Peace College - Lotus Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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l.m-iy iiims m mmimsii i ' mfsmm id i A Matter of Priorities Sometimes it ' s hard to turn do A n a chance to go to the movies with the girls on the hall, or to turn off the TV, or not to order a PTA pizza A ith your roomnnate when you should read a chapter in your biology book end study for a math quiz. But the reason for college is to get Bn education, and we all must sacrifice some of the fun things in order to make good grades and to graduate. Some girls prefer to study in the daytin e A hen they can call a friend if they need help, A hile some need the quiet of the late-night w hen others are peacefully dreanning. One ' s study habits can be the routine sit-at-the-desk- and-be-quiet-style, or one can be somewhat creative. There are people A ho make up chants, cheers, or rhymes with test informa- tion in order to make it easier to memorize. (These ere the people who tend to score high on tests.) Yet along A ith its wide range of extra-curricular activities. Peace College still provides an ideal study haven. There are many quiet pieces to study, lA hether they be in the li- brery, on the green gress under the cool shade of a tree, or on a green park bench. Yet many students prefer to study in their rooms, finding the dorm an adequately quiet place. But A herever a student studies, she MUST study. Have you ever pondered the consequences of placing your priorities in the w rong place? Have you de- cided you ' d go to that fra- ternity party A hen you know that you ' re not ade- quately prepared for that history test tomorrow? One bad grade leads to dis- satisfaction A ith yourself or A ith the course. If the former is true, then you usually pull up the grade. Should it be so unfortun- ate that the latter is true, then B string of bad grades may follow, leading to fail- ure in the course and perhaps of your academic career. But you must re- member that a college edu- cetion is vital in today ' s A orld of complex careers. It takes identification of priorities to get where you want to go in the world. It tekes work. We need to learn to work first and play later.

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The Family Picnic, Peace St:yie k . Picnics have always been one of the things families have enjoyed together. Table manners can be for- gotten — you can put your elbo Ars anywhere you please! Fun and games al- ways follo M. Can ' t you re- member playing Red Rover with your cousins at the family reunion? Quite often Mr. Martin (alias Captain Cafeteria) serves us outside — corn on the cob, fried chicken, slaw, iced tea. There are only a fe%A problenns: There ' s an ant on my bread — Ugh! Gulp! I n-iust have just swal lou ed one! But other girls and their antics distract you from those minor difficul- ties. Besides, ants are high in protein!

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If They Only Kne A Your mom and dad are probably bragging to their friends, If I went to visit my daughter right now , IMI bet she ' d be sitting in the library with her chemistry book, striving to nnake nothing lass than an ' A ' on the next test. Ugh, would you like me to break the na Ms to thenn? Mom and Dad, you ' d proba- bly find your daughter watching TV or gabbing with friends. Oh, there are those who are working, cutting out articles from newspapers for their biology class or doing a map study. But then there are the soap- opera experts M ho can tell you w ho the latest murder victim is, wrho had sonneone ' s baby Csonne- one other than her hus- band, of course), and A ho is participating in the big- gest scandal in every weekdey-afternoon soap opera. But there a I a a y s seems to be one on the end of every couch A ho is bored by the A orthle88- ness and triviality of the mindless sho A s. Others try to forget their studies by finding something in thoir room to play w ith. Af- ter all, all w ork and no play A ou1d make a very boring day. But in spite of all the Peace girls ' extracurricu- lar activities, they are here to learn something. And sometimes they do get around to studying.