Longwood College - Virginian Yearbook (Farmville, VA)

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The Virginian 1980 — 1981 Longwood College Farmville, Virginia 23901 Volume LXXX

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A Table of Contents Opening 1 Sports 10 Faces 48 Student Life ' .:ix 124 Organizations asBS 158 Faculty |HE 204 Closing - B 242 sr4

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College is more than an institution of higher education in the liberal arts and professional fields. College is a learning center. Not only are we taught English, math, and science by the professors who make up the teaching staff, but we are taught about life through experience. Experience is sometimes a hard teacher, she gives the test first and the lesson afterwards. We learn about human nature, and of course academic subjects but most important of all we learn about ourselves. This is a never ending task because we as people are forever changing. Each facet of college is important to the development of a well rounded person. Academics is the main goal of a college but book knowledge is worth far more when coupled with practical experience. Sports, special interest organizations, and social events are a variety of modified classrooms. It is just as important to decide what to become involved in as it is to become involved. The dining hall, mailroom, ball field or court, parking lot and even Lankford mall provide a place for the lessons life has to offer. Dorm life is just one aspect of college that requires learning to adjust to sharing our private lives with another person. Many times this person is a complete stranger and sometimes it is someone who we thought we knew but in time we find out differently. The classroom experience demands a desire to learn and effort on the part of the individual and the indispensable element of self-disdpline. Things such as sharing — rooms, mailboxes, showers, etc. , waiting in line (something no one can escape) and those infamous out of order signs that appear on everything from the washer and dryer to the pinball machines, are part of our daily lives. All of these situations and circumstances we face should not be viewed as problems or obstacles but rather as opportunities for growth. Some of these things that can happen do not require solutions or even analyzation but are best passed off with a grin. Those who will be graduating and going out into the world may realize that college is just another stage in the series of hellos and goodbyes, of new faces and old friends, of anticipation and memories that make up life. College is a time to develop our minds, our character and ability to succeed as people. It is a time of pursuit of knowledge and of happiness. College is a time of redirection — we may not know for sure where we are going or where we will end up but we are surely on our way. two