MacMurray College - Tartan / Illiwoco Yearbook (Jacksonville, IL)

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MacMurray Looks at the Future Held in conjunction with Homecoming and Parent ' s Weekend, the annual Nurses ' Capping ceremony was held on Friday, October 26, 1984, at 7:00 p.m. in Annie Merner Chapel. The traditional capping ceremony is a symbolic marking of each nursing student ' s formal entry into MacMurray College ' s nursing program. Each student completes the preliminary phase of nursing education and now is ready to begin the final two years, which include participation in clinical studies at locations in and around Jacksonville and Springfield. The guest speaker was Larry Deal, who noted the need for Perseverance in the health professions. Dr. Holliday Milby, guest speaker for the Green Ribbon ceremony, delivers a thought- provoking speech, top. Three of the recently capped nursing students look down the aisle and into their futures as nurses, middle. The newly-capped nurses of 1984 reflect upon their responsibilities in the health field during the lighting of the lamps, bottom.

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Traditions Continue In 1928 the Green Ribbon tradition began as a sign of the freshman women being newcomers to the school. A green ribbon was tied around each girl ' s neck and was worn until Thanksgiving. One year, in a sign of defiance, the freshmen burned their ribbons. Since that time the burning has continued as a way to officially welcome the freshmen into the ranks of MacMurray women. In the contemporary form each freshman is given a Big Sister from among the upperclasswomen who ties on the ribbon at the opening ceremony. Dr. HoIIiday Milby, MacMurray alumna, addressed this year ' s ceremony and commented on the difficulties each person faces when new to a situation, such as the freshmen are to MacMurray — the difficulties of being green. Later in the week, after five days, the ribbons are burned in a ceremony on Rutledge lawn. The freshmen are now officially women of MacMurray College. Beth Jackson ties the green ribbon on her little sister, Chris Rempei, above. Lisa Thoennes, senior coordinator for the Green Ribbon ceremony, greets the freshmen with an introduction to the tradition, right. 18 Green Ribbon

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Workshops Feature Student Talent The Senior Workshop Plays were performed on the evenings of October 13 and 14, 1984. Under the direction of two capable young women, both extremely active in past MacMurray theatrical endeavors, the two plays featured MacMurray students, several of whom have no previous acting experience. The results, however, were very much experienced as each performance played to a full audience both nights. Lisa Keeton, a junior theatre arts English major, directed the sometimes comedic, sometimes satiric Vanities. Following the high school, college, and adult lives of three close friends, Vanities brings to light how little people really know about each other, as the play ' s characters are forced to examine their relationships to the group and to themselves. On a much lighter note followed Absurd Person Singular under the direction of Pamela Heine, a senior majoring in psychology. An English comedy by nature, Absurd Person Singular tickled the audiences ' funnybone as an unconcerned husband suddenly saves his sick wife from several close encounters with suicide. Oblivious to the other houseguests as they help her around the house, they accidentally save her from several more attempts. Eventually everyone sits around the kitchen table and sings Christmas carols — a perfectly absurd ending. 20 Workshop Plays Nineteen sixty-three was not the best of years for Joanne, Kathy, or Mary, top. Household help abounds as the Jacksons ' guests pitch in, middle. College life is a time of personal growth for the girls, bottom. Jane Hopcroft is quite concerned that Eva Jackson might be sick, right. Social grace is not one of Mary ' s better characteristics, far right top. Geoffrey Jackson has trouble asking Eva for a separation, far right bottom.