Gettysburg College - Spectrum Yearbook (Gettysburg, PA)

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S HOUSE PARTIES A l3lanl4eT oT glisTening snow welcomed ChrisTmas l-louse-ParTies. held December I2 and I3, on our campus. The weekend was Tilleol wiTh exciTing happenings. SaTurolay aTTernoon in The SUB, The IFC presenTed a jazz concerT, TeaTuring Alphonso BriTT and The Dials. Friday nighT The TraTerniTy Tormal dances were held and SaTurclay nighT's program included inTor- mal dances wiTh parTies which lasTed inTo The wee small hours. The weelc peTore all The TraTerniTies TranTic- ally began To decoraTe Their houses Tor The big weekend. UnTorTunaTely, The rain and The snow

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UNION BUILDING I iusl don'l believe ill Our Bullel cerlainly has gone modern. Such commenls buzzed lhrough The newesl and largesl' ol Ihe college buildings, Ihe Sludenl Union Building, on open- ing nighl December lirsl. This social-civic cenler ollers various recrea- lional Iacililies plus many meeling and sludy rooms and lounges, a boolcslore, posl ollice, and even a barbershop. Recrealional rooms are equipped wilh chess and card Iables, pool la- bles and shullleboard. Six lane bowling wilh aulomalic pin-sellers are a luxury Io C5-burg sludenls and iacully alilce. Anolher advance- menl is lhe colossal swimming pool wilh spec- lalor slands sealing approximalely lhree hun- dred people. For music lovers, lhere are pri- vale lislening rooms equipped wilh slereo- phonic inslrumenls and an exlensive record li- brary. Olher enjoyable lislening is Iransmilled from Ihe SUB via WWGC, Ihe campus radio slalion. Adiacenl lo Ihe snaclc shop is Ihe ballroom- audilorium which can seal 2,000 persons. De- spile Ihe inilial reluclance on Ihe parl of lhe sludenls lo having lhe old Bullel I-lole become bul a mere memory, lhey have Iouncl Ihe fI3l,l85.000 SUB wilh ils ifnnovalions and beller Iacililies a welcome replacemenl. This BuIIe+'s no hole!

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did some harm lo The decoralions, buf il cer- lainly did noi dampen The spirirs. In rhe com- pelrilion a huge, jolly Sanla Claus walked oil wiih rhe lirsr place honors for Sigma Nu whose Jrheme was l-lere Comes Sanla Claus. Thela Chi look second place wiih lheir modernislic mobile lheme ConiiguraJrion oi Chrisrmasf' Phi Gamma Della decoraled wilh San+a's Lir- Jrle l-lelpers and came in Jrhird. Brandy snilers, wine skins, braceleis, and swear-shirrs were some oi Jrhe favors Jrhar were given and which added lo The sparkle and ex- cilemenr oi a wonderful weekend. Mixed emofions displayed al +he iazz con T S 1' cl H