Westminster College - Argo Yearbook (New Wilmington, PA)

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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

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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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NEW WILMINGTON UPTOWN -WHERE WESTMINSTER SHOPS By Jennifer Pruitt THE STOPPING PLACE BEN FRANKLIN Last year The Stopping Place opened its door for business, and in doing so fulfilled a life long dream of owner Gretchen Moesta. As one of New Wilmington ' s newest stores it offered many dif- ferent items, and when walking through the store you may have noticed sev- eral different atmospheres. In the front was an old fa- shioned candy store remi- niscent of Ike ' s in The Walton ' s with its candy- by-the-pound and baked goods section. The left side of the store was a typical newsstand which featured paperbacks. New Wil- mington ' s largest maga- zine section, and newspa- pers from Pittsburgh, Youngstown, New Castle, and New Wilmington. And in the back right cor- ner was a plant and planter section with plants ranging in size from small cacti to relatively large rubber plants. This section was devoted to the area ' s craftsmen who sold their products on consignment. Mrs. Moesta enjoyed the large number of college students her store drew, and said she missed seeing them when summer rolled around. 1 Beth Faesi and Sue Laffin satisfy a sweet tooth by purchasing a treat at the Stopping Place. - S. Kretzler Ben Franklin 5 10 was located next to The Tav- ern. It mostly carried run- of-the-mill dime store pro- ducts, but the New Wil- mington Ben Franklin did have a few unique items such as Amish hats and WHEREINTHEHEL- LISNEWWILMING- TON T-shirts. The ma- jority of Ben Franklin ' s customers were either from New Wilmington or the surrounding communi- ties of Sharon, Pulaski, and New Castle. Other customers included diners from The Tavern, tourists, and Westminster students. Chet Williams took over ownership of the 13-year- old store two years ago. Since Ben Franklin was a chain dime store, they re- ceived their merchandise from their manufacturing outlet rather than the local community. Nancy Hardman and Renee Buckley do some holiday shop- ping at Ben Franklin ' s. - 5. Kretzler THE CARRIAGE TRADE Ellie Guide and Claudia Piazza search in the apparel section of the Carriage Trade for warmer wear to face another New Wil- mington winter. - Miller The Carriage Trade was a small, unobtrusive store hid- den behind The Front Porch (shoe store) on Vine Street. Lucille Summerfield opened The Carriage Trade in May of 1978. Quite a bit of the store ' s business came from Westminster students; in fact, some of the fraternities and sororities bought their sweaters there. In addition to a clothing section. The Carriage Trade also had a large selection of needle- work kits and supplies, can- dy, cards, stationary, and antiques. Like many of the uptown stores, they looked forward to such annual col- lege events as Homecoming and Parents ' Day. 24