Lipscomb University - Backlog Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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Of all the creatures that trod, crawl, or slither across our earth, modern science knows perhaps least about juvenis ineptus, or the freshman. This most peculiar beast, accustomed to a comfortable habi- tat with doting mother (exemplar umbilicus) and avuncular football coach (taurus ignorus) is suddenly thrust into a brave new world called college, a place where boys become men and girls become wives. What is the lonely freshman to do in such a hostile environ- ment? He wants to be a social animal, yet he is ill at ease in this foreign land. He craves acceptance, yet to the older members of the herd he is just another newcomer. Retain- ing the fur of his homeland with the brand of his hometown herd emblazoned across his back, he seeks to astound his peers with the elegance of his coat. Alas, this seldom works. When the herd decides to choose a leader, the freshman beast eagerly participates in the process, looking forward to the day when he can be the strongest of them all. But he is still rejected. His mane is always too long or too short. He is proud and boastful, always striving to prove his superior speed. He frolics about the edge of the herd, gaining only the studied inattention of his elders. And he is lonely. So he decides to find a mate (cutus frolicus) . But, sadly, the females of the herd pay him but scant atten- tion. He struts brashly before them, bellowing loudly and chewing his cud. Yet he receives no response. The females remain demurely at the side of the elders. At this the fresh- . man is astounded. Before, in his homeland, where he was the leader of the herd, the females had adored him and al- ways complimented him on the smoothness of his fur. But alas! Here he is ignored. He takes leave of the world of reality and embraces the memory of those golden days at home. Toremind him of those times, he wears a small golden ring on his hoof. But fear not, poor beast. These are but your salad days. Your time will come. You, too, will grow horns and attain maturi- ty. You will become the leader of the herd one day. And on that day, when the beasts gather at dusk on the silver plain to grub and scratch and bellow, you will bellow the loudest of all. Leo Curtis Greer, Jr. e Hendersonville, Tn. Robert Allen Hall ¢ Nashville, Tn. Arah Hallmark @ El Paso, Tx. Linda Harner @ Apo New York, N.Y. Carl David Harper ¢ Brentwood, Tn. Hariett Head © Nashville, Tn. Cynthia Helton ¢ Nashville, Tn. Rhonda Helms e Charlotte, N.C. Kim Henson e Nashville, Tn. Phillip Hicks © Troy, Il. Regina Higden © Bloomington, In. Cheryl Hill ¢ Madison, Tn. James Hillin ¢ Brentwood, Tn. Georgene Hinson © Hermitage, Tn. Cynthia Hogan e Louisville, Ky. Freshmen 23

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Michael Cunningham Athens, Tn. Stephen Daniel ¢ McLean, Va. Michael Alan Davis ¢ Beech Grove, In. Kathy Dawson @ Oliver Springs, Tn. Laura Lee Deal ¢ Nashville, Tn. Paul Demonbreun ¢ Nashville, Tn. Melinda Dennis Springfield, Va. Lesa DeVore @ Nashville, Tn. Joe Dill ¢ Smyrna, Tn. Kathy Anne Dillard ¢ Birmingham, Al. David Dockins ¢ Russellville, Ky. Robin Dorman e Clarksville, Tn. Mike Dorris © Nashville, Tn. Emily Mills Dowland e Milan, Tn. Allen Dunn ¢ Montgomery, Al. Glenn Eddins ¢ Saint Petersburg, FI. Terry Newman Elrod ¢ Nashville, Tn. Kathy Estep @ Charleston, W.V. Kathleen Denice Everhart ¢ Mount Airy, Md. Ronnie Wade Farris ¢ Cleveland, N.C. Anita Faske Port Saint Lucie, Fl. Jan Fleming ¢ Benton, Ky. Logan Gerald Fulks, Jr. Pickerington, Oh. James David Gamble ¢ Nashville, Tn. Phillip Gibson © Huntsville, Al. Lesa Glenn ¢ McMinnville, Tn. Jon Gober @ Rockmont, Ga. Tony Goodman @ Hickory, Ky. Jesse D. Gore ¢ Nashville, Tn. Ken Graham e Columbia, Tn. Karla Grandon @ Casper, Wy. Marsha Grant ¢ Baton Rouge, La. - Joe Grant ¢ Nashville, Tn. Curt Greer (LEFT) leads the Freshman class as its president with the aide of Secretary-Treasurer Martha Dixon and Vice- President Dave Pence. 22 Freshmen

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Robbie Holland @ Vienna, Va. Sheila Hollis © Jacksonville, Fl. Linda Sue Hood @ Nashville, Tn. Tony Hoots ® Kernersville, N.C. Tina Kathryn Hunter @ East Point, Ga. Eugene Jenkins ® Nashville, Tn. Forrest Jerkins © Kernersville, N.C. Alan Johnson ® Mount Juliet, Tn. Charlie Johnson ®@ Indianapolis, In. Earlis J. Johnson © Lexington, Tn. Melanie Johnson ® Indianapolis, In. Nancy Johnson ® Ithaca, N.Y. Daniel Jones ® Nashville, Tn. Jacquelyn Diane Jones ® Nashville, Tn. Pat Jones @ Nashville, Tn. Tom Jones © Hagerstown, Md. William Jones © Nashville, Tn. Geneva Joyce @ Bassett, Va. Jacquelyn M. Kelly ® Moulton, Al. Mary Virginia Kendrick ® Clarksville, Tn. Wayne Key ® Madison, Tn. Darrell Lambert ® Nashville, Tn. Debbie Lancaster @ Nashville, Tn. Lisa Langlois ® Decatur, Ga. Amy Lavender ®@ Jacksonville, Fl. Rowan Leathers © Dickson, Tn. Michael Leggett © Woodbury, Tn. Gary A. Leonard ® Nashville, Tn. Albert Pendleton Little © Chesterfield, Mo. Mark D. Loftis © Huntsville, Al. 24 Freshmen