. When students tire of the standard fare of Courtney's, Darvo’s, and The Pub, many skirt over to Columbus to check out Reflections or The Chickasaw Lounge. The Artec, and the Inferno Club offer entertainment that will never be seen in Auburn ... at least not in public. ( 1 away football weekends, students who stay in Auburn may enjoy themselves by attending an Animal House” inspired toga party or by frequenting the local theatres to check out a new movie. However. Auburn's distinction of being a suitcase college” is most evident on these weekends, as carksads of students and dirty laundry dog the highways that lead out of the Loveliest Village on Friday afternoon. For the thrill seekers, fall weekends arc the perfect time for spelunking in one of Alabama’s or Georgia's caves, or parachuting onto Tuskee-gcc's Mot on Field. For the active but less adventurous type, hunting, motorcycle riding, racquctball and football satisfy the urge to break away from campus life a while. Basketball is the sport of the season during winter quarter, as Saturday and Monday nights arc reserved for War Eagle games. In addition to these games, students travel to Atlanta to watch the I lawk's battle the top pro teams. A new sport to this area of the country also draws students to Atlanta and Birmingham. Professional hockey has proven to be a crowd pleaser in the South, and many Auburn students arc avid fans. it vrbw to Go

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'Vrudy liARd ANd 5Ay no U’s been said that my philosophy of campus life is 'Study hard and say no'. Katherine Cater said with a coy grin. And 1 suppose it is. as long as the students say no at the right time. Dean Cater was trying to capsulize her 33 years at Aubum as, first, dean of women from 1946. and now, due to the interference of Title IX. dean of student life. Her name is familiar to all Aubum students, and stories about her arc rehashed by parents, alumni and students. And yet few students seem to know anything at all about what the silver haired hostess of Social Center is like when she steps out from behind the desk. And there's so many stones to tell about Dean Cater it's hard to know where to licgin. and impossible to know where to end. Devotion and loyalty to family and friends are her hallmarks, a friend said. She always remembers friends' birthdays with a little something. She could have picked up her devotion from her family life in Macon, Ga According to friends, her parents were a very devoted couple, altlioqgh her fattier was Baptist, and her mother was Methodist. Each Sunday the family would drive downtown and park on the comer between the two churches. Dean Cater would go to the Baptist church with her father, and her brother would go to the Methodist church with her mother and meet at the car after service. At night Mrs. Cater would attend the Baptist church with her husband From Macon, Ga., Dean Cater attended limestone College, then went on to graduate school in Syracuse. N.Y. There she decided she wanted to continue working in the South, was offered and accepted her position here. Of course, as dean of women, her primary duties have revolved around female students, but You can't deal with the women without dealing with the men.” Dean Cater observed And. yes. she docs think women have changed in her years here at Auburn. To begin with, when she began the ratio of men to women was 1:5; now it's 1:1. Secondly, she said, aspirations have changed. Women used to consider Aubum a happy hunting ground, Dean Cater said. And there’s nothing wrong with that That’s fine as long as both of them graduate.” A friend of hers said that Dean Cater never stopped being a student herself when she graduated. She maintained her interest in the life of her mind, her friend said. She reads every thing she can. She especially likes The New Yorker and its cartoons. A sense of humor seems to be a must for Dean Catcr's position, and her infectious laugh testifies to her possession of one One of the funniest times Dean Cater can remember at Auburn was when Dorms V. VI. VII. VIII. and IX were opened in 19V The windows in the bathrooms were supposed to be thick glass that could be seen out of, but not in. Dean Cater got a call the night the dorms opened from someone who said you could see in the windows She and her assistant, Betty Cooper, went down to the quad, and took turns going into the buildings and lumping around in the bathrooms to sec if they could be seen outside. Sure enough, they could. Orders, went out for everyone to put towels in the windows, and the next day Venetian blinds were installed in every bathroom in those five buildings And that's the fastest job I’ve ever seen done at Auburn,” Dean Cater said, usually you have to wait months for something like that” In the meantime, the Associated Press picked up the story, and it was printed in hundreds of papers across the country. Time magazine even ran it Dean Cater said one of the jokes going abound then was that the reason the football tram was tloing so poorly was because they jogged by the