Hampden Sydney College - Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Hampden Sydney, VA)

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l 985 KALEIDOSCOPE Coeducation at Hampden-Sydney Dr. Heinemann Examines the Issue 'Men of Dartmouth, set a watch, lest the old traditions fail! Stand as brother stands by brother! Dare a deed for the old Mother! So the second verse of my college's alma mater, reflecting a two-centuries old commitment to male segrega- tion. So much for old traditions! Alumni gagged and wept over the conversion to coed- ucation, convinced that some- thing very dear had been lost-a special bond between students and college that many believed was created by the absence of females. ln actuality, that bond was the product of a shared experience-the place, the education, the friendships- something which had very lit- tle to do with sexual segrega- tion and which remains vital today. Dartmouth has not languishedg nor have any of the prestigious institutions of the land which made the change over the past fifteen years. Now in 1985 Hampden- Sydney and Wabash remain the only non-military, non- sectarian colleges to cling to all-maleness. Why? What is peculiar about them that they would rather fight than switch? Defenders of single sex institutions usually men- tion the importance of tradi- tion and uniqueness, the availability of an alternative, the distractions of coeduca- tion, a more relaxed atmos- phere fa euphemism for the right to be slovenlyj, and male camaraderie-all of which may have merit but none of which addresses the essential purposes of educa- tion-personal growth and pre- paration for life. Tradition, no matter how old, is good only as long as it serves the present and enhances the educational process. Similarly, options are desirable if they serve a pur- Dr. Heinemann pose, but single sex institu- tions satisfy no special educa- tional function funless one is preparing for the priesthoodj and they inhibit the socializa- tion process. What is the logic behind educating men and women separately? Once that was considered the social and educational norm because of the supposed inferiority of the weaker sexy most of America's institutions of higher learning adhered to that belief. That is no longer the case. The role of women in our society has changed dramatically, and most col- leges have recognized this fact. This was not change for the sake of change. It was an acknowledgement of a major revolution having taken place in social mores and sexual relationships, something which Hampden-Sydney has refused to accept. Today, the exclusivity of the all-male school implies to the world and to its own students that women are not good enough for the intellectual life, a blat- antly bigoted position. There is no social, pedagogical, or logical reason for continuing this discrimination, while, on the other hand, there is every reason to argue that coeduca- tion provides a superior cli- mate in which to prepare young people for the world beyond ivied walls. Women add a different dimension to college life. Through the roles they fill, the treatment they receive, and their femininity, they have a different experience, a different perspective that men need to be aware of and understanding of, an aware- ness that cannot fully develop when women are excluded from academic pursuits and contacted only in social set-

