Bryan College - Commoner Yearbook (Dayton, TN)

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+z FAR LEFT: Janice Crawlord and Loren Baughman get the same treatment from upperclassmen as other new students. UPPER: Miss Seguine and the Madrigals provide entertainment and inspiration at the President ' s Reception. LEFT: Ginny Ganzel and Mr. Archer are introduced in the receiving line. RIGHT: Upperclassmen enjoy giving the irishmen the same treatment they got as freshmen. President ' s Reception 23

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President ' s Reception Dear Mom, Dad, and kids, ¥ 1 September 2, 1973 Can ' t believe I ' m writing another letter— I guess you can tell I ' m really homesick. Boy I think I ' d give almost anything to see something familiar again. Everything here is so foreign and DIFFERENT. Well you know in my last letter I told you about all those orientation meetings. Now you wouldn ' t believe what came up this week-end—it was called the President ' Reception, The purpose of this event was to give all the new kids the op-oortunity to meet the faculty and administration. So we got all dre?sed up (i wore that formal we bought just before I left) and they paired us up with blind dates, I ' m not going to tell all the details, but believe me it was weird. And weirdest of all was what they gave me for a date, First of all he looked like a 6th grader bom premature. He had horn-rimmed glasses, buck teeth, and his head must have just been sheared for the occasion, Made me sick. M Hfei Well we had to walk down the sidewalk together while all the upperclassmen stood around and threw rice and toilet paper (the rest were back in the dorms swallowing goldfish). Then we went into the main building wher the administration and faculty were lined up. They had this little routine where you introduced yourself to the first person and he introduced you to the next and so on down the line, smiling and nodding Japanese style. After that we went into a room where they had refreshments and a musical program. That was pretty good. Then, to my relief, Mr. Anemia took me back to the dorm and I spent the rest of the evening cleaning up the room (which was a total wreck from our getting ready), I know you ' ll be glad, Mom, that I ' m keeping my room clean. Besides this, everything is going O.K. : I ' ve met a lot of new people and am rather anxious for classes to begin. Trust all is well at that end. Will write later. Lovingly, Your freshman daughter f ,, .

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Return to Fall Creek Falls In keeping with the schedule of events which charac- terize the beginning of every school year, the student body once again finds itself at the all-school picnic — held at Fall Creek Falls State Park. The morning begins with rounds of games (ring-led by Mr. Zopfi and Com- pany), after which Mr. Winkler presents a brief devotion- al. A closing prayer releases the semi-starved group to the grill area where cooks have prepared barbecued chicken and more. So with a fine meal under belt, stu- dents disperse to various activities of canoeing, swim- ming, and hiking. Afternoon rainfall, however, puts a damper on much of the action and drives the Bryan family back to its school early. 24 All-College Picnic ' i X