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

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Russ Warren, called one of t, most promising young artists in America by Art News, stands by of his mythic paintings in . illery ' s fall exhibit. I Coach Estock maps game strategy for a young offensive line which returns nearly intact for 1982. Charlie Lovett plays the role of the entertainer as Carole Jolly relaxes against the piano during the Union ' s winter Love Boat Cruise, ' ' complete with sand, sun lamps, and a hot tub. Sports -|g4 Underclassmen 216 With a Mean Joe Green smile, football sensation Ray Sinclair recalls the highlights of the 1981 A prospective Davidson student watches the colorful commencement procession from his father ' s lap. Awards 29a Advertisements 29t lnde 30i Seniors 268 Closing 290

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ontent A Opening 1981 saw the initiation of the Davidson College Commons. After ousting A ft A Slater. Davidson boldly decided to operate their own dining service. Academics When classes get boring, Claire Abernathy, Janet Stovall, and Mark Morrison find other ways to occupy their minds. 40 Faculty, Staff, Administration A grounds crew member starts work early, rolling the tennis courts in preparation for a spring day ' s onslaught of fair weather athletes. 70 Organizations 9Q Patterson Court Visiting lecturers at Davidson often spend time in the Union ' s Conversation Pit after their talks. Here U.S. Senator Dick Clark, Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow, sits back with Mandy Barber to answer questions. Not only does the Commons provide service to over 350 freshmen, but Patterson Court waiting lists are becoming obsolete as more upperclassmer decide the Commons satisfies their itineraries and their stomachs. Preceeding Page: Senior English major Sally Campbell attends Dr Bliss ' War Literature seminar offered through the Center for Special Studies. if ' Opening

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T he Davidson Experience — The Davidson Experience: Is It Just A Figment Of the Dean of Students ' office fairly glows with it, pulsating like a fluorescent light with a pale, greenish tint. In the early morning hours it grows strong, and seeps cautiously between the door and its jambs, rears it head, and peers sharply down each end of the hall. As the coast is clear, one arm extends confidently toward the Southwest in search of Admissions. Another takes the well worn track to the sanctuary of alumni relations, glibbering all the while with excitement at the prospect of another day ' s living endowment. Meanwhile, the first arm has completed its circuit and returned to home base, leaving the admissions office newly charged and ready to face the morning ' s prospectives with cheery smiles and tales of freshman mixers. The clock on the first floor reads 7:45 — it ' s 7:50 on the second — as the alu mni branch of the D.E. returns down the hall, pausing in its journey only long enough to circle the unwary head of a student rushing early to the front row of Perkins. Collecting itself in front of the door, the Davidson Experience turns and knocks. The knob begins to turn and the door to open, revealing a figure which solidifies amidst the aether as it advances slowly toward the threshold. It is Will Terry, the Dean of Students. With a quiver of delight the Davidson Experience leaps to his breast and is held, meeping contentedly all the while. But what is this eerie scene, this thing that cavorts wildly in the hallways far beneath the chambermaids? What is this 4 Opening