West Virginia University - Monticola Yearbook (Morgantown, WV)

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DORMITORY LIFE Lookini hack to our collci c years at West Virf inia University some of the most memorable moments are those spent in the dorm. In 1969 dormatories were called residence halls by Miss Betty Boyd. She placed student coun- selors called Resident Assistants in charge of each dormitory floor to encourage the students liv- ing there to learn outside the classroom. Perhaps, we could better remember dorm life in 1969, if we were to peek into the personal log of a Resident Assistant at that time. December 18, 1968. Final week is really here. Tonight some of the girls stuffed Sally and Janet ' s room with crumpled newspapers that they had saved all .semester. The look on Janet ' s face when she opened the door was worth the trouble. 1 had the girls put all the paper in the incin- erator. At least, if it catches fire there, it is .safe. December 19, 1968. The whole dorm was filled with smoke this morning. The housekeeper nearly evacuated the building until she found out that the incinerator was clogged with news- paper on second floor. She came to ask me what was going on, because all the waste baskets in my section were filled with newspaper. January 20, 1969. Diane and Peggy (math majors) stacked coke cans to fill Terries door. They had calculated the number of cans needed and stored them in their closet. January 21, 1969. This morning the whole .section was awakened by falling cans when Terry opened her door. The maid locked me out of my room again today. Januaiy 30, 1969. I ' m going to establish office hours when I take my bath, since that ' s the only time anyone comes to talk to me. I must remember to change news bulletin board tomorrow. January 31 , 1969. We had to take Jeanne to the emergency room at University Hospital tonight. She had her hand caught in a peanut Jar. There was vaseline on the door knobs for me at rootn check tonight. February 10, 1969. The maid must have a bizarre interest in tribal music. She beats the bottom of each wastebasket at 8:00 in the morning for ten minutes, when there is usually Just one tissue in the bottom. February 14, 1969. Practically everyone got flowers today. February 18, 1969. There are four refrigerators and six television sets in my section. No wonder we blow so many fuses. February 24, 1969. Sally came to me today and complained, I know the maid isn ' t veiy big, but does she have to drag her scrub bucket? February 25, 1969. Mainly, one of the freshmen with a 3.5 average last semester, came to tell me that she is flunking out of school, because she has a B in chemistry. I must remember to change that bulletin board. March 3, 1969. Monsoon season is with us again. It has been raining for five days. Sally came to complain about the blaring stereo belonging to the local hippies across the hall. The loafers I got last month are still rubbing blisters on my feet. March 8, 1969. Everyone complained tonight because it is Saturday and there was no hot water. I must remember to change the bulletin board Monday. 11

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THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY: WE LOOK BACK ON A LONG YEAR It ' s been a year of contrast, a collegiate version of The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly. As WW students prepare for spring finals, they often look back on the school year nearing its end. The Good memories come to mind first. Last fall, they saw the emergence of a fine sophomore quarterback, leading a great football team. Interest in campus politics increased. The formation of a third campus political party was met with mixed emotions. It ' s difficult to tell who ' s happier about the new unrestricted hours policy to go into effect next fall. Some of the men students cheered louder than the women. Although not yet in effect, the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities is looked upon as a step forward. Many students, black and white, were pleased with the establishment of a Kappa Alpha Psi colony on campus. It ' s the first Black fraternity in WVU histoiy. And then there are the bad memories, U students saw their basketball team lose more games than they won. The Little Mountaineers are determined to reverse this trend, however. The failure of the Festival of Ideas to attract great interest was a negative point on last year ' s score. The ' Lair Snack Bar was the scene of two ugly incidents which marred an otherwise progres- sive, generally happy year. One of the incidents was a near riot between approximately 40 students and nonstudents. The other was the shooting of a young women for reasons as yet unknown. After looking back, the students must turn to thoughts of finals. With enough study, the stu- dent version of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly may have a happy ending. Daily Athenaeum, April 30 10

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March 10, J 969. Mandy came in to tell me that she is in love with Sam. She stopped in to tell me she was in love last week too, but then it was with Doug, and the week before it was George. March 15, 1969. The Judiciary Board made Nancy sit in the dorm office for an hour this eve- ning as a punishment. She forgot to place her special permission card in the box to stay out until 2:00 Saturday night. Some punishment! It is like going to a circus sitting there watching the girls and their dates. I ' ve got to change the bulletin board. March 20, 1969. Dee propped open one of the doors with her handbag setting off the alarm system. March 22, 1969. Susan, Mary, and Cindy sat under a sun lamp too long. They look like fire- trucks and probably wish one would put out the burning. March 26, 1969. The Midnight Marauders were on the prowl again tonight. They woke up the whole floor trying to get a fourth for bridge. March 27, 1969. Not one of the Marauders made it to class today. They were too tired. March 30, 1969. Mandy is in love with Jim this week. Sally came to complain that the maid came in while she was in the closet, closed the door, and locked her inside. Hum! She didn ' t say how she got out. I ' ve got to change that bulletin board. April 1, 1969. When I took room check tonight there wasn ' t a sign of anyone in the section. After my hysteria passed, I went down to the desk to report that none of my girls were in. The housemother was very calm. When I came back to my room, thirty-six girls jumped out of every corner shouting April Fool! April 4, 1969. The girls had a surprise party for my birthday. Everyone went off their diets to eat cake. Susan fainted in the middle of the party. April 8, 1969. The sun deck opened today. It was wall to wall bodies until the incinerator pol- luted the air with soot. April 11, 1969. Barbara had twenty guests in the section last night. They must have slept on hangers in the closet. The maid locked me out of my room again today. April 13, 1969. Susan and Jeanne pulled an all-nighter last night. The pill Susan took wore off before her test, and she slept through it. April 19, 1969. Nancy had to make a poster as a punishment from the Judiciary Board. I wish I would remember to do something to the bulletin board. April 20, 1969. Half of the girls went to formals this weekend. Gee, my term paper is due this week. April 30, 1969. The fire drill we had tonight caught me and twenty others in the bath tub. We looked great out in front of the dorm in our towels and trench coats. May 3, 1969. We had a steak dinner with baked potatoes and sour cream. Sally complained that her steak mooed when she cut it. May 4, 1969. The semester is just about over. May 18, 1969. Guess I won ' t have to change that bulletin board now. — Diane Wolfe Resident Assistant 12