Ouachita Baptist College - Ouachitonian Yearbook (Arkadelphia, AR)

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Students loaded cars, trucks and trailers with the necessities of life for i U72 ITIOVZ to school in August f..'fli 4 . . by Tanya Delamar 55 One more lrip. Misty Chann chooses which items from her trunk to carry in ntst. Students usually made as many as ten trios from the parking lot to the dorm to get all their belongings moved in. - photo by Spencer Tirey Walking closet. Among the nrst to return, Terry Jerry hauls his fall wardrobe to West Hall. One of the aisadvantages of Terry's early arrival was having to mo ve everything in by himself - photo by Spencer Nre y 1 2 ,Student life nth tudents flooded in from all areas of the state, and from other states, bringing with them relics and reminders of people and far away. Photographs, stuffed animals, band jackets and high school letterman jackets were some things seen going through dorm doors. Of course, there were also basic necessities such as refrigerators, phones, televisions, stereos and popcorn poppers which were packed in cars all over places campus. One could tell a lot about a person by the 'social equipment' he brought to school in August. The Happy Home- maker type brought needlecraft, sewing machine, pincushion and thread. She spent her spare time sewing and baking cakes in the dormitory kitchen. The Electric Appliance Enthusiast brought anything electric he could get his hands on, from a night light to a 25 color television set. It was essential to these people that electric power be consumed by some object, whether in use or not, at all times. Another group was the candidates for President's List. These individuals came complete with excess pens and Piles of stuff. Getting her things into the room was only the nrst step in moving in for Mary D0UQf7f9fV' - Dhoto by Debora Aronson IIXOVC pencils, empty notebooks waiting to be filled, typewriters and certificates from Girls' State, Boys' State or Governor's School. As important as what one brought was the method of delivery. Dad's were seen toting Gucchi luggage, milk crates, cardboard boxes or combinations of all three. These presented a whole new problem. Gucchi, while it may have served as a status symbol, left a dilemma. What did one do with it after it was emptied? Stuff it into an already over-stuffed closet? Shove it under the bed? Or haul it back downstairs to the car and let Mom and Dad carry it home? Cardboard boxes presented no such dilemmag they were simply tossed to the end of the hall. Milk crates served many useful purposes. They were used as bookshelves, nightstands and sweater drawers. No matter what was brought or how it got here, most students made the best of their home for the next nine months. X . ' . , M -3 Ti---un.,

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.tl Separation by distance didn 't mean students lost touch with friends and family by Frances King Hom verything changed. The strings to hometown activities and high school power were cut. But there was a string beneath all of the change that had been twisted and knotted in the struggle to obtain independence. It probably would never be cut. Our heart was tied to home. The first weeks of college were quite an adjustment. Many students felt the need to call home for - if nothing else - encouragement. just talking to a family member or a good friend brightened the day and made even the worst of circum- stances look promising. Christy Hildebrand said that she called home about her campus job during her first weeks as a freshman. She was willing to work but just wasn't suited for the job she had been assigned. I would call home and talk to my dad and cry to my mother, she said. Then one day I called my dad at work. I didn't want to cry but I couldn't help it. Her parents encouraged her and understood her feelings. They knew she had tried. As the weeks passed homework and campus activities occupied the stu- dents. New friends became closer. Those at home faded into the background because of the lifestyle change. The strings to high school friends were cut in many cases. ties Cheris Hassell said she rarely saw the people that went to high school with her. She stayed in touch mostly with friends from church when she went home. But no one is as close as college friends. They are the ones I really know I can talk to, Cheris said. But to others the string was never really cut from hometown friends. It was just lengthened. Stacy Simmons said that she often didn't see one of her hometown friends for several months but was just as close as always when she called en the phone. Even though distance grows be- tween friends, someone who was always there for many students was their family. Donna Hargrove went home every weekend. She said that when she went home she didn't want to do anything but relax and be with her family and boyfriend. It,s wonderful to go home and be comfortable and not have to sit in the lobby to visit, said Donna. Connie Hovis also went home every weekend to spend time with her fiance, I'd just go crazy if I couldn't see Charles on the weekends, she said. Sometimes he comes to school during the week, just to make me happylnfglk Home owoy from home. Kristi Muiienox enjoys o visit with her second fomiiy in Arkodeiohio, These substitute fomiiies were o plus when dorm ife got hectic or boring. - photo by Deborah Aronson Home ties 1 1

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