Centenary College of Louisiana - Yoncopin Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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midst of scraps of paper, scissors, glue and Letraset. After the Wednes- day night insanity comes the peace- fulness of Thursday, the little stacks of Conglomerates placed neatly around the campus, and the satis- faction of another week ' s work done. CRUMLEY Crumley Gardens stays pretty empty most of the year, except for an occasional student who wanders over to read for a while. It ' s definitely one of the nicer spots on campus, if you can drown out the roar of traffic on King ' s Highway. In springtime, Crumley is the site of great activity when half of Shreveport turns out to stroll and admire the azaleas. One of the great mysteries of Cen- tenary College is the location of the sleepy silver bayou of alma mater fame. Could it possibly be that trickle of water in Crumley Gardens gleaming among the pines? cscc The Centenary School of Church Careers experienced its first year on campus and no doubt surprised some of those upperclassman liber- als who expected to be overrun by hordes of scripture-quoting Jesus freaks. Much to the astonishment of many, the Methodist Church did not take over Centenary, and a new and interesting type of student was intro- duced to the campus. The typical CSCC student may be a charismatic fundamentalist or a doubting agnos- tic or almost anything in between. 15

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D DORM LIFE It takes at least one semester to adjust to living in the dormitory. Many never do, and spend four years thinking up devious schemes for getting around the mandatory dorm residence rules and breaking into freedom off campus. Once you ' re in the dorm, there are papers to be signed for almost every- thing you do, and suddenly it ' s everybody ' s business if you ' ve got a girl in your room or if you stay out all night. If nothing else, four years of dorm life will teach you how to cram all your worldly belongings into half of one tiny cubicle called a room, or how to put up with the dork next door who keeps his radio on KEEL all the time. Nevertheless, at a college the size of Centenary, the dormitory is cer- tainly a center of social activity, and some of the best parties of the year took place in dorm rooms across the campus. DRINKING Drinking has long been an estab- lished tradition among Centenary students, but it is not permitted on the campus itself. In the past, attempts have been made to alter the rules, but each time the iron will of the Church has blocked any mention of change. Evidently, students have gotten over their disappointments, for over the years the outcry for legal liquor has rather mysteriously died away, while students still seem to find ways to keep happy. 17