Mississippi University for Women - Meh Lady Yearbook (Columbus, MS)

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X gi l aff ' . 5, -4 i , Freshmen Sue Iohnson and Tina Young break the curse of the Old Maid s Gate by kissing the Kissing Rock. Besides beginning multi- dimensional structured activities? W girls were also ingenious about inventing quaint customs. No other school could boast of such novelties as the Old Maid's Gate-which one must enter backwards if one wished to avoid its curse-or the Kissing Rock, which could be kissed to break the curse of the Old Maid's Gate if one forgot. Only at The W would girls throw kisses and pennies at the owl atop Orr Chapel, to bring them luck on exams. Only here would girls stand under the Ginko Tree waiting for one of its leaves to fall on them, hoping that one was simultaneously falling on a handsome man under its sister tree at Mississippi State, for this would destine them to be married.

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The uniforms may have changed from blue dresses to blue jeans, but the ideals remain the same. Sharing the common bond of individuals seeking ways to discover and express their own personalities, the faces of the past and present may have merged together . . . for faces sometimes do in dreams. Religious organizations, such as MUW Ecumenical are active on campus.

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Bid day march! f gif T 743 i fl ll M l 'Wx Nowhere but at The W are paddles, plaques, ribbons, gloves, pins, silences and sweaters such a part of life. All of these traditions are special because, though they have continued through the years, they take on a new significance for every person who experiences them. 0 The Corettas provide spirit at a Blues game. Lori Grisham and Karen Collins participate in Interclub March.