Millsaps College - Bobashela Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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The Humor Millsaps laughs self-consciously, mixing genuine amusement with the feeling of This is really kid stuff. The Purple and White echoes the general sentiment that Stunt Night is silly ; the student agrees, then par- ticipates whole-heartedly in the event. Freshman Day is branded a farce, but a crowd is always on hand for the crowning of the Freshman king and queen. The humor of the college involves a subtle tradition too. Gort ' s weekly antics must be commented upon (even if not always understood) ; the cafeteria ' s contributions to better living have to be joked about; and absolutely no record may ever be played in the grill without a grimace and an accompanying, Who in the world played that?

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The Routine Holidays and special events are frequent only on the calendar. Be- tween each particularly significant date lie innumerable eight to ten page papers, Inside Lane Exit Only . . . Check Books at Desks ' s, and Saturday morning language labs. Endless repetition breeds bore- dom, and to protect himself from it the student constructs a routine, a pattern he can follow so unconsciously that the boredom can be ignored. Week-ends are only slightly disrupting, and on Monday the student moves again unconsciously through the same routine, having only to remember to dress up for Sunday lunch in the cafeteria, and that on Wednesday, E period is at ten.