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

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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!

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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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l I I -.1 Q5 wi, 4 I I Q1 IVlonth of Diversity lvleanvvhlle, as the upperclassmen enloyed thelr tour abroad, the freshmen were partlclpatung ln the Freshmen Skulls Course under the guidance of the Career Center Staff. In addltlon to learning vla listening to various lectures, the freshmen also made Improvements on campus, Groups of students performed such servlces as decoratlng a room un the lnfurmary and ln upstaurs lvlorrlson, plus panntung the swung ln front of the Iubrary. The other students left on campus ln .January took such classes as Career Plannnng, The Golden Age of New York, and the nursung class for upperclass- men nurslng students. Nloreover, many students. such as sophomore Paula Brown, unterned vvuth local lnuslnesses luke the lvllnt Nluseum. .Junuor Brenda Varner's lnternshlp led her to a part- trme posutuon for the sprung semester and a full-tlme summer posltlon at Dug:- tal Corporatlon. Of course. lf none of the traps, Classes. or Internships appealed to a student, she took a much-needed vaca- tnon of a month and a half at home to prepare for the next semester. Stephanle Lavvhorna 1 I X V Q 1 l I Durung her January trup to Eeluze, nursung student Laura Flsher provudes patnent care to one of the local famvlues What do you do when you vuslt Shakespeares Durthplace of Stratford-upon-Avcnj Why, yOu do lyke Nnkkv Wrlson does 1 do your laundry and ear. flsh and chaps .Januar-, Term 253