Lipscomb University - Backlog Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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Upon Being An Elam Man Jungle sounds on the stereo next door... slow breathing roommate sound asleep on the top bunk... laughter across the hall... . somewhere somebody strums a ukulele . . . the shower almost drowns the sound . . mind wanders from mathematical problem to coed's picture on the desk... door closes on good intentions and scholarly attempts. In the lobby .. . all phones in use . . . walk across campus ... end up at Shoney's with a ''Big Boy and coke .. . back to door of girls’ dorm... short session with boys on second floor . . . midnight long past .. . blackout . . . suddenly the morning after an evening in Elam Hall. 4 | u College life causes Lipscomb males to become an inde- pendent breed. To sleep, study, or shine shoes .. . the decisions made in Elam late at night. A dime and seven dials . . . to make Saturday night's date. Page 23

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One-Room Luxury From fur-lined coats to fingernail polish, the coed comes to college prepared. Her do rm room is a refuge from frustration and fatigue ... a motley mosaic to meet every whim ... in the corner a stack of records for a rainy night . . . cinnamon rolls and popcorn to add calories with cokes... in the closet a hairdryer beside mop and broom ... paperbacked novels in the shelf above a desk . . . swimsuit and sunglasses for that special spring tan... programs and pictures on the desk and mirror . . . canned concentration in a syllabus . . . constant conversation from the girl across the room, next door, or down the hall . . . the compact multiplici ty of dormitory life. The complexity of college life combines dressing table with desk. Simultaneous development of beauty and brain power . . . dormitory life for Routine of roomcheck ... a nightly affair. girls. Page 22

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Hour between classes . . . lecture notes to be learned . . . Corky Buckley's car becomes a place for concentration. Student Center table, coffee cup, and book . . . home away from home for the day student. Page 24 Void of Conformity Sack lunches and the student center... traffic jams on the bridge... home cooked meals each night and on Sunday . . . late drives home after meetings and rehearsals . . . without umbrellas in unexpected rain . . . termed day students, staying after dark . . . those who commute to college. Breakfast is home cooked, too, but it comes at six thirty . . . trips are timed to meet eight o'clock clasess . . . a book for- gotten must wait until tomorrow ... car trouble is catastrophic . . . classes missed in the mornings require red tape. Some have apartments, but most live at home. A ll have friends in the dorms... .. lockers in the corridor .. . activity cards of a different color ... a representative on the Student Board . .. and a crowd all their own amid student center tables. They com- pose a special segment in the campus cross- section. Caught on campus in an unexpected cloud- burst, Linda Sweeney dashes from car to College Hall.