Presbyterian College - Pac Sac Yearbook (Clinton, SC)

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UBS ©SHIES - . ibove) The halls, as well as the boxes, of the old lailroom are no longer filled elow left) With the completion of the luxurious prings Student Center, the area around the Jock ock stands desolate selow right) Douglas House no longer echos with tudent activities It is now the resting place of fun- lled memories Webster defines tried as something that is tested, proved, trusty, and faithful. It is having endured trials and troubles. Such is the essence of tradition at PC. The evolution of traditions has pro- duced a number of in ' s and out ' s over the years. From the old bell tower to the new clock tower, PC ' s list grows longer by the year: Sunday lunch at GDH is in, Saturday dinner is out; dorm cards (to get IN), pocketbooks are out; flasks are in, kegs are out; learning is in, cheating is out; in- tramural sports and soccer are in and so are shades. The new mailroom is in, the Jock Rock is out; Domino ' s is in. Pizza Hut is out; Pondo golf is in, import dates are out. Blazer ' s shrimp dip is out-of-this world; road trips are always in, Douglas House is out. Traditions old and new are in at PC. i

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(above) Pocketbooks are the traditional symbol of freshmen and imports (right) When GDH fails . . .

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r 5 D m E T H I N G T R U E ne facet of PC life that has remained ' true throughout the history of Presbyterian College is school and team spirit. The tangible representative of PC spirit has been the Scottish Highland Fighter with his kilt and sabre. This mascot was adopted in 1973. The name of Blue Hose, however, was adopted in the latter part of the 1950 ' s. The actual origin of this name is not known, but Athletic Director Walter Johnson wrote in 1935, ... I changed the colors to blue, wearing blue stock- ings and jerseys, and the team not having a name at the time, some sports writer, I do not know who he was, started calling in his ar- ticles the Presbyterian College . . . started calling . . . the Presbyterian Col- lege teams the Blue Stockings. teams the Blue Stockings. This is my recollection as to the way the way the football team got the name Blue Stockings. It must have been 1915 or 1916 that the name Blue Stockings started. Stockings was later abbreviated to Hose. Whatever the origin of our nickname, the spirit of PC still runs ' true; in fact, PC pride is colored true blue. (left) ROTC rows off into ttie sunset (below) Loyal Blue Hose fans support the Hose during their Homecoming victory.