Elizabethtown College - Conestogan / Etonian Yearbook (Elizabethtown, PA)

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cnmpus life

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to Eby C. Espenshade, director of admissions and alumni secretary, and Robert S. Young, administrative assist- ant, scan the newest aerial view of the college. Loretta Kline, secretary, waits for dictation. Mr. Espenshade ' s pin point map indicates homes of students. Other maps in the office (not pic- tured) indicate homes of alumni. o, ' ur college finds the student- in his home community, sells Elizabethtown to him, and guides him through the steps leading to campus citizenship. Mr. Espenshade, in directing the student recruitment program, visits more than 300 Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey high schools. After his initial contacts a series of letters keeps the student in touch with the college. As alumni secretary he keeps a complete record of vital statistics, handles the alumni fund, edits the bulletin (alumni edition), and directs the mailing of the Etownian to 2300 alumni. Interesting individuals and industries in investing in our college is the assignment of Mr. Young. Interpreting the contributions of our college to community life be- comes part of his service. Added to the impact of our courses and to the chal- lenge of our teachers is the unforgettable experience of living in a dormitory. Miss Ellis and Mrs. Cosner create for us that atmosphere which makes these walls our home. Tea time for visiting high school seniors. Heads of resi- dences check the tea table just before pouring. Mrs. Jessie Cosner, Alpha Hall, and Nancy Hoffman, her as- sistant, place the mints and nuts while Miss Carrie Ellis, Fairview Hall, and her assist- ant, Hazel Knappenberger, arrange the cookies. 20

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And now memories X ime: Spring 1952 when a young man ' s fancy turned from thoughts of study to visions of les belles femmes in the annual May Day festival. Place: On the west cam- pus in the shaded dell studded with dogwood, pine, and hem- lock. Friends, relatives, alumni, and students watched with delight the traditional May court proces- sion, the crowning of the queen, and the dutiful entertainment provided for Her Majesty ' s amuse- ment. This coronation did not match the spectacle of Queen Elizabeth ' s, but a similar gay and buoyant spirit prevailed. Old Sol applauding from his celestial balcony ushered in. a day with a satin blue sky. A luxuriant grass carpet guided our monarch to her throne. Throughout the day the cam- pus was crowded with guests admiring our art exhibit, cheering our baseball team, and praising our musicale. May time was a gay time. A hush falls over the spectators as Queen Louise, preceeded by her flower girls, Becky Espen- shade and Pamela Herr, and fol- lowed by her maid of honor, Doris Kopp, approaches her throne in the dogwood dell. Attendants nearest the throne are Bernice Gibble and Shirley Warner. Other attendants are Marian Miller, Nancy Hoffman, Peggy Hicks, Marian Beane, Barbara Delson, and Christine Heilman. The 1951 Queen of the May, Carole Meckley, places the daisy crown on Louise Bartenslager. Marian Beane and Doris Kopp, with crown-bearer Richard Neu- mann, watch this climax of a traditional college ceremony. Get up and bar the door, de- mands frontier-wife Sal (Nancy Stuckey), of her stubborn husband, Zeke , (Paul Greiner) in one of a trio of light folk tales presented by the Sock and Buskin Club. 22