University of Mississippi - Ole Miss Yearbook (Oxford, MS)

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DATING Before the weekend, many students who aren ' t dropped or pinned resort to blind dates. Questions asked about the potential date are answered with he ' s got a great personality and all the girls in the dorm just love her! If they accept, both parties cross their fingers in hopes that their weekend will not be wasted with a total nerd. DEAD DAY During the week of exams, there are scheduled breaks days on which no tests are taken. These dead days are supposed to give the student a full day of studying with no interruptions. In reality, most students are too dead from the previous night of party- ing and end up just sleeping late. ELEVATORS In most of the newer dorms and build- ings on campus, the student found modern convenience known as the elevator. Upon entering the vertically mov- ing cubicle, the average person immediately looked up toward the lighted floor numbers for fear of having to talk to his fellow Ole Miss students or teachers. Even at Ole Miss, where everybody speaks, big city habits were creeping in. EXAMS Finals were the most dreaded time of the year. Students found that their last test in a course could count as much as fifty to one-hundred percent of their final grade. The purpose of the exam (supposedly) was to determine their understanding of the material. Unfortu- nately, most Ole Miss students discovered that they sim- ply did not understand it. Colonels Code 25

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CONFEDERATE FLAG -- Dating back to the Civil War, the Confederate flag now serves as a symbol of Ole Miss and its heritage. The flag continues to remind us of the great Southerners who attended Ole Miss and pushes us to attain similar distinctive achievements. CALENDAR -- Each student planned his calendar around his own special interests. The sports fan kept games marked months in advance. The movie freak had the Film Series schedule posted on his wall. The politi- cian plotted fall and spring elections on his calendar. And the face man or woman marked dates for formals and parties. The well-rounded student who tried to participate in all activities and events was so involved in everything that he usually arrived late for the next occasion on his list. I Colonel ' s Code

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FOURCADE In 1978, an Ole Miss tradition returned to campus the great quarterback. Although only a fresh- man, John Fourcade inspired the crowds in attendance at Rebel games to heights of enthusiasm not seen since the days of Archie Manning. Alumni and students alike when referring to Fourcade were heard to use an old Mis- sissippi State line just wait until next year! FRESHMAN Ole Miss freshmen are easy to spot, hold- ing a campus map in one hand and registration instruc- tions in the other, as they make their way from their dorm across to the Lyceum or one of their classes. Rush pack- ets during the first week of school also distinguish the new arrivals. Female frosh, seeking a date to the first football game, speak to every guy they see. Male new- comers are the same way about girls. But, then again, this can be said of most upperclassmen, too! 26 Colonel ' s Code