Lipscomb University - Backlog Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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’ : Criss-crossing paths on a blanketed campus... trails leading somewhere... Activity softened, not slowed...stingy cheeks, boot feet in winter white. The carpet is green again, ankles bare Dogwood, pastels, croquet, shade .. . Days for breathing deeply of newness. Page 15

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Shady streams, lakes, rivers; summer is the lure of water ... respite from heat is on a grassy bank... anglers, swimmers, dreamers. Crisp days when amber, scarlet, and cinnamon leaves crackle . . . fall is other days, Cordovan saddles wade its damp decease... ‘Game leaver of life... Wise Autumn.” Page 14

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August drama “Charlie’s Aunt” was footlight finale for seniors Larry Nicks and Bob Burgess, here with James Hayes, Joyce Carvell and Nina Ruch. Melon-Mess, Summer Nights ... A New Tradition Melon Mess is the sloppy but succulent new custom of fourth quarter draw- ing endorsement from Syrena Birdwell, Vera Dixon and JoAnn Hulfish. Page 16 No longer summer school, classes from June to August are just the fourth quarter. Suntans, water- melon messes and comfortable air-conditioned class- rooms are characteristic of college in the summer, but now the usual activities thrive there, too. Clubs functioned another three months, there were elec- tions, Babblers, Artist Series programs, and drama’s “Charlie’s Aunt.” Sun dresses and sandals, golf shirts and sneakers replaced madras and Weejuns in hot July. Soft summer nights, clean scented from a late afternoon rain, set the scene for the all but traditional sum- mer romances. Many loves faded with the suntans and the fall return of last year’s steady; a few per- sisted to become the beginning of something to outlast summer’s infatuation. In June collegiate tyros dofted high school mortar boards and picked up Civilizations, Past and Present and English Grammar and Composition. In August non-stop seniors doffed graduation gowns and dressed for business or graduate school classes. Matriculation in June gave ambitious students a running start on a Bachelor’s degree and campus girl watchers an op- portunity for an early look at Freshman date bait. Graduation in August meant no time wasted for eager teachers, businessmen, and graduate students. Summer quarter ... a change easily accommodated to, socially and academically.