Peace College - Lotus Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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1 Peace College Founded In 1857 Peace College was quite different in this far away time, almost impossible to imagine today in the era of mass media, space travel, and equal rights. If your worst headache is getting up in time to go to chapel , or finding a parking space at 12:27 on a Wednesday night, consider the rules that the Peace girls of long ago had to deal with. Dress is definitely more casual for the students here at Peace than it once was. Girls of long ago in the I890 ' s were required to wear a uniform, especially in winter and in public. The suit was to consist of some black material, made and tnmmed to suit the taste of the wearer. Later, the uniform was disposed of. and simple dresses took its place. Freshmen wore beanies, and some professors here still remember when dresses were required attire in class. Study hours were strictly observed. If a girl abused the priviledge of studying in her room, she was forced to go the the study hall under the watchful eye of her professor. Students were not allowed to have a visitor on Sundays, and if vistors arrived on a Friday or a Saturday night, they had to leave by 10:00. And we complain about a 2:00 curfew! Also, girls were chaperoned everywhere they went off campus — by the teachers. Imagine taking Dr. Wester with you on a date! As for chapel, at one point. Peace girls were required to attend ten times a week. One past president went as far as following the giris to church with a stick in his hand to frighten away interested suitors. Today we have the nerve to complain that two cuts are not enough in chapel. Perhaps the next time you lament about (he strict rules here at Peace, you should think about the girls who attended in the past. 4 F i«?» u -af un