Lambuth College - Lantern Yearbook (Jackson, TN)

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During the past year, Freshman Orientation changed from fall to summer. This change gave the students the opportunity to become familiar with the campus and administration be- fore their first classes. Furthermore, it enabled them to know personally their faculty advisers. Then, too, the system of advising changed dra- matically. Advising teams, composed of a faculty member and two outstanding upper class- men, were counselors for small groups of freshmen for the entire orientation period. These counselors will continue to guide the same groups during the freshman year. Because of the con- cerned planning of Presi- dent Gilmer, Dean Sher- bine and others, all freshmen left the cam- pus with a feeling of se- curity as they faced a new experience, college life.

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Bringing worlds together through education encour- ages change. On July 13, 1981, worlds came together when 115 Japanese students appeared on the Lambuth campus. Eager to get a first hand glimpse of American life and a comprehensive course in English, they began a semi- nar sponsored by Lambuth College and the East-West Foundation, a Tokyo-based non-profit organization, and concluded the seminar six weeks later. Dr. Nishimura who direct- ed the program stated that the students learned much about American culture, cus- toms, and the American way- of-life. After their 25 hour-a-week training sessions were com- pleted, all but four students dispersed to 30 different col- leges. Pictured below with Peer Adviser Kay Hereford and Head Librarian Judith Hazlewood are the four who remained: Ken Saito, Norisha Shibuya, Hiroshi Toyoshima, and Masanori Hirabayash. Students were in groups from high to low, F to A. Members of Class F are in front of the John Williams Gate at Lambuth. With the class are Dr. Nishimura, Director, and Dr. Annie Lou Smith, Professor of English.