Westminster College - Argo Yearbook (New Wilmington, PA)

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NBC offers the nation an in-depth look at fraternity pledging at Westminster. -J. Miller Perhaps when you think back to your stay in Hillside you will remember look- ing at the Tudor roof of Ferguson; or if you were a Ferguson resident, you will remember the morning pilgrimage through a flooded tunnel. After 127 years, Westminster is en- gulfed in tradition. You probably took most of it for granted. Yes, even some- thing like the religious atmosphere is tradition . One of the hardest things to remember when you were immersed in a critical analysis of Huckleberry Finn or sorority rush was that this small but seemingly complete world of Westminster was only an atom in a larger, faster moving globe. Our in depth study of your year here also includes a look at the world around you — a flashback of 1978-79 and a review of the close of a decade. In any case, our writers and photo- graphers tried to capture as many people, places and traditions in copy and photo- graphs as time and space allowed. As you go through the following pages we hope you meet new people, get to know your friends better, and remember 1979. -Cyntbia Tbomas Two photographers simultaneously capture different perspectives of a swim meet in the natatorium. -J. Miller The snow covered football field is reminiscent of exciting seasons past. -J. Miller

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MOMENTS They tell us that the moment is temporary but that the memory is forever. This must have been said with college in mind because each and every day, beginning with freshman orientation in September un- til graduation day a few Junes later, we had experiences that will be remembered long after room keys were turned in. Not everyone could have a winner every day, which accounted for those occasions when we found ourselves in the library, tired and alone, sweating over a term paper due in the morning, or sitting in the Grille contemplating our fate after another academic disaster. We chuckle over these now, but just the same, we would still favor the lounging and listening at a coffeehouse or the memories of checking out the local talent ' at a party. Flipping these pages, perhaps you will recall those Coney runs with a few friends, or return to those rainy afternoons spent in Browne lob- by laughing and smiling with someone special. Sometimes when you least expect it, you find yourself lost in retrospect, reviving thoughts of glamour and excitement such as Homecoming or that sorority for- mal last spring. Other times you might call to mind those lazy Friday nights draped over a seat in Orr during an SA film. Or maybe . . . may- be those memories are forever after all. A puritanic classroom setting in Old Mnin reflects deep-rooted traditions. -F. Perl