Furman University - Bonhomie Yearbook (Greenville, SC)

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I'm depressed - life just isn't worth living anymore ... my academic record is a failure... I failed psychology... I failed English... I failed chemistry... I didn ’t make an A in political science.. .my social life is empty - even the live via satellite from Berea Praise-a-thon was cancelled because storm winds blew away the revival tent.. .my only decision left in life is how to end it.. .let's see... I've already missed dinner... there aren't any spaces left in a Brewer class... I know-I could drive in downtown Greenville rush hour traffic.. .no. that would mean waiting until Monday... there's only one alternative left.. .the bell tower... 248,249,250,251, no wonder no one has ever jumped from here before ... they dropped from exhaustion before getting to the top... I'm here, finally, at last.. .on the ledge.. .I'm leaning... I'm leaning farther... who, me?... who is that down there?... no... no, thank you... yes, I'm sure... no, I really don’t have the time to work with the emotionally disturbed -goodbye... what?... who's that now?.. .oh, Miss Chiles .. .nomam.no.. .I'msorry... I really don't feel like filling out an exit lorm.. .yes mam, I'm sure.. .thankyoutoo.. .if I wait any longer there won't be enough room left to jump... goodbye world.. .I'm in the air... this is it.. .oh my God! .. .I’m at the bottom of the bell tower... either I've failed even at suicide... or... I've died and been sent to... 24 Furman Life

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Friday night - what's there to do?.. .without looking, I know there's nothing happening in Greenville.. .something happened two years ago and they're not due for another three... Let's see the television schedule: The Best of Hee Haw on CBS: Lawrence Welk salutes Lawrence Welk on ABC: Mid-Atlantic Wrestling reruns on NBC: an all night praise-a-thon on channel 16.. .great.. .if only I hadn't cut up that eventfilled Social Board calendar for coasters.. .1 guess III have to call the student center and see what’s going on.. .hello? could you tell me what activities are being provided for students tonight?.. .oh no.. .no, please, no, thank you, no. really.. .1 think we've already talked... oh. thank you, let me get a pencil.. .Conway Twitty in concert on video-tape.. .Praise-a-thon on projectavision.. .The Devil and Miss Jones as a Social Board movie.. .here? on campus?.. .really?.. .let me guess - audio visual set up hidden cameras in the passion pits? .. .oh, I see.. .the censored version.. .eight minutes and forty-three seconds.. .thanks anyway.. .goodbye.. .hello, Mom?.. .what are you and Dad doing tonight.. .oh.. .oh.. .1 see, I'm sorry - goodbye... Furman Life 23

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Furman University FOUNDED late Greenville, South Carolina 29613 Please complete the following form so that we can better evaluate the faults of Furman which contribute to the growing attrition rate. Name(last first, middle last, first middle, preceeding last at the First with titles such as first): Where can you be contacted in the next year? Clemson Carolina Bellevue Clinic How did you find Furman’s social life? exhilirating outstanding too time consuming What statement best expresses your feelings about Furman’s academics? too enjoyable too liberal too easy How do you feel about Furman's rules concerning alcohol and heterosexually involved, highly intense, passionately intimate relationships (cohabitation)? I absolutely agree with the rules I completely agree with the rules the rules are too liberal Who was your favorite administrator? John E. Johns Dr. J.E. Johns President Johns What was your favorite general education requirement? Religion II Religion II Religion II What is your main reason for leaving Furman? my parents want me to find a more expensive school the nurses diagnosed my leukemia as a cold God told me to In the space below please mention any other reasons you may have for transferring. DO NOT write on the back of this page. Furman Ufa 25