Manchester College - Aurora Yearbook (North Manchester, IN)

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ATTITUDES REFLECT SOCIETAL CHANGES From the inception of Manchester College to the 1980 ' s, students have re- sponded to changing societal attitudes. Rigid rules domi- nated in the early years. The college prohibited dancing, smoking, and card playing, to name a few. A lot of pressure was put on students to maintain their religious connections, ac- cording to Dr. Paul Keller (class of ' 35). Students went to church in droves, he said. They were also under peer pressure to be involved in re- ligious organizations. Man- datory chapel was a daily event in the lives of students in the 30 ' s. As the years pro- gressed, the rigidity of the rules slackened. By the 50 ' s the chapel requirement dropped to three times a week with three misses al- lowed per term. Of the three chapel sessions, Wednes- day ' s chapel was religious while the Monday and Friday ones were secular. Currently, chapel-turned-convo is a weekly requirement with 84 convos required to graduate. Playing cards, a popular pastime now, was suspect in the 30 ' s, Keller said. Even though the Brethren frowned on playing cards, a game re- ferred to as Brethren Bridge, commonly called Rook, was allowed in the late 40 ' s, according to Jim Garber (class of ' 50). The issues of dancing and smoking hit their peaks in the 50 ' s and 60 ' s. Dancing was finally allowed off-cam- pus by the early 60 ' s, Lor- raine Slifer, a student in the mid-50 ' s, said. The trustees then decided to allow danc- ing on campus when the Union opened in 1965. Smok- ing went through a similar cycle. After a period of com- plete prohibition, students were allowed to smoke off- campus. They lined up along the south side of College Avenue in front of the resi- dential houses (which were not a part of the campus in the 50 ' s). Eventually smoking was allowed in the residence hall smoking rooms and on the campus grounds. These changes took place on our campus with the evo- lution of students ' attitudes which reflected society ' s atti- tudes. Stepping out of Ikcnberry, Jim Craft smokes a cigar. Fashion styles come and go, but blue jeans have stayed around in many different name brands, styles, and shades.

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AURORA 1984 Manchester College N. Manchester, IN Volume 89 Opening 10 Student Life 38 92 118 Organizations 142 170 Faculty Staff Closing A A Journey with a Purpose H MANCHESTER. JNDIANA Title Page 1

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Students have an opportunity to attend chapel twice a week, on Sun- days and Wednesdays. Campus Pastor Tim McElwee leads a Wednes- day morning chapel. While a pyramid of pop cans may be displayed in the window, the administration has ruled that no alcoholic beverages or signs may be displayed in windows or on doors. The menswear look, adopted by Mary Beth Fife, has become a popular clothing style for women. Although once considered taboo to play cards, it is now common to see a card game being played. In Carver, Rick Cool, Barry Schnieders, and Dennis Kreps play poker. Attitudes 3