Manchester College - Aurora Yearbook (North Manchester, IN)

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This sunshiny day is perfect for the annual picnic lunch of ho! dogs and potato chips. Vegetable printing during the games and crafts session is a big hit with little brothers and sisters. Student Life Events Adapt To The Changing Times Throughout the history of Marichester College, student life activities have taken many shapes and forms. Changes have been made continuously. In the early years of MC, special events and activities had a much higher student participation rate than recent years. Apparently, this was because no one had auto- mobiles and it took many years before enough cars were around to draw students away from campus. Freshman Initiation Day used to be a big event where all soph- omores thought up ways to em- barrass the freshmen when initi- ating them into college. Camp Mack Day was developed in the ' 40 ' s to take its place. This was definitely an all campus event. A train on the Big 4 Railroad in town was rented for the day to take the entire student body to Camp Mack, where everyone walked over a mile to reach the place for the day ' s events. Their activity changed greatly when the majority of students got cars and decided not to take advan- tage of the day. Other events, such as May Day Week, also changed with the advent of the automobile. Up until the late 1960 ' s, May Day Week included float building by all classes and organizations, a big parade, a May Queen and her court, and a very well attend- ed May Day Play. In recent years, however, off-campus events and cars have taken away from the current activities. Another change has been from the spooning bench to the passion pit. Carver Hill has been known for its passion pit in recent years. This semi- secluded part of the lobby offers a meeting place for couples after visitation hours are over. In the ' 20 ' s, the spooning bench, shown in the picture at the right, was located in front of the Ad building and provided an inti- mate spot for couples. Some more recent changes in- clude an improved movie sched- ule, with many high-rated mov- ies, such as Ghandi and Flashdance. Also, the closing of Calvin Ulrey prompted the development of the Living Learning Organization ' s partici- pation in sponsoring campus ac- tivities. All of these changes, along with others in process, have worked to keep the student life active at Manchester. Brother-Sister Weekend 23

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In a purple and silver decorated cafeteria, Brother Sister Weekend began with a kick- off dinner on Friday, April 6. Students kept their guests busy playing ping pong and video games and touring the campus. Other activities on Friday featured Michelle Wy- song and Mary Boudreau in the Cellar and Clay Bowman as a d.j. at a dance. A bright, sunshiny Saturday set the mood for the picnic lunch, which was out- side for the first time in several years. Oth- er outdoor events were a women ' s Softball game, a women ' s track meet, and games and crafts behind the Union. The Dark Crystal was shown both in the afternoon and evening, drawing many to see it. Din- ner with films and cartoons was followed by bowling, an Open Union, and an Oaks Special. Another dance, with alumni d.j. Bill Jones, brought the evening to a close. Sunday ' s events included Sunday Cele- bration, swimming, an open gym, and a choral concert. A women ' s track meet provides an opportunity for John Kastner and his little friend, Jennifer Harmon, to enjoy the spring weather together. A large crowd of students and guests, including Sandy Maxwell and her nephew Jason, attend the night in the Cellar. Singing I ' m So Glad We Had This Time Together, Brian Harley, Jill Biehl, Llla Hammer, George Bou- dreau, Mary Boudreau, and Michelle Wysong enter- tain their audience during the Friday Night in the Cellar.

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A spinoff of the popular movie and soundtrack, Footloose, was used as a ba- sis for the May Day theme. Races, dances, play performances and movies are part of the celebration of the last special event week of the year. For competi- tion, students entered the trike race, bed race, bike race, canoe race, and three-mile run. Dances held on Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday nights let students cut loose. The street dance, which was held in the Union instead of the parking lot as scheduled, broke the regular weekday routine when WMEE d.j. Tony Richards cranked tunes off the turn-table. Friday ' s dance was also a d.j. dance, while Saturday ' s semi-formal dance featured the band Prime Time. The play Antigone and the movie The World According to Garp played simulta- neously on the weekend. For a change of pace, the mid-week movie, The Graduate, was shown outside on the west side of PERC. Topping the week ' s events, the AA- FRO House sponsored a barbeque on Sun- day evening. Paddling backward away from shore, Lorraine Atwater, Amy Gall, Laura Robinson, and Brenda McNelly participate in the canoe race. During a spoof on videos at Diana Willeman ' s night in the Cellar, Trina Chapman becomes the lead singer of Van Halen and demonstrates how to Jump. At the end of Antigone, Creon (Jim Hess) asks his page what is on th day ' s agenda.