Salisbury University - Evergreen Yearbook (Salisbury, MD)

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THE FRESHMAN CLASS: Seated —J. Long, Brinsfield, Neale, Silvey, Brittingham, Webster. 1st Row —Potts, Rounds, Lord, Hayman, I. Marshall, Metcalfe, D. L. Taylor, Gibbs, M. Libis, Tull, Griffin. 2nd Row -—Davenport, M. Wilson, Clark, Hill, J. Callahan, White, Cummins, Harris, Clendaniel, P. Covington, Disharoon, Mr. JUNIORS MAY TEACH off the campus, seniors may be graduated, men may leave for armed service, but as long as Septem¬ ber brings a new freshman class to its halls, S.T.C. will go on. As long as there are freshman classes certain essential and fun activities and festivities will be preserved. There will be registration tables placed in the halls in order that, with the aid of faculty advisors, the would-be students may outline their courses. For freshmen there will be lost rooms and elusive doors. There will be enormous bows of green ribbon and mouse 20 William Straughn. 3rd Row —S. Long, Willard, Hopkins, Wright, Adams, White, English, Powell, Horseman, Hillman. 4th Row —Harrington, Harrison, Harrigan, Owens, Crockett, Gambill. 5th Row —G. Brown, M. Smith, Hammer, Hem¬ ming, Tyndall, Schallon, Wimbrow, Callaway, 6th Row— Lipow, Milbourne, Gladding, Shockley, King. traps and odd shoes and name placards. There will be rat dances at which sopho¬ mores make an attempt to atone for the hardships of the preceding days. Of greater significance, perhaps, than these objective things named, is the ad¬ dition made each fall by these new-comers, the freshmen. With them come new ideas and new abilities to replace those which are ever being changed by the graduation of senior classes. With them comes the certainty of the preservation of the fine principles for which our college stands and the hope for future progress.

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The Enduring Values MEMBERS OF THE STUDENT COUNCIL Left to Right —E. S. Ellis, Dr. Matthews, Brinsfield, Hutson, Widdowson, Dunnock, J. Long, Bloodsworth, Mrs. L. Ben¬ nett, E. Libis. MILITARY TITLES may precede the names of members of alumni, seniors may come to be graduated when they will, but back on the campus there are organizations, groups, and individuals who must plunge ahead. They must work, plan, and carry- on. They must consider changes and un¬ usual happenings in the college and in the world at large. Such organizations have enduring val¬ ues. Whenever any group lives together there must be advisory or governing bodies to see that the rules are made and enforced in order to protect the individ¬ uals within the society. Here in America we have been taught to believe that the best government is that made and exe¬ cuted by the group itself. Democratic procedure is the goal of our Student Council. Perhaps it has been a case of hitching our wagon to a star. Our students have been willing to allow the Council merely to recommend such changes in the government as were thought to be improvements. Such a council al¬ lows for a statement and a consideration of student opinion, but it is not true demo¬ cracy so long as student representatives do not make final decisions, and assume responsibility in creating student opinion concerning them. Last spring the Student Council began a discussion of the Student Handbook which led to the revised edition which was distributed this past fall. This action has led some students to a realization that student government well worked out would more nearly approach true democracy than does the set-up under the Council. Such a plan entails increased student re¬ sponsibilities. Are we ready and able to assume them? 19

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THE PRESERVATION OF MORALE ranks high in the consideration of the men who move armies. The intensity with which fighting men must work and the grave re¬ sponsibilities connected with their work make relaxation and recreation of vital importance. Men are given opportunities for sports, movies, music, and sometimes even for participation in dramatic produc¬ tions. Occasionally furloughs and leaves permit complete relief from military duties. Even on the battlefront attempts are made to provide for time off. A bit of morale building for soldiers of nearby camps has been done by S.T.C. students, who reasoned that if dancing were good for their own morale the same activity might boost the spirits of their neighbors. Already soldiers have been invited to two formal dances at the college. The co¬ eds had great fun devising descriptions of themselves to send to Camp Somerset in order that the dance floor might not be filled with tall people struggling with short partners or jitterbugs cavorting with waltz addicts. The harvest moon ruled the first dance. Hay stacks and pumpkins were in evidence all over the gym. Refreshments consisted of spicy gingerbread and fragrant cider. At the dance held the week-end before dismissal for the holidays the towering Christmas tree scintillating with colored lights was a fitting center of attraction. Christmas greens were placed everywhere that the architecture of the room afforded support. At one end of the room a life- size horse was hitched to a sleigh full of Christmas parcels and at the opposite end red stockings hung above a glowing fire¬ place. Lew Startt ' s orchestra was the final touch to make the evening entirely pleasu¬ rable to service men and students alike. On other occasions college students have had good times among themselves. Informal Friday evening dances were initiated in October with a jestful Hal¬ lowe ' en party and continued throughout the year whenever other activities did not interfere. Those students who came to the Hal¬ lowe ' en party found the night of ghosts and witches well celebrated. The dances were interspersed with conga lines, broom dances, Paul lones, and other games. A familiar-voiced gypsy told interesting for¬ tunes, and tubs of water were the center of much merriment when apple bobbing time came around. iSI I The Grand March at The Service Mens Dance 21