dorms on the way home after practice, and they were too tired to do anything else. The most drastic changes Dean Cater has seen in her tenure here has been women being allowed to live off campus, the abolition of curfews, and the repealing of the dress code It was a real change when we stopped having the dress code, Dean Cater said. I would see a girl on the street and do a double take. Some of them go to such extremes. They don't exercise very good taste.” Another area of student taste she is mystified by is their music. She attended the Commodores concert last fall and said she enjoyed it. I have to confess that this loud music doesn't send me.” she said. Well, it docs send me — home, that is.” She said all the stomping, costumes and gyrations were interesting, but die would much rather hear a symphony orchestra. None of her friends were surprised Dean Cater attended the concert. because, according to one. She's such a good sport.” Several years ago a couple of friends gave her a Nowhere else but Auburn T-shirt. During rush some of the Panhcllenic officers saw it and dared her to wear it during rush, never believing she would. Her friend said. Slie just thought slic'd call their hand on that ” They were stunned when, on Squeal Day. Dean Cater appeared at the Student Activities building wearing the T-shirt and slacks Almost a stereotyped model of Southern womanhood. Dean Cater has been a big Democrat all her life, one friend said She has been a strong supporter, especially in national elections. Through the years she has followed all the conventions with keen interest. Dean Cater's ties with die present Carter administration are a little closer than with past administrations An acquaintance of the president's mother since Miss Lillian’s days as KA bouse mother, Dean Cater met her again during campaigns. Dean Cater had gone with friends to Jimmy Carter's official presidential campaign kickoff in Warm Springs. Ga.. after his nomination Once there, they made their way to the ropes that marked the path that Cater would walk Well, in advance of the candidate. her friend remembered, along came Miss Lilian. She looked up and saw Dean Cater and there was a great reunion. After the kick-off, Dean Cater and friends were on the way back to Auburn, when they stopped off for breakfast By coincidence a private party was being given at rhe restaurant for Miss Lillian, and the host. without having any idea who any of the Auburn group was, invited them to join his party. In a few minutes, in came Miss Lillian.” her friend recalled. She saw Katherine and came rushing over and chatted a while. Then she asked Katherine to save her a seat at our table.” Dean Cater objected, saying Miss Lillian should be sitting with the host. Miss Lilian replied. Oh. no. I already told him I was going to sit with whoever I wanted to.” And she wanted to sit with Dean Cater, as. her friends insist, do many people Some friends who requested rise pleasure of her company and didn't get it were Jim and SallyJor.es Hill, the coowners of Seattle Slew Dean Cater had gotten to know Sally when she was president of the Women's Student Government Association The Hills invited Dean Cater to sit with them at the Kentucky Derby when Seattle Slew ran it. but she had to refuse because she was scheduled for surgery a few days before it. But Dean Cater arranged for a TV to be placed in her room, and she watched Slew win the first leg of his triple crown Shortly after his victory she received a dozen red roses The card attached said. Hope you will soon he up and running Love, Seattle Slew ” But Dean Cater doesn't plan to be running any where soon. Although she loves to travel (New York is her favorite vacation spot) she intends to stay put at Auburn for a while. Oh. I shall retire before too long.” she said last fall But when I retire I don’t want to make any great announcement I would like to fold my tent and silently slip away.” — Betsy Butgereit k. .nlM IS

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I l» M Another favorite winter quarter pastime is a trip to Montgomery to visit The Lamplitcr dinner theatre. There, good food and an amusing play join together for a very enjoyable evening. Many female students make the trip to Montgomery, Birmingham. Columbus, or Atlanta on weekends to get down to some serious simp-ping. Picking and choosing from the large selection of clothes and accessories available in the numerous stores in these cities is a welcome respite from the small selection of shops in the Auburn-Opclika area Other students use Winter weekends to visit nearby relatives and friends, or to check out the top groups in out of town concerts that Auburn can’t attract. Fraternity and Sorority formals also draw students out of town. Many sun bred students get their first taste of snow skiing by visiting Gatling-burg, Tennessee or other Appalachian resorts as a result of these formals. Some slope loving skiers make the long trek to North Carolina or Tennessee several times during the winter quarter to get the chance to speed «k wn the powdery paths.