Lipscomb University - Backlog Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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cull “SORRY, but this section is filled,’ Patty Landon, instructor in secre- tarial science, tells a persistent sophomore who just can’t change her schedule this quarter. Page 20 Primer of Mob Psychology “Mass organized confusion” is what everyone calls registration. Lines never seem longer and tempers never seem shorter than on the days set apart for the purpose of signing up for classes. Three yellow cards, two blue slips, two white cards, two pink slips—and on and on are the materials required for this complicated process. Freshmen are expected to be confused at this new routine, but even third quarter seniors have difficulty getting their class schedule arranged on the Big Day. After standing sleepily in line for a few early morning hours, the registering student finally gets all the neces- sary cards, slips and class schedules. The next step is to find a quiet, secluded place, and, with pen in hand, begin to fill in the 363 blank spaces on the cards. A sigh of relief—all finished. Now the only thing to be done is to get the instructors’ approval and pay the bill. But problems always arise from some source or other, and again there are the long, long lines. Classes are filled, and a new schedule has to be worked out, which eliminates free periods and a lunch hour. C'est la vie. The trials and tribulations of registration day seem nothing in comparison to the pushing, shoving, elbowing mass of students on pre-registration day. Designed to eliminate confusion and save time, pre-registration is an example of mob psychology. Even soft music in the library (scene of the hectic battle) cannot save the stepped-on toes and claustrophobia victims. SITTING in a deserted corridor is as good a place as any for filling out registration cards, according to freshman Toy Martin, who is determined not to let this get him down.

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FASTER, faster! Sackie Week and initiation of freshmen are almost “IF I SAY CRAWL, you crawl!” snarls upper classman, Ron Dixon. over. The mistreated freshmen compete in relays at the halftime of He barely manages to suppress a smile at the plight of a lowly “‘Sackie,”’ an interclass football game. who really isn’t scared at all. IT’S ALL FINISHED, and freshmen are no longer “sackies,’ but are people again. Jubilant, they race to toss their sack hats (symbol of their persecution) into the blazing bonfire. Page 19

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To Meditate Chapel . . . a period set aside daily for a specific pur- pose. Quietly sitting together in Alumni Auditorium, approximately 1200 Lipscomb students and teachers are given an opportunity to meditate, worship and con- template the goodness of God. Singing . an inspiring feature of every chapel service. Visitors to the chapel services often comment that listening to the sound of these young voices blend- ing together in hymns of praise is indeed an inspirational experience. This year the regular director of chapel singing has been Charles Nelson, who has done much to make the students more conscious of the power and beauty of their singing together. Special chapel services are often planned with a central theme expressed in and Worship songs of praise and adoration to God. Praying ... seasons of thanksgiving .. . silent medi- tations. In chapel, students and teachers are encouraged to express their innermost desires and petitions. In these moments of quiet communion, the participants feel nearer to the Father and to each other. Special chapel services include inspiring messages by speakers on the lecture programs, faculty members and students. Vice-President Willard Collins plans the chapel programs, selecting topics for discussion and assigning them to various speakers. Whether chapel for the day is a brief devotional period or a full-length serv- ice, it is a time for meditation, for introspection, and for private worship. NC