Lambuth College - Lantern Yearbook (Jackson, TN)

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Mornings at Lambuth are when the ' night people ' are separated from the ' day people ' in the cafeteria breakfast line. Eight o ' clock classes are looked on as an abomination by the night people. Day people adore to get up with the sun: seven o ' clock classes would suit them. After a generally quiet, painstakingly polite breakfast, most students trudge their merry way to the Student Center for mail — or, if her boy friend is a night people, for male. Around the mailboxes, at about 7:45, one finds mass confusion. The majority of the Breakfast Kids, as well as a sizeable number of eight o ' clock classed Night Kids jockey for position to see if mother sent money, or if the distantly based friend wrote his daily three pages. To add to the Town students also congregate in the Student Center before classes begin. Jane isn ' t too awake yet. But breakfast is a necessity. One couldn ' t make it without that pure citric acid — orange juice that is. long line classes coming up 8:00 a.m. confusion, the faculty are also present, digging in their letter boxes. Also, to watch the show, a delegation of town students. Lambuth joyfully sings an opening hymn of praise! At eight o ' clock the Bookstore opens and classes begin. These two phenomena are not necessarily connected by a casual relationship, but they serve to orient the day. The g in the book store are always so friendly and cheerful, so eager to wait on students that the slightest errand is dispatched with alacrity. And Mrs. Travis anxious- ly, efficiently and quickly answers the question of six stu- dents, asked simultaneously, while she gets the key to the Coke machine to recover someone ' s lost dime, while asking Mr. Helms about the state of his health.

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■ ■:■■■■:■ ::■:■■■• ;::■:.■■:■:■ ■ ■■.■ ■■■■■■■■■ ■ ■ :, . :■■■: ■ «««» — M Mrs. J. B. Carpenter Sorrow is turned into acceptance as we gradually accept the passing of one who so elo- quently added a dimension to the Christian faith through her life. The few months which we shared with Mrs. Carpenter seem to stretch indefinitely into the past and future. Her influence which touched so many lives did not cease when she left us, but will re- main with us and will most certainly reach into other lives through us. As a person Mrs. Carpenter achieved something which most of us fail to do: she accepted all people. Time was no object with her. Not one person who needed attention was neg- lected. In Harris Hall Mrs. Carpenter ' s door was always open. However trivial a problem brought to her, she treated it with great concern. Maintenance and repairs were given im- mediate consideration. Room inspection was carried out with precision. Medical supplies were made readily available Her trips up and down the stairs to care for ailing students were innumerable. Her car was available to anyone who needed it. Mrs. Carpenter ' s love and concern extended past the girls in Harris Hall to all students on campus. She was probably the most available chaperone for campus affairs. She en- couraged fun and laughter. She was a constant friend and companion to those with whom she worked. A note of cheer surrounded Mrs. Carpenter wherever she went. Many occasions prompted floral decorations from her skillful hands. She was once called the official flower arranger for Lambuth. Evidence of her artistic talent was often seen in Harris Hall, in the Chapel, at banquets in the cafeteria and in Wisdom Parlor. Dorm meetings were full of surprises when she had the floor. She listened quite attentively to our complaints, but her answer was al- ways tactful and judicious. Mrs. Carpenter ' s interests were by no means limited to activities on our campus. The girls in Harris Hall shared their dorm mothers with many others. She remained active in the Lam- buth Dames and in church activities. She carried her concern for people into her work as nurse at Lakeshore Methodist Camp. Numerous aches and pains became less serious when confronted by her warm smile and efficient service. Mrs. Carpenter achieved a fortune in life which far exceeded that of material wealth. She lived a life of unselfishness. As we meditate on this life, we can only feel a simple thankfulness for a life so full of love, a life through which light truly shone. Our greatest tribute to her memory is to emulate those virtues which she so nobly expressed through her life.

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A characteristic pervades, engulfs Lambuth: A qual- ity that is so essential, so diverse that it remains almost indefinable. It is so ephemeral that some have never known it. M r£»- fejr.v v- i - ' ■ ' - ' • . -•• ' m .u ■■■ » .■ ' .■. ?■ ? ' ■ r r ■. ■ % This uniqueness gives rise to the desirable illusion of the kohionia. of community, it has opposed the best efforts of fraternities and cliques for autonomy. While it more readily is evident among the stu- dents, the majority of the faculty is affected by this unnamable quality. In every malicious or inno- cent sarcastic slam, in every sacrilegious joke, in every act of deviant behavior, in every relationship lacking m utuality, there still remains a remnant of this quality. m This characterizing quality can readily be described by most students. It is present in every student, every faculty member, in each organization and activity. Even though there be rivalries, displays of selfishness, declarations of self-righteousness, evi- dence of disloyalty and extreme disunity, the un- derlying unity and quality of the relationships at Lambuth nevertheless exists. ■ « - -» .%. ' V