Millsaps College - Bobashela Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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The Excitement

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TTie small and somewhat isolated area, which is the Millsaps campus, is, because of its size and isolation, subject to a variety of moods. These moods may come and go as quickly as a spring shower, or linger as long as winter bleakness. They may possess the hilarity of a snow storm or the drowsy lassi- tude of Indian summer. The entire campus population may be motivated by the moods of the weather, approaching holidays, or final exams. More often, however, these general moods serve only as a background for the individual excitement of a new dress, the individual monotony of a study routine, or the individual humor of a dorm room bull session. [5]

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y ' • T 7 . 4 Only sometimes is the excitement a general thing. It is general on the first day of school when, Gosh, I ' m glad to see you again! ' s are ill concealed beneath myriad, How was your summer? ' s. It is shared by all on those Fridays before Christmas or spring holi- days when eight o ' clocks aren ' t so bad. The entire campus reflects it when posters cover the Union doors, and Greeks support their candidates with mass movements to the polls, when white dresses and smiles announce that it ' s rush again. The excitement is an un- predictable phenomenon; it can result from the United States ' first astronaut, an unexpected pinning, or maybe just the announcement that La Dolce Vita is playing downtown. [7]