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REALIZATION It ' s All Falling Into Place As soon as the freshman class descended on the formerly serene and orderly campus of Agnes Scott, it began to experience doubts and problems. Almost every one of the Scottish Highlanders was more than a little nervous about her new life here. The new room- mate, a questionable social life, more than four-hundred faces and names to connect, and mountains of aca- demic and extracurricular responsibilities piling up all contributed to that easily recognizable Freshman Look. Sporting the latest fashions, complete with wrin- kled brows and glazed eyes, the freshmen withstood countless dorm meetings, Honor Court meetings, class meetings (interrupted regularly by the Sundance Kids screaming meaningless rhymes), book discussions, and library tours. Yes, if a girl can go through all these endurance tests she can definitely make the grade at ASCI Still, doubts existed in the minds of many new stu- dents. Was this really the place to be for the next four years? Will college life be as exciting and mind-opening as Mother always told me? Can I handle all the aca- demic work plus the extra things 1 want to do? Can my roommate and 1 survive an entire year together, adjust- ing to each other ' s habits and pet peeves? For most girls, these puzzles were settled within the first two or three weeks of school, and almost everyone came to the same conclusions: the work could be handled, the Scott environment was likeable, Scotties were likeable, and college was turning out to be even better than they had expected. Yes, they were cut out to be Scotties. For the upperclassmen, the return to campus was a homecoming. It was exciting to see all the close friends from past years and to see how they had changed over the long summer. At first, it was difficult to understand their new commitments to boyfriends, or the changes in status of previous beaux, but it was a new year with old haunts to visit and familiar objects to unpack. It was time to start out all over again. Out came the comfort- ers, distinguished by the battle scars from study ses- sions and study breaks, out came the old books, marked and bent with use, and out came the old pictures and posters, once again serving as decorative master- pieces. It was funny how everything seemed to fall into place, unchanged and stable. Friends had matured or grown in some ways, yet it was surprising how easy it was to return to the normal, if somewhat erratic, colle- giate scene. Concentrating on the present problems of academic life, the upperclassman Scottie looked to the future with serious consideration. She was being led, step by step, into a vast and confusing world outside the secure cocoon that she knew so well. But, when the time came, she would be ready, and her wings would be strong enough to carry her over any weather.
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home and ASC softened our resistance to the evils of academia, and soon it became worth It all just to come back for the big reunion. Summer was a time to shape up life and body. The diets began to pay off, the tans accumulated, and, ideally, the dollars piled up, too. It was time to rest the brain, but also to key up for new fall activities. Finally, the time came to pack up and move in. We composed lists which seemed Angela Smith library. ady for a hot date in thi jxcuse. We all forced ourselves to be opti- nistic about all the aspects of Scott, even if e weren ' t! Obviously, the majority of us were com- ng back for a large part because we had ' njoyed the preceding year. We knew that this campus was active, lively, and challeng- ng. Whether or not upperclassmen were uite ready for another quarter of the nose- to-the-grindstone was the only question. It ivould be so nice if we could go to school, see friends, go to parties, attend classes, und never have to work and study. Yet, as the summer wore on, the distance between Kathleen Dunbar and friend er well-loved picnics of the early 3y one of the many, eeks of fall quarter. Christine Olde shov off her Ultra-Brite to multiply all over the house. We filled and stuffed boxes from liquor stores, the Pam- pers company, and good old U-Haul, and braced them for the journey to school. Someday we will fondly remember that shredded cardboard that greeted us on our arrival, or maybe that flat tire or tortured shoc k absorber that plagued old faithful on the road will be a sweet reminiscence. Amazingly enough, everyone did get here with her own measure of success. Leaving home may have been hard, but even for first-timers, the excitement of the trip over- came most of the reluctance or sheer terror of coming to Scott. On campus, things were really jumping. The empty buildings were once again com- ing to life with bright curtains, dust ruffles, and stuffed animals. Shouts and squeals and tremendous hugs were a mainstay of our diet that first week. For one-fourth of the school, moving in meant meeting that room- mate and Big Sister, and trying to remember where Buttrick was. It was a harrowing ex- Pam Waters and Alicia Gomez stop to pose before the long trek up the Rebekah stairs. perience, anticipating all these things, and everything seemed so importantl Slowly, for the freshmen, and for the re- turning Scotties, came the realization of heading toward a goal, of starting new rela- tionships, of work well done, and, most of all, of belonging.
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