Agnes Scott College - Silhouette Yearbook (Decatur, GA)

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Life-Styles What ' s life like in an ASC dorm? It ' s like being a member of the big- gest, craziest, single-sex family you can imagine — thirty sisters to put up with, to laugh with and cry with. It ' s a way to learn and a way to grow — together. Moving in brings mixed emotions for us. For the returning students it ' s that sinking feeling that another year is about to begin. For freshmen, it ' s the anticipation of college life and all its glamour. Boxes, furniture, sheets and towels, extra books, pictures, posters, plants, and favorite stuffed animals. Young men from all over show up to help in hopes of meeting some new girls. Slowly but surely we all get squared away. Moving in also means finally meet- ing that mystery roommate and find- ing out what those trunk tags really mean. Or discovering how low your number really was! Adjusting to living with a room- mate is tough. If our side of the room is a shambles it means we are merely pressed for time, BUT, let anyone else ' s clothes hit the floor and they ' ve earned the label, slob! (At least until Sunday when we rise to the occasion and clean up for our male visitors.) We also endure community bath- rooms (Please yell FLUSH for those taking showers!) and our dear friends who steal our towels leaving us nude and annoyed after a bath. And if that ' s not bad enough, then how does being stuck in a 1910 elevator strike you? Or being serenaded at 3:00 A.M. by the Radiator Concer- to only to awaken to the sounds of the Demsey Dumpster being re- lieved of its load. And no one needs a watch or a clock since the trains go rolling by on the hour every hour — or so it seems! But there ' s one part of dorm life that we have all come to love — our maids. It ' s nice to know that there ' s someone around who takes the time to make our lives a little easier. And what a nice surprise to come in from a rough day to find that the bed has been made!

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There ' s nothing like the Sunday night meal in the dining hall to make us truly appreciate the dorm kitch- ens! Day or night, you can smell brownies, cakes, cookies, or occa- sionally, a real meal complete with meat in the oven. And if the stove ' s not on, you can be sure that some- one is raiding the refrigerator. Only the most studious Scottie can resist pulling her nose out of a book and joining a popcorn party where thirty minute study breaks last at least two hours — especially if the movie is good and or stars Paul Newman or Robert Redford! Movies are not the only shows that keep us glued to the tube, however. Where else could we look to find situations more tragic than ours? Soap operas, of course! (Should Jill marry John if his wife Joan will give him a divorce, or Jack, who ' s the father of her child, though she doesn ' t love him, or Jerry, who she really loves but wouldn ' t marry her if he knew the baby wasn ' t his? Personally, I think she should stay with her husband Bill!) There ' s absolutely no way to get out of it — the wash has to be done at least once a month. And even then it may be 3:00 A.M. before you can find an empty washer or dryer. And thank goodness for permanent press — who has time to iron, much less sew on a button or make a dress! Even though the library closes at 10:30 P.M., that doesn ' t mean we can close our books for the night. Some do manage to get eight hours of sleep but most of us see the sun come up at least twice a quarter from the most obscure little study niches we can find.