LaGrange College - Quadrangle Yearbook (Lagrange, GA)

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The 1980 Quadrangle A-21 SGA Proclaims Dean Love Day Declared in honor of retiring Dean of Students John R. Love, May 16, 1980 was proclaimed Dean Love Day by the Student Government Association. Max Wood, SGA President, pre- sented Dean Love a commemorative plaque and framed resolution designat- ing the special day, which read as follows: WHEREAS, John R. Love has served as Dean of Students at La- Grange College from 1965 to 1980, and WHEREAS, he has rendered of his time untiringly to all students, and WHEREAS, he has supported all campus organizations by buying 103 raffle tickets, 47 bar-b-que dinners, attending 167 basketball games, 62 dances, innumerable intramural games, and gained 12-3 4 pounds from partak- ing of 75 bake sales, and WHEREAS, he has badgered students, bonded students, and bragged on students, and WHEREAS, he has been awa- kened at 3:00 a.m. time and time again, been the prize of a scavenger hunt, a Big Brother to some, and friend to all, and WHEREAS, he has issued 77 Vi more parking violations than parking permits, and WHEREAS, he has been a real ' DEAN OF LOVE, ' We declare Friday, May 16, 1980, as DEAN LOVE DAY and acknowledge it to the entire campus on behalf of the student body. G. Jasinski Representatives of campus organizations participated in the surprise at dinner which was kept secret in order to surprise (startle) Dean Love. With a dining hall table as his throne, King Love expressed his deep and sincere appreciation to the students for the gesture. G. Jaainaki G Jaainaki G. Jaainaki

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A-20 The 1980 Quadrangle You Say You Live At Broad Street? If I didn ' t know any better. I d think a bunch of animals lived in this place. I ' ll be glad next year when I can move out of this place. You have to know which shower head to use, or else you ' ll get no hot water at all! When you wake up in the morning there ' s sometimes a line to take a shower since only one or two of the heads work. We got a fire extinguisher blasted off while we were sitting in our room, minding our own business. I saw that the door was on fire - luckily I had a pitcher of water in the room and I put it out. I came home after the weekend - people had thrown up in the bathroom and not bothered to clean it up afterwards. The smell was awful. They painted the second floor hall, then threw smoke bombs down the hall to finish the job. My fan cut out on me and the heat almost killed me. This guy came staggering down the hall and asked me if I could help him find his room - I really felt sorry for him. The dogs seem to like it up here. People wash their greasy pots and pans in the sinks and never clean them out - it ' s hard to find a clean one before I go to bed at night. Students who reside in Broad Street (Boatwright) Hall admit that conditions are not the best there, but conditions are not that bad. And while the vandalism and cleanliness problems are primarily the fault of the students who live there, there seems to be an actual absence of authority or order there. Students on the campus who were questioned about the conditions at Broad Street will remain anonymous, but this reporter found that while they wished to remain unnamed, they expressed a genuine interest in a project to improve living conditions in the dorm. People on the campus don ' t seem to realize what conditions are like here, said one resident. Some nights you can ' t even get to sleep at a decent hour for all the noise in the halls. The basic problem seems to lie in the lack for misappropriation) of authority in the facility. Students can get away with practically anything they want to. This would not be a problem if only the students committing the actions would be affected. However, when innocent bystanders and residents are affected by the situation, some attention should be called to the problem. ' bell ' s ROOM 1 M White M. White Vandalism in the Broad Street Dorm is a major concern to those who live there. The phone is disconnected at times by persons who actually rip the cord out of the wall. Doors are decorated in an entertaining fashion with no regard for future residents who will live there.

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A-22 The 1980 Quadrangle Step-Singing Competition Held May Day When the annual LaGrange College May Day Step-Singing Competition was held in the school gym, the audience was treated to singing as had not been heard in the competition since some years past. The judges had a difficult decision to make and this problem was evident as two groups tied for the first place award. The Baptist Student Union, directed by Cody (Spec) Clark, and Wesley Fellowship, directed by Jennie McCook, tied for first place as both groups turned in a musical yet entertaining program. The music performed varied great- ly this year in that each group turned in good performances of several differ- ent types of song. With the Baptist Student Union singing madrigals, the Association of Black Collegians singing old gospel standards, and the Wesley Fellowship performing tunes that muppets sing, the audience got a taste of practically any music they preferred. The name step-singing has been traditionally given to the competition since it had been held actually on the steps of the Dobbs building ever since anyone can remember. As a private girls institution, LaGrange College had been noted for the performances turned in by their various singing groups. The competition had to be moved indoors this year as threatening skies prevailed for most of the day before, and into the morning before the competition, but that seemed to be no problem, if not an asset, since the acoustics in a gymnasium are somewhat more reflective than those found outside. Jasinski Wesley Fellowship singer Gary Hughes lets it all hang out during his performance with the group. Wesley performed an entertaining medley of tunes from the popular TV series, The Muppet Show. BSU Performs Two Madrigals In the annual step-singing competition, the Baptist Stu- dent Union singers tied with the Wesley Fellowship singers for first place in the mixed chorus division. Pictured above: Marie Mead, Susie Thompson, Ryohei Hoshi, Spec Clark, Ken Reese, Gail Manning, Hugh Moore, and Pam Fortenberry. The octet sang two madrigals, Oh Eyes of My Beloved, and My Heart Doth Beg. G. Jasinski