Westminster College - Argo Yearbook (New Wilmington, PA)

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A ©Ofi Oe Side To A Happy Reunion other Fair. This endearing eu- LmJ phemism perfectly described Homecoming weekend, as countless alumni spent the nicest fall weekend renewing old friendships and reminiscing about those good old college days. Unlike the cold, wet weekends which appeared to be the norm whenever the word Homecoming appeared on the calendar, October 20 seemed much more like a July day which was misplaced in the mid- dle of autumn — sunny, warm, and generally gorgeous, more suited to the beach than to a football game, but enjoyable all the same. If asked to describe the entire Homecoming weekend in one word, the most appropriate would have been traditional. The annual pa- rade featured bands and drill teams from Wilmington Area High School as well as the college in addition to the Homecoming Queen candidates and sorority and independent floats. At halftime of the football game, the anxiously awaited verdicts of the judges finally arrived. For the third year in a row, the Chi Omega float, featuring Jughead, Archie, Betty, Veronica, and the rest of the Ar- chies, was chosen over such other clever papier-mache creations as a fetching Pink Panther designed by the sisters of Alpha Gamma Delta. Jewel Price was then granted the rare opportunity to become royalty for a day when, after much suspense, she was crowned Homecoming Queen by reigning Queen Pam Mor- gan. Even the football team, who un- fortunately experienced their first losing season in more years than any- one cares to remember, played their own brand of winning football once again as they defeated SUNY a Buffalo. Alumni who, as undergraduate: anxiously awaited the day that the would be able to leave Mothe Fair now eagerly looked forward t visiting the campus each year t catch up on gossip with old class mates. - Amy Wagner The college ' s own chorus line, the Titanaire take to the field at halftime. Through the Gothic arches of Old Main, a fall wonderland explodes in color. The court and their escorts — Mark Gill, Theresa Presecan, Chris Saloom, Bonnie Mc- Namara, Jeff Leslie, Andrea Burin, 1979 Homecoming Queen Jewel Price, Mike Secko, Becky Fox, Tom LeJeune, Susie Rit- chie, Jim Mansfield, Linda Orr, and Don Opitz — add a touch of class to the Home- coming ceremonies. 22

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I p.m. - Lunch slowly comes to a e. Some students take a break, ik up the volume on their stereos, meditate. Those with a con- nce go to the library. I p.m. - Lynne Illis sits back, re- s, and watches her soaps. I p.m. - Students possessing little 10 foresight during the previous stration are on their way to sixth od class. lose in the vicinity of Old Main a scream, and look up in time to Warren Zeh hanging out the pel Office window. Geoff Gropp, e McConnell, and Scott Shep- I each have hold of a leg. p.m. - Scott Blome yawns, mak- the halfway point through his 1 period class. p.m. - The fieldhouse buzzes as :etballers practice and others le for a Tuesday racquetball •t. iny roommates meet for the first : since the first breath of the p.m - Dinner commences in f Dining Hall, soon to be fol- ;d by meals at Russell and juiness. adents check the menu, consider ig out, then succumb to giving one more chance to Saga Mike, p.m. - Many regret previous de- in. p.m. - Dinner still goes strong, p.m. - Dedicated students settle n to study. 5t-so-dedicated students are still he cafeteria, talking themselves another dessert. p.m. - Greeks prepare for their dy meetings. thers thank God for indepen- dence. 8:00 - Meetings come to an end. The campus settles down for a night of study. - Library zoo fills to capacity. 9:00 p.m. - The campus continues to settle down. 9:30 p.m. - Hearty partiers begin readying for a trip to the Theta Chi house. - Desksitters sign out key after key after key. 10:00 p.m. - Crowd starts out toward the house by the lake. 10:30 p.m. - Party picks up. - Those back at the dorms sigh for a study break. 11:00 p.m. - Library closes. Late nighters search for another place to cram. 12:00 Midnight - Students with an ounce of sense are in bed. - Those without have finally settled down to do some work. 12:30 s.m. - the Holcad staff is in middle stages of preparation. A few more pictures to be developed, one more article to write, and all is well. 1:00 a.m. - Vending machine in Gal- breath coughs up its last candy bar. 2:00 a.m. - Small groups of tired par- tiers filter back to campus. 3:00 a.m. - Those in the midst of an all-nighter continue typing, writing, or studying, and hope it will all be over soon. The odor of caffeine per- meates the halls. 4:00 a.m - A campus in slumber dreams on and on and on. - Deb Babbitt Diane DeStefano Margie Noble Julia Beth Ward Top: Freshman Martha Ackerman begins her days by washing and drying her hair. - S. Kretzler Middle: More used to preaching on Wednesday and Friday mornings. Dean of Chapel Judd McConnell and his secretary Mable Wimer listen from the other side of the pulpit to Dean Phillip Lewis. - J. Miller Above: Classes such as these (History 22) take about 12 hours out of each student ' s week. - J. Miller Occasionally there isn ' t enough time to eat at Saga be- tween classes, so Richard Langdon, Dean Petrucci and Nasir Shaikh grab a meal at the TUB. - J. Miller 21

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1916 Revisited The 1916 Argo used Emily Dickinson ' s lines, ril walk where my own nature would be leading to describe Senior Emily Johnston. Emily ' s nature led her to stay on Vine Street and active in community affairs. I had the timing just right, so I could leave my house as soon as the chimes started and make it to chapel on time. Sometimes, though. 1 was a little slow. 1 split two or three dresses running to beat the bell. Does that routine sound all too familiar? it was certainly a large part of Emily Johnston ' s lifestyle. Miss Johnston made her run from East Vine Street every school day until she graduated in 1916. While the mad dash to class has remained the same, many aspects of college life have changed. Fraterni- ties had to keep a low profile, while sororities were v ' ery secret. My best friend belonged and I never knew it. Good Roads Day was when the men helped to build and to repair roads around the community, and Freshman Frolic was a day for the women to hike and picnic. Sugar Camp was a time for the students to walk along railroad tracks to where maple sugar was being made and to sample the product. Hillside was then a women ' s dormitory, and could be reached through a switchboard operator. It used to be hard, sometimes, for the boys to get through, but one boy never seemed to have any problem. Later I learned he bribed the operator with a box of chocolates to ring him through when he called. Even though her eyesight isn ' t what it used to be Miss Johnston still attends the annual Homecoming game. Don ' t tell anyone I can ' t see what ' s going on — just tell me when to cheer. - Robin Speer