Lambuth College - Lantern Yearbook (Jackson, TN)

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Above: Madison County Miss Tennessee Contestants, Miss WTBC, Miss Lambuth, and Miss Union pose for photographs during pageant rehearsals. Above left: Mr. Cox and Mr. Byrum of Lambuth ' s speech department, upholster seats for the new thea- tre. Above center: High school students practice at the annual Summer Band Camp. Immediate right: Playing tennis at night is a luxury afforded to summer school students. Far right: Jerry Rochman finds studying on the grass more relaxing than studying in the dorm. 26 Lower right: One of Lambuth ' s summer WSCS visi- tors partakes of the cafeteria ' s food.

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J: w S Vj iW ' • : ' - ; Graduation: A Beginning, Not an End There may be 365 days in a year, but for the graduating senior, there was only one, a Sunday at the end of May. Al- though graduation was a long, hot, drawn-out affair taking place under cloudy skies that promised rain before the ceremony was over, the Senior Class of 1971 went through these trials beaming with a pleasant feeling of satisfaction of having finally accomplished the arduous task. As they walked that final path from the administration building and listened to the baccalaureate and graduation speakers, these young adults had time to pause and reflect on their memories of Big L. How- ever, the final words of the speaker re- called their wandering thoughts. Soon each uncomfortable, but proud, senior marched across the stage to claim his sheepskin. For some, commencement marked the end of a long struggle; to others it symbol- ized the responsibility of applying knowl- edge gained in the past four years; but to all it indicated the beginning, not the end. 25

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Qummer: What a Way to 8pend a Vacation Summer term at Lambuth was either the time to catch up or get ahead. And, much like summer school anywhere, the atmo- sphere at Lambuth was one of laziness and relaxation mixed with the seriousness of students combining efficiently their classwork with their playtime. Filling the voids left by the vacationing student body were happenings such as the Summer Band Camp for high school stu- dents, WSCS gatherings, and the long- awaited Miss Tennessee Pageant held an- nually in Jackson. There was also a new excitement for the campus with the re- modeling of the Old Gym into a theatre in which the Attic Players could perform with- out fear of being caught in a fire trap. Since most classes met early in the morning, plenty of time remained in the day for studying, taking a sunbath, wan dering around Jackson, or sleeping. And since crowds were practically non-existent one could always find room at the pool or tennis courts, and breeze through the caf eteria line at noon. Nonetheless, the sum mer term has been called by most very dull, and at best — quiet! 27