Westminster College - Argo Yearbook (New Wilmington, PA)

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Makes you think of a foggy English morn ebruary 2, 1978, (Punxsutawney, PA) . . . Observers report that the famous (but dreaded) groundhog peeked out of his hole today only to be frightened by his own shadow. He retreated to his domicile where he will spend the next six weeks asleep. The rest of us were not so lucky. For seven days in February we walked to classes in sub-zero weather. The month ' s high was 35 , the low was 9 (the high in 1977 was 64 ). Temperatures for 27 days were below normal. There was snow on the ground all month, but only SIX inches of new powder fell. The seasons theme song became Paul Simon ' s Slip Sliding Away. As nearly every student got the flu, the cold temperatures coupled with heating problems in the dorms prolonged the effects of the Russian strain. Energy was another concern with the tem- peratures below zero and the coal strike continuing through March. Conservation measures were taken in every building on campus. OD H lark Bahr tries out New Wilmington ' s only 24 hour entertainment iJ 15