Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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Pete ' s or Rinaldi ' s, it didn ' t matter what you called it, there was always company and mouthwatering spaghetti to be found there. orclu ' slia luis licjj,iin to play after a sliurt iiiter- missioii. The lights from the decorated Christmas tree sliiiic on the liillovviiig skirts of the formal dresses. The net is slightly crumpled on the dresses of the girls who came in crowded cars. On eacii tahle there is a spray of holly and two rod candles. Someone lilts a candle to light a cigarette. Despite the chilly weather, people are dancing on the ter- race. The orchestra begins to play a mamho. Most of the dancers retire hut a few slay on the floor to dance to the Latin heat. The band strikes an impressive chord. Santa Clans will present favors to the ladies. A not-too- well disguised fraternity president bounces in carrying a laundry bag. He gives each lady a celophane box. Engraved on the lop are the fra- ternity letters and the date of the Christmas dance. Inside the box is a red and white shortie pajama set with Greek letters stitched on a pocket. . . . It is 10 o ' clock in the morning, but the sky is voice rises above the noise. According to the clock behind the counter it ' s 5 p.m. The door swings open and more Duke students enter the restaurant. They brush by a man who is buying cigarettes from the vending machine. Someone drops a nickel in the juke box and plays Hearts of Stone. Cigarette smoke curls above the booths. Sorry, no pizza luitil seven this evening, an- swers a waiter whom we recognize as an SAE. He waits patiently for his tal)Ie to order. A newsboy threads his way from booth to booth. At the coun- ter several people read papers while tliey eat their dinners. The cash register rings continually. A boy hands the cashier his money. Come again, she smiles as she slides his check on the spike with the other checks. He walks outside and the cold air stings his cheeks. Noting absently that cars are still parked at Bailey ' s, he reaches into his pocket for a cigarette. With his hand cupped around the flame of the match, he lights it. Then he starts to walk. . . . She glances at her watch. It is 9:30 p.m. The Fraternity fad this year — nightshirts for favors at the big dances — not too warm, but very attractive, as Shirley Held shows us.

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This yeor, as every year, found the dust-covered books under hasty perusal as hour quizzes and final exams came painfully closer. sits before an open texll)ook. From tiiiic to titnc he underlines an important sentence. The brilliant bhie of the ink tontrasts with the (lull black and white ol the page. He lifts his eyes momentarily as lie swallows from a cii|i of instant coifee. The taste is bitter. His cncs burn Irom llic strain ol study. The lacts in his head lorm a conluscd jiim- l)lr. He tilts hack in llic chair and rests the book on lus lap. in the next room he can hear the shulile oi cartls. An occasional burst of laiij;hter penetrates the walls. Down tlic hall someone is plaxin a ladio at top volume. Mis eyes scan the patics liiit his mind is not on the material, lie lliinks alioiil to- moi ' i ' ows exam and leels a Irani le M ' ns ' ol ncccs- sitv. . . . ihe lian(b on the lihrars iloek point to . ' p.m. We sit in an iinlieaiabl haiil straijihl-liacked chair observing; the acti it in die room. Thi-ouj;h the window a s|)rinj; breeze is blowing. It circu- lates drowsily. Iidling peo|)le to sleep. Several students who ha e already succumbed to the temp- tation pillow their heads on b)lded arms. The books from which they were studying lie open, the leaves lulfled by the yvind. A chair scrapes across the floor. The noise is shaij) and un] leasant. Eyes turn as the door opens and a well known student couple enters. This atternoon theie are several couples studying to- gether — probably because it ' s Saturday and study- ing must be gotten out of the way before evening. Some clasp hands across the table. Others study diligently, raising tlieir eyes from time to time to look at each other. Someone sneezes and the soinid has the impact of a firecracker. One Duke man starts up (piickly from his sluml)er. He yawns, stretches, then rises to get a drink of water from the outside foun- tain Two spaghetti with meat sauce! The waiter ' s You had to reserve a scat if you wanted to study in the library; it became the most popular ploce on campus, especially during exams. 12

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