Bryan College - Commoner Yearbook (Dayton, TN)

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OLD-FASHIONED CARNIVAL Step right up, Ladies and Gentlemen! Join the fun of the 1988 Bryan College Homecoming festivities, where the halls were decorated in the spirit of an old- fashioned carnival. Dress-up days began with a trip back to the carefree days of the Fifties, when bobby socks and rolled-up blue jeans were the rage. Professors commented about how nice the students looked until someone reminded them that it was Fif- ties Day. Students with polka dot ties, brightly colored wigs, and painted faces brought in Clown Day with true carnival style. Twin Day witnessed the birth of the largest group of twins in Bryan College history as juniors donned their class sweatshirts to become a moving mass of look alikes. Some of Bryan ' s stranger creatures emerged from the woodwork to stalk the halls on Freak Day. The majority of them were found to be quite harmless. The only injuries reported that day were strained neck muscles from too many double takes and sore stomach muscles from laughing too hard. By the time alumni began rolling in on Friday, Bryan College had returned to normal, and students were sporting the traditional Red and Gold as though noth- ing at the Old Alma Mater had ever changed. Alumni gathered under the Big Top in the Grassy Bowl to catch up on the latest news and relive old memories. Mean- while, current students were preparing to make some memories of their own. Pauline Baker and Danny Campbell bop around on Fifties Day Cut yourself sfiaving this morning? Scott Pinson pre- pares for a bad day. E-il r ? clown is tiard work. Kim Haynes adds a special toucti to the Homecoming festivities. 16 Homecoming

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Kevin and Sherry Mangum sit down for a nice home-cooked meal. Titus and Cindy Freuler show how they bear each other ' s burdens. The Married Life Ever wonder what it ' s like to be married — at Bryan? Many students are envious, yet many say it is not for them — that they aren ' t ready, or that they couldn ' t flirt anymore! But what is it really like to be a married student? Many wonder when they see a couple around school who have tied the knot — is it prison or paradise — and how do you cope with your little family AND your school life? Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Mangum were married this past summer and are now one of the twenty married student couples at Bryan. Get it straight from the mouth of fresh experience: It ' s wonderful, said Mrs. Kevin Mangum, a.k.a. Sherry. She and Kevin were married July 16, 1988, and when asked if there were problems or joys — they had plenty of each. One major thing you have to overcome is adjusting to a new schedule. In the dorm I could lock out anybody when I didn ' t want to see anyone — but you can ' t do that with your wife, Kevin said with a smile. Sherry agreed that adjustment is important. You have to learn to work with each other ' s schedules. She added, I also had to work out expectations I had of myself — I wanted to be the perfect little wife. When asked about school with married life, both said ironically that they don ' t study as much, yet they make better grades. Kevin said, I ' ve heard that from other married students also. Your mind is more settled; whereas before you were caught up in all the things around you. But we miss out on a lot and have to ask ' Hey — what ' s going on on campus? ' We miss out on being with friends, and we sometimes feel isolated, said Sherry. She added, There ' s also the new things of your new life added — like washing and cooking on top of all your studying. When asked about the joys of married student life, Kevin could hardly stop talking. You have a lifetime companion to always be around. The food is better! You have more freedom — live in your own place, don ' t have a curfew — you ' re your own person. He added, It ' s nice being in BV, where you ' re around other couples going through the same things. It ' s nice to become more a part of Dayton. When you live off the hill you get to know the people, and we ' ve become more involved in church. Sherry ' s response about the joys of married life was, I could get personal, but . . . . and she laughed. It ' s just so neat how men and women are different, and in the marriage relationship it ' s beautiful, and seeing us grow as one is great. It ' s funny too, because there are things I laugh at Kevin for doing, and then I catch myself doing them. She added, It ' s amazing the love you can have for someone — and it just keeps growing. You would think it would stop sometime! It ' s great being together all the time. When asked how they handle the financial strain, Kevin says he works when he can and will be working more in the spring semester. A lot of couples at BV are struggling. I ' ve found the more I give back to the Lord, the more I don ' t have to worry about it. Our needs will be taken care of. Kevin ' s advice to anyone who plans on being a married student or who plans on getting married at all someday was this, Be sure you can say you ' re best friends, and You still have to let the other person be an individual. Sherry said, Number one is your communication has to be open. That ' s the key. You have to be sure your life is in line with the Lord, because if it ' s not, that ' s when the problems are going to come in. The married life at Bryan College — another tool successfully SHAPING SERVANTS for today ' s world. Married Lite 15

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Junior class vice president, Jamie Sanders, helps create an old-fashioned carnival with a kissing booth on Dr. Hanna ' s door. Mascot Mark Cruver gets the Bryan spirit flowing at the pep rally. Tim Helms revs up his motorcycle at the Home- coming pep rally. Student Senate transforms the Lion ' s Den into a carnival complete with ballons and barkers. Homecoming 17