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OPENING A Recipes Exactly What Do Hamsters Drink? From the kitchen of Mrs. Graves H. Thompson Thirtyffive years ago everyone on the campus served coffee punch. Since my husband was not a coffee drinker I asked, lf coffee punch is so good, why wouldn't chocolate punch be better? So I devised the following recipe: Ingredients 92 gallon chocolate ice cream 1 can Hershey's ' chocolate syrup Whole milk Ginger ale Procedure Place W gallon chocolate ice cream in a glass gallon jar Pour in I can Hershey's ' chocolate syrup Fill the jar with milk Let stand in the ice box 8f1O hours At sewing time, put W gallon of vanilla ice cream in punch bowl and pour the mixture over this. The ice cream serves to keep the punch cool in the same way an ice ring cools fruit punch. Add 1 pint ginger ale to each gallon of punch. Yield for one gallon: 20 cups. CI usually make three or four gallons for Eta Sigma Phi functions and at least six for larger student groupsj As you add additional gallons, continue to add the ginger ale. P 4: 5 -5 1' - Leigh' I - au' D L Vl g 'e c VT NQQD Caution: No substitutes should be used. Use whole milk rather than lowffat, regular ice cream rather than ice milk, l-Iershey's f syrup rather than any iainitation, and a good brand of ginger e. From the kitchen of Mrs. Lewis H. Drew Reese'sM Peanut Butter Cookies Grease tiny muffin tins. Slice a roll of peanut butter refrigerator cookie dough into W' slices. Cut each slice into quarters and put I piece into each muffin cup fno need to shape or pressj. Bake according to package directions. As soon as you remove them from the oven, press a Reese'sm Peanut Butter Cup fbite sizel into each cookie. Let cool before remov- ing from pan but don't wait too long. Forgotten Cookies Beat 2 egg whites until stiff and beat in ZX3 cup of sugar and 1 tsp. vanilla. Fold in 1 cup of chocolate chips and 1 cup of chopped nuts. Drop cookies on Teflonm cookie sheet. Oven should be preheated to 3500. When the cookies are put in the oven, the oven should be tumed off Instant Noodles Boil about 2 cups of water in a hot pot fthe amount of water really doesn t matter . Right before the water boils add a little bit of cooking oil flike Wessonl. Once the water boils add the noodles. When the noodles are finally submerged add the seasoning powder fsoup mixj. Boil for a couple of minutes. Add chopsticks and then eat heartily in front of the tube completely blowin off any work you may have had. D Important: do not break noodles up. v g immediately. Leave them in the oven overnight or at least 4 hours. Do not open the oven door. When l make these, I double the recipe and use the oven racks which I cover with foil instead of cookie tins. Ice Cream Pie Blend 18 Oreosw and W stick butter in food processor and press into 10 pie plate. Freeze. Fill crust with most of a half- gallon of ice cream. Cl use vanilla but coffee is deliciousj Pack the ice cream down and smooth the surface so that it is mounded in the center. Freeze. Quickly spread on the chocolate sauce which has thoroughly cooled and freeze until serving time. Chocolate Sauce Heat together over low heat: ZX3 cup evaporated milk M cup sugar 2 squares unsweetened chocolate Cook until thick and then cool completely. If the sauce is not absolutely cool the result will be a disaster fit will slide right off before you can get it in the freezerlj This pie will serve IO. From the lab of Alpha Chi Sigma Alpha Chi Sigma Wunder Punch In one moderatefsize plastic trash can mix 3 - 2 qt. bottles Ginger Ale 2 large cans grapefruit juice fmasks alcoholj Z small cans lime concentrate W large bottle gin 2 bottles Chateau Reiem or similar cheap champagne lots of ice green food coloring One can also add some cheap vodka, depending on the tone of the event.

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tings. Their presence in the classrooms adds that expe- rience and challenges the tra- ditional stereotypes of women's roles and the view of women as merely sex objects. They become equals, competitors, and friends. The reason most com- monly offered by our present students for remaining all- male is that women are a dis- traction in the classroom. And they are, if that is the only way one views women. This is the most powerful OPENING issues in and out of class, attending concerts, participat- ing in service organizations. This is the way one adjusts to the new role women have in our society, not by hiding from it. Nor do l think this terminates the very powerful male friendships that develop in college. There are still fra- ternities and dormitories and athletic teams where the sexes are largely by themselves. What I am talking about is an expanded circle of friends, not a loss. ft. behind, primarily those from out of state, of whom we have a growing number. This latter issue is related to one of the most pressing problems we face-retention. For a school which prides itself on close relationships and a strong sense of com- munity, we lose an inordi- nately large number of stu- dents for non-academic reasons. The addition of women and the creation of a more intellectually alive cam- pus would help immeasura- bly. It would reduce the sense argument for change. We are doing our graduates a disser- vice by sending them out to compete with women, work with them, and build families with them without being with them during these very for- mative, maturing years. We presently reinforce the old chauvinist ideas. One of the very positive aspects of coeducation is the development of male! female friendships not based on dat- ing possibilities-discussing jf if fig 'Teal Q I Furthermore the perman- ent presence of women on campus should keep men on campus, reducing the amount of driving done and enliven- ing weekends CI do not deny the existence of traditional relationships Q. The suitcase nat1.u'e of Hampden-Sydney is very undesirable. A college should not close down for two days every week. It detracts from the academic climate, undermines school spirit, and creates a lonely atmosphere for those left of isolation which so many gf' students experience. More particularly, female interests in arts and letters and lan- guages will strengthen these offerings at Hampden- Sydney, especially those in the arts which have been tra- ditionally neglected. A more natural environ- ment, an improved curricu- lum, a more lively climate, better retention, maybe even less anti-social behavior-for these reasons I find the change highly desirable. And