MacMurray College - Tartan / Illiwoco Yearbook (Jacksonville, IL)

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New Beginnings At MacMurray A stream of wide-eyed freshmen, the lar- gest freshman class to enter MacMurray College, arrived on campus on an ex- tremely hot August 24th. Eager S.O.S. leaders helped the new students move in, and a new year began. The following days were filled with a variety of activities — from explanations of Breadth Require- ments to the carrying out of traditions, and from buying books to reading and dis- cussing them. Sympathetic upperclass- men directed freshmen to various places on campus, and passed along tips on how to survive the first year. Returning students followed a few days later, settling into their dorms and into the college routine under the still hot August sun. There were bursts of excitement all over campus on these days as friends greeted each other after a summer apart. Moving in and getting settled, though, were fairly routine, and the veterans of college life could be seen walking around campus with an air of resigned acceptance as another year began.

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ir ir nr Frank A. Norris Hospital On September 9, 1983, MacMurray Col- lege became the new owner of Norris Hos- pital. Norris Hospital, which was first called Our Savior ' s Hospital, was founded by a group of Jacksonville doctors in 1895. The sisters of the Holy Cross were called upon to manage the institution. In 1898 the Sisters added a new wing on the west side. The Sisters further improved the in- stitution by adding a larger building in the 1920 ' s. The original building and the first addition were demolished and a new sec- tion, known as the Norris Wing, was added in 1954. The Norris Wing was named after Frank A. Norris, a well-known surgeon. MacMurray purchased Norris Hospital in 1983 because of the continued growth of the nursing program. The music and art departments have been relocated to the Norris Building because of the poor condi- tion of the Fine Arts building. The Norris building also offers more office space than the Fine Arts building, and it will be able to house more activities and programs that the other structure could not hold. MacMurray In Fall 3

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S.O.S. leaders Judy Tedrick, Andrea Zell- man, Alicia Colbert, Mary Schieler, and Cheryl Kimble, paused before beginning a new activity, opposite top. Julie Kyrouac took time out to look at the 1983 Tartan, opposite center left. Deanna Roper received some tips from S.O.S. leader Scott DeWitt, opposite cen- ter right. Freshman Megan Roberts purchased her books for first semester classes, opposite bottom left. John Bandy searched for his books among the many to be found in the bookstore, opposite bottom center. Lisa Neubauer moved in for her last year at Mac, opposite bottom right. Mary Schilling tasted tradition first hand, painting a footprint of the Michalson Mon- ster, top left. Debbie Willard kept in touch with friends at home, top right. Returning Students spotted the photogra- pher — Jon Cody, Mike Jones, Stacy Sperling, and Teresa Hornbeck, center. Troy Born read George Orwell ' s 1984, re- quired reading for the entering freshmen, bottom left. Kay Wilson and Cheryl Kimble relaxed after a tiring day as S.O.S. leaders, bottom center. New Beginnings 5