Lipscomb University - Backlog Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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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

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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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Thomas Wolfe once wrote “You can’t go home again.” Apparently to many Lipscomb students, this saying bears as much truth as the pre- Galileon conceptions of the solar system. On Thursday evening at supper, the feeling permeates the air with a severe urgency; it’s time to go home. The rest of Thursday night is spent in packing and decid- ing which Friday afternoon classes can be cut without one feeling too many guilt pangs. Then comes Fri- day with its one class, chapel, lunch and leaving. What is home? Home is a small southern town not more than seven- ty miles away, complete with a square guarded by a statue of a con- federate volunteer who for some obscure reason gazes south. While at home, clothes must be washed, Grandmother visited, and prayer led at Sunday morning service before returning to Nashville after lunch. Of course, one cannot go home without making extensive plans at the beginning of the quarter. The traveler always finds it best to pick the four hour classes which don’t meet on Friday and an early Bible class which won't detain him at one or two. Long range plans must also be made — concerning exams. For the fellow who wants to be quick on the go, it would be so convenient to take all exams on Monday: The memories are worth the academic sacrifice in the end. Consider the Thanksgiving-Christ- mas dilemma: The fervant sojourner leaves on Wednesday afternoon of Thanksgiving holiday, returns late Sunday afternoon, only to spend ten days of classes and exams before turning toward home once again. Who, therefore, are the innocent victims of this pernicious habit? It would have to be the holidays. As far as Lipscomb was concerned, pumpkins and hearts were extinct on this campus as everyone was “celebrating” back in the ole home- town with the rest of the good ole boys. Donna Lowtharpe ® Statesville, N.C. Teresa Lowtharpe @ Taylorsville, N.C. Jane Marie Mackey ® Winter Park, Fl. Vickie Maddox ® Duck River, Tn. Connie Main ® Smyrna, Ga. Sharon Marlin ® Hendersonville, Tn. Cynthia Jean Marsh @ Dickson, Tn. Gwendolyn Ann Marsh ® Dickson, Tn. Sara Marsh @ Pikeville, Tn. Jeff Martin © Spartanburg, S.C. Sharon Mason ® Falls Church, Va. Cindy Massey @ Nashville, Tn. Melissa M. Masters © Ormond Beach, Fl. Tami Mathis © Benton, Ky. Virginia Mayo @ Nashville, Tn. Freshmen 25