Davidson College - Quips and Cranks Yearbook (Davidson, NC)

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o ne hundred three gallons of ice cream. That ' s 2,575 scoops, give or take a few, enough scoops to span almost two football fields (178.81 yards of scoops). Stack them up, and the Washington Monument would win but only by about ten feet (536.43 feet of scoops). Even Evel Knievel couldn ' t jump all that ice cream (2,575 scoops equals 67 bus widths), but Davidson students, in an average week, make short work of that 103 gallons of ice cream. To satisfy this considerable craving, students flock to area eateries. Murray Fleming, of the M M Soda Shop, estimates that Davidson students consume 90 percent of the 30 to 50

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(P K P : IF .. mmkjj 1 And what is this philosophy? Perhaps it is here, in a philosophy shared to some extent by all members of the Davidson community, that the Davidson Experience lies. Into any community, no matter how small, differences of opinion invariably enter. Catering to all the needs of even one individual becomes impossible. On the one hand, Dan Harkins enjoys the i. H o |m m ' fact that at Davidson they expect you to be more responsible, but in the same breath laments the fact that sometimes they treat us like little kids. Comments Dean Terry, I think a lot of agony goes on around here. Perhaps Melis Nicolaides ' approach strikes a viable note. It ' s easy for someone to hate Davidson. It ' s up to you to like it. H Davidson College enjoys a constant cycle of renovation. The Martin Science building (opposite) received a facelift in 1979. Once destroyed by fire. Chambers now affords a view (top) which in dry weather includes traces of the original foundations. DC PC (above left) has undergone little change, but this year saw an entirely new location for Bailey (above right) and Richards Houses. Exist? Opening 7

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gallons of ice cream he sells each week, mostly in the form of milkshakes. And at the Buttery and Beanery, students satisfy their cravings in the form of over 200 cones, 125 milkshakes, and 50 ice cream sundaes every week. Ice cream opportunities also abound on campus. The Union Cafe sells about 24 gallons a week, and the Commons serves it up free several times each month. Patterson Court also provides its share of the frozen delight. Ice Cream Socials , open to the entire campus, are favorite traditions at both Emanon and ATO. At ATO, however, nuts, cherries, hot fudge, and whipped cream are considered mild fare; rumor has it that bird seed, bacon bits, and even half-frozen beef stew have appeared as toppings as part of their socials. There is no accounting for tastes, it seems. No matter what the flavor or combination, Davidson students do like their ice cream. Senior Richard Strader thinks ice cream relaxes a person because you can ' t eat it fast or else you get a headache. Lanny Smith, a freshman, went more for a gut response. I eat ice cream ' cause I ' m a pig. ■ From the topping grasped by Union leader Shaw Smith (opposite page left) to the final product held by Dennard Lindsey (middle page top), we try to satisfy our needs for ice cream. Freshmen Tony Holt and Rebecca Bates (middle left and right) are almost there. Finally Greg Thompson succeeds as he licks his chocolaty finger while Todd Thompson gets ready for that first taste of a sundae made by Ann Parker (below).