Lambuth College - Lantern Yearbook (Jackson, TN)

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through the freshly painted hallway. Mr. Ray tried to contain the flood by sticking his finger in the pipe hole until a maintenance man could be found to turn off the water. And during the building of a huge papier mache sphinx in King Tut ' s apartment, the nose of the sphinx repeatedly fell off! Despite these and many other outrageous incidents, the Personality Showcase was miraculously completed on time. When it was opened to the public, the show- case and its creators received rave reviews. In fact, support from the Lambuth community and from the people of Jackson was so great that the hours of the showcase were extended to allow more people to at- tend. Many people were so impressed by the profes- sional job done by Lambuth interior design students that they attended the showcase more than once. Oth- ers returned to enjoy the daily luncheons that were also provided in the delightful atmosphere of Epworth Hall. Chalk up another success for the Lambuth A.S.I.D. Hilary Sharkey 21

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ASID Hosts Designer Showcase For their 1979 spring project, the members of the Lambuth Chapter of the American Society of Interior De- signers undertook probably their most imaginative and most complex design scheme in the history of the chapter. Under the leadership of Larry Ray, interior design majors and pro- fessional designers transformed aging Epworth Hall into a Personality Showcase, consisting of 22 dazzling apartments, each designed for a dif- ferent celebrity. Imagine an apart- ment complex in which Julia Child, Prince Charles, Beverly Sills, Truman Capote, John Wayne, King Tut, and Tarzan are all neighbors! In February, the students began their tasks of scraping peeling paint off the walls, filling cracks and holes, repairing gaping holes in the ceiling, mopping flooded rooms and hall- ways, and cleaning up all the debris. By the middle of March, they were ready to put some life into the bare interiors with paint, fabric, and wa ll- paper. Upperclassmen who were de- signing apartments themselves re- searched the personality, lifestyle, and taste of the assigned celebrity, devel- oped a general design scheme for the room, and then proceeded to paint, wallpaper, and select the furnishings and accessories to be used. The endeavor was not lacking in personal accidents and on-the-job ca- lamities. While cuts, scrapes, bruises, and sore muscles were common to all, one student fell down some steps, sprained her ankle, and had to paint her room while standing on crutches. Another student was painting her window sill, leaned too far out of the open window and was caught before almost falling three stories down! While a worker was painting some pipes in the basement, one rusty pipe burst, sending a torrent of water TOP AND BOTTOM LEFT — Epworth Hall before A.S.I. D. ' s craftwork. ABOVE AND FAR PAGE — After A. S.I. D. ' s battle, Epworth ' s battered walls and halls turned into a fantasia of personality. 20

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Commuter Students The Struggle To Fit-In With Campus Life For various reasons, not everyone go- ing to college is able to live on campus; therefore, they must commute. This year we have approximately 300 commuter students at Lambuth, and we questioned some of them about problems they have been faced with in commuting. My first question concerned their rea- sons for commuting, and I got several different responses. Many people com- mute out of necessity and because it is cheaper to live off campus. Another per- son claimed that he strongly disagreed with many of the rules, so rather than letting his interests conflict with them, he chose to live in an apartment off- campus. One male student replied, I feel that I ' m old enough to decide about my personal habits, and I don ' t need a dorm mother to tell me what to do! He also said he enjoyed the responsibility of maintaining his own residence. I then inquired about the distance of travel for some of these commuters and discovered that these students travel anywhere from two blocks to 85 miles daily. Two prison guards with whom I spoke informed me of their daily and nightly schedules. We work from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. in Only, TN at the prison. Then we drive the 85 miles from there to here, attend classes (they both are taking full loads), and then drive 50 miles to Parsons where we live. How they do it, I know not! But they are obviously very ambitious and eager to obtain an education. I then went on to ask about parking problems. Half of the commuters said they had no problem with it (I strongly suspect that they are the ones who either live within walking distance or who ride their bikes!); the other half claimed they usually had to circle the block at least once or twice. I moved on to the problem of socializ- ing. Do you find it hard to get acquaint- ed with other students and teachers? Very hard, one replied. Usually, I don ' t have the time, but I would like to meet some people. A female student re- plied, Definitely! I also have not enough time nor enough gas to partici- pate in extra-curricular activities. I feel a bit slighted. Some of the other students with whom I talked have lived on cam- pus before: therefore, they do have friends outside the commuter group and they do know the ropes. Yet, not al- ways do they have the time to spend with their friends. My final question to the spokespersons for the commuter stu- dents was, What are some of the advan- tages and disadvantages of commuting? As for the advantages, most replied that they have much more privacy at home, that they seem to get more studying done without the constant interruptions and noises in the dorms, that they are able to cook their own food rather than to eat the same old thing in the cafeteria, that they don ' t have to put on clothes to eat a hot breakfast (at hme no one laughs at fuzzy houseshoes and flannel nighties), and that Mom is glad to wash their clothes. Several said that they found it easier to develop their own personal identity living at home rather than to be pressured to conform by peer groups on campus. The two prison guards said that since they must go to school as well as to work, it is much more convenient to live off campus. One student complained about the $60 activity fee he had to pay even though he did not participate in any on-campus activities. As we discussed this subject further, I discovered that the advantages far outweigh the disadvan- tages. Almost all of the students foresaw problems with bad weather and car per- formance — or should I say, lack of. As for the prison guards, time spent on the road was their main problem, for they travel approximately 135 miles a day — five days a week! Afterall, commuters are receiving what really counts — their education, a reward that will last a lifetime and will be far more important than living in a dorm. Suzanne Fletcher 22