Queens University of Charlotte - Coronet / Edelweiss Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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l Q 7 ' I i Ch rust: 1 las two faculty members - Dr. Charles Couch and Dr. Wulllam Thompson - chosen by the students carried the Yule to the furecurcle in the Dorm Quad read aloud the legend of the Yule Log and Log. The faculty members then oarrled log around the curcle, so that the students surrounding them could break off a piece and make a wush on at for the new year. The log was then placed In the circle and lgnlted. The students then threw thelr pueces of wood un the flre - nf it landed ID the fire and was burned, your wush would come ture. Chrlstmas carols were sung, and refreshments were also provided, The Boar's l-lead Dxnner. which was agaln durected by Jane l-ladley, was l 9.9. 9,2 ef' 46 1 Cheer something like a Wednesday nlght. Clunner, only on a grander scale. For thus evening, lvlorrlson Dunnng l-lall was mag:- cally transformed into a dlnung hall eoual- ly as magnlflcent as l-leorot ln Beowulf: medleval banners, pages carryung the Boar's Head. sunglng mnnstrels and the members of Valkyrue leadung everyone nn. The legend of the Boar's l-lead was read aloud by senrors Alucla Fllgney and lVlary Beth Kay, Ivleg Stanley led the prayer. and President Bully Wureman hlmself proclalmed, Let the feastung begun! It was amazlng how wonderfully lvlorruson was transformed simply by Irghtlng, costumung, and a warm holiday spurnt. It can be fairly well agreed upon '-4 that. a 1olIle goode tlrne was hadde by alle, KHLIL: Iyer. Ho! l-lo! Ho! And what do you want Santa to brlng you, lattle glrlc' Phyllos Bruce geLs to tell Santa lDr Whalenl what she wants for Chrlstrnas as Dr Thompsorfs daughter Carol walts her turn l-lead Dlnner was Nd- kr Vvulson, and .Jennafer Brock puck up the next tray of food for one of their tables Part of the fun of the Boans being served Flobyn Glaysher, Christmas as a mme of people confnng together, Sherry Adams, Keren Eengston and others gamer to sung Christmas carols 1 Chrlstmas Feetlvltues 27

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The Christmas season was, in the opinion of many of the students, the loveliest of all times as far as celebration and festival go. Beginning with the The boar's head carriers - Heidi Howell, Mandy Maultsby, Donna Ashe, and Donlyn Litchford - practice carrying the boar's head trays before the Ceremony begins. Dnce the Eoar's Head festivities came to a close. Amy Tope, Dr. Shealy, Dr. Flent, Dr. Hadley, .Jane Hadley, Lynda Easterly and the rest of the Queens community gather in the center of the dining hall to sing Christmas carols. 25 Christmas Festivities A Campusfull of Christmas Dance on Saturday, December 7, and culminating in the traditional Eoar's Head Dinner on Wednesday, December 'I 1, Queens certainly did its best to make sure that all the campus was made a part of the holiday spirit. Three of the favorite celebrations were the Moravian Lovefeast, the burning of the Yule Log, and the Boar's l-lead Dinner. All of these celebrations were as resplendent as always, seeming to catapult the partici- pants back to a time when Christmas was a time of gracious and vvarm feeling, intermingled with much Cheerful revelry. The Moravian Lovefeast, which was held in Belk Chapel on December E, was made especially memorable by the ,Yi ll .l..,- ,.'-T QQ z ixfh beautiful decorations and the candle- light itself. The Queens College Concert Choir set the tone for the evening by processing down the aisle singing a medieval chant from Benjamin Erittain's Christmas Carols. The remainder of the music provided by the choir was from the same work, and all the songs were medieval in style. The usual Moravian feast of buns and coffee was served. Lisa Dodson, Karen Snitzer, Professor Yolanda Yoder, Professor Darlene Fulk, Adelaide Davis, Winnie Bryce, Lidia Figiel, and Professor ,Jane Hadley read the traditional Christmas scripture readings. The burning of the Yule Log was a brief yet still enjoyable celebration in which c it Qi Ninn' 'ii 1- -2, . . ' QL . . 4? I ' hi. y nf 3' I' A 'Y .gkl-I iajss' .L 'B . D .X v 313' 'I I . 'NT - 4- -qw Niaweeu'-Kay Donlyn Lltchford

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Start spreading the news . , Helen Carpenter receives an autograph from .Joel Robertson - a cast member of the Broadway show Cate. .Joel did a seminar on the play with the group who went to New York. Taking a ride underground, Dr Charles Couch and Nikki Slocum relax on the London tube, Who are these masked men? Why, its Bob Finley and .Jim Foster adding a bit of fun to the Business trip to Paris. EB January Term .-Y. KA 5 1 I Q is ff!! .January of 'l EEE proved very exciting and educational for students. Those students who participated in the study tours spent the three weeks of .January term either in New York, Europe, or Belize, British Honduras. Helen Carpenter, a senior, who went to New York with the l-ladleys, said, The city had such magic! She and the other students on the trip saw such produc- tions as Cate, Biloxi Blues, and The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Cn the trip to Great Britain, led by Drs. William Thompson, Flichard Goode and Charles Couch, students visited such famous sights as St. l3aul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and the 'T' 51-14 1 E. ?l A I .1 January: Tower of London. ln Shakespeare's birthplace of Stratford-upon-Avon, the group saw a presentation of Nickolae Nickleby, CF'art 'l J. Nikki Wilson, a junior. mentioned that they also visited the town of Thurot where Dr. .James l-lerriot, author of All Creatures Great and Smell, practices as a veterinarian. The trip to England, France and Italy, led by Dr. Diane Castle and Cathy Bowers, took students to London, Paris, Florence, Fiome and Amsterdam. .Junior Olivia l-leffner enjoyed Paris the most. Everything - the people. the clothes, and Par-is itself - were so beautiful, Olivia said. And the French men were so charming!