Eastern Mennonite University - Shenandoah Yearbook (Harrisonburg, VA)

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INTRODUCING... The people “So you have been a high school student at. Ev IV Gie 1) thought Halve Ge was sa college.” “Tt most certainly is, but there is a high school department incorporated into the school’s program.” “Tt must be strange to be surrounded by college students and the college atmos- phere. Don’t you feel inferior and rather left out of things?” “No, we don’t mind that at all. We feel as though we belong to the entire school program. Let me tell you about it.” “On September 5, E. M. C. was the focal point of many map routes for young folks from all parts of our Eastern States. School life had begun! “That we had come to school to study was impressed upon us as we began to register. What an enjoyable time that was! The day-student members of our student body arrived on campus that morning, and we Jearned to know them. The air was crackling with excitement and good times as we met old friends and made new ones. “Regular classes began and we rapidly got into the swing of things. That doesn’t we knew in High School. Mean it began to get monotonous. We learned to know our teachers. Let me tell you about them. High School students at E.M.C. have the privilege of having a few college instructors. This is certainly one advantage of being on a college campus. The year progressed, and we learned to know our teachers personally. Often we stayed after class to talk to them just for fun. “Our life at E.M.C. was full of pleasant experiences. In the dining hall we met new people. We rubbed elbows, literally, with everyone. Sometimes one discovered that the person beside him had come 3,000 miles to be at this table. “The informal student gatherings were a valuable experience. The “bull sessions” or “hen parties” gave us a genuine feeling of comradeship. “Our studies were also an important part of our school hfe. How we labored over some courses, and enjoyed it! This made it interesting when grade reports came out. All these rich experiences to- eether made a very good high school spirit on our Campus.” Kenneth Seitz, Jr. There were days during our High School “daze” when we lived for the 4:00 bell.