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

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The popular phrase E.T. phone home expresses something in the col- lective unconscious of all college stu- dents. Bell Telephone has it wrong; there are times when talking on the phone isn ' t the next best thing to being there. Somehow at college we realize there really is no place like home for the holi- days. But at times we find a substitute for home with the help of good friends. Halloween and trick or treating this year arrived in the usual manner. Little brothers and sisters and the neighbor- hood kids were missing, but still there were costumes and lots of big kids. A different set of brothers, the PIKAs, transformed Grey House into a Haunted House. As Thing took money at the door, someone started singing The Ad- dams Family theme song. Pre-meds dis- guised themselves as mad scientists, giv- ing those students an outlet to expose their true personalities. Thanksgiving came only weeks later. Turkey, dressing and cranberry sauce — the Commons sure knows how to cater a meal. Patterson Court cooks spent hours preparing big meals that would whet our appetities for the break; but then Thanksgiving break is never long enough. Before we knew it, we were back in classes and celebrating The Nineteen Days of Christmas at David- son. Freshmen decorated the Christmas tree in the Commons, drank apple cider and ate Christmas cookies. KA held its formal, while other houses had more ca- sual celebrations. At the campus com- munity party at the Union, elves took or- ders for Christmas gifts. Christmas tree lights decorated dorm windows and peo- ple went carolling through the library. There was the traditional Vespers Ser- vice at DCPC with candlelight and sea- sonal music, bringing the holiday spirit to the campus and community. Valentine ' s Day gave students the chance to break up the stillness of winter by sending hearts, flowers and candy to friends. Parents sent carnations to daughters, while other students received roses from admirers; of course, there were plenty of secret admirers. Another surprise came the Thursday before Easter weekend; someone in a pink bunny suit visited Dr. Hess ' eco- 28 FEATURES

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I ' lK S |i)H CMIDSI , M) DONAHOWF.R laad .i pick ' il |oll) pulll ■dvattiilfM i h - Haunted 1 1 N8 ■ ■ HAS THERE BEEN A MELTDOWN, or is this E T on campus? Even esoteric Davidson is not immune from national fads. A T THE ATO CHRISTMAS PARTY, Norman Gordon leads house members in a serious religious experience. nomics class and Dr. Abbott ' s Humes 123 class, and strolled through the halls of Chambers wishing everyone a happy Easter. In the midst of this frivolity, how- ever, the meaning of Easter was not for- gotten. While many students attended church services with their families, local churches welcomed those unable to spend Easter at home. Maybe home is not so much a place as a state of mind. At Davidson, our friends help us gain those feelings of warmth. All Dorothy had to do was close her eyes, click her heels together three times and whisper, There ' s no place like home; all we have to do is open our eyes to our friends around us. — Kathy Gratto Holidays away from home