Peace College - Lotus Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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Student Body President Sandy Stroud gives a broad smile as she goes forward for her degree. Fallen roses lay in the fountain, reveahng the special beauty of Peace and the day. 10

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fmstmsimmaimmmBBsmsmii THE FINISHING TOUCH Giggles rise trom the row ot timid graduates. Each rose is gripped tightly by a Peace Sophomore whose beauty outshines the blossoming flower. Ruffles of white from each girl ' s dress flutter in the slight breeze as the speaker ' s voice echoes into the whispering trees nearby. The stark white columns of Main match the white of the dresses as the old building towers over the event below. Snitfling mothers and beaming fathers look on as another graduation begins. Every year college students go through the process of graduation with some type of ritual. Peace takes the ritual of graduation and makes the day into one of the most memorable of all its students ' days. The longstanding traditional ceremony is one that every Peace girl looks forward to and remembers with pride. Maybe an onlooker who had never experienced the Peace feeling would find all of the fuss a bit too much. But for Peace, the extraordinary graduation makes the ending of the rwo years at Peace stand out. Each Peace girl leaves with dignity and pride, exemplifying the high standards she had acquired in her two years here. From the solemn Baccalaurate service on Friday night at the First Presbyterian Church to the graduation the next morning, the en- tire occasion is celebrated in gala style. After receiving her degree with tears and smiles, each Peace girl gathers around the fountain tor a final time. Linked arm and arm, each girl reflects on her fond memories at Peace, vowing never to lose touch with the friends she had made here, and slowly tosses her rose into the fountain. A picture is worth a thousand words. A closegroupoftriends gather lor a graduation shot that will be treasured torever.