Muhlenberg College - Ciarla Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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16 Ciarla Dorney Pa rk Day is the highpoint in spring events. Below: Rich Mc- Coy and Ellen Drugman paratroop.

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The College Life: room and board 15 Students stand in a half hour line for books they don ' t really want. Above Right: Will Karen Quinn be smiling when the bill comes? Below Left: Dissatisfied with the choice of room colors, Alex Hightower attempts to add aesthetic value to her walls. Below Right: A breakfast tradition is the toaster stop. 1 • Setting a fine example for his freshmen charges, Paul Leodori, a resident advisor in Martin Luther, leads the panty raid against Brown. Left: Cindy Hartman hangs it up on wash day.

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The College Life: spring A tree branch is artist Tom Hanlon’s easel. Right: Guys become Romeos in the spring. Left: Debbie Hansen had a visit from her brother and his room- mate. Sunshine is a winter cure- all. Rain on top of snow which froze at night then turned into slush by mid- day, characterized the end- of-the-season weather in ’ 79 . We were sick of wet shoes, slickers and damp, dismal days. Tired of sliding to fraternity parties and fall- ing home. Disgusted with frozen windshields, slick parking lots and cars that wouldn’t start — when the sun broke through! It changed ' ' ne’s everyday existence. Classes are the most unnatural place to be on a clear, bright, made-for- tennis afternoon. Bathing suits and towels which were in the back of the closet were dragged out. The unofficial “who’s first with a tan” contest began. Brown mall became a ceme- tary for the living as more and more prone bodies - male and female- sprawled on the lawn. Each radio was turned to a different radio station; books lay untouched beside students with good inten- tions. Papers blew away. Former study pillows as- sumed a more sensible func- tion. ON A DAY LIKE THIS? Walz and Benfer beaches were for those who appreci- ate more private resorts. Whether it was the weather, or just the threat of spring weekend approach- ing, guys began to single out girls and speak in full sen- tences. “Hi, what’s your ma- jor?” Funny we never no- ticed each other all winter. Yeah. The sun provoked the tra- ditional spring phenomenon in front of the library. It was tough to get a seat on the benches or the steps. After a winter of dressing in uni-sex jeans, sweaters and ski jack- ets, girls suddenly appeared in sundresses and sandals, and real guys came out in tank tops and shorts. It was great to have to squint. The good old celestial orb provoked picnics, softball games, baseball and track viewing, outdoor Union din- ners, memories of Florida- over-break, walks to the park, feeding the ducks, reading under a tree, (sitting under a tree,) bicyling, jog- ging, quarry-swimming, beer on the roof and frizbee wars. Dorney Park Day, which mature college adults might scorn at any other time of the year, was O.K. in May. Sponsored by Program Board the spring rite includ- ed all the rides you could eat; the food was not includ- ed. A bus ran to the park from campus once every half hour, all day. It is only in the sunshine, after a weary winter, that we can fully realize what the college life is all about. — Cathy Robertson CLASS,