Chatham College - Cornerstone Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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i - ' nirl for that never-ending stream of missing library books . . . continued frustration as physical edu- cation continued to be figured into one ' s cumula- tive average . . . continued refinement of that au- tomated miracle — registration by computer . . . the curious mixture of feelings upon arriving in September, slightly different but again curiously mixed feelings on that last day in May — and the difference in these feelings for a freshman, and for a senior . . . the grim tenseness of study week and finals . . . finally a Parents ' Weekend and it was worth waiting for a year — hopefully there won ' t be any further schedule mix-ups that will necessitate it being cancelled again ... the delight with which Once Upon a Mattress was received by the audience and the scintillating zest with which it was put on by the cast . . . participation between Chatham and Alabama ' s Tuskegee Insti- tute in a student-exchange program . . . choir trips and bus break-downs and What do you mean you forgot your black dress and pearls? . . . plans for renovating Buhl resulted in shortened semesters, a shortened spring break, and feelings that time was passing even more quickly than usual . . . caroling at Christmas-time, ending with cocoa and doughnuts at the Eddys ' ... Mr. Eddy ' s Hum- bug button . . . the pitfalls of computerized ro- mance as evidenced by Operation Match and the edgy embarrassment of getting the names of two other Chatham girls and your roommate . . . that disturbing feeling of nakedness for those first few hours after dedinking . . . perpetual thought and frenetic activity going, as always, into lining up that summer job . . . exam schedules made their usual late appearances . . . inevitably, when pack- ing for vacations, books were the first items to go into suitcases, followed by more books and then by more books . . . airlines announced their half- fare student rate plans and the number of hours Chatham girls spent in airports soared . . . trans- fers both to and from ... the grim battles waged with those infallible tapes in language labs . . . streetcars continued to rattle past Pelletreau on their way downtown . . . Do you know? — that

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either no snow or too much . . . bridge games on Woodland sun porch — before lunch, after lunch, before dinner, after dinner, ad infinitum . . . mix- ers — bane or boon of any college girl ' s life, de- pending on whom she met, didn ' t meet, or both . . . the soaring joy of having something in your mailbox and the crashing despair when it turns out to be inter-school . . . orientation and the crush of attendant feelings it generates for the freshman — hectic activity, too much together- ness, too much aloneness, and finally the con- tented middle ground of familiarity . . . hurried cups of morning coffee in the snack bar and lei- surely ones in the afternoon while chatting with friends — professors and students . . . psych ma- jors continually spiriting people away to serve as subjects — Honest, it will just take a few min- utes! . . . the new station wagon for student use in community service projects . . . opinion board ' s innovation and some of the spirited dialogues car- ried on in it . . . the excitement and happiness generated by each pinning and engagement and the silence surrounding the broken ones . . . senior key dorms were finally approved and excitement reigns regarding their trial innovation next year . . . Honor Board and the Honor Code — what they stand for, what they are based on, do they work — these questions continued to be subjected to close scrutiny . . . student voting participation in all- school elections improved while the number of people willing to accept responsibility, give up time, and run for such offices declined . . . the academic freedom issue was a compelling one for perhaps five or ten per cent of Chatham stu- dents — it is true this was the year of Berkeley but Berkeley and Chatham are eons apart . . . the off- campus scholarship job program went into its sec- ond year and provided rewarding experiences for some students, frustration for others . . . amidst the even heavier than usual pre-vacation crush of work, Christmas parties for faculty children, for the Kingsley House children turned some of the cynics back into humans, at least momentarily . . . quick naps on the quad . . . never-ending searches

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pastime which is the special preserve of the col- lege student was played enthusiastically whenever an opportunity presented itself . . . the momentary panic and frustration present upon stepping into the shower, thoroughly lathering your hair, and then hearing the undeniable gonging of the fire alarm . . . Rent-a-cop was always around to pro- tect us . . . motor scooters caught on in a big way and Chatham girls leaped aboard, usually as riders . . . the anxious feelings generated in rat lab when you become convinced that your rat was mentally retarded and would never learn to depress the lever ... as did everyone and everything, Murray Hill steps became a year older, only they showed it more . . . the cacophonous riot of colors and patterns that passed redecoration in the private dining rooms . . . participating in the telephone hook-up on Vietnam sponsored by Yale and find- ing one ' s private thoughts wondering about how many friends would be directly involved there . . . Gateway ' s house-father . . . the large number of students that attended Dr. Alan Guttmacher ' s lec- tures on sex and the attentiveness with which they were received . . . pretty much the same old crowd continued to show up every Friday for Mr. Eddy ' s roundtable discussions ... if only the weather had cooperated. Activities Fair might have been more of a success but it didn ' t — it rained . . . people in Mellon and Dilworth watched the changing sea- sons reflected in Mellon Pond — winter is ice- skating for the children and fast footwork for the dogs; spring and fall the fraternity crowd takes over . . . tennis courts received their usual work- out from faculty and students alike and the faculty proved they could still move . . . buying books at the start of each new semester aroused interest and trepidation regarding courses, also depleted checkbooks . . . some of the big and little sisters clicked — some didn ' t . . . pleasure, pride, excite- ment, disappointment — Mortar Board and Phi Beta Kappa tappings evoked all of these at the formal spring induction . . . any hour of the day or night, chances were that there was a radio or a typewriter going in several otherwise intensely