Franklin College - Almanack Yearbook (Franklin, IN)

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The end of the week brought the rain, but that didn ' t dampen people ' s spirit. LEFT: It was a chilly departure from the shores of Sugar Creek. The SAE ' s and DZ ' s were the raft race winners. BELOW. Mike Deffner rests before the downpour which cancelled the rope pull and picnic. ABOVE: Vickie Kirby and several other students enjoyed the teeter-totters. RIGHT: A May Sing tradition was revived with the Daisy Chain The women were chosen from their respective sororities and independent groups for the leadership they had given. Lu Young and Nancy Glover were two of the 1 Greek and Independent women on the Chain. Greek Week 23

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Greek Week Action Rain-Shortened Squeezed between the books and May Sing practices, Greek Week added yet another dimension to Greek and campus lite. From Monday ' s relay races to Sunday ' s May Sing, competition and good fun reigned. There were the usual tricycle malfunctions, colds from apple bobbing, dramatic Softball catches, and the beautifying of the campus. But added to all this was the constant threat of rain which eventually cancelled the picnic and rope pull. Delta Zeta and Lambda Chi Alpha claimed first places in May Sing. Nancy Glover, Ken Inskeep, and Jim Price were chosen as Outstanding Greeks, DZ Ellen Richert was May Sing Queen. Saturday morning was campus clean-up time. Elizabeth McDonald, ABOVE, and B. B. Schmid police the tennis court area. Tom Robertson and Mike Rosenfeld, RIGHT, give the sign a coat of varnish. 22 Greek Week

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128 Students Become §S|f Franklin Alumni May 26th For the 1 45th time, Franklin College conducted its Baccalaureate and Commencement exercises. Franklin alumnus Dr. J. Ralph Beaty spoke at Baccalaureate service where he challenged students to seek the third choice in their lives. Dr. I. George Blake led the dedication of the Robert Homer Kent memorial Chapel window. The Gathering also sang in the service. Dan LeClerc, representing the Class of 1979, reminded people not to forget the past. LeClerc also read a special congratulatory letter from President Jimmy Carter. Bachelor ' s degrees and Academic Honors were given to the 1 1 8 Spring graduates; 1 students received their degrees December 1 0. Honorary degrees were awarded to the Rev. Dr. J. Ralph Beaty, Thomas W. Braden, and Commencement speaker George Doup. Dr. George V. Launey was awarded the Roger D. Branigin Excellence in Teaching Award. 4w si ABOVE: Dr. George V. Launey was awarded the Roger D. Branigin Excellence In Teaching Award at Graduation. ABOVE: At the request of Senior class representative Dan LeClerc, President Jimmy Carter sent his words of encouragement to the graduates. TOP: The Third Choice was the topic Baccalaureate speaker Dr. J. Ralph Beaty. ABOVE: George Doup was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Law Degree. Doup was also the Commencement speaker. 24 Commencement