Lipscomb University - Backlog Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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From Dorm to Dorm The girls who moved from Jackson Hall to the new dormitory and from Sewell and Johnson Hall can testify that moving is no lark. In fact, moving is hard work. It is no easier to move from one dorm to another than it is to move from one state to another. College girls notoriously have more clothes, books, souvenirs and pictures than any other single group of people. Moving into the dorm at the beginning of the school year presents enough difficulty, and moving out of the dorm at the end of the year is twice as much trouble. It was at the end of winter quarter—in the middle of final exam week, to be exact—that the completion of the new dorm was announced. All Johnson Hall girls planning to live in the beautiful edifice were given their “walking papers.” The ultimatum was that they had to move before going home for spring holidays. Sandwiched between exams, every spare minute was used to pack and transport armloads of paraphernalia across campus. Lipscomb males came to the rescue by carrying heavy trunks and boxes for the girls, who could never have made it alone. Air-conditioned, fur- nished suites make the trials of a trek across campus seem inconsequential, indeed. EVEN THOUGH it is exam week, Helen Herod and Marilyn McDowell take a break from studying to continue their packing. Tomorrow is the last day they can moye into the new dorm. EVERYTHING from tennis rackets to the rocking chair must be transported from old home to new. Marilyn and Helen are glad their suite is on first floor. No steps to climb, at least. REFRESHMENTS and rhythmical music are in order at the housewarming. The “after” of a typical “before and after’ situation is life in a suite after everything is moved in and in place.

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“CAN IT REALLY BE that we have been studying for two hours?” Tom Allen asks a co-student, Freddy Holla- day. Freddy’s watch confirms Tom’s suspicion, but Roger Peck and David Walker remain engrossed in their study- ing. THE TIME is fifteen minutes later, and this quartet is ready to get out of the dorm to take a break and get “something to eat.” They promise themselves that they will be back with their books in one hour. MUCH LATER four absentminded friends come home to Elam only to find the doors locked. Second floor windows are not inaccessible to four ingenious friends—at least, not until they hear the familiar voice of Supervisor Pete Sawtelle. Battle for Self-Mastery An evening in Elam Hall usually begins with good intentions of studying. The study period starts only after sitting on the cafeteria wall until dark and walking girl friends back to their dorms. ‘Then comes study in earnest until someone proposes a game of chess or a trip to the drugstore for cheeseburgers and coffee. It’s a losing battle. How can anyone expect college men to study in the face of such temptations as food and frolic? Life in the boys’ dorm never lacks excitement— ranging from heated political discussions behind closed doors to noisy water fights and other mischievous pranks. Anything goes—as long as it’s a “good trick.” The girls sometimes go so far as to accuse the boys of being sloppy housekeepers after they visit Elam dur- ing “open house” on Homecoming. Some of the fellows may confess to it, but they all agree that there are many things more important than the menial tasks of sweep- ing, washing windows and making beds. College men need to conserve their time for intellectual discussions and periods of relaxation. Page 26

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Working Wives Help Hubbies Not all Lipscomb students are eligible for the much- publicized ‘‘campusology” courses. The reason for their ineligibility is simple—they are the married students on campus. There are several married couples, but the number of married men enrolled at Lipscomb exceeds the number of married women. This obvious statistic indicates that many wives are “working their husbands’ way through college.” These working wives are striv- ing to attain their Ph.T. (“put hubby through’’) degree. That happy graduation day will mean that the wives can at last become full-time homemakers. Providing for a household and going to school simultaneously often results in a tight budget for mar- ried couples and their families. Their social activities are limited to inexpensive evenings of fun—an occasional movie at a neighborhood theatre, television viewing, miniature golf. Watching the budget carefully, the wife of a college student soon learns to prepare attractive, economical meals. Many of them know 101 ways to prepare left- overs, which helps save money to pay the ever-present school bills. Although “scrimping and saving” is neces- STUDENT HUSBANDS and working wives enjoy getting together for sary, however, married students agree that working an evening of television and conversation. The Rabon Ducks and the : : Butch Jamiesons are greeted by their hosts, James and Marynelle Cris- together fora college education is well worth the effort. well on a winter evening. MARYNELLE, Jan and Peggy find the singing and clowning of TV star Pat Boone far more entertaining than the “shop talk” of their husbands. The men enjoy a lively conversation, helping disprove the theory that women talk more than men. yes e Page 28