Wesleyan College - Veterropt Yearbook (Macon, GA)

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I Fall Convocation Opens Year The Golden Hearts had their first chance to dress graduation-style on September 5. Fall Convocation was moved back a month earlier than usual at the request of the Faculty Coun¬ cil. Following remarks by Dr. Boyd and Lou Bender, Dr. Strickland gave the address on the concept of higher education. ' oHirfw 1 Hq 1 V “ | ' ll i y? 1 H r

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Campus Organizations Entertain Freshmen Every fall, new Wesleyan students are kept busy attending the many parties and special events planned for them by different groups on campus. In 1928, social life opened with a Y.W.C.A. prom (manless, of course) and the loggia was transformed into a gypsy camp for the festivities. This year, freshmen were honored at a tea planned by Wesleyan Christian Fellowship to introduce them to WCF activities, invited to an ice cream and swimming party at Dean Schafer’s pool, and entertained by a concert sponsored by B.S.U. One freshman respond¬ ed to the events by remarking, “orientation is not only helpful in getting you acquainted with the school, but it keeps you from be¬ coming homesick.” 21

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CSA Events Fill Anderson Dining Hall “A student shall not be allowed to dance or attend dances in Macon or vicinity. ” 1928 Student Handbook CSA sponsored two different events in the Anderson Dining Hall during the month. One was the Annual Fall Fashion Show, featuring CSA members modeling the latest styles. The other was an entirely new idea — dancing in the Dining Hall! The fall mixer was held in Anderson, and most students agreed that it was the best mixer ever held on campus. Gone were the days of no dancing and no men of fifty years ago. Carolyn Pierson remembers when the rule was “no talking to boys, even if you met your best beau on the street. The highlight of a trip to the Pharm was hoping to get a word or two with a Mercer boy, or at least to flirt a little n 23