Gettysburg College - Spectrum Yearbook (Gettysburg, PA)

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.- . The Class of 1976 f ettysburg holds a special signifi- Vance for all Americans. While the - ettysburg Address dances on the ongues of young schoolchildren, it vokes memories of the struggle for ' country's unification in the minds f the very old. But to us, the stu- tents of Gettysburg College, it is jndicative of much more. 0 ur transformation into the Gettys- urg realm was developed through- jout the summer of '72. Mailboxes yulged with the Honor Code and FCXPanhel letters, linen service wffers, course booklets, welcoming 1 otes and bursar bill bundles. it may 1'. ave been difficult to digest so i uch at that time, but the ultimate gt. uzzle was not fully evidenced until 7'. ur arrival at the 'Burg. vaerything around us seemed to ,whirl us in activity. We hardly had enough time to take notice that our .,rooms were located in the dark, underground Pit or that a dean or :dorm counselor was so conven- .iently rooming next door. :As we were swept through registra- e.tion, we found ourselves equipped with dinks lfor those frequent rainy Q Gettysburg daysl and Pig books lfor ichoosing dates for those bright Gettysburg nights.l Our orientation leaders exposed us not only to the .; ampus environment; they also 53?,Ati.;:: ';7f:n abared helpful cues to college living. , e asked them many questions for which the answers came. However, We learned that some responses L ould only be rightfully understood through our own experience. ..s....-:-;..:... a ...'...-...;t.-. . r ... ,.,. u, - - - -.. ... .xunx.... Ihvlum li SiIu-i ll D 5, Hut 371 Ymrgar l lhl '5 nd the experiences came. One of W j ur first limelight thrusts occurred ' ion the night of the Sandbox. While ome of us performed in floors or g' roups, others went solo. But we all hared ourselves with each other. mm l.ynm- 5m... :17 Dltkmwu M:- Tums mm x 1 mm Wumsdswoahypapwuwmmmmmmmrn.w .m. .. Ulrn E Snips Ihumld C Stulu-x Muk L Stuml Gum: M Struu Lumanl F. Suprm- le llnlgi-ann ln- 2H Allvu Aw 120: Hdnnr lhl 4755 thru- Dr 7 Linmln ht. llt'thlrhrm. I'll MUM Allrulmnt. N J. 07711 hilu-v Sunni; Mil 20904 l'Iltxlnm-h I',I L'WJl K'nllmvu V Y mom Maigm-t A Sinxh 15 Suilvn ll'nx nuuN-n N I 07750

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. f s 3 5 2 . I i r. Em '-Mrv'td.'-tn'vq-v-'t'd'wquu4-u-dq-nin-aqcnwuuuiq-IMUQWWW: w ., CC..-I.... .j,ti..-....v-.,w I. W I . I, 1. 1, k, is . e. .9 . J JJSharIng was also a major trunnmg through .our'fg s govermghts at the College IA'Jst time tICked away the mo; ., . we beCame all the more aware I Gettysburg was indeed a sham expenence. And it was fight that M deid share everything but exam an r'szers, lest we crInkle the Hano J addition toilearnmg how to. sur ' ViJVe the rigors of Biology 101 an I? J those unwelcome distributiOn re qmrements, We learned how to . t-hriVe on foJuI hoJUIS sleep; OfJ course, this thebr'etiCally applie only to the freshman men and thos women Whose parents JtrJquted the I 1' Ewith aprIzed key caId. indeed, thi :Ift'm Jittle item was subject to a con-J ii Slderable amount of sharing I. When We were neIther booking nor ' j partymg, we found the time to take. advantage of other campus offer; ings: Our entertainment that year rangedfrom Muddy Waters and Les Ballet Africaihs to YJou'. re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. And, With .. every varsity Winter sport chalking 1 up a wmnmg season, athletics werer nspIratIonal and encouraging On ' the aCademic slant, our thoughts: were stirred by such speakers as hairley Chisholm, Dick Gregory and . jgf Michael Harrington. j Bythe year 's eJIJId several Jnew terms I became cammon Ieferences' Into out Jocabulary Additions included J,gilvnlghters, blue books, and home- J town home while boats and trains: Ihap he mOSt important fresh- 1 et JJaS developed In prepar-' ' rnrJegIstratIon After pain-I J-Qstakmgly deSIgnIng J-JfOImidable - ueles, we began to disCo'ver Ir,a,J.'.v.'closed Charses bounced J about our plans.