St Andrews Presbyterian College - Lamp and Shield / Bagpipe Yearbook (Laurinburg, NC)

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N P. --W .VL D, '- S -.X ..,.,-Q--vV,, The Administration Building '57 'x McLeod Dormitory The campus was a strange place to some of us, but before many days had passed, we began to feel at home. Registration and purchasing books familiarized us with the oflices in the Administration Buildingg and before orientation and opening exercises were over, we felt quite at home in the auditorium. It took a few days to learn which classroom belonged to which professor, but since the rec room and the student store were easy to find, we did not get discouraged. McLeod Hall quickly became the dorm to one and all. It was the scene of a remarkable transforma- tion as mothers, fathers, brothers, and sisters brought in the various articles that were to decorate our rooms and make them homey. Before long we added a few touches of our own to make life more interesting. As soon as we became accustomed to the squawking bell and got to know our roommates, things looked a little brighter to us in our new surroundings. The usual dormitory characters emerged to keep us amused or annoyed, and the iron arm of Student Government had to Hex its muscles a few times, but a definite pattern of dorm life soon evolved and we all found a place to fit in. The Chow Hall. even with the addition of pine paneling and a new floor, could not escape its MC. I. pseudonymn. This was Mrs. Macs, domain-scene of the daily chow lines and subject of Sandspur editorials. Most of us soon learned that it paid to be at the head 5- '!h

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Year Began . . . . ffstlf ' 15 . . . Cheer leaders were elected and tried valiantly to stir up enthusiasm among the students . . . Even that first pep rally couldnlt prevent a victory over North Greenville, and then the spirit took a turn for the better . , . Rat week was a lot of fun for every- body, cats and rats . . . Dr. XVharton's trip to Cuba gave him a thrill, us a holiday, and the Sandspur a story . . . The team journeyed to Chowan unsupported and brought back another victory '... Those french fries. and the furor that followed . . , XVe started getting ready for Homecoming: another bonfire, decor- -we 'h-f-4, ,. V V fe.. 'Q 'l 'W' ations, and then the alumni luncheon, the xictorious game, the barbecue, the concert, the dance, and parts unknown, then finally back to school . . . Points kept climbing on the bulletin board and See me at 2 P. Nl. became a regular notice 1... The Bennettsville gami- ended a fine season, and the players received hard- earned monograms at the pre-Thanksgiving football banquet . . . Fun and work crowded Autumrfs shorten- ing days, then suddenly they were gone. .intl we were headed home for Thanksgiving turkey.

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of the line before the meat gave out, and habitual late-risers had to find ways to finagle an after-hours breakfast. At intervals during the year artful decora- tions transformed the dining hall into a thing of beauty, Ht environment for banquets and dances, and the kitchen staff showed off with dishes that made us discard our gripes and delight in our appetites. The Matheson Gymnasium became a rendezvous for some of us with the start of football practiceg others held aloof until Phys, Ed. classes began. During the winter, Pauls parlor became a second home to those who showed talent on the hardwood. Sooner or later we all found our way to this stucco building, scene of friendly intramural rivalries and exciting interscholastic basketball clashes, either to participate or to fill the air with 'liclxicen and enthusiastic yells. Under the insistent prodding of the professors most of us found our way back to the library, which we had scarcely noticed during orientation. XVe discovered that within this unimposing structure was being fash- ioned the focal point of scholastic life at P. C. As the year progressed we spent numerous hours at its tables, preparing book reports, themes, and research papers. In spite of the scarcity of Lambs Tales and the badly worn pages on Pasteur in the encyclopedias, we managed to complete the parallel requirements for our courses, and with Miss Haynes' help we came to understand and appreciate the library, Matheson Gymnasium -1 -S .