Millersville University - Touchstone Yearbook (Millersville, PA)

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Waiting in the fast food line. diners pass the time before lunch reading the mail of the day. Students living on the new side of campus received their mail in boxes downstairs in Gordinier Dining Hall. —Photo by Mcrin Studios, Inc. J Finding that she is one of the lucky ones on this particular day. Terry Myers examines her collection of letters, bulletins, and junk mail.—Photo by Mcrin Studios. Inc. Some on-campus correspondence proves to be an engrossing matter for Ralph Reichert and Kim Miller — Photo by Mcrin Studios. Inc Mall 19

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More than money from Mom, even neater than Newsweek, mail was an m Afternoon Delight It is Monday morning, 11 a.m. Many students gather outside of their mailboxes waiting in anticipation for an envelope to pop into their box. One student runs into the lobby and quickly dials her combination: when she sees there is no mail, she then proceeds to slam the door in frustration. Does this sound familiar? Mail seems to be of major importance to college students. Some people eagerly await the mail's arrival everyday. Sophomore Kelley Byrnes was the mail distributor in Lyle Hall, and she saw people waiting for it everyday. Her job was to put mail in the mailboxes and hopefully make everybody happy. Through the windows of the mailboxes she saw groups of people waiting for her to finish: all eyes were tur ned toward their own mailbox. Byrnes felt some pressure while doing her job because she knew that everyone hoped to get something, and she did not like to disappoint anyone. According to Byrnes, Tuesday seems to be a heavy day for mail, because the mail from the weekend catches up. There was also a definite in- With an expression of delight. Judy Vath reads a letter from a friend. For many students, mail was the main connection with family and friends from ofar.—Photo by Merirx Studios. Inc. No one saw more mall than Larry Rankin, postal clerk at Gordinier Here he sorts out departmental correspondence.—Photo by Mtrin Studios. Inc crease in mail during holidays or special occasions. Numerous items came through the mail in addition to letters. Some students sent their film away in mailers and a week later their pictures came back. Newspapers also came through the mail to keep students in touch with what was going on in their hometown, and a few lucky people even received packages through the mail. These usually came on birthdays or near Christmas. or else they were just “care packages from home. When it came to mail, freshman Bonnie Welden was a very popular person: she received an average of three letters each day. Her record amount of letters was seven, and that happened two days in a row. She got so much mail because she wrote many letters. She said. Writing letters keeps my friendships alive.” One interesting idea that Welden had was to send postcards instead of letters. This was an effective plan when she just had a little to say. and it also saved her money on stamps and envelopes. Welden had worked as a counselor at a camp during the summer, and she received many cute letters from her little campers. Welden believed that letters are a connection to those people I love and cannot see. She looked forward to going to the mailbox each day and found herself upset and disappointed when she did not get any mail. Some people rarely got mail at all. Students who lived near campus sometimes got phone calls as a compensation for letters. It was easier for their parents to pick up the phone and make a call than to take the time to write a letter. Another disappointment was when one received a letter or magazine and found out that it was not really his own mail, but belonged to someone else. Everyone enjoyed ripping open the envelope of a letter from a friend or relative to find out what was happening in his life. Mail was an important part of the life of a resident college student, because it was a link to their home and to thicr friends. Laura Reece 18 Mail

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As Linda Crabb watches over his shoulder. Rueben Hoggard displays his skill ot one of the exciting video games In the Student Memorial Center gallery.—Photo by Mike Mlngey.