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

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TOP Oh, those good ol ' days of yon. As I remember, freshman year was spent in hot pursuit of the next edifice I would conquer. First there were trees. The night my hall counselor led our hall on a Fol- low the Leader excursion into the trees on Patterson Court will always stick in my mind. But my initiation to the upward struggle of college life came the day I moved in freshman year. Whoever heard of climbing an entire flight of stairs just to get to the first floor? Well, Davidson has enough stairs to satisfy even the most sadistic coach. The next step was Rich Beach, or the balcony above the first floor entrance of Richardson Dorm. What a way to woo the girls — climbing the columns to the balcony and then raiding the halls, from basement to fourth. I couldn ' t under- stand why they weren ' t impressed. But that ' s another story. I guess my most memorable experi- OF THINGS LENTZ IVEY grabs a view of the campus from CLIMBING TREES is a favorite pastime of adults above, as he studies on top of the entranceway to and students alike on campus. Sentelle Dorm. 24 FEATURES

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unnatural resources One of the great epiphanal moments at Davidson College is that when you final- ly open your bank statement and see the computer ' s blood red type: HA. HA. HA. TWO CHECKS. NO MONEY. $24, PLEASE. Suddenly it all becomes clear. You haven ' t kept a balance since the week- end your parents left freshman year, and you ' ve managed to turn your checkbook into the financial laughingstock of rural North Carolina. Bankers across America EARNING EXTRA MONEY AROUND CAMPUS, Ronnie Cox answers the phone at the Union Desk. Carol Roche types papers for students, and Vinita Pottsdamer checks out books at the library. Blakely Organbuilders off Main Street also employs sever- al students. are exchanging Xerox copies of your statement for kicks. You ' re about to be- come Fortune ' s Financial Irresponsibil- ity Poster Child for the coming year, and Sally Struthers is using your picture in her new Adopt a First-World Pauper campaign. Any way you look at it, you ' re headed for financial meltdown. Only one avenue of escape remains — after all. you ' ve already soaked your par- ents for all they ' re worth. It ' s embarrass- ing enough that they won ' t answer the phone anymore because they think it ' s you. And you ' ve already rented out all your roommate ' s records, among his oth- er possesssions. What ' s left but to get a part-time (gasp) job? Many students find work outside the college each year, so it shouldn ' t be too hard, even for you. Prostitution is out of the question — not because of the moral implications, but because you ' d starve. Ditto for any kind of manual labor. There are still a number of options available, however, and Davidson stu- dents spent a large part of the 1982-83 school year employing them, or being employed. Both the Peregrine House and Giorgio ' s once again obtained a mer- ry-go-round of student labor to wait, cook and deliver munchies to wealthier students. For those of more discriminat- ing taste, Krispy Kreme doughnuts were the top-rated campus edibles, sold and beloved by hundreds. Somebody even wheeled around a dessert cart full of original delectables, like spinach-pizza Rudding. Anything for money. If you were lucky enough to get finan- cial aid, a wide vista of interesting occu- pations opened itself to you. For action- packed, whirlwind experiences it is hard to beat the Gallery. Sometimes the tele- phone even rings. The life of a messen- ger, flitting from dorm to dorm like the FTD Florist, is certainly more than inter- esting. Embarrassing, for instance. But when you want to stay in school, you do what you can. Advice to the job-seeker: get one. It ' s difficult to persuade people to give you money. They have to think you are doing something for them, whether you actual- ly are or not. And when you finally grad- uate, if you finally graduate, you ' ll at least have some practice at convincing people they need your personal qualifi- cations, contradiction though that may be. — Mike Mason Making Money 23

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.•in e came early In spring term aftei .1 horrendous night of playing quarters In the 900 Room The derelli ts I was with (!.•( Ided in climb to the rool oi ' ham- bars, Davidson ' s Favorite off-limits hangoul Well, we made it to the top; we even caught .1 glimpse of the Chamber- maids before being frightened away by .1 friend impersonating Deputy Dawg. Mm those days are gone for good Some vicious administrator bolted the doors i the roof so well that even the most suit l« dal student couldn ' t gel to the top. (I ' ll bet it was tin 1 same person who bolted the Hi-Ik tower trap door.] Climbing remained .1 pastime during sophomore year, but my determination dwindled somewhat One dawn, a fear- earbook staffer and 1 did reach the top of the town water tower In search of the awe-inspiring Sunrise over David- sun ' photograph. I never was one for heights, though, and at 5:30 a.m. acro- phobia is nut ,1 pleasant experieni a That yeat rappelling off the K ITC towei took the pi. 11 ■• hi climbing lhambers but the tluill nl the unknown was lost In th sit 1. ii And practicing climbing down something directly misses the | it of all tins |unior year had Its thrills, howi The night some football playei reached the tip hi Bflk towei while breaking training still lingers In my mind It re- minded me of a scene in this movie about .1 huge monkey and some dumb blonde . . . Bill Bolding was not Impressed Also during junior year I climbed my firsl eat- ing house Someone had the keen Idea ol having some house members pose on the rool for tin ' group picture ( )| [.iiursi- I volunteered. Unfortunately, there was no easy u.iv to gel back down. I could see myseli stranded and being sent food- stuffs through the chimney. The David- sonian headline would read: Student Adds New Meaning to I wit Luckily then lund 1 llimbing as a sport has diminished in ai :t tins year, but sum. ... held to tradition by turn- l-flooi ledges into sunbathing ; till in-. H reports ol water- ind ( a in a while a daring fool will attempt to quer M I Chambers Vet the true art has thei time-honored tra- dition tedding down hills with Slatei tray s, pitching coal hangers on the roof of the carpentry shop that used lobe behind .. union, and starting sid fires on cold, dark nights I guess all we can hope foi to rejuvenate the sport is an incoming freshman class with a fetish for getting high .... — |im Reese DORMS PROVIDE INTERESTING ,is Cambria Mi-ltun discovers in Little nifo.1 PARENTS GET A GOOD WORKOUT at the begin- ning nfivich year moving theirchildren into David- son dorms. On Top of Things 25