Montgomery Bell Academy - Bell Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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REGISTRATION AND THE FIRST DAY “Homework! What homework? I haven’t even finished my summer reading yeti’’ This was a fa- miliar cry as the new Seventh Graders received their first shock of MBA tradition as they came to register on September 7 with sweaty palms and uncertain expressions, the new students filed into Wallace Hall to fill out forms, meet teachers, and receive instructions for registration. Several Se- niors helped the new students through the regis- tration process as they signed the famous MBA register, signed up for Fall sports, bought books, and met with their homeroom teachers. The Se- niors made the traditional statement, “Boy, they sure are small this year,’’ as they assured them- selves that they didn’t act like that when they were in Seventh grade. As always, the first day of the school year was a day few students looked forward to. It seemed as if summer vacation was a fleeting ray of joy which gradually slipped through one’s fingers. Everything looked the same as it did on Com- mencement. The teachers were all ready to start off the new school year, but many students were still trying to hold onto their summer exploits. One change was that Mr. Drake was the new headmaster, and many students had to adjust to a different atmosphere. Seventh graders were get- ting sick of nervousness. Freshmen were estab- lishing themselves as high school students, and Seniors were trying to figure out what strange process was used in assigning seats on the stage as they counted the days before they could start the “slide.’’ As the day progressed, the routine sets in, and the students prepare themselves for another long year on the hill. 26